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Week 25 of 28!

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Week 25 of 28! Weird Food Week: Celeriac, Giant Kohlrabi!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Weird Wintry Food
  • Thanksgiving Pick-up Schedule
Packing Harvest Baskets in the Barn
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Yellow Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Beets
  • Spaghetti Squash
  • Turnips
  • Celeriac
  • Kohlrabi
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Nothing this week...
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Shallots
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Kale
  • Rosemary
  • Parsnips
  • Potatoes
  • Butternut Squash
Weird Wintry Food
We've come to that point in the year when the Harvest Basket gets kinda gnarly. This week we're hitting you with a double whammy: giant kohlrabi and celeriac. They may look like something out of Star Trek, but like most things rough and scary on the outside, they're tender and sweet on the inside.

These winter kohlrabis get gigantic, on purpose. They keep for months in the fridge, but the sooner you dive in with your peeler and knife the sooner you'll be treated to the juiciest, sweetest, most mild kohlrabi you've had all season. Hands down, I prefer to eat my kohlrabi raw - cut up as simple veggie sticks with dip, or doused with lime and salt (jicama style). You can also cook with it (including the leaves, which are collard-like), but I think it looses some of its crisp appeal.

If I were you, I'd give this slaw recipe a whirl, which you can use your hakurei turnips in as well: Kohlrabi and Turnip Slaw.

As for the celeriac (aka celery root), once you get that knobby, hairy skin off you've got a creamy, white heart to put to use in any number of ways. Check out this list of great recipes, and be sure to try the Celery Root and Beet Salad. If you want to save it for Thanksgiving, celeriac is a great addition to stuffing recipes.

Remember, just like books and people, never judge a vegetable by its skin. :)
Newly-germinated cover crops in the the frosty morning light.
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Thanksgiving Pick-Up Schedule
Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us fast! As many of you know, our CSA delivery schedule changes the week of Thanksgiving. We will be delivering ALL shares to ALL pick-up sites on Wednesday, November 21st. Pick-up times will be as follows at each location:
  • Valley Flora: Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm, no change
  • Coos Bay: Wednesday 12 pm - 5 pm, no change
  • Port Orford*: Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Bandon*: 10:30 am to 5 pm
*Port Orford and Bandon members, please note that there will be no Saturday pick-up on November 24th next week.

We will resume our usual delivery schedule the week of November 26th.

If you will be out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and can't pick up your CSA share, we are happy to hold your food for you in our walk-in cooler and you can pick it up upon your return. Please email me by November 18th to request a cooler hold. We need your name, usual pick-up location, the items you want us to hold (Harvest Basket and/or Eggs), and the date you plan to pick them up from the farm.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Farmstand is Open for Winter Hours!
Every Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!
(No more Saturdays until next June)

Fresh Produce
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm
 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
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Week 24 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 24 of 28 from Valley Flora! Cipollinis and Chicories!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Cipollinis and Chicories
  • Last Call for Winter CSA Sign-ups!
  • Thanksgiving Pick-up Schedule
  • Tamales this Week!
Fenice, a speckled Castelfranco chicory new to our fields this year.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Cipollini Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Radicchio
  • Collard Greens
  • Yellow Potatoes
  • Red Kuri Kabocha Squash
  • Radishes
  • Red Cabbage
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Romanesco
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Yellow Onions
  • Carrots
  • Celeriac
  • Kohlrabi
  • Turnips
  • Lettuce
  • Spinach?
  • Beets
  • Spaghetti squash
Cipollinis and Chicories
This week we're putting some Italian flair into the Harvest Basket in the form of cipollini onions and radicchio, a form of chicory. The cipollinis are coveted by many of the chefs we work with, but we saved every last one of them for our CSA members this year. Across the board our onion yields were drastically lower than usual due to a summer infestation of thrips (a tiny sap-sucking insect that flocks to onion leaves and steals energy away from the growing bulb). They're an especially pungent onion (guaranteed to make you cry) but also have more residual sugars than your typical yellow onion, which makes them incredible for roasting or caramelizing. Their thin skin and flattened shape make them a little trickier to peel, but it's well worth the paring knife effort.

We are crushing hard on radicchio this fall, with five varieties starting to come out of the field. Four of them are new trials for us, inspired by the passion of our friends at Local Roots Farm who shared some of their favorite varieties and growing tips with us last winter. I think everyone will see a variety called Fenice (picture above) in their tote this week, a speckled Castelfranco type.

Radicchios all belong to the chicory family alongside endive, escarole and dandelions, and they come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes. They tend to be mildly bitter and pair well with toasted nuts, cured meat, fresh or dried fruit, and cheese. If you're averse to bitterness, you can slice up radicchio and soak it in cold water for 10-20 minutes before making a salad, or you can wilt or grill it. Tangy salad dressing using citrus or vinegar also cuts the bitterness. I don't usually munch on plain, raw radicchio but I love the flavor in combination with seasonal fruit like pears, apples, pomegranates and citrus, some toasted nuts, parmesan or goat cheese, and a good sweet/tangy homemade dressing. I came across some great recipes courtesy of Whistling Train Farm that I'm going to try out this week.

Here are some pics of some of the other beauties coming out of the field in limited quantity right now. Next year I think we'll grow a few more for you :). It's hard not to swoon over a vegetable the color of a bridesmaid's dress!

Clockwise from top left: Treviso, Rosalba, Chioggia Radicchio, Fenice

 
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Last Call for Winter CSA Sign-Ups
Winter CSA Sign-Ups are under way! We have a limited number of spots left, so get yourself signed up ASAP. Current CSA members will have priority until November 8th, at which point we'll open it up to folks on our waiting list.

A few details to keep in mind if you're interested in signing up:
  • The cost of a winter share is $400, payable by check or via PayPal on our website. Payment is due by December 1st.
  • Candace's eggs will also be available, 10 week shares for $55.
  • Winter CSA shares are limited! We can only do about half our summer volume due to winter production constraints, so I encourage you to sign up and reserve your spot as soon as possible on our website!
  • We do not deliver in the winter. All Winter CSA shares (veggies and eggs alike) must be picked up at the farm. Pick-up is every other Wednesday from 9 am to 4 pm at our barn, 2 miles up Floras Creek Road. Because pick-up is from our walk-in cooler, it's fine if you come a day or two late, so long as you pick up during daylight hours.
  • Concurrent with Wednesday CSA pick-ups, we will have our farmstand set up in the barn in case you want to purchase any additional goodies.
Don't hestitate to reach out with any questions!
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Thanksgiving Pick-Up Schedule
Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us fast! As many of you know, our CSA delivery schedule changes the week of Thanksgiving. We will be delivering ALL shares to ALL pick-up sites on Wednesday, November 21st. Pick-up times will be as follows at each location:
  • Valley Flora: Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm, no change
  • Coos Bay: Wednesday 12 pm - 5 pm, no change
  • Port Orford*: Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
  • Bandon*: 10:30 am to 5 pm
*Port Orford and Bandon members, please note that there will be no Saturday pick-up on November 24th that week.

We will resume our usual delivery schedule the week of November 26th.

If you will be out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday and can't pick up your CSA share, we are happy to hold your food for you in our walk-in cooler and you can pick it up upon your return. Please email me by November 18th to request a cooler hold. We need your name, usual pick-up location, the items you want us to hold (Harvest Basket and/or Eggs), and the date you plan to pick them up from the farm.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Tamales this Week!
Don't forget to pick up your tamale share from the marked blue coolers this week!
 
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The Farmstand is Open for Winter Hours!
Every Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!
(No more Saturdays until next June)

Fresh Produce
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm
 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
Copyright © 2018 Valley Flora, All rights reserved.


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