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Week 23 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 23 of 28 from Valley Flora! Brussels Sprouts! Butternut Squash!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Brussels Sprouts and Butternuts
  • Winter CSA Sign-ups - Reserve your Spot by November 8th!
  • Winter Farmstand Hours Start this Week
Brussels sprouts on the stalk: inspiration for Dr. Seuss.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Cauliflower
  • Parsley
  • Butternut Squash
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Hakurei Turnips
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Purple Cauliflower
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Cipollini Onions
  • Red Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Celery?
  • Collards
  • Lettuce
  • Radishes
  • Yellow Potatoes
  • Kabocha Squash
  • Radicchio?
Brussels Sprouts and Butternuts
Our Indian summer lingered so long this fall that I'm struggling to comprehend how it could be time for late season crops like Brussels sprouts. Usually it's been rainy and cold for a few weeks before we dive into the Dr. Seussian forest and start logging stalks with the machete, but somehow the calendar is turning a page into November this week and the Brussels sprouts are ready!

I always hope for a frost before the first Brussels sprouts harvest because it sweetens them up and helps convince otherwise skeptical CSA members of their merits. Many of you need no convincing, but since we haven't had a frost yet and and some of you have inevitably suffered childhood Brussels sprouts trauma, here's a recipe that I love (I go easier on the garlic than they do and they still turn out yummy): Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic

There are also Butternut squash in your share this week, which somehow always makes me feel happy and worry-free about the Harvest Basket. They don't test your belief system (Spaghetti squash), endanger your digits (Acorn squash), or instill fear of the giant unknown (uh, check out the photo of the dry-farmed North Georgia Candy Roaster I just baked in my very large oven this morning, because it was so scary and seemed a fitting meal for a Halloween mob). Don't worry, you will not be receiving any North Georgia Candy Roasters in your tote this year because:
  1. we only have 13 of them (from our OSU dry-farming trial this summer), and
  2. they weigh about 12 pounds apiece, and
  3. they are too long to even fit in a tote.
You can, however, buy one at the farmstand if you're brave and love super-sweet squash, or want to play a gag on someone, or need practice carrying a baby around before your large newborn arrives.

But I digress....Butternuts! Pretty much everyone knows what to do with a Butternut squash - soup! They are silky-smooth-oh-so-easy to peel with solid orange meat within, which also means this: don't be blinkered by the notion of soup alone! You can put a Butternut to work for you in any recipe that uses winter squash, period.

And now for some frightening Halloween pics of the 13-pounder that I slayed this morning. My largest chef knife wasn't up to the job, and the chainsaw was out of gas, so I baked it whole. The scene was made all the more gory when I accidentally decapitated it upon removal from the hot oven:
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Winter CSA Sign-Ups
Winter CSA Sign-Ups are under way! We have a limited number of spots left, so get yourself signed up ASAP. Current CSA members will have priority until November 8th, at which point we'll open it up to folks on our waiting list.

A few details to keep in mind if you're interested in signing up:
  • The cost of a winter share is $400, payable by check or via PayPal on our website. Payment is due by December 1st.
  • Candace's eggs will also be available, 10 week shares for $55.
  • Winter CSA shares are limited! We can only do about half our summer volume due to winter production constraints, so I encourage you to sign up and reserve your spot as soon as possible on our website!
  • We do not deliver in the winter. All Winter CSA shares (veggies and eggs alike) must be picked up at the farm. Pick-up is every other Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm at our barn, 2 miles up Floras Creek Road. Because pick-up is from our walk-in cooler, it's fine if you come a day or two late, so long as you pick up during daylight hours.
  • Concurrent with Wednesday CSA pick-ups, we will have our farmstand set up in the barn in case you want to purchase any additional goodies.
Don't hestitate to reach out with any questions!
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The Farmstand is Open for Winter Hours!
Every Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!
(No more Saturdays until next June)

Fresh Produce
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm
 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
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