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Hello From the Farm,
The farm is settling into the quieter rhythms of fall, with cooler mornings, changing leaves, and the last of the season’s harvests coming in. Each season brings something new to the fields and to our tables, and we’re grateful to share these autumn flavors with you. Thank you for being part of our farm.
A few announcements this week!
We’ll be releasing a pie list for preorder next week for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you signed up for the Fall Special, please order your pie from this list. Anyone else can order pies as well! Pies will be delivered the fourth week of November, unless you’ll be unable to receive them that week.
The schedule for Thanksgiving week will be as follows: we’re moving everything to one day earlier. The list will be released Sunday, and we’ll need orders in by Monday night. Wednesday afternoon deliveries will be made Tuesday afternoon, and Thursday morning deliveries will be made Wednesday morning.
We’re starting a fund drive for the Holidays next week. We hope you can help us send a huge amount of our stored produce to the tables of those in need!
Here’s what we have for Gene’s Choice this week:
Purple Broccoli: A colorful variety with tender stems and deep purple florets, offering a mild, sweet broccoli flavor. The whole plant is edible, especially the leaves.
Napa Cabbage: Sweetened by frost, a tender, mild cabbage with delicate leaves, great for stir-fries, soups, slaws, and homemade kimchi.
Red Potatoes: Smooth-skinned potatoes with creamy white flesh that hold their shape well when roasted, boiled, or added to soups.
Georgia Candy Roaster Squash: This is a very large, sweet heirloom winter squash native to the Smoky Mountains in Georgia. Has a golden-orange flesh and a rich flavor that works well roasted, baked, or added to soups, and is great for pies. Makes an interesting decoration that will hold well until needed, or pop the whole thing in the oven and then freeze the cooked flesh for later.
Apple Mix: A seasonal assortment of apples with a variety of sweet and tart flavors, perfect for snacking, baking, or enjoying fresh.
Celery: Fresh, aromatic stalks with a savory flavor, great for soups, salads, and everyday cooking. Many leaves will be still attached, which can be saved for flavoring.
Garden Greens: A seasonal mix of leafy greens grown on the farm, offering a variety of flavors and textures for salads, sautés, and cooked dishes. May contain mustard greens, collards, several varieties of kale, turnips greens, and rainbow chard.
For choose-your-own members and those just jumping in for this week, please have your order in by 5 pm Tuesday (bread orders in by 4:45 pm Monday), and leave some extra choices, just in case.
Rooted in Good Soil,
Gene & Victoria
