Welcome Autumn
The leaves are starting to turn at the farm, rather swiftly at the moment. The warm weather crops have either wound down or are winding down. The girls have been doing some field work by pulling up the plastic on the beds of cucumbers, tomatoes, summer squash as these plants are now done. We are still not sure where the garlic beds are going to go but we will have it all figured out by the time the trip of the farm on October 20th comes around.
As usual, some of the fall crops are gorgeous and some have problems. The escarole and collards are extra nice this year. The Daikon radishes are starting to “radish-up”. Some of the oriental greens are a bit wholly. Some of the leeks are coming back nice. The winter squash and potatoes are doing well and will be in the upcoming deliveries. The onions, garlic and green onions are in nice supply. The tomatoes are winding down and we are going week to week. We have a really nice delivery of tomatoes this week. The sunchokes are bulbing up and we are looking for a much larger crop than last year.
Franklin Greenhouse Report: The salad burnet in the delivery was harvested from the Franklin greenhouse. We re-did a bed in the greenhouse and Renee planted some buckwheat for sprouts. With the days getting shorter it takes longer for these types of crops to mature. The arugula is doing nicely, and the carrots while on the sparse side should be in the later deliveries. The stevia and ginger are still doing great.
From the Fields: The crew continues to perform field work as the beds die back and get them ready for a cover crop over the winter. We spent a good deal of time this week, weed whacking to keep the weeds under control. We are also working on putting together a new field, which will be an extension of the back field. This would require clearing about 1 acre of land and removing some small trees and rocks. This is a pretty ambitious project that may take a back seat as we have to replace the big greenhouse. Replacing the greenhouse will be our first priority. We have been fortunate that this greenhouse has lasted through the last two winters without falling down.
Fruit Report – This week, the grapes are again from Marjorie’s View Vineyard, located in Wantage, not too far from the farm. These are a small white grape, similar to a Cayuga white wine grape.
Weather Report: We received 4” of rain this past week, with torrential downpours throughout the area. For the early part of this week, they are predicting low temperatures in the mid-30°’s. We probably are good to remain frost-free for about another week. The cool weather crops of course love these colder temperatures and make them more flavorful.
Animal report: We have one creature who keeps breaking in through the fence, but not eating any vegetables. We think it may be a fox on the prowl for smaller creatures. We will soon be reporting on the Wooly Bear Caterpillars, as they are starting to show up. It is too early to report on them now for their folklore prediction of the upcoming winter.
Trip to the Farm – October 20th
Help Plant Garlic
• All CSA members are invited to help out planting garlic for the final trip to the farm this year
• Start Time: 11:00 am on October 20th
• Planting Garlic is a great family activity & very easy!!
• We’ll starting popping the garlic then proceed to the field to plant followed by mulching
• We’ll break for a late lunch (around 2:30 pm) with Farmer Sue’s famous campfire recipes
• Please RSVP so that we may plan lunch & refreshments
Upcoming Events 
Garlic Gathering – Olde Lafayette Village – Route 94/15, Lafayette, NJ 11 am – 4 pm
October 6th & 7th
Annual Garlic Fest – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street
October 14th 1-5 pm
Week of September 24th - Pick of the Week: click on the links below or to the right to bring you to the delivery specific to your pick-up location. Deliveries will be of similar variety & poundage, but may contain different items at anytime during the season. Occasionally, some crops are ready to harvest but not enough to deliver to all our drop-off locations. What we do is start to filter them in each week to a different drop-off until there is enough to delivery to everyone.
- Recipe Links
- Beth Haverim Shir Shalom Delivery
- Hoboken Midtown Delivery
- Hoboken West Delivery
- Jersey City Hamilton Park Delivery
- United Synagogue of Hoboken – Delivery location change, refer to your newsletter for info
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