CSA Newsletter February

Greetings from the Garden! This box has the following: potatoes, carrots, beets, rutabaga, celery root, radishes, onions, squash, parsley, and micro greens.

Field Notes. Well, the season has begun! If you look back a few entries in the blog, there is Ken planting onion seeds. Now that those seeds are coming up, he can move them and plant the next batch later in the week. For a farmer, the days between the solstice and equinox are so important. Most cultures have a marker of some sort - Candlemas, for example. The days are lengthening at a quick pace, and this is the time planting indoors starts for us. And we watch the snow settle and are grateful for the moisture going into the soil.

I am sorting seeds as they come to us in the mail, and labeling them - heat tolerant, cold tolerant, and other such extra information not found on the seed packet. We have set our program for the next season. Please check the website for details and sign up soon.

From the Kitchen. We are running the cook stove a lot this winter and Ken is running the wood stove downstairs when he is making pottery. We have been baking roasts and adding vegetables for the last hour to cook in the juices. I use carrots, potatoes, onions, and beets in the mix.

It is also the season for soups and stews. In addition to the above, we also like some rutabaga and celery root in soups and stews.

Finally, we do a lot with sprout slaw - and there I grate celery root, carrots, and radishes and add them to sprouts for winter salads. Many people enjoy rutabagas and beets raw. We tend to cook them however. Check the blog a few entries back for sprout salads and dressing suggestions.

And as you clean your root vegetables, cut the tops at the shoulder and set them in a low bowl of water, and they will grow new greens (or reds in the case of beets) that are great additions to salads or soups or stir fry.

We will be harvesting again next month! Info on the coming season in April on the website under CSA. Check us out, and sign up soon! Thanks for your support.