Our last CSA farm share day was the day before the alleged snow storm. The one I rolled my eyes at. Yea right, I thought. Snow? In October? I don’t think so. But I was wrong. We got pummeled with snow, lost our power…it was wierd. But now I know why our farm pulled each and everything they could out of the ground last week. Our CSA shares were over flowing with goodness last Friday. So much that many of the members couldn’t believe the farm season could possibly be coming to a close with such enormous harvests.
We brought home green cabbage, kale, chinese cabbage, tat soi, onions, hot peppers, sweet peppers, broccoli raab, head lettuce, winter squash, beets, carrots, salad mix, celeriac, asian mix, baby bok choy, baby tat soi, dill, cilantro, turnips,and sweet potatoes! That’s a crazy lot for the last pick up!! On the day after our pick ups members can come back the following morning and grab whatever “extras” there are left over. Do you see that giant trough of sweet potatoes? Um yea, Jason went back early Saturday and got over forty pounds of sweet potatoes, eight bunches of beets, several winter squashes, and a giant bag of hot peppers. So far I got the beets processed, but need to can some sweet potatoes and winter squash! I am thinking pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin butter, and sweet potatoes pie will be a nice treats to enjoy this winter.
The day crawled by, in a bitersweet I’m gonna miss you all winter kinda way. We enjoyed connecting with all of the CSA members one last time though and saying goodbye…till next year. We also spent time visiting some of our favorite animals and squeezing a few donkey rides in for good measure too.
Life’s got me thinking about farms again, and how nice it would be to live at/near one. We are so lucky to have such close ties to this one, but a girl can dream, right?
Empty greenhouses, open fields, clean slate…for something new. I spent a little bit of time yesterday taking a peek into some lovely folks online spaces, where I gleaned a whole lot of knitting inspiration. I might just have to hunker down and get myself started on a serious project of sorts. We’ll see. The knitting bug has been calling a little louder each week. I won’t be able to ignore it for much longer. One thing I know though, is that I am happy to have fall back for now, and the warmth of the sun in my days. That snow threw me through a loop.
.:given it’s our last harvest this week I’m playing along with you capture…the theme this week is harvest:.
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Yes, it's amazing just how fast everything goes bare…even just the absence of the summertime hustle and bustle in the yard is noticable. I am having the hardest time this year letting the season go…not sure why.
Lisa
I am thinking that pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes are my current autumn favorite!
Lisa
Thanks so much! I liked that little latch…and the idea of that being the way the greenhouse door is held closed. Old fashioned like/simplicity or something.
Lisa
That is the best way to go….and you can cover them too through the winter with pvc piping and sheeting to prolong your harvests. Congrats on the raised beds!
Lisa
You are such an inspiration! I just planted my first two raised beds in the backyard – I can't wait to get to the point where we have close ties to a farm. I want my family to eat and cook with nature way more often than we do.
-Jessa http://riotousliving.com
i love to dream of living on a farm…i always mention it to my husband. you have such amazing shots! the last one really captured my eye…don't ask me why. great post.
pumpkin pancakes do sound good. dreaming of living on a farm is one of my favorite pastimes.
My husband just was saying how bare the back yard looks now that everything (except the chard) has been picked…Winter is really on it's way.