Week 2 - Fruit Bowl begins this week

We hope you’re all enjoying the beginnings of this winter season!

Fruit Bowl begins this week! Here’s a box guide to help ensure you get the right share(s). And speaking of boxes…

Reminder to return last week’s box when you pick up each week, thank you!

Just unfold and return to your pickup each week. Here’s a how-to video to help you flatten them without tearing. Please return any dairy jars too. Thank you!

this week’s Full Plate veggies

crops are our best estimate & may change a bit after harvest

curly kale - remembrance
flower sprouts AKA kalettes - remembrance
beets - remembrance
leeks - remembrance
red russian kale - stick and stone
napa cabbage - stick and stone
turnip medley - purple top and golden - stick and stone
celeriac - stick and stone
honeynut squash - stick and stone

Find your pickup details

See CSA Handbook for more member info

this week’s Fruit Bowl

crispin AKA mutsu apples (green) - bittner singer, appleton
pazazz apples (red w/ some yellow) - bittner singer, appleton
melrose apples (red w/ some green) - bittner singer, appleton
asian pears - ontario pear, ontario, NY
apple grape juice - red jacket , geneva
apple cider - red jacket , geneva
frozen strawberries - stick and stone

NOTE: at many pickup locations the frozen strawberries will NOT be in the boxes, but in a cooler near the shares. Keep your eyes out so you don’t miss out on the strawberries or future frozen fruit :)

updates from the farm & friends…

GIVE THE GIFT OF FULL PLATE MERCH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

We are stocked up on cutie hats, aprons, lunch tins, t-shirts, tanks, and the coziest hoodies you’ll ever wear! Email us if you’d like us to set aside some merch for you to pick up from Stick and Stone Farm in the coming weeks.

Pricing: Zip-up hoodies ($30 adult/$25 kids), T-Shirts ($20 adult/$15 kids), Tank Tops ($20 adult), Hats ($18), Aprons ($10), Lunch Tins ($10)

YOUTH FARM CAT CARE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

YFP is seeking someone to support care of 2 barn cats: I'm wondering if anyone who picks up their CSA Thursday evening or Friday would be willing to do a cat care visit. This takes about 10 minutes, and involves filling their dry food and water, and feeding some wet food. It does require walking up our steep stairs into the barn loft- a flashlight is recommended. We are lucky to be one of GreenStar's community volunteer organizations, so if you sign up with GreenStar, you can get hours towards a GreenStar 15% discount by volunteering with us. I'm happy to share more about this if anyone is interested, please email me at liz@youthfarmproject.org.

OPEN SPACES EGG CSA - pickup at Stick and Stone!

Open Spaces’ diverse flock produces a range of gorgeous brown and green eggs (pastured, organic feed). Available for pick up alongside your Full Plate CSA at Stick and Stone Farm only. Trial DECEMBER EGG CSA runs Nov 30th - Dec 21st. $6/dzn. Details on Open Spaces website

JENNY CREEK FLOWER CSA

A great gift! There’s still time to brighten your winter with 4 weeks of beautiful, locally grown tulips. Our Early Tulip Share is the perfect way to bring a touch of spring into your home during the darkest days of the year. Learn more/reserve your share 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.

Beet Pate

an adaptation of Georgian beet pkhali and a favorite in Molly’s house!

3-4 large beets
1 C walnuts
2-3 cloves garlic
half bunch cilantro or parsley
extra virgin olive oil - 1 tbsp if you're modest, but if you've got the good stuff it'll only add to the flavor.
salt and pepper to taste
optional: scoop of yogurt (or even better, goat cheese) to make it creamy

PREPARATION
1. rub the beets in a small amount of olive oil, wrap up in foil, and roast them until they're easily poked by a fork, about 40 min. Usually I do about 400 but the beauty of roasting veggies is that you can experiment! You can throw in the garlic if you like it roasted! Maybe just 10-15 min.
2. Lightly toast the walnuts
3. Let the roasted beets cool. Peel them and cut ends, and cut beets into chunks
4. Put everything in a food processor! You can add the olive oil slowly so it helps coat everything. process! Eat with crackers, or honestly just with a spoon while you hover over your food processor.

Ideas for Cooking with Flower Sprouts (Kalettes)

Eat raw with creamy dips
Boil in salted water for 3-4 minutes, drain, and fry briefly in butter.
Blanch, drain, and then throw into pasta with lots of olive oil and sauce or spices of your choosing.
Stir fry for a minute or two in sesame oil. Add a drizzle of soy sauce, a little fresh ginger, some garlic and a sprinkling of sesame seeds to finish
Roast at 475 with a drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper for 10 minutes, stirring (or shaking the pan to redistribute) halfway through cooking.

Veggie Spotlight: Celeriac AKA Celery Root

Celeriac or Celery Root is a specialty root rich in celery flavor. While it can sometimes be intimidating as an unfamiliar root, once you know how to use it, it often becomes a household favorite! It can be used both raw or cooked, just peel the outer layer first. Add it to a soup, a root veg roast or to mashed potatoes for some delicious added flavor! I also love shredding it into slaws.

Celery root is an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin C, and phosphorus.