CSA News - Oct. 3, 2020 - Week 17

 

The lovely ladies of Frog Holler Farm

WHAT'S IN YOUR SHARE:

Not eggs! But read on and you might have a chance to win some! For now, veggies:

BRUSSELS SPROUTS - NEW! 

Alien landing? Or brussels sprouts growing on the stalk?

CARROTS

Do you care at all for a carrot?

BEETS

SWEET POTATOES

Last week was a good week for drying 

KOHLRABI

Kohlrabi - a "root" vegetable that forms above ground

GARLIC

Faithful garlic - happy to accent any dish!

AND FOR MORE TASTES OF SUMMER - ZUCCHINI/SUMMER SQUASH

They enjoyed last week's summery temps

And may very well be frosted this week!

EGGPLANT - we picked a lot because of imminent frost so added some to your share

TOMATOES

Very likely the last of our tomatoes

CILANTRO

Maybe one more salsa?

GREEN BEANS - GREEN AND/OR ROMANO

Not our crew - but our crew has certainly picked this many beans - and more!
Read how college students pitched in to help harvest during WWII in this fascinating historical article.

RECIPES FROM THE SHARE:

Brussels Sprouts are a member of the cabbage family and they do look like little cabbages.  

Brussels Sprouts, although originating in Ancient Rome, have long been popular in Brussels, Belgium, and thus the name. The internet abounds with recipes for roasting them; which seems to be a favorite method of preparation. Another option, favored on the farm, is roasted brussels sprouts with mustard sauce. (This is not exactly how we make them on the farm - but you get the idea.) Have fun experimenting with this unique way to enjoy the flavor and nutritional benefits of the brassica family!

We also made black bean and sweet potato burritos this week - topping them off with chopped tomatoes and cilantro. Sweet and spicy!

We found this recipe for BBQ Sweet Potato croutons - they look super tasty. Good on salads, with veggies, and betcha just for snacking. What do you think?

NOTES FROM THE FARM:

Well the gals wanted a little newsletter time and we are happy to comply. We have to admit they are a fine-looking bevy of biddies, with one handsome dude! Here they come!

That's Floyd front and center in this next video. He is a really good rooster, always watching out for the gals. Whenever they start to cackle he stands guard. Looked like it was only an afternoon cackle fest.

A selection of beauty biddies:

Thelma

Charlotte

Rosy hitching a ride on the golf cart

Above: Birds of different feathers flocking together! Chickens love to hunker down in the dirt and sand. They flap their wings to spread the dirt throughout their feathers, which helps to control bugs and mites. They also seem to meet up most afternoons to preen their feathers and just hang out together. 

Our chickens have a nice long life with plenty of opportunities to pursue natural chicken behavior: dust-bathing, flocking, scratching for bugs. If possible, purchase your eggs from local farmers who provide good quality of life for their flock. You will be rewarded with fresh eggs that have bright orange yolks, hard shells and no runny whites. And with an egg flavor that incorporates the whole outdoors!

And we did collaborate with the girls to bring you another world famous CSA crossword puzzle contest! The puzzle's theme explores idioms related to chickens and the girls are quite proud of how many references and sayings there are. AND, as a special incentive to enter into the fascinating world of chicken idioms and phrases, our flock is donating one dozen of their finest organic product to the winning puzzle solver!

Delicious and pretty!

The winner will be chosen in a drawing of names of those who completed the puzzle. Just email us that you completed the puzzle and you will be entered into the drawing. The ladies don't lay enough eggs for us to sell so this is a very special offer. Get puzzling!

 

AND there's more! To get you in the mood while you're solving, you can listen to "The Rooster Song", recorded by your farmers, Billy and Kenny King, aka the King Brothers, when they were 12 and 8 years old.  This is from their cassette, yes cassette (but now digital on Bandcamp), For Kids By Kids.

Thelma says have a great week everyone!