What’s in This Week’s Share Vegetables: Silver Queen Corn Green Beans Winter Squash Kale & Swiss Chard Potatoes Lettuce Fruit: Honeycrisp, Cortland & McIntosh Apples Yellow & White Peaches Nectarines All about Apple Varieties Braeburn – Originally from New Zealand, introduced in 1950’s. Spicy and tart with a juicy, crisp texture. Holds well in cooking […]
Although we may still have a few warm summer days left to enjoy, fall is officially here and Applecrest’s harvest is in full force! Bright orange pumpkins are covering the fields, more and more apple varieties are blooming on the trees, and the leaves may or may not be changing colors already – depending on […]
Pick up your share boxes just in time before Hurricane Irene hits! You should be all set for the week with your week’s worth of fresh and seasonal produce, but do make sure you have extra tinned goods and non-perishables, your flashlights charged, some extra candles and matches just in case, freeze water in plastic […]
We are at the height of our summer season here at Applecrest! Our varieties of melons are bountiful and plump. We have the largest picking of peaches we have seen in a long time so get ready for peaches through the end of September. The beans are coming in strong. Sadly, summer squash and blueberries […]
Hi all, First off, we’d like to sincerely apologize for the black hole in cyber space with the notable absence of our newsletter. Fortunately, we are finally back up and running and very much looking forward to the remaining season ahead. We’ve had some wonderful (and very gratifying) feedback from y’all and are truly tickled […]
What’s in this Week’s Share? Veggies: Salad Mix Mesclun Mix Pole Beans Eggplant Beets Tomatoes Swiss Chard Pickling Cukes Shell Peas Fruit: Blueberries Storage and Handling Tips… Eggplant: With eggplant, the fresher it is the better it tastes, so try to use it sooner rather than later. Store it at a cool room […]
What’s in this Week’s Share? Veggies: Shell Peas English Cucumbers Tri-Color Bean Mix Mesclun Mix Salad Greens Tomatoes Fruit: Blueberries Strawberries What’s New on the Farm… Pick your own Blueberries! Every day from 8 to 6! Three acres of easy-picking, our cultivated high-bush blues are brimming w/ berries. Varieties include: Bluecrop, Earliblue, BlueRay, […]
What’s in this week’s boxes? Veggies: 1 lb Sugar Snap Peas 1 lb Tomatoes 1 Yellow Summer Squash 1 bunch Red Rover Radishes 1 bag Salad Greens 1 bag Mesclun Mix 1 head Black Simpson Lettuce 1 bunch Kohlrabi Fruit: 1 quart Strawberries Storage, Handling, and Cook Tips… Kohlrabi: Storage and Handling: If you […]
What’s in this week’s boxes? Veggies: 1 head “Golden Cross” Cabbage 1 pint Sugar Snap Peas 2 quarts English Shell Peas 1 bunch “Easter Egg” Radishes 1 head Red leaf lettuce 1/2 lb Greens “Braising Mix” Fruit: 1 quart Strawberries Storage, Handling, and Cook tips… Cabbage: Storage– Put dry, unwashed cabbage in the […]
What’s in this week’s boxes? Veggies: 1 bunch Red Rover Radishes 1 bunch D’Avignon Radishes 1 head Red Leaf lettuce 1 head Green Romaine Lettuce 1 bag Baby Spinach 1 bag Braising Mix-“Red Russian” Kale, “Bright Lights” Swiss Chard, “Merlin” and “Touchstone Gold” Beet Greens, “Mei Qing Choi” Bok Choy Fruit: 2 quarts Strawberries- “All-Star”, […]
