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Despite a day of frigid temperatures and snow (?!), I didn’t hesitate when it was time to head out to Blooming Glen Farm for the CSA pickup. And thank goodness I didn’t, otherwise I would’ve missed out on daikon radish! I think I’m going to stir fry the radish along with the bok choy, garlic and leeks I received this week and some of Ray’s famous seitan. Only one more pickup left this year — I can’t believe it!
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When I discovered that I deleted this week’s share photo, Blooming Glen Farm’s very own farmer, Tricia Borneman, took this photo for me. What a gal :) I’m loving all these hardy, late season veggies — celeriac, leeks, butternut squash and, of course, SWEET POTATOES!
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Broccoli — sweet! Also new this week, celeriac, leeks, butternut squash and purple cabbage. The sweet and bell peppers are still coming, as are tomatoes (wow!), herbs and garlic.
Also this week, Blooming Glen Farm had a harvest festival. We went and checked out some cool vendors, entered a raffle, watched little monsters make scarecrows and decorate pumpkins, took a hayride and then enjoyed a fantastic potluck. It was such a wonderful way to wrap up the season, and gave us a really great opportunity to meet other members of the farm. The event is pretty much volunteer organized and operated, and I do hope it’s something we can continue to enjoy!
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New in the share this week: a couple pounds of fun blue potatoes, cabbage, acorn squash and turnips! Thankfully, we’re still getting greens (arugula and collards) as well as scrumptious peppers.
This year in tomatoes (all quantities approximate):
50 pounds from Hideaway Gardens (Matt and Lauren Harrington) in Harleysville, including heirlooms; $80
5 pounds from Shoemaker’s roadside stand; $6
10 pounds from our garden; $0
10 pounds from Blooming Glen Farm CSA share; $0
— canned straight up — 18 quarts (lost two), 2 pints –
40 pounds from Blooming Glen Farm in Perkasie, San Marzano plums; $40
10 pounds from our garden; $0
5 pounds from Blooming Glen Farm CSA share; $0
– canned salsa — 6 quarts, 12 pints
55 pounds from Ray’s Greenhouse in Telford, Romas or plums; $20
5 pounds from our garden; $0
5 pounds from Blooming Glen Farm CSA share; $0
– canned sauce — 14 quarts
TOTAL
195 pounds; $146; 28 quarts, 14 pints
(related post: http://farmtophilly.com/index.php/site/tomatoes/.)
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Holy technicolor share, Batman! Here’s a closeup of the Swiss chard and flowers:
Absolutely stunning! Does anyone happen to know what kind of flowers those are?
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More fabulous squash in the share — yum! This week, it’s a pretty yellow and green delicata squash.
The delicata slightly softened the blow of no cherry tomatoes this week (sniff, sniff). This year overall, Blooming Glen Farm graced upon its members eight quarts and two pints of the most scrumptious cherry tomatoes in an endless variety. We had green and yellow zebra-striped ones that packed a heavenly acidic punch, vibrant and tart orange ones, slightly grape-tasting and pirate-sounding Black Pearls, super mild and pale yellow ones, and of course, classic sweet cherry red ones. And that’s just to name a few! I’ve been eating cherry tomatoes every day for the last two months and now… they’re gone.
Thankfully, I preserved a few quarts by roasting and then freezing them which, along with all the funky winter squashes we’re getting now, is making the cherry tomato withdrawal a smidgen more bearable. Happy fall!
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I know fall is near when funky squashes start showing up at the farm. Last week, it was a sunshine squash, and this week is the kabocha squash. The kabocha is knobby, acorn-shaped, striped in several green shades, about the size of a coffee pot. It’s so peculiar, that our farmers placed a note next to the bin in which they sat, “Sweet tasting squash — not just for decoration!”
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It’s sweet pepper time at Blooming Glen Farm — yes!
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Sweet peppers are strutting their stuff over at Blooming Glen; they’re gorgeous and fun and they know it! We still (thankfully) have lots of cherry tomatoes, with two pick-your-own quarts this week. Sadly, the sunflowers are just about done, but some striking zinnias made a fine replacement in my bouquet.
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