Forkful: August 2020 - Week 12

WHAT'S IN MY SHARE?

• Tomatoes
• Garlic
• Eggplant
• Swiss Chard
• Cauliflower
• Sweet Corn
• Cucumbers
• Scallions
• Herbs

DAYS & TIMES
Tuesdays & Fridays
3:00pm to 6:00pm

PICK-UP LOCATION
Bardwell Farm
49 Main Street - Hatfield, MA 01038

CAN'T MAKE YOUR PICKUP DAY?
Please call or message us and we'll make arrangements for you to pick-up your share at another time.
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​(413) 800-5583
[email protected]

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WEATHER ALERTS
Sunday - August 16, 2020
No rain in sight folks, but be prepared!

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FIELD NOTES

Just finished a fall planting of beets with the MaterMacc

​​It's hard to believe but fall is just over one month away. Our winter squash and pumpkins are looking great and we've even begun turning over one of the high tunnels for fall/winter production. Even the weather lately has felt a little fall like. The last couple of days was actually a pleasure to work outdoors without sweating to death!

Well, we are back in the same boat and we are in desperate need of rain. The little bit we received today wasn't enough and we could really use a good soaking. We've been irrigating as much as we can but it's been difficult. You need moisture for seeds to germinate, seedlings to survive, and to sustain mature plants. Maybe put in a word or two with the big man for us, we could definitely use it.

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WHAT TO USE FIRST 

• Sweet Corn - 1 to 3 days in the refrigerator
• Tomatoes - turning ripe 3 to 5 days countertop, ripe 7 days in refrigerator 
• Cauliflower - cut florets, 4-7 days in a plastic, refrigerator crisper drawer
• Eggplant - 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator crisper drawer 
• Swiss Chard - 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator crisper drawer
• Scallions - up to 1 week, unwashed, in refrigerator crisper drawer
• Cucumbers - 1 week, unwashed, plastic bag, in the refrigerator crisper drawer​
• Herbs - up to 2 weeks, rolled in damp paper towel, ziploc bag, refrigerator
• Garlic - whole head of garlic unpeeled will last up to 6 months

DID YOU KNOW
Eggplant is part of the nightshade family, along with tomatoes, and potatoes, and all edible members of that family are actually fruit.

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LETS GET COOKING

BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER
YouTube | Tasty
This is an awesome buffalo chicken recipe alternative!

more recipes

• ​Cauliflower Mac & Cheese - Delish
• Cauliflower Leek Soup - Delish
• Cheesy Pull-Apart Eggplant - Cooking Light
• Eggplant, Tomato, and Pesto Stack - epicurious
• Eggplant Fritters with Honey - epicurious
• Tomato Pie - Simply Recipes
  

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FARM2TABLE SPOTLIGHT

TOMATO SALE
All this week slicing tomatoes 20lb case GRADE A $25.00 and 20lb case GRADE B $20.00, call to order or speak with your Bardwell Farm rep!

SWEET CORN SALE
One dozen long day sweet corn $6.00 dozen or .75 ear!

Apex Orchards

Burnt Hill Farm

Warner Farm

BARTS ICE CREAM
We have 3 new Barts Ice Cream pint flavors, Local Peach (Apex Orchards), Local Blueberry (Burnt Hill Farm), and Local Strawberry (Warner Farm)! Amazing when all three are served together :)

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6 THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK

Fall is coming!

Karlie pumped for another farmstand day!

More and more garlic processed and coming out of the south barn :)

Abby harvesting tomatoes for the CSA!

The field crew found this little guy in the tomato rows, holy smokes!

The crew cleaning-up turning over the high tunnel for the fall planting!

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7 DAY SUPPORT
​Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions, need assistance or want to provide constructive criticism. Also, don’t be afraid to talk with your Bardwell Farm Representative in-person during a pick-up day. You can always contact us by using the links below. 
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(413) 800-5583
[email protected]