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Week #24 — Note from the Farmer

Dear CSA Member,

This is the last delivery for the 2018 season. We would like to thank all the CSA members and a special Thank You to the site coordinators! Thank you for being apart of the Stoneledge Farm CSA and your dedication during the 2018 season. The rain this season has sure been challenging but, we are grateful for the bounty we were able to harvest. The marketplace will be closed for all orders on Monday at 1 pm. Don’t forget to place your last minute orders. Available on the Marketplace is Coffee, Honey, Maple Syrup, Stoneledge Farm Yarn and Wool Products, Cook Books, Dry Beans, Mushrooms in Bulk, Veggies in bulk (Great for freezing, Seed Oils, Sriracha Sauce and more! Place an order for great gift giving this year!

10% off ALL Marketplace Items.
Use coupon code FALL at checkout!
Login to your member account to place your order.
Order before 1pm the day before your delivery to receive your order this coming week. Mushroom marketplace orders need to be placed the Friday before you’re delivery by 12pm.

The 2019 CSA SEASON IS OPEN FOR SIGNUPS!
You can order your share for the 2019 CSA season by logging into your member account.
Use coupon code CSA15 at check out for $15 off your full vegetable share
Use code CSA7 for $8.00 off your half, fall, spring or alternate vegetable share (ONLY if your CSA location offers these shares)
(Offer ends January 1st, 2019)

Please take our survey. It should take about 5 minutes to complete. We appreciate and value your feedback. Thank You!
Survey closes this Friday the 16th at 1pm.

Fruit Share Recipe: Apple Crisp
Mushroom Share Recipe: Stuffed Mushrooms

Daikon Radish: Can be eaten raw or cooked. We prefer them cooked and our favorite recipe is Daikon Fries

Popcorn: Popcorn for the first time this season! Follow the steps in this video and you will have a delicious bowl of popcorn to enjoy!
Popping Popcorn Directions

Winter Squash: Due to all the rain you want to use up your winter squash. Freezing is the best way to preserve it. Use the helpful link below. How to freeze winter squash?
Acorn Squash with Greens Pumpkin or Winter Squash Pie
Winter Squash Soup
Maple Pecan Butternut Squash
Butternut Squash and Maple Glazed Coffee Cake

Beets: Can you say dessert!? Try this beet cake recipe!
Beet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Turnips:
Turnip and Potato Patties Pancetta and Sesame-coated Turnips

Kale: You can use this type of kale in place of most recipes calling for kale. Kale is also very easy to freeze.
Potato and Kale Soup Portuguese Kale Soup

Storage:
Eat Me UP!- Garlic, Potatoes, Daikon Radish
Freeze– Winter Squash, Beets, Kale, Collard Greens,
Dry: Parsley (best dried in oven)

Enjoy the Harvest,
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

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Week #24 — What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
1- Butternut Winter Squash
3- Garlic
1-pound- Red Ace Beets
1 pound- Carrots
1 bunch- Red Russian Kale
1 bunch- Turnips
1 head- Boc Choy
1 bunch- Parsley
2- Pop Corn
2 pounds- Potatoes
1- Daikon Radish
3- Shallots

Optional  Shares
MUSHROOM
Shittake – Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT
Evercrisp Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
Bosc Pears Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard

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Week #23 — Note from the Farmer

Dear CSA Member,

The season is nearing an end with only one week remaining after this delivery. We wanted to remind you that the last CSA delivery will be Tuesday, November 13th. This week your shares will be full of all that the late season has to offer. You will be receiving garlic, popcorn, carrots sage and more. We just planted our garlic crop for 2019. The seed is the garlic that was grown this year. Each head is split into cloves and the cloves planted. Each clove will become a garlic head next season. The cloves overwinter in the field to sprout in the spring. The cycle continues.

The 2019 CSA season is open for signups. You can order your share for the 2019 CSA season by logging into your member account.

Use coupon code CSA15 at check out for $15 off your full vegetable share and a FREE 1lb. jar of honey.

OR

Use code CSA7 for $8.00 your half, fall, spring or alternate vegetable share (ONLY if your CSA location offers these shares)

OFFER ENDS 11/10/18 AT 1 PM

Marketplace Items are still available but stock is limited!

Coffee, Honey, Maple Syrup, Stoneledge Farm Yarn and Wool Products, Cook Books, Dry Beans, Mushrooms in Bulk, Veggies in bulk (Great for freezing, Seed Oils, Sriracha Sauce and more! Place an order for great gift giving this year!

Our marketplace items sell out quickly this time of year. Please order soon if you are interested.

Login to your member account to place your order.

MARKETPLACE SPECIAL

10% off all Marketplace items while supplies last!

Use coupon code MARKET

Order before 1pm the day before your delivery to receive your order this coming week. Mushroom marketplace orders need to be placed the Friday before your delivery by 12pm.

Popcorn: Popcorn for the first time this season! Follow the steps in this video and you will have a delicious bowl of popcorn to enjoy!

Popping Popcorn Directions

Daikon Radishes: This particular type of radish taste best when cooked. They make delicious Fries!

Daikon Fries or try these other great recipes below…

Diakon Curry Sweet Pickled Daikon Radish Radish Kimchi

Turnips: Purple globe turnips this week! They have a really vibrant purple to show off.

Turnip and Potato Patties Pancetta and Sesame-coated Turnips

Kale: You can use this type of kale in place of most recipes calling for kale.

Potato and Kale Soup Portuguese Kale Soup

STORAGE:

Eat Me UP!– Potatoes, Garlic, Lettuce

Freeze– Carrots, Radishes, Kale, Mustard, Mizuna

Dry: Sage (hang to dry and use as needed) and Popcorn

Enjoy the Harvest,

Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

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Week #23 — What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
Potatoes- 2 pounds
Garlic- 2 bulbs
Popcorn- 1 bundle (4 pieces)
Sage- 1 bunch
Carrots- 1 pound
Daikon Radishes
Kale- 1 bunch
Lettuce
Mustard Greens- 1 bunch
Mizuna- 1 bunch
Check back for  update

Optional Shares
MUSHROOM
Oyster Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT
Fuji Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
Bosc Pears Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard

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Week #22 — Note from the Farmer

Dear CSA Member,

These next few weeks are always very busy! Besides harvesting weekly shares, the fields need to prepared for the winter months. Machinery needs to be cleaned and winterized; barns need to be organized for next season along, with the setup of the website for 2019. Hard to believe we are thinking about 2019 already! The summer always tends to fly by.

Don’t forget to order your marketplace items now before the end of the season. Some things are already sold out for the season, but we still have plenty of great items available. Local honey, maple syrup, organic coffee, organic sriracha sauce, seed oils, cookbooks and more. These items all make great gifts as well!

New to the Marketplace is Stoneledge Farm handcrafted wool and yarn products. The temperature sure is beginning to fall these days! Why not cozy up with a warm handwoven wool blanket, or better yet a warm cowl scarf or mittens. There are plenty of options for you to stay warm this winter season.
Check them out!

Our marketplace items sell out quickly this time of year. Please order soon if you are interested.
Login to your member account to place your order.

Marketplace Special-
10% off all Marketplace items while supplies last!
Use code MARKET
Order before 1pm the day before your delivery to receive your order this coming week. Mushroom marketplace orders need to be placed the Friday before you’re delivery by 12pm.

This week is November’s optional Coffee and Dry Bean share delivery. Please do not forget your optional shares if you ordered them.

Fruit Share Recipe: Apple Sauce
Mushroom Share Recipe: Cremini Mushroom Recipes

Oaxacan Heirloom Corn Cob: This was an experiment that we tried this year and the corn looks beautiful. You can use as a fall decoration or make into corn muffins. It is VERY important that you follow the directions of sifting the corn after the food processing step to get all hard corn pieces out.
How to use Oaxacan Heirloom Green Corn
Honey Cornbread Muffins

Specialty Lettuce: This is a smaller head heirloom lettuce with pointy leaves. Great for fresh eating.

Winter Squash: It is that time of year! I have added a few delicious recipes that are universal with acorn and butternut squash. How to freeze winter squash?
Acorn Squash with Greens Pumpkin or Winter Squash Pie
Winter Squash Soup
Maple Pecan Butternut Squash
Butternut Squash and Maple Glazed Coffee Cake

Turnips: White globe turnips this week, with the greens. The greens can be cooked like collard greens. Very nutritious!
Turnip and Potato Patties Pancetta and Sesame-coated Turnips

Kale: This week is Red Russian. You can use this type of kale in place of most recipes calling for kale.
Potato and Kale Soup Portuguese Kale Soup

Storage:
Eat Me UP!– Shallots,
Freeze– Winter Squash, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Carrots, Beets, Parsley
Dry: Parsley (best dried in oven)
Email the farm info@stoneledge.farm
Blanching Steps

Enjoy the Harvest,
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

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Week #22 — What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
1- Acron Winter Squash
2- Sweet Potatoes
3- Shallots
1- Brussels Sprouts on the stalk
1- bunch Lacinato Kale
1- bunch White Globe Turnips
1 LB. Carrots
2- Specialty Lettuce
1 lb. Red Ace Beets
1- bunch Parsley
1- Oaxacan Heirloom Corn Cob

Optional Shares
MUSHROOM
Crimini Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT
9- Winesap Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
5- Bosc Pears Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard

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Week #20 — Note from the Farmer

Dear CSA Member,

BUR! The weather forecast is predicting pockets of frost already! It sure feels like October! We hope everyone has been enjoying the fall bounty, along with the delicious salad ingredients you have received this past week. We are always excited for another round of salads in the fall months. They lettuce, arugula and mizuna are always so tender this time of year. The mizuna and arugula add such a nice flavor to a delicious fresh salad. These greens do not have to go in a salad, they are delicious cooked as well. See below for some ideas.

Special Note: Due to the rain this week it made things a little muddy in the field. We are going to wash all vegetables before we send but you are going to want to give it another good rinse when you get them home.

There are great items available on the marketplace. Stock up on these items for the winter months, or order for gifts. We have local honey, local maple syrup, organic coffee, organic dry beans, organic sriracha sauce, and much more! New to the marketplace is Stoneledge Farm wool. We have blankets, rugs, mittens, scarfs, and yarns. With this chilly weather ahead these items will be sure to keep you warm! Alternatively, order these items for a loved one. They make a great gift.

Our marketplace items sell out quickly this time of year. Please order soon if you are interested. Login to your member account to place your order.

MARKETPLACE SPECIAL
SPOOKY Ghost Pepper Sriracha Sauce Special.
Purchase ANY Sriracha Sauce on the marketplace and receive 10% off.
Use code SPOOKY
The sriracha sauce is organic, locally grown, and produced by Kitchen Garden farm in MA.
Login to your member account to place your order.
Order before 1pm the day before your delivery to receive your order this coming week.

Fruit Share Recipe: Waldorf Salad
Mushroom Share Recipe: Butternut Squash Stuffed with Quinoa and Mushrooms

Mizuna: Can be eaten raw or cooked. Most commonly added to a fresh salad. When eaten raw this red mizuna adds a beautiful color to a dish.
Mixed Greens Salad with Apples and Maple-Walnut Dressing
Stir-Fried Bok Choy and Mizuna with Tofu

Radishes: Easter-egg Radishes this week. You will notice how tender they are this fall. Beautifully colored with a bright white center. They make a perfect picture!
35 Radish Recipes That Are More Than Just Snacks

Mustard Greens: Like the mizuna you are able to cook this green OR eat raw in a salad. Choose your way!
Mixed Greens Salad with Apples and Maple-Walnut Dressing
Sautéed Mustard Greens

Arugula: Another great salad ingredient but, you can also cook as well.
11 Surprising Ways to Cook With Arugula

Storage:
Eat Me UP!– Lettuces, Boc Choy, Onions
Freeze: Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash, Mustard Greens, Arugula, Mizuna, Swiss chard

Email the farm info@stoneledge.farm
Blanching Steps

Enjoy the Harvest,
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

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Week #20 — What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
Sweet Potatoes
1- Acorn Winter Squash
1 head Red Leaf Lettuce
1 head Green Leaf Lettuce
1- Boc Choy
1- bunch Mustard Greens
1- bunch Arugula
Yellow Onions
1- bunch Easter Egg Radishes
1- bunch Swiss Chard
Check back for update

Optional Shares
MUSHROOM
Shiitake Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT
Cortland Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
Pears Grown by Fix Kilien Kill

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Week #16 – What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
2 lbs. Yellow Potatoes
1 lb. Edamame Beans
1- bunch Brussel Sprout Greens
1- Acorn Squash
3- Shallots
1- bunch Sage
1 head Red Cabbage
4- Hot Peppers
1- bunch of Spinach
1- bunch of Carrots

Optional Share
MUSHROOM 
Shiitake Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT SHARE
30- Stanley Italian Prune Plums Grown by Fix Kilien Kill
3- Bartlett Pears Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
6- Mcintosh Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard

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Week #15 — What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE
1 LB. Green Beans
1 head- Cabbage
1 bunch- Chioggia Beetss
2 LB. White Potatoes
1 bunch- Dill
1- Honeynut Winter Squash
2- Red Onions
1- Bunch of Orange Carrots
1- Romanesco Cauliflower
CHECK BACK FOR UPDATE

Optional Shares
MUSHROOM
Oyster Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

FRUIT
5- Yellow Peaches Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
15- Seckel Pears Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard