Tuesdays
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Cambridge Hospital
1493 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA
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Tuesdays
Choice Style
3:00pm - 6:30pm
Pre-Boxed
3:00pm - 7:00pm
Farmer Dave's Farm
437 Parker Road
Dracut, MA
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Tuesdays
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Servings
18 Marbury Terrace
Jamaica Plain, MA
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Tuesdays
Choice Style
3:00pm - 6:30pm
Pre-Boxed
3:00pm - 7:00pm
Groundwork Lawrence
60 Island Street
Lawrence, MA
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Farm Notes
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As I write this it is Sunday evening and we have had a dreary cloudy/misty day with about 3/100ths of an inch of rain. There is excitement in the air as the forecast is calling for ½ to 1 ½ inches of rain tomorrow. While a rainy day will keep us from picking the raspberries for a day or two, the thought of getting some decent rain on the fields is cause for jubilation. We have used an exorbitant amount of diesel, gasoline and electricity to get water to our crops to ensure continuous harvests. These added energy costs, not to mention the added labor costs, are unrecoverable. But, to set one's eyes on our beautiful harvests and to savor their flavors is priceless.
To view and share in our harvests, I invite you to the farm this Sunday for our annual potluck. Hayride tours of the farm will show you where your food comes from as I explain how it is grown. Apple picking of Cortlands and Macouns will give you a little quiet time to rest under a tree. Fun activities will make you feel like a kid again. Potluck in the barn will give us all a chance to share our common experience of wonderful food. The whole day will be priceless.
Come and enjoy,
Farmer Dave
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In Your Share: Week 15
Fall is in the air! We should begin a slow shift away from the peak summer fruits and vegetables like cucumbers and watermelons to fall favorites like apples, carrots, leeks and eventually winter squash and potatoes.
This is what we are planning and hoping to harvest this week. Ultimately Mother Nature has the last word so the actual contents of your share will vary.
- Celery
- Beets or Carrots
- Green beans
- Broccoli Rabe
- Onions
- Garlic
- Scallions
- Hakurei Turnips
- Bell, Cubanelle or Carmen Peppers
- Assorted summer squash
- Plum Tomatoes
- and more!
Fruit Share:
- Honeycrisp Apples
- Macintosh Apples
- Gala Apples
- Melon or raspberries depending on harvest conditions
*CSA members have indicated in our year-end survey that they would overwhelmingly prefer that we include only produce that we've grown ourselves in the vegetable shares. Our own winter squash is not yet ready to harvest. You should be seeing winter squash in your vegetable share later in the season, once we've harvested and cured it. In the meantime, we've started carrying some squash from other farms in our farm stands, so it is available for purchase for those who would like it.
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Try some of these recipes from our blog!
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A Note About Our Celery
New England-grown celery is more pungent and herbal- tasting than the celery grown in California or Florida to which we've all grown accustomed. If you find the flavor too intense for eating raw, use it as an herb in soups and stews, much like you would use fresh parsley.
Need some ideas?
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Recipe of the Week!
Fall Beet and Apple Salad with Celery and Walnuts
Adapted by Farmer Dave's from Healthy Living Market
Ingredients
- 2 firm sweet-tart apples
- 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 1 small shallot, minced or 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 medium-large beet, matchsticks
- 3 Tablespoon chopped walnuts
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Large handful baby spinach or arugula
Directions:
- Toss the apple slices, celery, shallot or scallion and lemon juice together in a bowl. Add the beet matchsticks, walnuts, olive oil, salt and a few grinds of black pepper, to taste. Let sit 10 minutes. Serve on a bed of baby spinach or arugula.
Have a great tip or recipe to share?
Email it to us to have it included in our newsletter and recipe blog!
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RSVP Today!
2016 Annual CSA Member Appreciation Potluck
Where:
Farmer Dave's Farm
437 Parker Road
Dracut, MA
When:
Sunday, September 25th
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Rain Date Sunday, October 2nd
It's that time of year again! You and your family are invited to our CSA Member Appreciation Potluck on
Sunday, September 25 from
2-5pm (rain date
October 2). We will have games, crafts, hayrides, food and more!
We hope you will join us!
With gratitude,
The Farmer Dave's Crew
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Late Fall Shares Coming to East Boston!
We are thrilled to announce that we are adding East Boston as a pick up location for the late fall share!
East Boston Late Fall Share Pick-up Details:
Wednesdays (Thanksgiving week TBD)
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (WIC Office)
120 Liverpool Street
East Boston, MA 02128
If you have already signed up for your late fall share at a different location and would like to switch to East Boston, simply email us with your full name and let us know!
Late Fall Share Details
The Late Fall share will run for 7 weeks, beginning in early November and ending in mid-December.
You can look forward the following in items your Late Fall share, harvest permitting:
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, celeriac, turnips, winter squashes, spinach , winter greens, leeks, apples, and lettuce.
Depending on when the last frost of the season occurs, we sometimes are able to include summer crops like peppers, eggplant, or corn in the late fall share. Each season's mixture varies based on crop conditions.
What is the cost of the late fall share?
The Late Fall Share costs $275 by credit card (or $266.75 with the pay-by-check discount). Weekly payment plans are available through the Let's Get Movin' program.
How can I sign up?
Register online if you would like to pay in full. If you would like to make weekly payments with cash, check, credit/debit, or EBT/SNAP/Food Stamps, contact Gabrielle Witham at 617-568-4783 or at
withamg@ebnhc.org. (For East Boston pick up only. If you need a payment plan for our other late fall pick up locations please contact Farmer Dave's at 978-349-1952.)
Looking forward to growing for you this fall!
The Farmer Dave's Crew
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Groundwork Share-a-Share:
Please consider helping us in our efforts to make the CSA accessible to more families by
donating to Groundwork Share-A-Share. With the help of CSA members like you, Groundwork has been able to help subsidize the cost of CSA shares for families who would otherwise be unable to afford participation.
To learn more about the program, click here.
Thank you all for helping us keep this program going in 2016!
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C
ontact Us:
Farmer Dave's CSA
437 Parker Road
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 349-1952
farm@farmerdaves.net
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