It’s a great chance to meet Fred and Karen and see where your vegetables come from, not to mention farm tours, gardening skills learning, and live music! Visit the Sang Lee Farms website for more details.

The day at the farm will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., not including travel (around two hours each way).

Please RSVP at the link below and let us know  if you’re planning to attend, so that we can get a count for possible group transportation: http://bit.ly/FarmVisit2012

Tomorrow  Wednesday  November  9th, 2011 is your last CSA delivery for the regular 2011 summer season.  Below is the list of expected harvest items for your shares.

I can hardly believe another summer season has passed so quickly.   Like every other season that I’ve farmed, it is always a little bit different each year.   This season has of course, had its interesting twists with the weather.   It’s sobering to reflect on the variability of weather that we’ve experienced, from the heat  of 90+ degrees days during the middle of the summer to the killing frost of 28 o F two weeks ago.  We’ve had very dry weather during which we irrigated into the late night hours every day for some stretches and we’ve had our share of very wet weather with extended periods of consecutive days with rainfall.  We had Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee along with other wind and weather events.

In spite of everything, we’ve been blessed to have the bounty and variety over the course of the CSA season that we did.   We want you to know that we are grateful for your support and participation in our CSA program and hope that you have enjoyed the fruits of this season.

Be well,

Fred & Karen

1 bu Mixed Carrots

1 bu Cilantro

1 bu Easter Egg Radish

2 lbs.Sweet Potatoes

1 bu Red Mustard

1 bu green Scallions

1 bu White Turnips

1 pc Habanero Pepper

Full

1 bu Italian Parsley

1 bu Mixed Beets

1 hd Romanesco Cauliflower

1 bu Arugula

4 hds Baby Bok Choy

1 Daikon Radish

2 lbs Potatoes

1 hd green Cabbage

1 bu Mizuna

1 bulb Summer Garlic

1 bu Rosemary, Thyme or Mint

Cheese

Mecox Bay Dairy Farms Atlantic Mist

I’m happy to include the list below that has a full compliment of vegetables. Sometimes after a wind and rain event like what we had over the weekend, it can be a bit ‘ SCARY ‘ for me to go into the field and look at what used to be a nice crop of lettuce or cabbage. There were times in the past when I did a field inspection following a storm, that I just about ‘ wet my pants ‘ after I saw the damages to the crop following a weather event. You’ve heard the saying, ‘ Been there, Done that ! ‘ . Well, I can attest to the truth of being ‘ Scared ‘ almost enough to require a change of clothes. Of course I’m not just saying that because it was Halloween yesterday or that I’m a ‘ Whoossie ‘ . Thankfully, this past week was not one of those times.

While we were spared the ice and snow on eastern Long Island, we did get our share of rain and wind. In addition to the expected physical damage to the vegetables in the filed, both our farm stand canopy and awning were torn from the wind that accompanied the storm. Both can be repaired or replaced, so we are really, just fine.

As I reflect back over the season, I can say without hesitation, that we’ve had our share of challenges this season. I feel relief as we near the end of this CSA season, but also and perhaps more importantly, I am grateful that we have you as CSA share holders. Truthfully, the CSA program has made farming for me just a bit less ‘ SCARY ‘.

Thank you,

Fred & Karen

1 bu Mixed Beets

1 bu Scallions

1 bu Easter Egg Radishes

1 bulb Kohlrabi

2 lbs Potatoes

1 hd Green Boston Lettuce

2 hds Baby Bok Choy

1 bulb Summer Garlic

Full

1 bu Cilantro

1 bu Mixed Carrots

1 bu Scallions

1 hd Cauliflower

1 hd Iceberg Lettuce

1 bu Easter Egg Radishes

1hd Red Oak

2 lbs.Sweet Potatoes

1 Hd Red Romaine

1 bu White Turnips

1 bu Tatsoi

Cheese Share: This week’s Cheese CSA share is a container of Catapano Dairy Farms’ cranberry chevre.

Last week we were fortunate to be the host of a high school AP, (advanced placement) Environmental Studies class. All of the students were either in their junior or senior year of studies.

As it has been with all school groups that have visited our farm, it was a productive visit on both sides. The students were exposed to what makes our Certified Organic farm different from a conventional one. I covered briefly the differences in our cultivation practices, type of materials used with soil amendments such as fertilizers, (e.g. Soybean meal for a nitrogen source, and pasteurized poultry litter for phosphorus and potassium), to the classes of pesticides used in organic production, (i.e. environmentally friendly, botanical or biological in nature).

Three items that are in the CSA shares this week were harvested by some of the students. They were; sweet potatoes, carrots and beets. Rest assured, I did not make them harvest your CSA veggies, they simply dug their own samples to take back with them to try at home.

As the insurance Gecko lizard says in some commercials, “The Big Ahhh Ha!” for me was to realize that most of the students in this group could not identify the type of vegetables growing in the fields. This was from a distance of a few feet, looking at the leaves of the plants, just prior to digging them up. You’ll be happy to know that my Eye Brows have returned to their normal resting position on my forehead, although it did take a few hours for them to do that.

Hoping by now, everyone in our CSA can pick out their veggies by name.

Be well,

Fred & Karen

1 bu Italian Parsley

1 bu Mixed Carrots

1 hd Iceberg Lettuce

1 bu French Radishes

2 lbs.Sweet Potatoes

1 hd Bok Choy

8 Oz. Snap Beans

2 pcs Eggplant

Full

1 bu Mixed Beets

8 oz. Mixed Salad Greens

1 hd Green Boston

1 bu French Radishes

1 bulb Kohlrabi

1 hd red Cabbage

2 lbs Potatoes

2 hds Nyu Choy

2 hds Baby Bok Choy

1 bu Red Turnips

1 head Cauliflower

1 bulb Summer Garlic

1 bu Mixed Beets

1 bu Easter Egg Radishes

1 bu Red Leaf Lettuce

1 head of Cheddar Cauliflower

1 bulb Kohlrabi

1 bu. Tatsoi

1 Butternut Squash

Full

1 bu Italian Parsley

1 bu Mixed Carrots

1 bu Red Oak Lettuce

1 bu French Radishes

1 hd Red Boston Lettuce

1 head of Cheddar Cauliflower

2 lbs.Sweet Potatoes

1 bu U- Choy

1 Bu. Russian Kale

8 Oz. Snap Beans

1 Butternut Squash

2 pcs Eggplant

Fruit

One bag of Cameo Apples( the redder ones) and one bag of Fuji Apples.  This is the last week of the Fruit CSA.  We hope you have enjoyed the ‘Fruits’ of Clark’s (and his team at Briermere) labors!

Cheese

This week’s cheese is Mecox Sunrise from Mecox Bay Dairy.  Mecox Sunrise is a washed rind semi-hard cheese aged for 2 to 4 months and is named for it’s characteristic orange rind.  It has a more intense flavor than the Shawondasee.  it is made in 7″ diameter, 2″ thick wheels.  Mecox Sunrise was awarded second place in it’s category at the 2004 American Cheese Society annual competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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1 bu Italian Parsley

1 bu Carrots

1 bu Mizuna

1 bu French Radishes

1 bu Red Oak Lettuce

2 Heads Baby Bok Choy

1 bunch Guy Lon

Full Shares

1 bu Cilantro

2 lbs. Mixed Beets

1 Head Green Boston

1 bu French Radishes

1 bu Green Scallions

1 head Broccoli

1 head Red Cabbage

1 head Red Romaine

1 bu White Hakurei Turnips

2 lbs. Blue Potatoes

1 Acorn Squash

Fruit

A bag of bosc pears and a mixed bag of cortland and empire apples this week.

Cheese

No info the share this week.