Warm Snap !
The temperatures approached 90°F over the week with some spotty rain. We received only about 1/8” of rain on Saturday evening and we still have to run our irrigation. Michael had to re-hook up the irrigation on Wednesday. The girls worked in the fields all day Saturday harvesting as we were at the Garlic Gathering in Olde Lafayette Village. It was great to meet some of our Sussex County CSA members there as well.
The fava greens this week are absolutely perfect and at their peak! We plant them special just for the greens this time of year. Fava beans have a long growing season and the plants won’t “bean-up” in the fall in our climate.
Franklin Greenhouse Report: We are winding down the Franklin Greenhouse. We should deliver the ginger next week. The other crops that are still producing there are: celery, eggplant, rosemary and hot peppers. These will be forthcoming as long as there are no disasters on the horizon.
We anticipate planting more garlic by the middle of November. We just need to prepare more beds, line up the varieties and plan a day to do it. The garlic that was planted in September during the trip to the farm has rooted and well. We know it was planted earlier than we have in the past. Fortunately it has been dry so the plants are not pushed to grow their tops now but develop nice roots instead. This should benefit them in overwintering and develop a good crop for next year.
Our Oriental greens are ahead of schedule because of the warmer weather. The warmer weather also contributes to bug problems and the greens may not be deliverable if they get too bad. The lettuces on the other hand are behind due to the dryness. There should be enough lettuce for deliveries over the next few weeks, though they may be small close to the end of the month.
Animal report: The groundhog finally stopped eating the escarole and we hope it hasn’t been able to find its way back through the fence. The squirrels continue to bury the extra good crop of hickory nuts and acorns. We hope this isn’t a signal for a bad winter.
Weather report: Continued dry weather overall.
Fruit Report: This week we have Jonamac Apples from Hillcrest Farm. The Jonamac is similar to the McIntosh. The girls will be picking Yellow Delicious for next week’s delivery as they weren’t ready the last time they were at Hillcrest.
October 7th - 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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