Trip to the Farm
We have scheduled our annual garlic planting trip to the farm for October 29th (rain date November 4th). 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 85ยบ 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 22nd - Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown - Event runs from 11 am - 4 pm
Annual End-of-Season Potluck!!!
November 11th - 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.
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