Forkful: August 2020 - Week 12

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.

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.

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
  

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!

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 :)