Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 22 - Week of October 30th

We Made It!!!!!!

Well we made it to the end of the season despite quite an awful year. The uncooperative weather was the culprit with massive crop losses. As you know we supplement with produce from other farmers as we feel that "failure is not an option" in that we want to deliver each & every week a fair amount of produce. The other farmers in our area also were in the same boat with crop losses and the variety that we usually deliver was not available this year from our farm or other farms as well. Being our 11^th year you can probably surmise our disappointment with the season especially if you have been reading the newsletters each week. We planned everything right and even had farm- help this year in the hopes of bumper crops. Between the weather & animal problems we had a disappointing & discouraging year. But that is what a CSA is all about, supporting the farm and sharing in the risk involved. During the course of the season we do often get e-mails or calls and always like feedback (positive or negative). It helps us try to improve for next year, but the only thing we can't control is the weather. Comments are always welcome, so feel free to drop us an e-mail or give a call with suggestions for next season.
We do thank you very much for your support over the season and hope that next year we will be back to normal.

From the Fields: A group of CSA members & some friends braved the cool weather on Sunday and helped us plant garlic. We had at least a dry day, but it was VERY windy. We gathered around the picnic area to pop the garlic (about 10 different varieties) and this just took perhaps 1 ½ hours. This task alone would have taken Farmer Rich 3 days. Then we started planting in a field prepared about 2 weeks ago. It was alittle wet, but plantable. The happy garlic planters then broke for lunch and Sometime Farmer Sue had cooked up a storm on the campfire. We had fresh linguini with pesto, a warm lasagna, squash quiche, squash & carrot pie, garlic bread, roasted garlic, fresh picked salad, hotdogs and more! After lunch we resume planting an all toll planted about 5600 cloves of garlic. This would have taken Farmer Rich weeks to do, but with help popping & planting we were done in just a few hours. Thanks to all who helped!!!!! We couldn't have done it without you.
Upcoming Event:
Annual End of Season PotluckNov 11^th -

7:30 pm @ the Historical Museum 1301 Hudson Street in(a parking garage is close by). All CSA members are invited from all our drop-off locations - Ramsey, Hoboken Midtown, Hoboken West,, Vernon Valley & On-Farm Pick-up! Please RSVP to Valerie D'Antonio by emailing her with a message of what you will be bringing to the potluck.

Creature of the Week:

Batman visits the Farm

He also left a note: "Thanks for the use of your facilities. It's a long ride to

" B (he is a CSA member)

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up

Click here for the Recipes of the Week

Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 21 - Week of October 23rd

Annual Woolly Bear Caterpillar Report

Annual Woolly Bear Caterpillar Report- The annual Woolly Bear Caterpillar Report is in for this year. This has become an annual part of the newsletter for the past 11 years and for the most part has been pretty accurate. Weather folklore enthusiasts have long assessed that the woolly bear caterpillar is one insect that is supposed to give us some insight as to how severe the winter will be. It is said that if the middle stripe is narrower than either of the black stripes, the winter will be severe. Conversely, if the center stripe is wide, we'll have a mild winter. If all the stripes are the same size, we'll have an average winter.

What Catalpa Ridge's Woolly Bears are showing:

From the Fields: Garlic will be planted this Sunday and new fields have been prepared for this. Also we are in the process of reconfiguring our fields to accommodate our new tractor. All the fencing is way overdue on most of our fields & this project will be on-going in the off-season. The only fencing we were able to replace was around the round field in the summer.

Fruit Report: Jonathan Apples from Windy Brow Farm. This variety originated in 1826 from farm of Philip Rick in Woodstock, Ulster County, New York. Believed to be an Esopus Spitzenburg seedling. Described 1826. Although it may have originally been called the "Rick apple," it was soon renamed by Judge Buel, President of Albany Horticultural Society, after Jonathan Hasbrouck, who discovered the apple and brought it to Buel's attention.

Upcoming Events:

· Garlic Planting @ the Farm - Saturday October 29^th usually between 11 am - 4 pm
· Please RSVP so we can plan lunch

REMINDER - Next week is the last delivery of the season. We appreciate all of your support during this very difficult year. The weather did not cooperate for most of the season and unfortunately we did not have the variety we usually like to deliver as well as quality problems overall. We can only wish that next year will be better.

LLAST DELIVERY NEXT WEEKL

Annual End-of-Season Potluck!!!

November 11^th -

7:30 pm@ the Hoboken Historical Museum

1301 Hudson Street in (a parking garage is close by). All CSA members are invited from all our drop-off locations - Ramsey, Hoboken Midtown, Hoboken West,, Vernon Valley & On-Farm Pick-up!

Please RSVP to Valerie D'Antonio by emailing her (just click here) with what you will be bringing to the potluck. Please leave your name & callback number just incase she needs to make any changes to the menu.

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up
• Click here for the Recipes of the Week

Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 20 - Week of October 16th

Global Warming?
Not at the Farm!!

With overnight temperatures around 33°F before the middle of October we are definitely not experience any global warming. The low temperature Sunday night was 24°F and any warm weather field crops are now "toast" and unfortunately some of the cold weather crops are toast too. The chard wasn't doing well anyway, so in a way this was a merciful killing. We do however have some herbs and greens in the greenhouse, but with these very cold temperatures, they may be at risk also.
Trip to the Farm - October 29^th

usually things get started around 11 am & we round things up between 3-4 pm (Raindate will be 11/4). Please RSVP so we can plan our campfire lunch & let us know if you would like to bring anything for a potluck bbq. Dress in layers (it can get cold). We'll have work gloves available.

Garlic Planting Project task list:

• Garlic Popping
• Garlic Planting
• Mulching
• Lunch!!

From the Fields:Back in August we planted radishes & mustard in the old garlic beds as usually the deer don't eat them but guess what! We have a deer that likes the radish green-mustard combination. The freeze took out our red chard, burned some kale which is very unusual for mid-October. Before next season we will be taking down the old fencing by the big greenhouse & replacing with new. We also plan on expanding the field next to the greenhouse. In front of the big greenhouse we will also be removing the cinder blocks that lined one of the old garlic patches and incorporate that field into new raised beds for crops. The main field by the lower greenhouse also needs fence replacement. These will be ongoing projects after the season ends on the 31^st and in the early spring before planting begins. If time & help permit, we might even start these projects on the 29^ths Trip to the Farm!

Weather Report:Repeated below freezing temperatures 4-5 days in a row with a low of 24°F. We usually have a few frosts before a freeze in which a frost takes down a layer at a time. The freeze wipes out the crops instead of just loosing a layer at a time.

Fruit Report: Mutso Apples from Windy Brow Farm. This variety is a Golden Delicious x Indo cross named in 1948 by the Aomori Apple Experiment Station, Kuroishi, Japan. Currently it is one of the favorite apples in Japan, along with Fuji. Mutsu apples are very large with yellow-golden skin. The crisp, creamy-white flesh is rather coarse in texture and is good for fresh eating, processing (sauces, pies, baking), salads, and freezing. These apples are very juicy with a mostly sweet flavor.

Upcoming Events:
Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd - Frelinghuysen Arboretum Morristown 11am-4pm

Annual End-of-Season Potluck!!!

November 11^th -

1301 Hudson Street in Hoboken

(a parking garage is close by). All CSA members are invited from all our drop-off locations - Ramsey, Hoboken Midtown, Hoboken West,, Vernon Valley & On-Farm Pick-up!

More details to follow over the next few weeks!

Pick of the Week:

• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
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Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 19 - Week of October 9th

Trip to the Farm

We have scheduled our annual garlic planting trip to the farm for October 29^th (rain date November 4^th). For the past 6-7 years we have been scheduling these trips in October as it is best time to plant garlic. Garlic is a very labor intensive crop for just one or two people to plant, but with 5, 10 or 15 people we get an amazing amount of work accomplished in a short period of time. For the past few years ago we were able to plant over 7,000 garlic cloves each year in just a few short hours. Farmer Rich is preparing two different fields and we usually have you plant around 5 to 6 different varieties, both hardnecks & softnecks. We hope to have you help with planting shallots as well. This year's crop of shallots was a failure and we had to buy shallot seed stock in Saugerties a few weeks ago. Garlic Planting Project task list: · Garlic Popping · Garlic Planting · Mulching · Lunch!! Sometime Farmer Sue will be stoking up the campfire for lunch. We'll need a head count, so if you are planning on coming, just send us an e-mail. Last year many of you wanted to bring something as well and we welcome any additions for a potluck bbq. We have a campfire going to heat things through (very rustic up here). Remember to dress in layers, as if it is cloudy & windy it will be cool. We also have the greenhouses to hunker-down in to keep warm if it gets too cool. It may be a little damp, so wear work boots or old shoes so they won't get ruined. We will have work gloves to give out. Looking forward to a fun day! From the Fields: The foliage is close to peak up in Sussex County and quite beautiful at the farm. Any warm-weather crops have shut down, if there were any left. There may be one more delivery of peppers from the greenhouse. Since there are no new plantings, Farmer Rich is working on replacing fencing, composting & preparing 2 fields for garlic. The greenhouse crop of "baby" arugula is almost ready for harvest and should be in next week's delivery.

Weather Report:We have been flirting with frost but it has not come (yet). Despite the seemingly rainy weather it is a little on the dry side. Typical for this time of year, it will be close to frost one day and close to 85º the day Farmer Rich needs to harvest the delivery.

Fruit Report: Keepsake Apples from Windy Brow Farm Very hard and crisp with yellow flesh and an exotic sweet, spicy flavor. Good for fresh eating and cooking.

Upcoming Events: · Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd - Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown - Event runs from 11 am - 4 pm

Annual End-of-Season Potluck!!! November 11^th - 7:30 pm@ the Hoboken Historical Museum 1301 Hudson Street in Hoboken (a parking garage is close by). All CSA members are invited from all our drop-off locations - Ramsey, Hoboken Midtown, Hoboken West,, Vernon Valley & On-Farm Pick-up! Please RSVP to Valerie D'Antonio by emailing her (just click here) with what you will be bringing to the potluck. Please leave your name & callback number just incase she needs to make any changes to the menu. More details to follow over the next few weeks!

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up d
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Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 18 - Week of October 2nd

Garlic Weekend

This Saturday & Sunday we will be holding our 5^th Annual Garlic Gathering @ Olde Lafayette Village in Lafayette, NJat the junction of Routes 94 & 15. If you want to have a stinkin' day of fun - ride up to take in our small gathering of local garlic growers, a big tasting table filled with different varieties of garlic, pesto, dips, jams, honey & more. Sue will also be giving lectures on "Growing Great Garlic" and Debbie Rodershaw will be giving a lecture on the "Historical Uses of Garlic" There is also an Italian Festival in the village at the same time & on Sunday the local farmers market. The event runs from 11 am - 5 pm on Saturday and 11 am - 4 pm on Sunday.

From the Fields: The tomatoes have just about "had-it" and tonight is the last of a regular delivery of tomatoes. Hopefully the greenhouse tomatoes will provide enough to deliver over the next few weeks. The other warm weather crops are diminishing. The cool weather crops; oriental greens, winter squash, pumpkins, onions, mustards & radishes are all coming along well.

Weather Report:The nights are progressively cooler and our low this past week was 35˚F. We received about 1" of rain this past weekend, which was a good thing! Last year we received our first frost of the season the end of October, but we have had it as early as the last week of September. There was a threat of frost last weekend but we were lucky and did not receive it.

Animal Report: No problems this week with any groundhog break-ins or other animal attacks. There have been a few sightings of wooly-bear caterpillars, so our annual wooly-bear report will be coming soon.

Fruit Report: Green Anjou Pears from Windy Brow Farm -"Anjous are very sweet and juicy when ripe, and are best when sliced fresh in salads or eaten as a out-of-hand snack. They are also a good baking, poaching or roasting pear when used before they reach maximum ripeness." (from www.usapears.com)

Windy Brow Farm has pick-your own apples through October. They are open daily and have group tours. Homemade pies, cider, gift baskets, gourds Indian corn Rt. 80 to 206 N.to Springdale. Left on Rt. 618, right at blinker onto R. 519. 1/2 mile on right. For more information call: (you can let them know that Catalpa Rich sent you!)

Upcoming Events:
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 - Lafayette, NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd -

Morristown
Mao Qwa or Fuzzy Gourd

We are always looking for new veggies to grow. We grow many oriental greens and this year we planted some of these, Mao Qwa, to try out in larger quantity than we had tried in the past. They look weird, fuzzy on the outside, but cook up really nice. It is one of the most popular Fuzzy Gourds used in Chinese cooking. This variety is very popular in the oriental supermarkets on the West Coast.

They are well flavored and excellent for making soups. Many people prefer to peel or scrub them to remove all trace of hairs before cooking them. They may be cut into chunks and steamed, scooped out and filled then steamed or stir-fried with fish or meat.

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up

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Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 17 - Week of September 25th

Autumn Begins

The first day of fall was ushered in on September 23rd with the autumnal equinox. The nights become cooler and the days get progressively shorter. As stated on www.equinox-and-solstice.com" the darkness of winter is coming and it's time for the earth to sleep until the sun is again brought forth from the dark." In ancient times it was known as the second harvest (the first harvest was August 1st) and became synonymous with the end of summer.

Our harvest will continue to the end of October and the cool weather crops are doing well with the cool night temperatures. Tonight's potatoes are from Farmer Scott, also located in Wantage a few miles away. We only grow a small patch of potatoes (the red ones this year). He has a potato digger attachment for his tractor, so harvesting is much more efficient.

From the Fields: The late seeded turnips, mustards and radishes are all doing well. More celery is sizing-up as well as a fall crop of arugula. Celeriac is growing, but the voles have been nibbling the roots. We tilled up the back field for garlic planting in October. We are in the process in taking down some fences to replace (which is long overdue).

Weather Report: While rain was threatening, it never really materialized. Our first frost is on the horizon and in talking with our neighboring farmers that since all the warm-weather crops are shut down, the frost should not affect the crops negatively. In fact a light frost will improve the cool-weather crops like kale, mustards, daikons, turnips, and radishes.

Animal Report: The gourmet groundhog seemingly has disappeared. We had a visit from a Great Blue Heron who has been hanging out in the fields. They eat almost anything they can get their beaks on and luckily they don't eat vegetables.

Fruit Report: Cox's Orange PIppin Apples from Windy Brow Farm - This is the classic English apple, often regarded as the finest of all dessert apples. It arose in

in the 19th century as a chance seedling, and has inspired apple lovers ever since. Windy Brow Farm has pick-your own apples through October. They are open daily and have group tours. Homemade pies, cider, gift baskets, gourds Indian corn Rt. 80 to 206 N.to Springdale. Left on Rt. 618, right at blinker onto R. 519. 1/2 mile on right. For more information call: (you can let them know that Catalpa Rich sent you!) More info available online: www.njskylands.com/_windybrow.htm

Upcoming Events:
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 in Lafayette, NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd -

Morristown

Creature of the Week: Spider in the greenhouse - nice & plump from eating insects in greenhouse. Spiders are important & beneficial predators in the garden. They may look ugly & when they get this big are quite a site, but do their job by eating many garden pests. This is a yellow garden spider, known as one of the largest of the orb weavers, so called because of circular pattern of their webs.

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up

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Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 16 - Week of September 18th

Autumn Foliage begins

On the drive to the farm the other day we noticed the autumn colors just beginning and with the morning fog it was quite stunning. This time of year we look forward to the drive as the colors intensify each passing day. We hope to be able to schedule a trip to the farm to plant garlic during foliage season.

We set up at the Small Farm Expo this past weekend in and it was great to be able to answer questions to those interested in starting their own small farms. We promote the Community Supported Farm concept as a great way for a small farm to become viable. Getting the right CSA groups to support the farm is the key and we have been fortunate to have our Ramsey, Hoboken Midtown, Hoboken West,, Vernon Valley & On-Farm members' support.

From the Fields: The seeded greens are coming along very well and should fill out the later deliveries. Doubtful we'll make it to the end of the season with tomatoes as both our neighboring farmers tomato plants have totally shut down. Both Farmer Rich & Farmer Scott have 1 row of tomatoes in the greenhouse so we should be able to at least get a taste of tomatoes into future deliveries.

Weather Report:We received another 3" of rain over the past week and a little warm spell has set in. The fields are wet or wetter at this point, though they did take this rain better than the last.

Animal Report: The gourmet groundhog continues to sneak in. Luckily we planted parsley in a different field that apparently he does no know about so we could deliver some parsley tonight.

Fruit Report: Gala Apples from Windy Brow Farm - Golden Delicious cross with Cox's. Crisp, dense, aromatic flesh. Keeps very well. Developed in. Introduced in 1965. Windy Brow Farm has pick-your own apples through October. They are open daily and have group tours. Homemade pies, cider, gift baskets, gourds Indian corn Rt. 80 to 206 N.to Springdale. Left on Rt. 618, right at blinker onto R. 519. 1/2 mile on right. For more information call: (you can let them know that Catalpa Rich sent you!) More info available online:www.njskylands.com/_windybrow.htm

Upcoming Events:

· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 - · Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd -

Daikon (daicon) Radish A Japanese white radish; The word Daikon actually comes from two Japanese words: dai (meaning large) and kon (meaning root). Daikon is a root vegetable said to have originated in the and brought tofor cultivation around 500 B.C. Roots are large, often 2 to 4 inches in diameter and 6 to 20 inches long. There are three distinct shapes - spherical, oblong and cylindrical. From http://www.whatscookingamerica.net/

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up
• Click here for the Recipes of the Week

Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 15 - Week of September 11th

A great Ramsey Day

It was a beautiful warm sunny day for Ramsey Day on Saturday & it was great to meet many CSA members there. We had the best selection of heirloom tomatoes of the season mostly because we network with other farmers and purchased a really diverse selection. We set aside a nice selection for all the CSA members, so you'll be getting some heirloom varieties. They will look unusual in color & shapes and of course all heirlooms have thin skins, but are probably the best tasting tomatoes around - enjoy!

From the Fields: The rain we received (over the last week) damaged the tomatoes. We were having a drought, and then the rain came. This caused many tomatoes to basically explode on the vine after receiving some much needed water. It was like salsa in the field! You will probably notice some extra ugly tomatoes from ours as well as the other farms that all had the same problem. On the plus side, the cooler temperatures are encouraging the growth of the mustards, turnips, radishes and these will start to be delivered soon. Winter squash should also be coming as well as more potatoes.

Weather Report:The temperatures are a little below average for this time of year, though not really unusual. Hopefully the first frost is a few weeks off. We received an additional ¼" of rain and had a high of 96˚F and a low of 50˚F.

Animal Report: The gourmet groundhog continues to snack on a few tidbits. He had a taste of parsley, beet tops, chicory & chard. He also decided to taste a few tomatoes that Farmer Rich was saving for seed.

Fruit Report: Mollies Delicious apples are this week's variety. It is a nice summer apple, not to be confused with Red Delicious. Good, very distinctive flavor. This variety was introduced in 1966 by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

We'll be exhibiting at the Northeast Small Farm & Rural Living Expo on Saturday & Sunday at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. We hope to perform some outreach for the concept of CSA as well as promote our Garlic Gatherings in October. This They will be offering demonstrations & lectures and is promoted as an educational experience for individuals interested in farming and country living. More info can be found at: http://www.smallfarmexpo.org

Upcoming Events:

· Small Farm Expo - September 16-17 -

Sussex County Fairgrounds - , NJ
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 - , NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd -

Tasting table @ Ramsey Day:

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up

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Catalpa Ridge News Vol 11 No 14 - Week of September 4th

No sun for a week….
and the farmer has wet feet!Last week we were so happy to report that we finally had rain, but it rained for a week. Looks like a total of 5 ¾" fell at the farm. Luckily we didn't get one of the tracks of the storm that they were predicting as that would have dumped over 1' of rain and would have definitely destroyed more crops. Two weeks ago we didn't have enough rain, now we have too much! The rain did heavy damaged to the tomato crop as any tomatoes on the vine popped & cracked with the rain storm. If it rains after an extended drought & the tomatoes are green they will crack and heal, but have the "cat-face" appearance. If they are ripening on the vine, they too will crack but cannot be saved at this point and are thus lost to the weather.

Tomato Tasting in Ramsey on September 9th. We have the help of volunteers from The Woman's Club of Ramsey to cut up the tomatoes for tasting and we we'll have some farm fresh produce for sale from ours as well as about 5 other farmers. It has been a very difficult growing season so far for all the farmers that we know. We hope to have sufficient tomatoes for the tasting on Saturday.

From the Fields: Unfortunately we have had to lay-off our farm helper Leslie. We had hoped to keep her to the end of the season, but with the crop losses and not enough to harvest we had no choice. She has been an invaluable asset to the farm this year and we hope to have her return next season.

Weather Report:The official weather report for the last two weeks is a high of 92˚, a low of 50˚ and 5 ¾" of rain. We keep track of the weather for submission to the New Jersey Farmer as official "weather watchers". Rich has always kept a record of weather at the farm anyway, but always nice to see your name in print!

Animal Report: The groundhog problem continues. It sneaks in and eats parsley, kale, beet leaves and carrot tops. Seems that the voles & field mice are fattening themselves up for the coming winter. They have been enjoying sweet peppers, chard & beets as well as a few tomatoes.

Fruit Report: This week we have nectarines from Windy Brow farm.

Upcoming Events:
· Tomato Tasting - September 9^th - Ramsey Day (raindate September 10^th)
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 -Olde Lafayette Village - Lafayette, NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22^nd - Frelinghuysen Arboretum - Morristown, NJ

Creature of the Week:

Just Watching……

Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.

• Hoboken Midtown Drop -Off
• Hoboken West Drop-Off
• Jersey City Hamilton Park Drop-Off
• Ramsey Drop-off
• Vernon Valley Drop-Off
• On-Farm Pick-Up

Click here for the Recipes of the Week