Week #19 Sat, Oct. 17th –Tues, Oct. 20th 2009
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In your bag
Onions, Garlic
Carrots
Parsnips
Potatoes
Winter squash – Delicata
Pie Pumpkin
Brussels sprouts
Leeks

This Week's Recipe
Delicata Creamy Squash Soup

Next Week’s Final Delivery
We should have more Brussels sprouts and winter squash for you. We’ll also have beets, shallots, celeriac, carrots and potatoes.

Winter Shares
Many of you ordered winter shares this year. They will include a variety of winter squash, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, beets, celeriac and a pie pumpkin. We will likely deliver those a week or so before Thanksgiving. We’ll be in touch with details.

Harvest Dinner Saturday, November 7th
Plan to join us for Spring Hill’s Annual Harvest Dinner on Saturday evening, November 7th, 5:30-8:00pm. We’ll gather at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 1500 Franklin Avenue SE in Minneapolis at 5:30 and eat a potluck meal at 6:00.Mike and Patty will bring dessert – bring something else to share. Music by the Fassett-Carman, Fassett Mahony households. See you soon!

Farm News
I don’t even know how to begin talking about this past week. This whole weather pattern, if one can call it a pattern, has turned our world upside down. None of it makes sense. Snow with leaves on the trees, for instance. It began last Saturday morning with a low of 18 degrees, snow on the ground and the furnace in our greenhouse going out. The greenhouse is where the winter squash and onions were being stored. (The squash is now in the community building and the onions have several layers of tarps keeping them warm—all safe and snug). Thankfully we were distracted by a really nice group of people coming out to help with delivery and an amazing lunch. Sunday was beautiful and we got a few things done. Leeks for Tuesday were harvested, a row of potatoes dug and some celeriac tugged from the ground. Monday was snowing, Tuesday and Wednesday were okay and then snow again on Thursday. “Aargh,” as the pirates say. We continue to wait for the ground to dry out to plant garlic and harvesting has now become a muddy mess. If only we were pigs…!
On the positive side, we do need the moisture. The vegetables have not frozen and there are lots of them! With proper clothing – lots of it mostly – it really isn’t too bad. We will continue to plug away and by proceeding one step at a time (and what other way is there, really?) we will get ‘er done.

Spring Hill Bags
With just a week remaining, it’s time to round up all Spring Hill bags. Please take a look around your home and car and make sure all Spring Hill bags are returned to your pick-up site

Next Week’s Harvesters
Saturday, October 24th – Amy & Keith Goetzman, Mike & Kathy Lauer, Jennie Baltutis, Andrew Urch & Betsy Parrell, Anita Doyle & Naomi Jackson
Tuesday, October 27th - Gerrie Barosso, Tom Evans, Aurelia Wills, Tim Holt, Helen Torrens