| Recipes |
Looking for ideas on how to prepare Farm produce? We have a wealth of possibilities for you! See our Recipe pages.
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| Compost at the Farm |
You know the drill: carry your scraps out to the pile at the back of the farm. Please bury your scraps and/or cover them with leaves from the nearby leaf pile. No meat scraps, no whole bread loaves. Thanks for contributing to the compost pile!
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Winter Vegetable Love
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This season on the farm can be a challenge even for those who love good farm food! What's that crazy looking root crop? What about that one? How do I use all of these greens? How do I store them all?
Greens like to be stored in plastic bags in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator. They'll keep for up to 2 weeks. Lettuce is perfect for holiday salads; tat soi can be used raw in a salad, rolled in tasty veggie sushi rolls (try shaved daikon in there, too), or steamed and used like spinach. Zannah had it on a grilled cheese the other day and it was outstanding. Arugula is an old favorite, great raw or cooked as well. Need ideas for kale or collards? Martha can help.
Root vegetables like carrots, beets, celeriac and parsnips also like to be kept in the refrigerator so they remain crisp and don't start to sprout. They'll store for 1-3 months, so no need to use them all up at Thanksgiving. Many of these veggies are outstanding simply roasted alongside your turkey, but you can get creative with roots too -- shaved salads, savory purees, and creamy soups are only the tip of the iceberg. Martha has some great information about and recipes for parsnips, celeriac and turnips too!
Winter squash and sweet potatoes don't like to be refrigerated. They'd prefer to be stored at 55-60 degrees, but don't let them get too cold or chilling injury will result. A warm kitchen will reduce their storage time. Winter squash, especially butternuts, will keep for months in the right conditions, but sweet potatoes should be eaten within a couple of weeks. Sweet potatoes and winter squash are key parts of many holiday menus; butternut squash can be substituted for pumpkin in any recipe. |
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Welcome to the WFCF Winter Share!If you are receiving this e-newsletter, you have signed up and paid for a winter CSA share from Waltham Fields Community Farm. We are excited to share the bounty of our 'second season' with you this year.
Winter Share pickups at the farm are:
- Saturday, November 17th from 12-4 PM
- Saturday, December 1st from 12-4 PM
- Saturday, December 15th from 12-4 PM
 During pickup hours, families picking up their winter share should come to the CSA barn to gather your vegetables. Bring lots of bags to carry your bounty away! We are not pre-packing winter share root crops this year. We don't have plastic or paper bags available at the farm. Remember, winter share root crops are unwashed so they'll keep better, so make sure you bring bags you don't mind getting dirty.
It will probably take you 20-30 minutes to pack up your winter share, so make sure you arrive at the farm with a little bit of time to weigh veggies, talk to your farmers and fellow shareholders, and generally enjoy this beautiful time of year on the farm. Bring cash or your checkbook too -- we'll have lots of additional products for sale to make your holiday meal even more special!
If you can't make one or more of the winter share pickups, email Amanda. We'll pack your share up and put it outside the barn for you to pick up. No one will be at the farm Sunday or Monday, so please let us know in advance if you want your share packed up. Any shares remaining without advance notice will be donated.
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What's in the share...
Some fall "staples" that you'll see in each winter share:
- Carrots
 - Beets
- Onions
- Garlic
- Purple top turnips
- Potatoes
- Winter squash
Some special crops that will appear in this week's share, weather permitting:
- Sweet potatoes
- Parsnips
- Celeriac
- Leeks
- Daikon radish
- Arugula
- Lettuce
- Tatsoi (also known as Japanese spinach)
- Kale
- Collards
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Please Join Us!
Flatbread Pizza Fundraiser
Tues. Dec. 11th
ALL DAY LONG this year! 11:30am - 11:30pm,
45 Day St., Davis Sq., Somerville
Bring your friends and family and stop into Flatbread's Davis Square location for pizza, or order your pies to go! Don't forget to check out the bowling lanes too! A portion of the proceeds from each pizza sold will benefit the charitable programs of Waltham Fields!
Volunteers needed to help with the event.
Contact Claire if you're interested in helping us make a banner or can take a shift a our info table. |
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