The SIW 2022 CSA Begins Today!

Welcome to our 2022 CSA members. We're excited to begin a little early this year. Many of you have joined us in the past and are familiar with how our CSA works. For our new members, and a quick refresher for returning members, you can come any day of the week you chose, although we HIGHLY recommend NOT coming on the weekends...the lines may be long to check out and we want you to be able to breeze in and out with ease! We will post the weekly CSA board on our social media. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

We start out light and the volume of your CSA increases as we move into the heart of the season. You'll come weekly right through the end of the season in late October. 

Full share members come every week and select what is written on the board at the farm stand. 

Half share members come every-other-week (you choose if you wish to begin this week of next) and also select everything written on the board.

 Call the farm stand at 610-388-7491 or Email Us With Any Questions

Join Us for Our First Field To Fork Dinner of the Season on June 22nd!

Come dine with us on the farm and experience the pleasure of just picked produce enjoyed in an idyllic setting. Chefs feature beautiful ingredients and prepare simple and delicious dishes for guests to savor, family style, in our historic renovated barn.

Dinners are BYOB. We invite you to kick off the season with us on 6/22.

Chef Jezabel Careaga - Jezabel's on June 22nd

Jezabel's Cafe: A Modern Expression of North Western Argentine Traditions

Learn More About Jezabel's

IT ALL STARTED IN A SMALL TOWN IN ARGENTINA…

…Palpalá, located in the Northwestern Argentine province of Jujuy. Surrounded by family and very close to relatives, Jezabel always associated cooking with love and togetherness. One recollection in particular stands out as one of her most treasured childhood memories: baking and preparing food with her dear grandmother Julia who will be the greatest influence on her practice as a chef and baker.

Apart from studying Tourism & Hotel Management in Cordoba and in order to further her knowledge of business she pursued an MBA at Universidad Siglo XXI, but never forgot that the ultimate dream was to live abroad and start a business of her own. With that in mind, she wasted no time in developing a business plan, never knowing that an opportunity would cross her path in the not too distant future.

She moved to Miami in 2007 and in less than 3 years, on a warm morning in June 2010, she opened the doors to her beloved Café in the beautiful Fitler Square neighborhood, where it operated until December 2018.

”I’ve seen my dreams come true, sharing food that is very close to my roots and family; yet as dreams keep evolving I’m thrilled to solidify and strengthen my presence in Spruce Hill. The opportunity to keep expanding and creating new concepts that reflect my state in life while serving the West Philadelphia community, is refreshing and powerful in itself.”

Jezabel’s Café and Bakery now on 45TH Street is able to accommodate more guests, as well as host large groups, private parties and special events. The Café reopened its doors on January 5, 2019 with a revamped menu that still includes everyone’s favorite Argentine staples.

Purchase Dinner Tickets Here

New Field To Fork Dinner Date Announcement

Chef Josh Taggart from Mae's of West Chester on 9/21

Chef Josh has joined us in the past and we are thrilled to have him back again for the 2022 Field To Fork Dinner line up. Tickets for his dinner, as well as all of our dinners, can be purchased through the link above. We look forward to hosting you this season!

CSA Agreement, 2022 Pricing & Payment Links

   Download, print, fill out, and deliver your agreement to the farm by the appropriate deadline.

There is an option to pay for your CSA shares via PayPal, please note the 3% convenience fee. 

If you choose to pay via PayPal, you still MUST sign and send your 

CSA agreement through email or snail mail.

Please mail your agreement and check to:

SIW Vegetables
4317 S. Creek Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Questions? Please email us at: siwveggies@gmail.com

SIW CSA 2022 Agreement

PAYPAL LINK- March Full Share

PAYPAL LINK- March Half Share

CSA Member Update

The first CSA pickup will be at the farm stand June 19-21. 

You can stop down Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays each week to pick up your goodies. The beginning is a little light but it does ramps up as the season progresses. You'll be indulging in a rainbow of veggies before you know it!

 

CSA Week 5, and a final Garlic Scape recipe!

CSA Week 5:

2 Garlic Scapes
1 White Candy Onion
1 Bunch of Scallions
3lbs of Squash
1 Bulb of Garlic
4 Sunflowers
3/4lb Green Beans
2 Sprigs of Basil
1 Bag of Lettuce
4 Ears of CORN!
2 Regular, or 3 Pickling
         Cucumbers








Roasted Garlic Scapes (With Purple Potatoes, and Browned Butter-Shallot Swordfish)

 





1. Chop garlic scapes as desired


















2. Season the scapes with olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper

3.Preheat the oven to 425' and place in a pan, on the top rack. Cooked to brown in about 20-25 minutes.

                                 

  4. Pan fry the swordfish, about 5 minutes on each side.                                         

5. Brown the butter by cooking low and stirring constantly for about 10 minutes, add shallots.

 

Viola!

It's Official!

                                                                                                                                                                  The 2014 Season is underway............

We are raring to go, the greenhouse is chuck full and we are excited ! 

         

SIW Vegetables Discount Card

            Once again for the 2014 season we will be offering a discount card to all our customers. Each time you use your card, our folks will punch a hole into it, after the first five punches, you will receive a 10% discount on your order.  After the tenth purchase you will also be a 10% discount along with a little something from the farm.

 Once your card is finished, we ask that you put your name and phone number on it and we will put it into a drawing for “Dinner for Two,” for one our fine food establishments in the area.  These drawings will be held on the last day of each month.  On that day we will post on the blog, facebook, and twitter who the winner is for that month. 

Our CSA members will also use this card to be eligible for the drawing.  

(ask for details.)

Some of our fine food establishments are:

Harry’s Savoy, Kid Shelleen’s, Harry’s Seafood Grill, La Fia, Junto’s, The House of William and Merry,  and more………

So don't forget to pick up your SIW Vegetables Discount Card at the beginning of the Season!

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

             

CSA Week 21!

Brent's beautiful lettuce crop.

Can't believe the season is coming to a close! We've got freshly dug sweet potatoes at the stand. I've been waiting (im)patiently :) for these nutrient rich beauties. I'm adding them to a batch of lentil soup as we speak. Well, as I type. Well, soon after I type.

Here's the share for this week:

3 green peppers
1 bag of lettuce
6 ears of corn
2 HG tomatoes
1 yellow onion
1/3 lb limas
2 lbs sweet potatoes
2 lbs eggplant
1/2 lb turnips
1 lb summer squash
1 lb red or white potatoes
2 winter squash (any variety)

CSA Week #20

pumpkin blossom

CSA Week #20:

1 bag of lettuce
2 carnival squash
6 ears of corn
1 HG tomato
1 yellow onion
1/2 lb lima beans
2 lbs of eggplant
2 lbs summer squash
2 pieces of popping corn
2 lbs of white or red potatoes
1 jack-b-little pumpkin
1 bunch large Indian corn
2 jack-o-lantern pumpkin

CSA Week #19

Last week, less than half of you guys came to pick up your CSA! You know we are still open, right?! Tsk, tsk! If you'll be out of town or are unable to pick up your share, you are welcome to send a friend or neighbor to grab it for you :) Don't let the veggies become depressed. They'll start to go limp and grow shrivelly in your absence.

Let the decorating begin! This week we've got a bunch of fun things to spruce up your home- make it start to really feel like October and not mid-August! Plus we have popping corn which is literally a blast! Stick the whole cob in a paper bag, fold it over to secure and pop in your microwave. (I usually let it further dry for a few weeks, then rub the kernels off and stick 'em in my air popper).

CSA Week #19:

2 green peppers
1 bag of lettuce
2 green acorn squash
1 pt heirloom cherry tomatoes
6 ears of corn
1 HG tomato
1 yellow onion
1/2 lb lima beans
2 lbs of eggplant
1/4 lb green beans
1 1/2 summer squash
2 pieces of popping corn
2 lbs of white or red potatoes
1 bunch cornstalks
1 bunch mini Indian corn
2 ironside pumpkins OR 1 field trip pumpkin

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!

CSA Week #17!

What's new this week at SIW? We've got MUMS! Ok, that isn't new- but there are hundreds of these beauties in a rainbow of colors waiting to come live on your front stoop. 

We do have an ever-changing selection of local apples; today we had fuji, smokehouse, ginger gold and honeycrisp.

We've got my personal favorite- buttercup squash, (but I'm warning you, I'm a buttercup squash hoarder- so I may purchase them all! moohahahaha!) which, if you haven't tried yet, you should! Also Amy's lemon meringue and key lime pies, peach crisp, pumpkin bread, Brent's arugula, and PUMPKINS! ~Vanessa

CSA Week #17:

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
1/2 lb green beans
*broccoli for 75 cents, if you'd like (limit: 2, cuz 2 heads are better than 1!)

CSA Week #16!

Mid-September is here and SIW has definitely taken an autumn turn. I thought I wasn't ready for summer to be over- then there were 2 dreadfully hot days last week that changed my mind. Luckily this weekend was simply delightful. We've got hundreds of colorful mums, corn stalks for decorating, apples cider, pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, and winter squash. My absolute favorite part of fall. Butternut, red kuri, green acorn, carnival, fairytale, cheese, peanut and longneck pumpkins. let me cook you!

This week's CSA share has 2 special guests (while supplies last)- Doc Martins and broccoli!

2 green peppers
1 bag of lettuce
1 HG tomato
1 pt heirloom cherry tomatoes
8 ears of corn
2 lbs HG #2 tomatoes
1 lb red onions
3/4 lb lima beans
2 lbs of eggplant
1/2 lb green beans
*broccoli for 75 cents, if you'd like (limit: 2, cuz 2 heads are better than 1!)