As we do every year, we will be delivering double baskets prior to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. We will be giving 2 weeks worth of veggies in a single delivery, including items that store well. The schedule this year is:

Thanksgiving Double Basket on Friday, Nov. 19th & Tuesday, Nov. 23rd

No delivery Friday, Nov. 26th & Tuesday, Nov. 30th

Normal delivery Friday, Dec. 3rd & Tuesday, December 7th

December Double Baskets on Friday, Dec. 10th & Tuesday, Dec. 14th, Friday Dec. 17th & Tuesday Dec. 21st

No delivery Friday, Dec. 24th & Tuesday, Dec. 28th, Friday, Dec. 31st & Tuesday, Jan. 4th

Normal deliveries resume Friday, Jan. 7th

We are growing tromboncino squash this year as an experiment. They are an heirloom climbing squash that can be used as a winter squash, but are usually eaten as a summer squash, prized for their firm texture. We got interested in them through the Culinary Breeding Network, an organization based in Portland, that encourages breeders, chefs and farmers to collaborate. Lane Selman, who started the organization, has Italian roots and has introduced several Italian heirlooms to area farmers. Tromboncini are delicious pickled. We have used them in several traditional Italian recipes, including a risotto and a simple soup of potatoes, tromboncino, pasta and tomatoes sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Here is the link to the adorable video we watched to teach us this recipe (the video uses cucuzzi, but tromboncini work perfectly): Cucuzzi with Zisolhouse

The following is our schedule for deliveries throughout the holiday season:

TUESDAYS:

Double basket on 11/26

Skip delivery 12/3

Double baskets on 12/10 & 12/17

Skip delivery on 12/24 & 12/31

FRIDAYS:

Double basket on 11/22

Skip delivery 11/29

Normal delivery 12/6

Double deliveries 12/13 & 20

Skip delivery 12/27 & 1/3

Check out this great post by one of our subscribers! https://thecrunchyginger.com/5-tips-for-using-a-fall-csa-basket/

To assist you in planning and storage of the extra veggies we will be sending you in the next two weeks, here is how we see those baskets shaping up:

12/11 & 14:  Brussels sprouts, rutabagas, celeriac, beets, potatoes, butternut squash, cipollini onions, and carrots

12/18 & 21:  Cabbage, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions, chard or kale, celeriac, acorn squash, and perhaps celery.

This year your Thanksgiving basket will include: cabbage, celery, potatoes, pumpkin, Acorn squash, shallots, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower, parsley, carrots, and salad mix (spinach and radicchio)

We’re going to be missing the Beaverton Farmers Market this Saturday. Sorry to those who expected us there. Back again on 8/25. Starting in September we’ll be bringing wreaths and bird feeders!

Time for red, white and blue potatoes! Some of our subscribers have mentioned that they don’t like the color of blue potatoes when cooked, so we experimented. The first picture shows the same variety of potato (All Blue) cooked in plain water (on left) and water with vinegar added (on right). I kind of like them both!  The second photo is a portion of yesterday’s harvest.