CSA Week #11

Week #11 is here and full of delicious fruits and vegetables to keep you busy in the kitchen all week long!

CSA Week #11 at SIW

 We've hit the half way point of the season at SIW which means we have 10 more weeks of fresh veggies ahead of us. Don't forget to keep visiting to have fresh veggies on hand well into the fall! Without all of your support we couldn't have a successful season and we want to say THANK YOU for helping us make this happen.

Half way through the 2016 season!

 We're also looking for a few fun loving fall staffers to help us finish out the season! If you or someone you know is interested in working with us at the Farmstand please call 610-388-0318 or email us at siwveggies@gmail.com! We'd love to have you as part of the team!

 

We're looking forward to some exciting things on the horizon as well. Soon we'll have figs and pumpkins! This means hayrides are right around the corner as well!  

CSA Week #10 & half way through the season!

CSA Week #10 is full of great items!!

CSA Week #10 Share Contents

 We're also half way through the season here at SIW! We've had a blast so far! We can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings!

Half way through the season!

 Stop and see us at the farmstand and grab some goodies!

Junto's Coming to Town and CSA for this Week

Macgregor Mann, of Junto, was at the farm this weekend working through his plan for Wednesday night.  We're very excited to have him serve as our chef for our third CSA Field-to-Fork Dinner and know many of you are going to have a great meal because Macregor has great ideas and very skilled in the kitchen (or in our case, under the tent).  He is all about supporting local businesses - and that is a great idea!   

Macgregor grew up cooking.  He'd come home from school and his Mom would put him to work "pealing potatoes." Moral of this story -- Moms start your kids young on a potato peeler!  York, Pennsylvania is where he's originally from and where he learned to love culinary traditions.  So when someone asks him what kind of food he serves, his response is, "I'm trying to create a local cuisine."  He goes out of his way to "hand-source what they use from beginning to end" which enables them to offer a "wholesome product."

This year they were awarded "Best of Philadelphia" for their Sturgeon Dish. And, not only does he get his food from local businesses (farms, coffee roasters, etc.), but he supports our local environment. Junto is proud to be forming a partnership with Delaware River Keepers to help restore and preserve the natural surroundings in our area!  This is definitely a guy you want to go out and support.  

When you do go, tell him H.G. sent you!  

Don't forget, our Delicious Doc Martin Lima Beans are now on sale for $25 a half bushel.  That is a GREAT price and you will not find tastier lima beans anywhere!  Give 'em a try if you haven't already!  

Here are a few recipes to inspire your lima bean cooking!  Enjoy them with all of the tomatoes we discussed last week! 

Overcoming Bad Childhood Taste Bud Memories

Okay, let's be honest...okra, lima beans, eggplant, (let alone orange eggplant) are seriously misunderstood vegetables! But that is because most people haven't had these wonderful vegetables FRESH OFF THE VINE! Rather, your well-intentioned grandmother or even your dear ol' Mom served you the frozen variety, over-cooked them leaving them mushy and well - disgusting! So, here is to trying new things or giving them a second chance.  

These beautiful vegetables above are OKRA.  While at the stand one of our southern customers were grabbing handfuls of these interesting vegetables! Two Virginians were commenting on how delicious they are and offering a number of great suggestions on how to cook them leaving any bi-stander eavesdropping with the impression that Northerners must have missed out on something special if they weren't raised on these delicious little morsels.  Okra is used as thickener for gumbo, and can be fried in a pan, grilled, pickled or even dried out as chips.  The Mrs. present said that she eats them raw!  Click here if you want to give okra another try and need some help with recipes!


 

To the left is one our regular customers favorites:  

Dr. Martin's Lima Beans

Pretty cool looking aren't they!  So, here are a few recipes you can try with these great beans...

Who knew that eggplants came in different colors other than purple?  Well, I guess if you are a regular at the stand you did, but aren't they beautiful?

If you know how to cook the purple kind, but don't know what to do with the orange ones try some of these recipes (in reality you can cook them both the same way but there are recipes just for the orange variety too).

Hope this helps you be a little more adventuresome with some of these fantastic vegetables that you might have given up on because of some bad taste bud memory from your youth!  If you have any suggestions for any of these beautiful vegetables, please post below. And, by all means spread the word to anyone you think might need a little help regaining confidence in these delicious and beautiful vegetables.

And on our CSA list for this week there is a unique FRUIT that you and your kids will absolutely love...

HUSK CHERRIES! They are so delicious and very unusual - in the best sense of the word.  Hard to even give an accurate description:  Mango? married to Cherry joined to a plum?  Hmmm, maybe you can give a better description. We'd love to hear your description of this delicious fruit so please post below.  Kids love unwrapping things - why not their fruit!  Send some in their lunch boxes!  FUN FRUIT IS ALWAYS GOOD!

If you give any of these great items a try, we'd love to hear what you think. All fruits and vegetables and better when you BUY LOCAL!  

Columbus Day Sale! LIMAS LIMAS LIMAS

Columbus Day Special! 

Remember the great lima famine of 2012? Twas a chilly October and nary a lima in sight. 

Celebrate Columbus day and all of 2013 by shucking limas on your day off! mmm... succotash in February...

Doc Martin's Limas for only $25 a half bushel box! 

Lima Bean Sale Thursday!

So. many. limas. to. pick. 

Now is the time! Well, Thursday is the time! You've been waiting all season, folks! 

That's right, half bushels of Doc Martins are available tomorrow! Going once, going twice.... sufferin' succotash! (Trying to see how many ! I can pack into one post! That is my excitement talking!)

CSA Week #18 and oh, yeah! HAYRIDES

ok, folks- we've officially made it into October. And it was near 85 degrees today... To celebrate the warm up, enjoy corn! tomatoes! green beans! Summer treats for a few more weeks! 

CSA Week #18:

2 green peppers
1 bag of lettuce
1 carnival squash
1 pt heirloom cherry tomatoes
6 ears of corn
1 HG tomato
1 lb red onions
3/4 lb lima beans
2 lbs of eggplant
1/3 lb green beans
3/4 summer squash

Hayrides thru the farm this weekend! Let's hope for awesome weather. Now that we are in October, Halloween mandates a carved pumpkin (or 3) for your front stoop. Why not pick them out in the pumpkin patch?!

Deets:

Saturday, Oct 5th & Sunday, Oct 6th 
1 PM & 3 PM

Children under 3: FREE
3-12 year olds: $6.00
12+ and up: $7.50

Make your reservations at the stand or call (610) 388-7491.

Have a girl scout troup? a cooking club? pumpkin connoisseur community? Book a private wagon and get HG all to yourselves! 

Starting at 20 people for $150.00. Additional folks are $7.50 each.

you've seen this photo before! think pumpkin patch hayrides!