Still No Frost !
It is now the middle of October and we still have not received the first frost of the season (which is a good thing). According to the NJ State Department of Climatology, the first frost in the Fall is around October 7 and we are now one week past that. The warm weather crops basically have shut down, though we are able to harvest a few things here and there to filter into the deliveries.
It was great to see some of our CSA members at the Garlic Fest on Sunday and the Hoboken Historical Museum.
Your delivery this week will include some garlic rounds. Occasionally, a garlic round is produced when the garlic bulb does not subdivide into cloves. If replanted, they may form fully divided bulbs (cloves) the following spring. If not in the planting mood, they make a really nice Roasted Garlic because you do not have to push out the garlic from the individual sections.
Franklin Greenhouse Report: Wednesday we are scheduled to clean up the beds in the Franklin Greenhouse as well as harvest the ginger for next week’s delivery.
From the Fields: We did have some rain during the week which definitely perked up the field crops. The sunchokes are almost ready to harvest. The planted garlic for next year is sprouting but we hope that it holds off so as to not grow too much before winter. The late planting of zucchini and cucumbers don’t appear that they will be ready for harvest in time for the last two weeks of the CSA deliveries. We were optimistic at the time hoping they would “zuke” up and “cuke” up. Our last planting of lettuce is alittle small though will be harvested for the last delivery of the season.
If you want to go Apple Picking, Hillcrest Farms in Frankford Township has Pick-Your-Own-Apples on Saturdays in Sundays throughout September and October. They are located at the corner of Plains Road & Davis Road. You can also visit their dairy cows, take a scenic hayride and they have great fresh apple cider & cider donuts. For more information call: 973.703.5148.
Weather report:
The storm that was to be an “event” in the area never materialized at the farm. As we were preparing for the Garlic Fest on Thursday we saw a stunning formation of clouds over the eastern sky probably altostratus. The formation looked almost like waves in the sky. This was probably remnants of the storm but it never did rain.
Animal report:
Preliminary Wooly Bear Caterpillar Report shows a sleeping wooly bear all curled up. The center stripe is longer than the end stripes and according to folklore we should have a mild winter. Only time will tell!
It has been quiet in animal land over the past week. The only action that we have seen is the continued burying of nuts and acorns by the resident squirrels. Their fervent activity is contrary to the wooly bear caterpillar forecast.
Fruit Report: This week we have Mixed Apples from Hillcrest Farm. You will be receiving either Gala or Cortland depending on your delivery site. More apple picking will be accomplished this week as along as the weather holds out. The crew will head over to Hillcrest Farm and pick them which is a nice diversion from the field work.October 14th - 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
United Synagogue of Hoboken
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