Forkful: August - Week 10

WHAT'S IN MY SHARE?

• Cabbage (choice)
• Long Day Sweet Corn
• Carrots & Greens
• Summer Squash (choice)
• Eggplant (choice)
• Bell Peppers 
• Specialty Tomatoes
• Peaches
• Sunflowers

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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The first of several cells that came through our area Saturday

It's Week 10 and we're halfway through the farm share program, can you believe it? It's been an amazing ride with all of you so far and we're looking forward to the next 10 weeks!

Sunday we spent the day picking up the pieces after Saturday's severe weather. My grandfather always said, “In farming you are at the mercy of Mother Nature...” and this past weekend he was so right. We received crop damage related to wind and hail, the farmstand was a complete disaster area, and even our greenhouse projects were affected. A half dozen or so cells lined-up perfectly with our address and the rest was history. Farming friends of mine lost their entire crop and I can't even imagine what the damage was like across the river.

Look at this interesting radar signature from earley last week, this one is a first for us

Over 2" of rain fell Saturday in a short amount of time

Crop damage, rows randomly laid over

When we all started this journey together this is the risk vs reward I was talking about. All it takes sometimes is one major weather event to ruin several months of really hard work. Luckily we were spared, but the possibility is there and it's REAL.

On a positive note specialty tomatoes are starting to trickle in and they are sooo sweet! Cayenne, Lunchbox and Sweet Chocolate Peppers are maturing and our fall/winter crop is showing fruit. We are beginning to clean and prep the spring fields for fall plantings and letting others rest for the season. Our second batch of garlic has finished curing and we'll be clipping it this week. 

See you Tuesday and Friday!

​Owner Harrison Bardwell

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WHAT TO USE FIRST

1. Peaches - if ripe, best eaten same day, if not, store them at room temp, place stem-side down, single layer to avoid bruising ,wash when you are ready to eat, avoid refrigeration it dries the flesh
2. Sweet Corn - best eaten the same day, try to use within 2 days, husked corn should be refrigerated, stored loosely in plastic or brown paper bag keeping the end open
3. Tomatoes - ripe, 1 to 5 days pantry and 5 to 7 refrigerator  
4. Eggplant - eat within 2 days or refrigerate, unwashed, in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, up to 5 to 7 day shelf life​
5. Bell Peppers - don't wash until use, refrigerate in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, 5 to 7 days shelf life
6. Summer Squash - refrigerate, unwashed, in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, up to 10 day shelf life
7. Green Cabbage - refrigerate in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, up to 10 days for Green and Red varieties
8. Carrots - wash, use greens within 2 days, store in a container with a little bit of water, refrigerate, several weeks of shelf life if water is changed periodically

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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE & ADD-ONS

Tomatoes
Slicing tomatoes will be only $1.00 each Tuesday and Friday this week as a CSA Member Exclusive!

Woodstar Honey Oat Bread
Last week we sampled Woodstar's Honey Oat Bread and sold out early Tuesday. We have doubled our order this week and more will be available on the CSA VAP Preorder page for those of you who want to pickup a loaf or two :)

PREORDER HERE

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LETS GET COOKING

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More recipes:

• Triple Tomato Flatbread - tasteofhome.com
• Lemony Shrimp & Tomatoes - tasteofhome.com
• Unstuffed Green Peppers - readyseteat.com
• 8-Ingredient Stuffed Pepper Skillet - layersofhappiness.com
• Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Zucchini, Squash and Tomatoes - delish.com
• Lemon Poppy Seed Summer Squash Bread - delish.com
• Sesame Ginger Slaw - thekitchn.com
• One-Pot Cabbage & Sausage Pasta - thekitchn.com
• Honey-Bourbon Peach Preserves - cookinglight.com
• Peach Pie Pancakes - amyshealthybaking.com

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TOMATO TASTING 
August 20th and 23rd, from 3pm to 6pm, during CSA pickup, we will be sampling all 10 varieties of our tomatoes, including heirlooms! 

There will be a special table setup with each variety complimented with Mother's Pickles and Woodstar Breads to cleanse your palette in between, we'll even provide the salt and pepper :)

​Here's what we'll be sampling...

Heirloom
German Stripe
Brandywine
Purple Cherokee

Slicers
Mountain View
Big Dena
Mountain Merrit
​Red Mountain

Specialty
5-Star Grape
Nova
Esternia

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8 THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK

We picked lots of tomatoes!

We checked in on the fall/winter crop!

Trellised Heirloom Tomatoes in High Tunnel 1 :)

The crew worked hard keeping the stand stocked all week :)

Watched more amazing sunsets!

We got a little goofy picking flowers LOL!

We installed plastic on High Tunnel 2, big things for 2020!

Specialty tomatoes started to come in!

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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, when the program starts, 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]