Welcome to Week 1 of this year’s Fall share. This week all one-week Fall Share customers will pick up as well as all three-week subscribers.
In their shares this week, members will receive the following vegetables: leeks, garlic, red and yellow onions, sage, carrots, gold potatoes, russet potatoes, head lettuce, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, slicing cucumbers, delicata squash, slicing tomatoes and a small mixture of hot peppers.
Here’s a few important items:
- Please pay attention at pickup. We’ll have most of your share in boxes, but with the Fall Share, we sometimes need to have other items set out separately. This week, one of those items will be stalks of Brussels sprouts, which are just too big to fit in a box.
- One-week subscribers will have their names on specific boxes and will receive one additional winter squash (full share subscribers will get more squashes in the following two deliveries).
- Are you a new CSA member? If you are, scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to the “Delivery day and pickup sites” section for an overview of how our delivery days work and other FAQs. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us ([email protected]).
Reminder: Flower bouquets still available on online store
Link to purchase flowers:
https://risingphoenixcommunityfarm.com/product/flower-bouquets-csa-members-only/
This season’s extended warmth means we can continue to offer both sunflower and mixed flower bouquets. This week, we have a few remaining sunflower bouquets ($15) and mixed bouquets ($20). The mixed bouquets include dahlias, snap dragons, celosia, hibiscus and more.
Potato shares are back this season
We’re excited to announce that our russet potato crop is looking great this year, which means we’ll be able to sell larger shares of storage potatoes to members. Stay tuned for details on when those will be available.
Notes about the Fall Share
It’s been a pretty glorious stretch of weather we’ve been enjoying at the farm, which has allowed many of our vegetables to stretch well into fall. It also means, we’re very excited about the three weeks of vegetables we have for you this growing season.
We know the Fall Share is a favorite for many (us, too) because it means a bounty of crops, including pumpkins, squash, onions and potatoes — that can be stored for the winter months.
This first week of the fall share is a transitional week for us. We’ll still be including some favorites, such as lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, but we’ll also be giving you some of the fall favorites: russet potatoes, leeks and Brussels sprouts to name just a few.
We harvested all of our winter squash and pumpkins last week and have them curing in our greenhouse. This ensures that they can be stored for longer periods of time.
This week, we are going to start with delicata squash, which, as the name implies, is a delicate squash that does not store well. It is a delicious squash. You don’t need to peel it and really it tastes best just sauteed with a little olive oil, butter and perhaps some garlic and sage.
The following two weeks, boxes will include winter squash and pie pumpkins that have cured and can be stored for longer periods of time. We’ll include information about each squash and how best to care for them.
This week’s vegetables and recipes
Potato Leek Soup
from the cookbook “Enchanted Broccoli Forest”
A true sign of fall! This recipe is great and easy to add kale and other veggies.
- 3 medium sized potatoes
- 3 cups cleaned, chopped leeks
- 1 medium stalk celery, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 4 cups water
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- Freshly ground black pepper
- OPTIONAL: snippets of fresh herbs, cooked greens (kale, spinach, etc)
Scrub the potatoes and cut them into 1-inch chunks. Place them in a soup pot or Dutch oven with the leeks, celery, carrot, water, and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat, and let it cool until it’s no longer too hot to puree.
Puree the soup in a blender or food processor (you’ll need to do this in batches). Return the puree to the pot. Stir in the milk.
Add black pepper to taste, and adjust salt, if necessary. Serve hot or cold, possibly topped with a sprinkling of fresh herbs.
Delicata Squash Tacos
From Happy Acre Farm
- 1 delicata squash
- 2 sweet peppers, sliced in strips
- ½ -1 jalapeno, minced
- 1 medium candy onion, sliced
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- Handful parsley, minced
- Homemade guacamole
- 2-3 limes
- High heat oil
- Salt and pepper
- Tortillas
Preheat the oven to 350. Heat 3 ½ tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the peppers and sautee, stirring every so often, until soft, 15-18 minutes. When they are nearly done, squeeze a lime over them.
Take the delicata and slice it lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and slice the two halves into thin crescents. Take the seeds, toss them in oil and place in a small baking dish, when ready bake until golden brown, 10-15 minuets. Once they’re out of the oven toss with salt and let cool.
Heat ¼ cup oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the garam masala and fry it for a minute, making sure to stay nearby and stir frequently. Add the onions, reduce the heat to medium-low, cook for 5 minutes. Add the delicata, stirring to coat in the garam masala oil combination, cover with a lid and let cook. Check 10 minutes later, stir, cover again and let cook until they’re soft, and have a nice brown caramelization, 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, salt to taste.
Heat the tortillas, then place on a large platter. Layer the delicata and the red peppers. Top with a dab of guacamole, some roasted seeds, a sprinkle of parsley and a good squeeze of lime.
Delivery day and pickup sites
Here is an overview of pickup locations, times and other details for pickup.
Rising Phoenix Farm Pickup
- Location: Rising Phoenix Community Farm, 3399 County Rd 6, Barnum
- Pick-up time: Tuesdays 4 to 7. Please don’t come early.
- Directions: The farm is located 1.5 miles East of HWY 35. The farm is on the north side of the road.
Our setup at the farm: Park off the driveway, leaving room for others to park and drive around the circle. Enter the Pack Shed and up the steps to the walk-in cooler. A whiteboard will be on the right and there will be a list of items in your share and any announcements from us. Please read this. Inside the walk-in will be your boxes. Nearby will be a clipboard. Please check your name off once you take your share every week. At the end of the night, we check the list and call anyone who hasn’t picked up. There is also a box of plastic bags if you want to use them. Please leave your empty box outside the walk-in, not inside.
Please watch for boxes or bags that are labeled with people’s names. These will be extras that have been ordered through the online store.
Swap box: Each week we will try to have a box of extra veggies. We may not have extras every week but if we do, you may swap out ONE ITEM from your share with an extra item. For example, if you don’t want a head of lettuce but see a bunch of kale in the swap box, you may swap those items. In addition, if you just don’t want an item, you can put it in the swap box.
Duluth Location No. 1
- Location: Duluth Cider, 2307 W. Superior Street (Lincoln Park Business District)
- Pick-up time: Tuesdays 4 to 7. Please don’t come early.
- Directions: You can park either along Superior Street or behind the cidery.
Our setup at the Cidery: In Duluth Cider, we will be set up on, or near the stage. Look for us and a white board. On the board will be a list of items in your share and any announcements from us. Please read this. On a table will be a clipboard. Please check your name off once you take your share every week. At the end of the night, we check the list and call anyone who hasn’t picked up. There is also a box of plastic bags if you want to use them. Please stack your empty boxes off to the side.
Please watch for boxes or bags that are labeled with people’s names. These will be extras that have been ordered through the online store.
Swap box: Each week we will try to have a box of extra veggies. We may not have extras every week but if we do, you may swap out one item from your share with an extra item. For example, if you don’t want a head of lettuce but see a bunch of kale in the swap box, you may swap those items. In addition, if you just don’t want an item, you can put it in the swap box.
Duluth Location No. 2:
- Location: East Hillside, 1314 E 6th St (two blocks up from Burrito Union)
- Pick-up time: Tuesdays 4 to 7. Please don’t come early.
- Directions: Parking is on every-other-side rotation, but there may not be much room.
Our setup in East Hillside: Boxes will be set up on the front porch. There will also be a table and a whiteboard. On the board will be a list of items in your share and any announcements from us. Please read this. On a table will be a clipboard. Please check your name off once you take your share every week. At the end of the night, we check the list and call anyone who hasn’t picked up. There is also a box of plastic bags if you want to use them. Please stack the boxes off to the side, preferably behind the hanging porch swing.
*This is a private residence. Please be respectful of their space and property. If you need to pick up your box after 7 p.m., please contact Heather-Marie 218-724-3547 or John 218 464-8078 to make other arrangements.
Please watch for boxes or bags that are labeled with people’s names. These will be extras that have been ordered through the online store.
Swap box: Each week we will try to have a box of extra veggies. We may not have extras every week but if we do, you may swap out ONE ITEM from your share with an extra item. For example, if you don’t want a head of lettuce but see a bunch of kale in the swap box, you may swap those items. In addition, if you just don’t want an item, you can put it in the swap box.