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Farmshare CSA Week 16 10/6

Week of October 6th, Week 16 of CSA

Apple of the Week!

Honeycrisp

Even though this cultivar is considered relatively new, it has quickly jumped to fifth place in USA Today’s search this year for America’s favorite apple. Honeycrisp was developed by the University of Minnesota in 1960 using cross-pollination between varieties of apples they created, but it didn’t become well known until the 90’s. This apple is juicy, sweet, and so perfectly crisp, that it fractures effortlessly with every bite.

Columbus Day Weekend Festival

Saturday, October 12th Bolt Hill Band
Sunday, October 13th Bow Junction
Monday, October 14th Bolt Hill Band

2019 marks the 45th year running that Applecrest has invited our community to celebrate and share in the harvest. Our Festivals offer a break from the tangle of everyday living with pure and simple, honest-to-goodness family fun. They’re a time when moms and dads, grandparents and grandchildren, sisters and brothers, and kids of all ages can reconnect with each other and with the land to make memories that last a lifetime. So, grab the gang and come visit us at Applecrest where, as always, admission and parking are FREE. See you at the farm!

Our Fall Festivals launch on the first weekend in September and run from 11:00am to 5:00pm, both Saturday and Sunday, every weekend, through the end of October. Here’s some of the family fun that you might expect to find (please be sure to call the Farm Market or visit our website for the most up-to-date event details, weather, and picking conditions):

  • Pick-Your-Own Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Raspberries, Peaches, Pumpkins, & Cut-Your-Own Flowers (depending on the season)
  • FREE Live Music
  • FREE Pie-Eating Contests
  • FREE Tractor Rides
  • Beer Garden, Serving Local Craft Beers, Wine, Hard Cider, & Soft Drinks
  • Food Trucks
  • Farm-style BBQ
  • Old-Fashioned Creamery, Featuring Locally-Made Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, & Sorbets Made with Our Own Grown-On-The-Farm Fruits
  • Our Famous Apple Cider Donuts
  • Barnyard Animals
  • Face Painting
  • Bouncy House
  • Apple Pie & Ice Cream
  • Scratch-Made Baked Goods
  • Free Tastings & Samplings
  • Traditional Corn Roast, Featuring Grilled Sausages, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Fire-Roasted Corn, New England Clam Chowder, Fresh Pressed Apple Cider, & More
  • Corn Hole & Other Lawn Games
  • And More…
Need to switch pickup locations for the week because something came up? Head over to your account at https://csa.farmigo.com/account/applecrest and you can make the change if its at least 24 hours before pickup. Just remember to swap yourself back for the following week if it’s just a one time change. Also sending out a reminder to those that have been switching pickup locations over the last few weeks to double check which day they are picking up.

What’s in this week’s share?

 

Veggies:

Carrots

Red Potatoes

Green Beans

Field Cherry Tomatoes

Mixed Field Tomatoes – Heirloom, Yellow, Plum, and/or Regular

Corn – Butter & Sugar or Silver Queen

Mixed Peppers

Head Lettuce

Kale – Full Share

Swiss Chard – Full Share

Winter Squash – Dumpling or Delicata

Decorative Gourds

 

Fruit:

Honeycrisp Apples

 

Pick-Your-Own Apples open daily 8am-6pm!!

 

Our Favorite Recipes!!

Potato Leek Soup

Ingredients

8 cups chicken stock

6 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into large pieces

4 leeks (whites only), thoroughly washed and sliced

3 stalks celery, roughly chopped

1 bay leaf

1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1 cup heavy cream

Put the chicken stock, potatoes, leeks, celery, bay leaf and thyme in a large pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Boil until the potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf. Using an immersion blender (or in batches in a blender or food processor), blend the soup until smooth. Pour the soup into a medium pot; add the cream and simmer until the soup has thickened, about 20 minutes.

 

Applesauce

Ingredients

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In a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft. Allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.

Part of the fun of being a member of a CSA is collaborating with your community, so always feel free to post cooking suggestions or feedback on recipes that we post, or favorite recipes of your own that you’d like to share!

 

Each and every week we do our absolute best to get to you the veggies we include in this newsletter so you can plan your week accordingly. Despite all our best plans and intentions, share contents are subject to last minute changes due to weather, field conditions and random acts of mischief by our beloved Mother Nature.  This means some weeks that half and full share compositions might not be identical and we will make up where applicable.

 

See you on the farm or on the road!

Cheers,

The FarmShare Team

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