Tewksbury Grace Farm

Hello friends,

Lucky for all of us that the top secret military blimp didn't land on our farm and take out the precious Brussel sprouts ! It did, however, crash land at the end of our road, and it was just like an X Files case with lots of bright lights and people in white clothing crawling around!

It has been a pleasure to harvest vegetables in this week - it could be snowing , sleeting, or freezing rain -- not nearly as smile-inducing as 70 degrees in November! Just a reminder when picking up your bags to please check for your names on your bags. Sometimes there are differences between half and full share bags. Another reminder -- we often bag items together to save on packaging.

We have lovely bags in store for you this week with late season crops like Brussel sprouts, spinach, arugula, and savoy cabbage. A fun and tasty treat this week will be a sampling of Tewksbury Grace Farm heirloom popcorn. Addictive!

Here is a sample note from one our culinarily gifted CSA members, where he listed what he did in the last couple of weeks: So far: roasted fennel with tomato, garlic and cannolini beans, stir fry (bok choy, lemongrass, garlic, ginger) with sticky rice (lemongrass, ginger, kaffir leaves), potato and leek soup, curried squash and apple soup (using the french pumpkins from our own garden), a hearty borscht (cabbage, beets, onions, celery, potato, tomatos, garlic etc plus kielbasa from Beaver Run), and a super aromatic tom kha gai (lemongrass, ginger, onions, and kaffir leaves with coconut milk and shrimp). I have to say it again, those potatoes are totally mind-blowing--they were the star of the borsht (and not even trad ingredient!), and finally made gobi taktakin last night with the cauliflower, red onion and cilantro!).

Wow! Safe bet to say that they are eating some mighty tasty and nutritious foods!

Please note you have two FROZEN items in your bags this week. Please pick up promptly to put up perishable food.

Look forward to these delicious and nutritious foods this week :

·Savoy cabbage

·Spinach

·Leeks

·Head lettuce

·Arugula - - this is gorgeous, spicy, and very green. Excellent in salads or lightly sauteed.

·Heirloom popcorn

·Brussel sprouts - - check out these Mongo sprouts! Our favorite way to have them is sauteed in browned butter for just a few minutes . Turn the heat off, add a couple tablespoons of orange juice and cover with lid to steam. Stir, season, and eat. Crazy good.

·Celery

·Frozen heirloom tomatoes - - excellent for soup making or any tomato sauce recipe.

·Frozen rainbow raspberries

·Large red onion

·Rainbow carrot bunch -- the orange variety in this is called Mokum, an especially sweet and tender carrot.

·Fennel - - 1/2 share members OR

·Sweet potato medley - - full share members (don't be fooled by these odd-looking root specimens. These will knock your socks off, and are a sample of more to come. Scrub tubers, leave as much skin as possible, cut into chunks, and roast with butter and salt and pepper at 400°. Terrific!

It is our pleasure to help you eat healthy and happy organic fruits and vegetables. Aloha from your farmers,

Johnny and Leah