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Hi everyone! The last two weekends' farmstands have been super thanks to all of you! Now it is already the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Our annual Thanksgiving Sale will be at the farmstand this year, 9am to 2pm. This is your chance to gather up what you need for the feast, to stock your root cellar, or just to eat well this weekend!

Here is the lineup as of now:

PRODUCE AND EGGS. White Barn Farm with fresh produce including potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, celery root, winter radishes, broccoli, lettuce mix, and more. We will have a limited supply of our eggs to sell and eggs from Brambly Farms in Norfolk.

CRANBERRIES. White Barn Farm has brought in gorgeous whole organic cranberries from Cranberry Hill Farm in Plymouth.

VEGGIES AND APPLES. Cook's Valley Farm from West Wrentham will have their apples and squash and more potatoes and other treats.

PRODUCE. Medway Community Farm is making their debut this year! More fresh organically produced veggies.

SEAFOOD. Jordan Brothers Seafood will have fresh fish and shellfish for some diversity in your meals leading up to the big feast :)

MEAT. Burnshirt Valley Farm. Floyd will be selling pastured pork and grass-fed beef to stock your freezer for the winter.

HONEY. Franklin Honey. Roger and Lauren, the beekeepers who have hives here at White Barn Farm, will be selling honey and wonderful bee products: hand cream, lip balm, beautiful, fragrant soaps, and more.

COFFEE. Sheldonville Roasters. Our local coffee roaster, Phil, will be selling his freshly roasted beans and fresh brewed coffee.

POTTERY. Karl Ziegler, Our young, talented potter friend from Norfolk. Many of you have probably seen his work at our HarvestWeen sale or last weekend. After each sale, he's been working hard to get more pieces ready for the next event.

DOG TREATS. 4Paws Animal Shelter. These ladies are raising funds to establish an animal shelter here. They've been baking up organic dog treats to sell.

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We are looking forward to seeing you all! If you know someone who might be interested in the sale, please don't hesitate to pass along this email. Don't forget to bring your own bags or baskets or boxes. We can accept cash or checks.

We can take empty egg cartons, those bluish-green paper pint and quart boxes in good shape, and mason jars. Sorry, we find used twist ties and rubber bands too unreliable to reuse.

We wil not be open the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 26th. Stay tuned for an announcement about whether we will be open for more dates in December. Let's hope so!

Thank you, as always, for your support and enthusiasm!

See you tomorrow!

Chris and Christy at White Barn Farm

Hi everyone!

Looks like tomorrow is shaping up to be another stellar Saturday: 55 degrees and sunny.  We had another great week on the farm, and we managed to fill the root cellar once again! We will be open tomorrow, Saturday November 12th, from 9-2. We will have carrots, lettuce, bags of greens, kale, broccoli, potatoes, and many other scrumptious delights.  Also Jordan brothers seafood will be at farmstand from 9-1, and Floyd from Burnshirt Valley Farm will be at the stand from 10:30-2.  So you can stock your fridges and freezers with fish, pork, beef and veggies.  And finally our good friend Karl Zieglar will be selling hand-made pottery.  Karl was at our harvest-ween festival and is great addition to our white barn family.  Last Saturday was such a success, and we hope that this can be even better.  Thanks for everyone for the support.  SEE YALL SOON!

 
with cold hands and warm hearts,

chris and christy kantlehner

P.S.  Next saturday we will be having our 3rd annual Thanksgiving blow out, due to the addition of more vendors we will be having our sale this year at the farm.  We will send an email out next week with further information.  thanks.

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Hello everyone,

Finally got the bountiful harvest in the root cellar for tomorrows market.  Despite the snow, and crazy weather the end of october brought us we harvested beets, carrots, kale, lettuce, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, and some other fall favorites.  We will be open from 9-1 this saturday.  Oh, by the way Jordan Brothers seafood will be at the stand to fulfill your fish friday cravings.  Cant wait to see everyone.

on another note; just in time for the end of the year, white barn farm has got an iphone, and can be followed on twitter and facebook, with up to minute harvesting hoopla.  check us out! we would love to be able to share more farm info with you. 

and a big thank you to everyone that supports the farm, with out our dedicated members/shoppers we couldn't do what we do.  you keep us going on the coldest days and the warmest days.  THANKS

 

with love and care

chris and christy kantlehner

You did it! Some of you for three years!!! Congratulations and Thank You for Supporting Us! We hope you have discovered some new vegetables and/or recipes and have enjoyed being a part of the CSA. We certainly feel very fortunate to have you as customers! I will send an email with renewal information in the next couple weeks. We give you all a chance to renew and then open up shares to the waiting list. More details later. For now, get cozy in the kitchen, cause it's getting cold out there!!

1 Head Garlic. Glorious Garlic. If you have a mortar and pestle it is quite exciting to make a garlic-chilli paste. I like to smash up garlic, salt (for abrasion as much as for flavor, perhaps), and little dried Thai hot peppers, cracked open and seeds removed. I use that for the base of the dressing I make for a Napa Cabbage Slaw.  You could also add it to some onions and use as the base for a stir fry or soup.

2 lbs Mixed Beets. These can stay in the back of the fridge in a plastic bag for some time. You can roast them and serve as a side or on a salad. Raw beets are not bad. A shredded salad of beets and carrots with a light dressing and some fresh parsley is quite yummy.

1 bunch Hakurei Turnips. These are the tender turnips that you can eat like a radish. The greens are pretty nice too. You guessed it, just sautee them up with garlic and olive oil. If you are going to cook these turnips, just sautee them lightly in butter. They will not hold up to a long oven-roasting.

1 small bunch of Carrots. Shiny, delicious, young carrots. A quick steam is a great way to prepare larger pieces of carrots or whole peeled baby carrots for a sautee – think garlic or ginger and a pinch of brown sugar, splash of orange juice. Shred onto a salad. Chop for a soup. Roast along with your other hard veggies.

1 Butternut Squash. These should be cooked this week or next. We have been under attack from Chipmunks and Gray Squirrels in the greenhouse, where our squash was curing. The little devils would take a bite of each one. If we threw them all out, we wouldn’t have enough to give you a squash for the last share, so most of these have marks and therefore won’t store long. The last time we distributed the Butternut we also got a few reports that they were rotten inside. If this happens to you, please come see us at the stand for a replacement. Same for onions. If you got some rotten ones, please come get some at the stand to take their place.

2 lbs Mixed Potatoes. Adirondack Red, which are pink-fleshed, and Yukon Gold. Roast or boil. It is a great time of the year for those cozy mashed potatoes.

1 bunch Tuscan Kale. Cooked greens are a good side and are probably even good mixed with roasted roots. Finely chopped Kale, sautéed with garlic could go inside Enchiladas with a Salsa Verde (made with tomatillos).  White Beans are another good partner for kale. You could make a very simple soup with onions, garlic, kale, white beans, and chicken stock.

3 heads lettuce. Time for a nice fall salad. I love a salad with toasted nuts (walnuts, pecans, or hazelnuts), a soft cheese (goat, feta, blue), and dried cranberries.

2 lbs Red Onions. Try that Red Onion Jam or Caramelized Onions or just make lots of tuna salad! Slices are great on a burger or a Cheddar Melt. Or in a black bean, garbanzo bean, or pasta salad.

1 Celery Root. Use it whenever you start a soup or stew, boil it along with your taters for mashers. Make a half potato half celeriac gratin. Shred it on a salad. Dress Julienned Celery Root with a Dijon, Honey, Citrus Vinaigrette.  Or just roast it. 

1 bunch Cilantro. I love the smell of Cilantro! My dad told me today that Julia Childs did not like cilantro! She must not have had it prepared right! Cilantro is the magic ingredient to turn a jar of salsa into a tasty dip for tortilla chips. It is wonderful in a quick miso soup or in a broth with chicken stock, coconut milk, and lime juice. Cilantro is perfect to finish Nachos with or put in a burrito. Tequila, lime, onion, and cilantro makes a super marinade for chicken, shrimp, or fish on the grill. Chopped onions and cilantro along with some sliced cabbage and white fish are one of the keys to fish tacos.

1 head Broccoli. Don’t forget to check for caterpillars.  One of my favorite combos is garlic and soy sauce for an easy sautee or grilled dish.

1 Bag Fall Salad Mix. Our special mix of fall greens for your salad bowl. These greens are tasty! I enjoyed a kind of weird sandwich on my way out the door last Saturday to waitress at Al Forno. Wheat bread spread with cream cheese and drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette, a handful of our fall mix and a handful of clover sprouts. Weird but good. Have you ever tried a peanut butter and scallion sandwich? It’s a lot better than it sounds.

 

Hi there Holiday Feasters! Most of you White Barn Farmstand shoppers and CSA members are familiar with the Brambly Farm eggs we have available for sale, but laying hens aren't the only animals loving life over in Norfolk!

For a wonderful locally raised heritage turkey for your Thanksgiving Table, Brambly Farms has your bird!

 

 

This is a recent email from Phil Johnson, the man behind Sheldonville Roasters. He is always educating about the different coffee he roasts. Anyone who has bought his coffee at our farmstand is surely familiar with the quality of his product. I thought I would share his latest triumph!

To be added to the Sheldonville Roasters mailing list send an email to: sheldonville.roasters@gmail.com

To meet Phil and try a cup of freshly brewed coffee made from freshly roasted beans, visit him at our "HarvestWeen" Market on Saturday, October 29th, from 10am to 4pm (brewed coffee maybe on the earlier end). The delicious coffee should be a great accompaniment to the baked goods for sale to fundraise for the 4Paws Animal Shelter. Hope to see you there!

Hi Folks,

 

 

Yay for a sunny pick-up day! 

This week in your box you found:

1 bunch of Broccoli Raab. This is your cooking green for the week. Raab is kind of a love-it or hate-it vegetable. Hopefully you'll like it. It is a bitter green (great for your liver). I think it loves to be sauteed with olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, and served with some grilled spicy italian sausage. You could do a pasta version of this by slicing the grilled sausage and coarsely chopping the raab, cooked with the garlic, oil, and chilli flakes. A big, ridged shell pasta would probably be nice, served with a few big dollops of nice ricotta cheese (like from Narragansett Creamery)

Purple-top turnips. these are the kind of turnips you want to roast or put in a beef stew. They are sharper raw than our tender little salad turnips. But cooked, they get very sweet. What a classic fall flavor! To Roast your turnips, scrub or peel, then dice and toss with olive oil salt and pepper. put on a baking sheet and into a 375 degree oven until fork tender - maybe 25-30 minutes, turning once in the middle. they are perfect in a medley with carrots and celery root.

1 bunch of carrots. good old crunchy orange carrots! you may want to make a ginger-carrot soup at this time of year, or glazed carrots, or shred them on your fall mix for a tasty salad. carrot sticks and hummus is a good snack. And they are essential to soups and stews and roasted root medleys.

1 small head of Cabbage. Crunchy Slaw tastes so good at this time of year. I made a quick slaw to put on pulled pork, which we finally made for the first time over the weekend - so easy! just get a big pork butt or shoulder and put it in the crockpot with a beer for 24 hours. shred and add BBQ sauce. we had pulled pork sandwiches with homemade pickles and a quick, easy slaw made with mayo, slivered red onions, a tsp of dijon mustard, chopped parsley and half a lemon. For a slaw with an asian flair try this recipe for spicy cilantro peanut slaw  

Broccoli. Finally! it's ready! Our broccoli has been very resilient. I am so proud that it is producing such nice crowns. Broccoli is great steamed or roasted  or grilled (the latter two if you marinate them with oil or soy sauce and balsamic vinegar or something). I just saw the suggestion of tossing broccoli with buttered bread crumbs to make a tasty side dish. see you later, velveeta. Broccoli is also a good ingredient in a veggie lasagna, a tofu stir-fry, a frittata or quiche. Here is a recipe for Broccoli Slaw.  We hope you like it! Break apart the crown to check for green caterpillars or soak in salted water to ditch them.

2 lbs Yellow Onions. How about an apple-onion chutney? 

2 lbs of Sweet Potatoes. yes! sweet potatoes can be different colors and can be white inside! These are delicious roasted. Cut them into french fry shapes and roast and you have sweet potato fries. Chris made an excellent dish to bring to a potluck BBQ the other night. He filled a cast-iron pan with sliced rounds of sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, jalapenos, and some magic seasonings, covered it with foil and put it on the grill when everyone was done grilling. It slow cooked there, Chris tossed it a few times. Magnificent!

1 head of Garlic. enjoy!

bundle of sage and thyme. thyme is magic with roasted veggies. I oven-"fried" chicken breasts the other day - flour, egg wash, panko bread crumbs and placed them on a baking sheet sprayed with oil and with whole sage leaves laid out under each chicken breast. The sage leaves crisped up and seasoned the meat, and made a wonderful presentation when I turned them over. kind of fun! You can hang these herbs up to dry it you don't find a use for them right away. I love throwing branches of thyme into slow-cooking wild mushrooms and garlic or caramelizing onions. just remove the twig before serving.

2 little heads of lettuce. here are some fresh greens to accompany your hearty fall dishes.

1 bag of Fall Salad Mix. tasty array of mustard greens, baby kale, baby spinach. wash, spin, and put in a salad bowl. this would be a good candidate for wilting, too.

Hi everyone! Thanks for all bringing back your boxes! and even some pint and quart containers. gracias! It was an encouraging Friday afternoon at the farm. We had a surprisingly wide variety of items to offer, despite the overnight frost. At this time of year it is to be expected and pretty much just knocks back the green bean foliage, the flowering lemon basil we were using for flowers and the sweet potato foliage. The clear fall day felt so good. Thank you for all of your support, team! Three more weeks, for anyone who has lost count!

This week's share contained:

Tuscan Kale. maybe this is your week to make Kale Chips. I think a Kale Frittata is delicious. and the pasta recipe with kale, bacon and sun-dried tomatoes on the website always sounds enticing. Cooked kale does freeze okay. you could be very happy to see it in there in February.

2 lbs Yellow Onions. The start to any dish, any soup, a gratin. grill, roast, sautee, stir fry. the other day i even shredded an onion to put into a sausage patty mixture, along with parmesan in a can, herbs and bread crumbs, and an egg. I think shredded onion is key to a good meatloaf, as well.

1 head of garlic. excellent with the kale, green beans or broccoli, potatoes. i'm sure i don't have to herald its splendor. don't forget about garlic bread!

1 Butternut Squash. A wonderful treasure of a squash. This will store at a dry room temperature for quite a while. But the prospect of butternut raviolis, lasagna, risotto, soup, curry, roasted and mashed will probably have you butchering this on a big cutting board before you know it. our website and past emails offer lots of ideas.

1 Bulb of Fennel. If you love it the way you've been preparing it, maybe just carry on. But this is really a versatile vegetable. You must try the thinly shaved fennel salad/slaw. There is always the option of roasting it. You could do a gratin including the fennel. It is great sauteed with onions and sausage and is an excellent match for shellfish like mussels or fish in a tomato based stew. you could also try Alice Waters' Sauteed Fennel or this recipe for Baked Fennel with Gorgonzola

Bag of Mustard Mix. These spicy salad greens are back! An easy salad. just wash, spin, and add Annie's goddess dressing. Maybe you could shred some carrots on top to make it a little more colorful. Thinly sliced red onion and a pungent cheese such as a soft goat cheese, feta, or blue cheese are great for balancing the spicy mustards.

2 lbs of Rainbow carrots. Specialty carrots! I am a big fan of White Satin carrots, a new variety for us this year. They were planted alongside several other cultivars of colored carrots: Yellowstone, Atomic Red, and Dragon. White Satin grew so nicely! long, straight, large roots. magnifique! i think you will find them to be extra tender! To feature the carrots as a side you can cut them into sticks and steam them until just barely tender, then sautee them in a pan with olive oil and garlic.

3 leeks. Here is the novel item for this week's box! Lovely leeks. Our friend Alton Brown has a great idea for grilled braised leeks if you were going to be grilling something anyway. Apparently Alton did a whole show about leeks and has this five-star leek potato soup recipe to offer as well. Or travel in culinary terms to Switzerland for a potato-leek rosti, courtesy of Emeril.

2.5 lbs of yukon gold potatoes. available for that potato-leek soup or for roasting along with your fennel, onions, and carrots. a potato is a good addition to vegetable soups such as carrot or butternut to give them a little more substance. if you are tired of roasted potatoes try changing up how you cut them - french fry shaped, diced, thin rounds. Fresh herbs and onion and/or garlic add lots of flavor, too. 

a small bag green beans. this is a fairly small portion so I recommend adding these to a dish to make them stretch a little bit. or if there are just two for dinner steam up those green beans, then throw them in a hot fry pan with garlic and olive oil (and chilli flakes if you like it hot) to flavor them up. While we were weighing and packing we thought of scalloped potatoes and onions with diced ham and chopped green beans as another way to feature the beans while feeding an army.