Okra
Cilantro
Asian Mix
Mild Peppers
Jalapeno & Thai Chilies
Assorted Eggplant
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Garlic
So begins the Fall portion of our 2025 CSA. We aspire to have 10 weeks of diverse vegetable bounty. Fall is our favorite at the farm as we continue much of the summer produce (tomatoes, peppers, hot chilies, eggplant, okra, and beans) well into October or even longer and week by week we have different produce coming on until by late October we have the most diversity of the year. We personally look forward to lots of sprouting crops (yu choy, broccoli rabe, sprouting cauliflower, Chinese broccoli, etc) and chicories (radicchio, escarole, frisee, and puntarelle) plus frost kissed collard and mustard greens, winter radishes, and the return of cool weather spinach and carrots. So many lovely combinations. Honestly with our lack of additional farm help, it is a bit overwhelming to imagine having time to harvest everything let alone keep up with management out in the fields. This coming week we are doing our last big outdoor seeding of Fall/Winter crops which includes a ton of carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, the last broccoli raab, spinach, and herbs. These crops take a bit of time and most will not be ready till mid-November, with the majority being slowly bulk harvested and stored for our January through March markets. We are also making a big push to get transplants into the ground this week. Fall scallions, parsley, celery, lettuce heads and more are going in a bit late and therefore may not be ready to begin harvesting till October. We have continued cut green, lettuce, bok choy, salad turnip & radish seedings and plantings as well; but these are much quicker to grow and we already have some successions growing strong. There will be much food, let’s see how much Brian and I can keep up and get it all to you!
This week’s share is still very much in Summer but with some tender Asian greens and cilantro in the mix. The eggplant and okra plantings are going strong and looking very healthy now that we have had some cooler temps.
The rain this weekend will give them a big push as well, as it has been very dry the past few weeks and we have been focusing our irrigation our new and establishing green crops. This will likely be the last cucumbers for the CSA, as they seem to have a very short life once we get into September. Our last succession is putting off a lot right now but is also fighting multiple leaf diseases and extensive bug pressure. No matter how we try usually by late September they are finished. So enjoy these delicious sweet varieties while they are still around. Check the recipes below and enjoy the share…..Brian & Autumn
Tiny Eggplant & Okra in Lime-Scented Tamarind Sauce
Tomato Salad with Cucumber & Ginger