Two Feet in the Dirt

The cooler weather seems to be sticking with us at last and, with some more decent rain this week, it’s starting to actually feel seasonally normal! With the first frost looming on the horizon, we’re starting to move out of the types of work that make up most of the season and into preparations for winter. We’ve finished planting crops in the fields and all but one of the beds in the hoop house are sprouting seedlings of various types. As we reach the end of these plantings, we are instead moving into a new type- the seeding of cover crops that will help protect the soil structure over winter and boost nutrient content for next year’s crops.

In addition, we’ve (finally!) harvested off the rest of the potatoes and cabbage, both of which store extremely well and should continue to be available until our final market in December. This year, we grew two different varieties of fall cabbage, the later-maturing of which we’ll be bringing to market this week. These beautiful green heads are so picture perfect, they look like they came straight out of the photo in a seed catalogue. We’re big fans of cabbage due to it’s versatility in the kitchen and use it in dishes ranging from tacos to cole slaw to stir fries. Click here for one of our all-time favorite cabbage recipes! We tend to omit the Brussels sprouts and, depending on your veggie preferences, you can also substitute kale for the cabbage. Rice noodles also work great in place of the soba noodles.

See our full harvest list below and we’ll see you this weekend!

Farmers Katie & Mike

This week at the market:

• Cabbage
• Escarole
• Bok Choi
• Purple-topped Turnips
• Head Lettuce
• Radishes
• Beets
• Arugula
• Salad mix
• Winter salad mix
• Spinach
• Eggplant
• Scallions
• Kale
• Collard greens
• Onions
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Sweet peppers