The News from Windflower Farm
Your third and final box of the season will arrive this Saturday, January 6th. Please see below for the distribution timeframe for your pickup site.
What you’ll get this month
- Rosa Di Milano (red) and Talon (yellow) onions
- Ed’s Red Dutch shallots
- Peter Wilcox (purple) potatoes and Natascha (yellow) potatoes
- Covington sweet potatoes
- Boro beets
- Tendersweet cabbage
- Lacinato or Red Russian kale
- Space spinach
- Bolero carrots and Brilliant celeriac, both from the Denison Farm
- Honey Crisp and Jonagold apples from the Borden Farm
- And a jar of jelly from the kitchen of our neighbor Deb
Jan noted that the beds we harvested your kale from were a little dry, and that the kale itself was slightly wilted. She suggests that you give it a quick dip in cold water prior to tucking it away in the fridge.
The Jonagold apples can be distinguished from the Honey Crisps by their brighter colors (bright reds and yellows without the greenish background), their naturally waxy skin, their softer mouth feel and their slightly less sweet flavor.
Celeriac can be grated over any salad to make it more interesting. But my favorite way to have celeriac is to fry it. Cut it into French fry shaped pieces, coat with olive oil and a blend of salt, pepper, and paprika, and fry until fork soft Recipes can be found online. A dip consisting of mayonnaise and mustard really completes the dish.
Now that our barn has been emptied of its bins of Alliums and root vegetables, it’s time to pull tractors and the many pieces of farm equipment in need of repair into that space. These months in the workshop have become a favorite part of the farm year for me. It’s unrushed and quiet. There are no deadlines. Our seasonal farm staff is absent (they are in school or visiting family or working on their own projects). The wood stove might be going. There might be music playing. If I’m fortunate, there will be neighboring farmers dropping in to visit and to compare notes. It’s also planning time. And tax prep time. And, in some years, it’s time to get away. Or at least to play. A storm is expected this weekend. Let it snow!
The Windflower Farm Team and I wish you a happy and healthy New Year!
Cheers, Ted
Central Brooklyn CSA (1251 Dean St., 4:30 to 6:00)
Please note:
1. A friend, family member or neighbor can pick up your share for you if you are not able to make it to distribution. Please ask this person to sign-in under your name.
2. Site hosts are not obliged to save shares for members who miss the distribution window. Any shares leftover after distribution will be donated to community fridges or food pantries and will help other community members in need.
3. The farm is not able to send you a make-up share if you miss a distribution. The farm will only send shares to your pick-up site on the scheduled pick-up dates.
4. We will send you a newsletter a day or two before distribution. Please save these two emails to your preferred contacts list: windflowercsa@gmail.com and tedblomgren@gmail.com and check your SPAM folder if our newsletter does not make it into your inbox.
5. Watch for updates from site hosts on social media. Many sites post updates about the share on Instagram and Facebook.
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