The Stoney Acres Broadcaster: Our weekly CSA newsletter
The "Stoney Acres Broadcaster" is the official farm newsletter, delivered each week in subscribers' vegetable baskets. We welcome contributions including stories, poems or recipes, from CSA subscribers, please get in touch if you want to contribute!
Week 20 Fall 2008
Contents
Final Week of 2008!
In Your Box: Tomatoes (red and green)– Both from the hoophouse which has still been protected from frost. Onions; Carrots ; Turnips – peel for a sweeter dish; Cauliflower/ Broccoli / Purple Broccoli/Kale or collards ; Brussels Sprouts; Rutabaga ; Squash: You will receive one or more of the following types: Spaghetti (green and yellow oval), carnival (acorn looking multicolored), Acorn (dark green compact ribbed), kabocha (bright orange), baby hubbard or confection (drier flesh blue squash), delicate (white, organ and green stripped, small oval), pie pumpkins. Parsley, Potatoes: Red fingerling or banana fingerling types
Kat's Kitchen : Roasted Fall Veggies; Green Tomato Soup
What We Learned and What We Plan
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Week 19 Fall 2008
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Planting Garlic and Sunchokes
In Your Box - Tomateos, Onions, Beets Carrots, Leeks, Cauliflower/Broccoli/, Spinach Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Turnips, Celeriac
Tony's Soup - Creamy Turnip Soup with Carrot Julienne, Brown Roasted Rutabega Wedges
Colostrom Kid Episode III: Organic Transition
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Week 18 Fall 2008
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End of the Season Survey
In Your Box - Tomatoes ; Leeks ; Peppers; Broccoli, purple cauliflower or white cauliflower; Radishes; Carrots; Turnips; Potatoes; Parsley; Garlic; Squash
Kat's Kitchen - Pumpkin Pie and Kat's Stuffed Peppers
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Week 17 summer 2008
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October 2nd
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Week 16, Fall 2008
Contents
News From the Farm - Bachelor Farm, Chef at the Market, Apple Run
In Your Box - Tomatoes, Leeks, Eggplant, Kale or collards, Peppers, Hot Peppers, Beets – full shares, Brazing mix, Radishes, Carrots, Fennel, Sun Flowers
Tony's Lonely Kitchen - Beet and Daikon Slaw, Grilled Eggplant Red Pepper “Caviar”, Cock-a-Leekie Soup, Orange and Fennel Salad with Mixed Greens
All About Fennel, Pumpkin Pick and Pie
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Week15, Summer 2008
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News From the Farm - Mike's Turn, Giving Elderberry Wine a Try
In Your Box - Tomatoes – a mix of cherry, roma, heirloom, and beefsteak types, Scallions, Potatoes: reds, Kennebec, all blues, Parsley – Parselyed potatoes , Peppers- a mix of red, greens and purple, Celery: loaded with flavor, this ain’t your grocery store celery, Rutabaga, Beans: Last week , Water melons (halves only)
Mike's Kitchen - Steak and Rutabaga Pasties, Celery and Potato Soup
An Omnivore's Delimma - a Reflection on Meat Eating By Mike Loeffler
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Week 14, Summer 2008
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News From the Farm - Fighting Bob and Growing Power, Wild Ricing
In Your Box - Snap beans, Zucchini or cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers: Green, purple, and red. Red peppers have begun to ripen, Eggplant, Onions: red and yellow, Salsa pack: tomatillos and hot peppers (full shares) , Celery: darker, thinner and more flavorful than store-bought, Swiss Chard, Edamame: Edible soy beans, Basil bags: last taste before frost!
Recipes - Eggplant and Tomato Gratin , Celery tips
Micheal Pollan Steps Up to the Plate
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Week 13, Summer 2008
Contents
News From the Farm - What Would Fighting Bob Eat?
In Your Box - Snap beans , Zucchini and summer squash: Fulls. These are on their way out for the season, Tomatoes: A mix of cherry types, heirlooms, beefsteaks, and sweet romas., Peppers: Green and purple. These two colors of peppers have very similar tastes. , Eggplant: It is abumper crop see the newsletter for a recipe and storage tips. , Onions: red and yellow, Cucumbers (Halfshares only), Carrots, Salsa pack: tomatillos and hot peppers (Half shares) , Baby watermelons(full shares): these little beauties are also known as “ice box’ melons because of their compact size, Garlic, Parsley, Edamame: Edible soy beans.
Tony's Kitchen - Edamame "The Japanese Beer Nut" Eggplant Parmesan
How We Define a Living Wage
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Week 12, Summer 2008
Contents
News From the Farm - Julie goes back to school, TOMATOES
In Your Box - Snap beans, Zucchini and summer squash, Tomatoes: A mix of cherry types, heirlooms, beefsteaks, and sweet romas., Peppers: Green and purple. These two colors of peppers have very similar tastes., Eggplant, Leeks: in the onion family, you can use the entire stem and leaves of this mild plant. Great in any dish as a substitute for onion or roasted with other vegetables., Cucumbers (full shares only), Beets (half shares only), Red cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, collard greens or broccoli , (The fall brassicas are starting), Basil
Kat's Kitchen - Seared Chard with Leeks, Farfalle with Yogurt and Zucchini
Cornification and its Concerns
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Week 11, Summer 2008
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News From the Farm - 1st Place Fair Float!
In Your Box - Snap beans (Half Shares): Yellow, purple, green., Zucchini and summer squash, Salsa pack (full shares): A bag of 6 tomatillos and 2 jalapeno peppers. Tomatillos are a relative of tomatoes, sweeter and more tart. Traditionally used in Mexican green salsas. , Tomatoes: A mix of cherry types, heirlooms, beefsteaks, and sweet romas, Peppers: Green and purple. These two colors of peppers have very similar tastes, Carrots, Parsley or thyme, Onions, Cucumbers (halfshares only), Potatoes: Red or Adirondack blue , Broccoli: Full Shares
Kat's Kitchen - Green Salsa, Herbed Potatoes, Zucchini Patties
Farm to School Grant Explained
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