The week of September 29, 2008 we got Winter squash, broccoli, salad mix, herb, beans, summer squash, bok choy, peppers, sweet potatoes and apples.

Today, Sept 29, is the last summer pick-up. PLEASE return ALL BOXES especially if you aren’t continuing into the Fall CSA. They are worth money to us and the farmer. If you are continuing with the Fall season, it begins Oct 6 and all logistics remain the same as for summer. Thank you for participating and hopefully we will see most of you this Fall and/or next Spring. Spring 2009 starts on May 11 or May 18. An application for Spring/Summer 2009 will be available in late October on the JOIN page (click JOIN above the farm photo).

In the past, we sent one email a week, listing the veggies, recipes and other food for thought. We are going to discontinue using email for this after the first couple weeks into the Fall CSA. Instead, all the same information will appear here on the web site.

If you don’t want to guess when the web site has been updated, you can use something called an RSS feed. With RSS, instead of you going to a web site, the web site comes to you. Instead of looking for updates repeatedly, only to find nothing new, we’ll notify you only when there IS something new. In the case of the produce listings, recipes and food for thought, that will be weekly through November 24. After that date, the updates will be less frequent until we begin promoting the 2009 Spring CSA.

Try this 3 minute video explaining how to set it up.

Recipes

Repeated from last week

Spoon bread to use that corn and Cornmeal and Kale Spoon Bread. Or combine the two recipes and use several of the CSA ingredients at once.

Sweet potato soup – here are a couple I like Black Bean, Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup and Sweet Potato Soup with Buttered Pecans.

There is always curried sweet potato salad. I use yogurt, chopped onion, curry powder, salt & pepper and top with shredded coconut (unsweetened).

Funny looking squash… Regardless of how the squash looks, you can always cut it in half and bake it with butter and favorite herbs. I am considering making a squash and oregano soup. Cook the squash in chicken broth with onions and garlic. Put in blender. Add chopped chicken/turkey sausage. Add chopped fresh tomato or a big dollop of tomato sauce. Heat all together. Then chop oregano and add on top at the end.

Food for Thought

Consumer Tip of the Week: How to Survive the Market Meltdown from Organic Consumers Association Food: As noted in previous issues of Organic Bytes, it’s a good time to learn how to grow and preserve your own food, and cook healthy organic meals from scratch. Peak oil and inflation will cause food prices, especially processed food and meat, to go through the roof. The sooner you relearn the cooking, canning, and gardening skills of your grandparents, the sooner you’ll have stability on your food shelf.

Eat healthy this winter,

Erin