CSA located in Manhattan's Upper East Side
All our members are invited to the Spring Farm Gathering at Stoneledge Farm.
Date: May 21st
Time: 1-3PM
Location: 45 Garcia Lane, Leeds, NY 12451
Please feel free to invite your friends and family!
Here is a flyer about ways to get to the farm and things to do in the area.
Download PDF — Farm Visit Where to Stay, What to Do
For more information email Candice at info@stoneledge.farm
November 13, 2016
Dear CSA Member
This is the last delivery for the 2016 season.
It has been a beautiful and mild fall. All the leaves on the trees have just about fallen. We are now turning towards the bare tree limbs of Winter! Before you know it the fields will be blanketed with white glistening snow.
We would like to thank everyone who was a member this season and a special thank you to the CSA site coordinators. It has been a wonderful season and we are looking forward the the next! The 2017 season is now open and you are able to log into your CSA Member Account from the farm website home page and place your 2017 CSA share order. We do appreciate early sign ups as most of our purchasing for the next season happens in December. We will be holding the 2016 prices until January 1st. There is a three pay option available again for 2017 which breaks down the share payment over three months time.
We just planted our garlic crop for 2017. 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.
This week your shares will be heavy. You will be getting Winter Squash, Carrots, Beets and large Radishes! These items are perfect for a warm fall feast! You will also be getting sage this week that is beautiful and a great garnish for any fall recipe! (Goes Very well with Turkey)
Marketplace items are available with many vegetables, fruit in bulk, coffee, chocolate, honey and maple. Place an order for great gift giving this season. Please order by 3PM the day before your CSA delivery to make sure we can fill your order to be delivered with the last CSA shares.
We wish everyone a Happy & Healthy winter!
Enjoy the Harvest and Thank you again for being a CSA member.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
November 6, 2016
Dear CSA Member
We have seen our first snow fall last week and hit a record high of 80 degrees the next! The weather has been so unpredictable lately but, we have been staying a steady 50 degrees this past few days and 30 – 40 degrees at night. We have been taking full advantage of the nice days to get the fields cleaned and organized for the winter months.
This week you will be receiving heavy fall crops carrots, turnips, beets and winter squash along with hearty fall greens. As the weather gets a little cooler the color of the greens will deepen. (especially the kale and collards) As the color deepens the flavor becomes sweeter. Below is a recipe for a delicious fall kale soup.
https://www.stoneledge.farm/csa-program/recipes/kale/287-portuguese-kale-soup
Popcorn did very well this year! You will be getting popcorn for the first time this week in your CSA shares. The popcorn has been drying in the greenhouse. The heat and dry conditions in the greenhouse is perfect to dry the popcorn. Below are the directions for popping the pop corn.
Take the kernels from the cob (by twisting both hands on the cob the kernels will fall off)
Use 1/2 cup of kernels for a large bowl of pop corn
Add 1tbl. of oil to large pot with lid.
Add popcorn and cover (do not lift cover until all of the popcorn is popped. If you lift the lid the popcorn will not pop!)
5. Add butter, salt or your favorite and Enjoy.
There is only one more CSA delivery left after this week. If you are interested Marketplace items are available with many vegetables, fruit in bulk, coffee, chocolate, honey and maple. Place an order for great gift giving this season. https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace
Enjoy the harvest.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
October 30, 2016
Dear CSA Member,
A cold and blustery day today after we have had our first snow fall of the season. (4 inches) Enough to water the garden. New this week is celeriac. Many members might remember it from past seasons. But if you don’t Celeriac is a close relative to celery except it is grown for its roots rather then its stalk. Celeriac is ready for harvest after a few light frost in early fall. Celeriac can be used in soups, stews or even eaten raw as a salad. Below is a link with some Farm Favorite Celeriac recipes.
Celeriac Recipes- https://www.stoneledge.farm/csa-program/recipes/celeriac
This week on the Online Marketplace there are Apples, Kale, Collards, Shallots and Carrots available in bulk if you are interested. We only have 2 more deliveries after this week. These items are great for freezing during the winter months! The Online Marketplace also offers local honey and maple syrup along with other items such as, organic coffee and chocolate. These items sell out quick this time of year. Order soon to ensure you can get the products you would like.
We have taken our yearly photo. It is bitter sweet as we near the end of the season. I have posted a photo of our 2016 Farm Crew on the farm Facebook page and Farm website Farm News page: https://www.stoneledge.farm/on-the-farm/farm-blog. Take a look.
This week is a coffee share week.
Don’t get rid of those Turnip Greens! Try this recipe https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/ginas-turnip-greens-recipe.html
Enjoy the bountiful harvest.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
October 22, 2016
Dear CSA Member,
The weather has been going from one extreme to the next. We had frost last week and this week we broke a record high of 85 degrees. Today we getting some much needed rain and the plants are soaking it all up! This week your share will be full of Beautiful greens Red and Green Leaf Lettuces, Mustard Greens and Boc Choi. Along with, heavy root crops Carrots, Potatoes, Beets and Radishes. The radish greens are beautiful with a peppery taste. The Radish Greens can be added to a salad or cooked as a side dish. They can even made into Radish Pesto! Click below for a Radish Leaf Pesto recipe.
https://www.food.com/recipe/radish-leaf-radish-top-pesto-435728
This week the PS-11 third graders came and visited the farm. We have posted pictures on the Stoneledge Farm Blog on our website. https://www.stoneledge.farm/on-the-farm/farm-blog It was a great day and, the third graders had a great time helping harvest the carrots!
As we near the end of the season please place your orders for honey, maple, coffee and chocolate if you are interested. (stock is limited this time of year) The products are all from small family farms, farmers that we know and help support with the Marketplace. They make great holiday gifts and you might want to stock up for the long cold days ahead as well. There are many bulk amounts of vegetables and fruit available as well.
Enjoy the bounty of the harvest.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
October 16, 2016
Dear CSA Member,
It’s beginning to feel more and more like fall! The leaves are changing quickly as we get closer to the peak of the fall foliage. We have had brisk mornings down into the 30s. (cold enough for some frost pockets) The hearty fall crops use this to their advantage to keep the soil moist with no rain in the forecast. This week you will be getting more salad ingredients! The mustard and Mizuna greens are beautiful and really add a nice color to a fresh salad. You can add the radishes for even more color! Mustard greens can be added to a salad or they can be cooked. If you steam the mustard greens it will take away some of the bitterness that these greens have. When cooked it tastes very similar to collard greens.
This week you will be getting Brussels Sprouts. Below is information on how to prepare the Brussels Sports.
Use a paring knife to separate the sprout from the stalk.
Trim the base of each sprout close to the bottom but, not too close that the sprout starts to come apart.
3. Peel away and discard any browning or blemished leaves.
4. You are now ready to cook the Brussels Sprouts.
Don’t forget to stock up on local honey and local maple syrup for the winter. The Stoneledge Farm Online Marketplace offers these items. The online marketplace also offers organic coffee, chocolate and cocoa. These items make great gifts for the holiday season. Fruit and vegetables are available in bulk (Great for freezing, baking or canning) This week we have Collard Greens, Red Russian Kale, Lacinato Kale, Apples and Pears available in bulk. To order these items from the Online Marketplace go to https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace sign in and place your order. Your Marketplace Order will be delivered with your CSA share.
Enjoy the fall and bounty of the harvest.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
October 9, 2016
Dear CSA Member
Another dry week as we continue on into the fall season. We have been working hard to tend to the garden during this extended drought and, with no rain in the forecast it has been challenging. New this week are turnips. The turnip greens are beautiful and make for a great side dish. Turnip greens are very similar to collards and can be prepared the same way. Their slightly bitter flavor is delicious!
Braised Turnip Greens: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/braised-turnip-greens-with-turnips-and-apples-356069
Shallot and Garlic Turnip Greens: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/ginas-turnip-greens-recipe.html
This week you will also be getting Lettuce! Yes, it in finally back! You can get your salad spinners back out and fill your fridge with some delicious salad ingredients. Tropicana Lettuce, Arugula, Mizuna, Radishes and Sweet Salad Peppers! You will also be getting Petit Rouge Cabbage a small variety of red cabbage. This cabbage can be eaten raw or cooked.
Red Cabbage Slaw- https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/red-cabbage-slaw-recipe.html
Don’t Forget! Stoneledge Farm Online Marketplace items are available. https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace There are bulk quantities of vegetables and fruit. Currently on the Marketplace are kale and collards (great for freezing) bulk apples and pears. (great for sauces and butters) We also offer local maple syrup, local honey, Stoneledge Farm coffee and chocolate. If you are interested in these items you can order them through your account https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace and your order will be delivered with your CSA shares.
How do I order from the Online Marketplace?
Go to https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace
Click on Member Login
Click on 2016 Marketplace
Enjoy the harvest.
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
Week #18
Dear CSA members,
The seasons are continuing to change; there was a cool bite to the air this morning. As the summer crops begin to fade, the fresh fall greens take their place, bringing new life to the fields. The dry weather has continued through the growing season, bringing with it challenges as well as some benefits – such as not working in the rain and mud. The fungal diseases that can often reduce crop yields during the summer months were not a major concern due to the lack of precipitation.
The majority of our plants are started by hand in the greenhouses and then transplanted into the fields to give them a much-needed head start. During this period, the transplants need constant moisture to help establish the plants. This was a major struggle from early spring until last week, when we finished the last transplants for the season. Fortunately, we have a great staff of excellent farmers who efficiently irrigated our tender crops while conserving water throughout the summer months.
The past several days have been very rewarding with high yields of winter squash, popcorn, carrots and sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes are a crop that we are just learning how to produce in high quantities. The process starts in the winter by ordering organic sweet potato “slips” from a farm in Georgia. The timing must be perfect to ship the slips from Georgia to New York. These tender shoots can survive for only a day or two and need to be planted and watered immediately upon arrival in June. This season we prepared a section of the field with hills of soil prior to the slips arrival. Keeping the rows hilled, weeded and fertilized throughout the season paid off with the best quality sweet potato harvest we have ever had. These slips are expensive but with high yields, they are worth it. Now that we have figured out the needs of this crop, we will double our order for next season and hopefully get the same results.
We have acres of fall greens coming on strong. Lettuce, radishes, mizuna, mustard, arugula and more will soon return, bringing fresh salads to the fridge! We also have an abundance of hardy brassica greens that will continue through the remainder of the year. Potatoes, carrots, beets, winter squash and many more root crops will add some bulk to the weekly harvest. Things are looking good for the fall!
I hope that everyone has enjoyed the season so far and is feeling the healthy benefits of eating our fresh organic produce. Thank you for all your support and loyalty to our farm.
Pete for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
A reminder that this week is a coffee share week!
Winter squash – 1
Lacinato kale – 1 bunch
Sweet potatoes – 2
Ancho peppers – 2
Sweet peppers – 2
Curly parsley – 1 bunch
Shallots – 2
Radish bunch – 1
Serrano peppers – take what you like
Fruit Share:
1 bag- Empire Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
1 bag – Anjou Pears Grown by Klein’s Kill Orchard
Mushroom Share: Crimini
September 25, 2016
Dear CSA Member,
We have begun the first week of fall! Cool mornings and warm sunny days, a perfect way to start the fall season. These are also the ingredients needed for maximum fall color on our native trees. As we clean out the fields we are harvesting every bit of summer that we can. You will be getting a tomato and some sweet peppers. With this dry warm weather the summer crops are still sticking around!
New this week are cylindra beets. They are large beets with a strong sweet flavor and a deep red color. The cylinda beets are easy to peel and slice because of their long shape. They taste great boiled or even roasted. Below is a recipe for roasted beets and maple walnut salad. (a farm favorite) This week you will also be getting winter squash. It is that time of year! The winter squash can also be boiled or placed in the oven for 45 min at 350 degrees. (covered) By adding maple syrup to the winter squash it will make a warm delicious fall side.
If you need maple syrup the Stoneledge Farm online marketplace offers maple syrup along with vegetables and fruit in bulk, Local Honey, Coffee and Chocolate. This week there are Italian Prune Plums and Green Bartlett Pears in bulk. Great for freezing, making sauces or butters.
The Maple syrup labeling system has changed since last year. The labeling system is Grade A Dark with Robust Taste (the old Grade A) and Grade A Very Dark and a Very Strong Taste (the old grade B) The Grade A dark with robust taste is a lighter syrup that was bottled earlier in the season. Grade A Very dark with Very strong taste was bottled later in the season. Most people prefer the Darker syrup for cooking and baking but is great for a table syrup as well.
Enjoy this beautiful warm fall weather!
How do I order from the Marketplace?
–https://www.stoneledge.farm/marketplace/about-market-place
-Click Member Login
-Select your Items
Roasted Beets and Maple Walnut Salad- (you can substitute the Kale with Spinach) https://www.stoneledge.farm/csa-program/recipes/kale/373-roasted-beet-and-kale-salad-with-maple-candied-walnuts
Red Cabbage Recipe- https://www.stoneledge.farm/csa-program/recipes/cabbage/250-mrs-mosher-s-sweet-and-sour-red-cabbage
Enjoy the Harvest!
Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm
September 16
Dear CSA Member,
We are finally breaking the brutally hot temperatures! It is beginning to feel like fall. The shares will start to feel heavier as the hearty crops of fall will fill the shares.
We are continuing to harvest as well as prepare the fields for winter. Cover crop seeds have been planted (rye and oats) and are growing beautifully. The seeds have to be planted and then rolled over again to make sure the seeds are covered completely by the soil. Planting the cover crops takes time but has to be done to protect the ground from snow and frost.
New this week is Butternut Winter Squash. Our favorite way to cook it here on the farm is baked with maple syrup! Directions below.
Enjoy The Harvest!
Candice For Everyone at Stoneledge Farm