Tewksbury Grace Farm

Hello Friends,

We had a frost scare on Sunday night that had us scrambling to harvest all of our warm season crops.  So we brought in all the peppers, summer squash and sweet potatoes.  We didn’t get the frost, but it is certainly imminent.   The sweet potatoes need at least two weeks to cure in a very warm, humid environment, so we have them set up in the greenhouse with some Hawaiian ginger that is also enjoying the tropical atmosphere.  Meanwhile, out in the chilly fields, the Brussel sprouts are fattening up, tantalizing us with their growing sprouts. We have heirloom popcorn drying on racks. Please note that we often combine different items to save on packaging. Every delivery, please remember to pick up TWO bags with your name on them. We will try to have them stapled together.

NOTE: There are frozen raspberries in your bags this week…please plan to pick up your bags asap or, if home delivery, getting your bags in and unpacked asap.

Here is what you will find…

• Microgreens – slightly spicy, crunchy blend. Use soon.
• Cauliflower Medley – wow, these colors rock! Please note that since we cut up the caulis to give each of you different colors, that these will not keep as long as usual…plan to use soon.
• Sweet Peppers – sharing the cauli bag.
• Salad Turnip / Radish Mix
• Ginger – Fresh baby ginger. Please read bag label on how to prepare. Use soon. Amazing and beautiful island treat!
• Summer Squash or Red Onion –last of the season…on the small side. Use soon.
• Savoy Cabbage –our Dutch neighbor calls these beauties the”Cadillac” of all cabbages! Great fresh in slaws, cooked, or just about any ole way!
• Ruby Currant Jam
• Arugula Bunch
• Head Lettuce – different varieties of bibb and romaine.
• Kale –a particularly lovely crop of fall kales.
• Kohlrabi
• Celery – Holy celery!! This is some crazy big beautiful celery – this is what REAL celery tastes like! Has been growing for 7 months – from seed to harvest! We leave a lot of the leaves on – these are great chopped and added to soups and stews.
• Frozen Raspberries –we have been harvesting this amazing fall crop of red raspberries, so these have been just picked and frozen in the last 3 weeks. Our bramble patch is having an exceptional fall yield…a bit unusual. They are very sweet and like little Vitamin C drops.

Enjoy!

Johnny and Leah