Garlic Weekend
This Saturday & Sunday we will be holding our 5th 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.
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:
Upcoming Events:
· Garlic Gathering - October 7-8 - Lafayette, NJ
· Garlic Day @ Arboretum - October 22nd -
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.
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