Week 19 - Winter CSA selling fast, fall events coming up!

It’s sure feeling like fall out there! The roots and brassicas have been a bit slow to size up after the late summer dry spell, but they’re starting to trickle in—broccoli and cauliflower, anyone? And soon that trickle will be a flood. Thousands of pounds of roots, cabbages and more will pour into the barn and onto your plates in the coming weeks, joining their loyal friends winter squash, onions, potatoes and more. And yet! We still have some summer friends carrying on… tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and beans in abundance in October?! What a treat! We hope you’ve been enjoying all that this season has brought and will continue to bring, and we hope you’ll join us in enjoying all that comes with the next…

THE WINTER CSA IS SELLING FAST, JOIN TODAY!

12 weeks of fresh, local produce through the coldest months. Fresh greens, abundant roots, alliums, squash, potatoes, dry beans, ferments and so much more await. We look forward to sharing the harvests with you! The Winter CSA runs 12/5/24-3/6/25. Winter Fruit Bowl and Remembrance Dairy Shares are on sale too ♥

Join the Winter CSA

this week’s veggies

salad greens* - remembrance
lettuce - remembrance
onions - remembrance
heirloom tomatoes - remembrance
green beans - stick and stone
asian cooking greens - rotating bekana, baby, bok choy, etc- stick and stone
butternut squash - stick and stone
cauliflower - stick and stone

ROTATING —————————————

sweet peppers - remembrance
broccoli - remembrance & stick and stone
eggplant - stick and stone
cherry tomatoes - stick and stone

crops are our best estimate & may change a bit after harvest. rotating means harvest will be enough for some, but not all locations this week; we’ll get each crop everywhere soon! *salad greens rotate btwn field greens, spicy mix, lettuce mix, arugula, baby kale & tatsoi

this week’s fruit bowl

Last fruit share next week, 10/16-10/19. Winter Fruit Bowl sign up is open here!

Ya Li Asian Pear - Onatrio Pear, Ontario, NY
Plums - Bittner-Singer, Appleton, NY
Jonagold Apples - Black Diamond, Interlaken, NY
Pixie Crunch Apples - Jackman Vineyard, Ithaca, NY

for those wondering, kiwiberries were unfortunately a total loss this season. here’s hoping for more next year!

this week’s Remembrance cheese

Feta - the crumbly salty classic

preorder and pickup this week

ORGANIC GARLIC - Stick and Stone Farm — Pickup this week (10/2-10/5)

Order Garlic

updates from the farm & friends…

A NEW BREADSHARE IN TOWN! JOIN WOODPEPPER FOR BREAD THRU THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE CSA

5 week trial breadshare now available at all free choice pickup locations!

We are offering a 1, 2, or 3 loaf per week bread subscription as part of the Side Dish CSAs. Start your subscription on our website or at the breadshop (112-4 W Green St ), choose your pick-up, and get going. During this little trial run of the Side Dish CSA, you will receive one variety of loaf per week. If you get a 2 or 3 loaf subscription, you will receive two (or three) loaves of the same type. That allows the breadshop to streamline production and distribution in the early days.

People who choose the Side Dish CSA subscription will get $1 off per loaf as part of their commitment to the CSA model and the breadshop program ($7/loaf). Thanks again for choosing us. Feel free to reach out with questions (info@woodpepperbread.com; 607-317-7151).

PUMPKIN CARVING & SEED SAVING WITH FRUITION SEEDS THIS SUNDAY 10/13

This Sunday October 13th, 2024 from noon-4 pm at the Youth Farm Project, 23 Nelson Rd. Join us for seed saving, pumpkin carving and marigold playing! Pay what you can—100% of donations support Subsidized CSA Shares. Hosted by Full Plate, Fruition Seeds, the Marigold Gardens & the Ithaca Waldorf School

HARVEST PAIRING AT REMEMBRANCE FARM NEXT SUNDAY 10/20 - GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

This benefit event will offer guests a wine and cheese pairing handcrafted by chefs Jen & Stan of Just A Taste, wine pairings from Damiani Wine Cellars, and a farm tour with Nathaniel and Emily of Remembrance Farm. 100% of the nights profits will support Full Plate Subsidized CSA members. RSVP Required, reserve your tickets here!

on our plates…

Share what you’ve been cooking, we’re always glad to know, and eager to pass along. Just email Molly. Find this week’s ingredients in bold.

Veggie Stir Fry

easily modified to include any other veg you have on hand!

1 tablespoon oil of choice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger
1 head broccoli, cut into small pieces - stem and crown!
2 medium carrots, sliced thin
1 sweet pepper, seeded and sliced thin
1 handful green beans, cut to short pieces
1 onion, sliced thin
2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 u-pick hot pepper, optional
maybe try throwing in a handful of Asian Cooking Greens at the end!

PREPARATION

In a large skillet heat the oil briefly. Add the garlic, ginger and hot pepper (if using), and stir-fry for 15 seconds.
Add the broccoli, beans, carrots, pepper and onion, tossing the vegetables to mix them well. Add the water, cover the skillet, and cook the vegetables for 3 minutes over medium heat. Remove the cover, turn the heat up to high, and cook the vegetables, stirring them 5 minutes longer or until the vegetables are tender.
Once cooked, mix in the soy sauce.

Tips: Serve over rice or noodles. Add a protein like chicken or tofu. Add mushrooms or whatever else you want! Recipe here

U-Pick Gardens

open 7 days/week during daylight hours. unlimited use. for Full Plate vegetable share members only. more u-pick info and detail maps are always available here!

AT STICK AND STONE FARM, THE YOUTH FARM PROJECT and PRESS BAY COURT

In typical October fashion the u-pick is slowing down a bit. Now is the time to get any final ripe tomatoes before the plants get pulled. There’s still a nice supply of flowers, herbs, hot peppers and tomatillos that will hang out until the first frost arrives to do them in. Enjoy!