CSA Food & Farm Notes

CSA Food & Farm Notes Last (and I mean it this time) CSA

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:07:00 GMT

CSA Food & Farm Notes Week 3 of Extended CSA

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:13:00 GMT

<div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"">Food and Farm Notes</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share December 6<sup>th</sup></span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Kale</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Scallions or Leek</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Garlic</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Rose-Heart Radish</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Stellaria</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Once again this past week the forecast for impending cold nights in the low 20s never came true, although once again the wintery nights are still there in the long-term forecast. Now it looks like it will be getting down to the teens by Friday night.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Because of the reprieve last week, I am going to go out today as soon as I am done writing this and pick for you the lettuce and stellaria that is still going strong in an open hoophouse. You’ll notice that I dropped sunchokes off the list this week to make room for the greens, but rest assured, you’ll get them next week.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="line-height:14.65pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:teal">FOOD NOTES – Stellaria aka Chickweed .</span></b></div> <div style="line-height:14.65pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:teal">Stellaria </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">is a beautiful wild green with tiny, pointed, oval leaves on a slender stem. It loves the cool weather of early spring and late fall. Just chop it up a little, and add to your salads. Raw, it tastes like mache (also known as lamb’s lettuce) or corn silks. It is quite delicious. You can also cook it just like spinach or make it into a pesto. Or cook in a frittata.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.65pt;background:white"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Stellaria is an excellent source of vitamins A, D, B complex, C, and rutin (an accompanying flavonoid), as well as iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, manganese, sodium, copper, and silica.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">For Stellaria </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#336600;">Pesto </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">combine: 2 cloves of garlic, 3 Tablespoons of pine nuts or sunflower seeds, ¼ tsp. salt, 2 packed cups chopped fresh chickweed, ½ cup olive oil, and ½ cup Parmesan cheese in a blender...Blend well!  Serve over pasta or just use it as a dip for crackers or vegetables.  </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Next week (December 13<sup>th</sup>) is going to be the final week of this season’s CSA. Thanks to all of you who participated in the Extended CSA. It was so nice to be able to find homes for the greens that were still doing so well in the field for these past few weeks. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">The downside for me is that I have been falling behind on getting started on my end of the season and winter jobs, so I am looking forward to concentrating on that long list of jobs starting next week.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">If you want to continue on to the last week of the CSA, please bring a check for </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">$14 <sup> </sup>to the pick-up tomorrow. If you didn’t pick up last week, but want to jump in for the last week, just email me before the end of this week so I can pick for you and you can pay when you pick up on the 13<sup>th</sup>. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">The produce for next week’s (December 13) CSA produce will be:</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share December 13th</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Stellaria</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Garlic</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Black Radish</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Sunchokes</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Golden Turnips</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">(I’m going to try and pick the lettuce and stellaria before the really cold night on Friday)</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:red; background:yellow;">Note: The price for December 13<sup>th </sup> is $14.</span></i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i> </i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">See you tomorrow!</span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <p>Henry </p>

CSA Food & Farm Notes Week 2 of Extended CSA

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:25:00 GMT

<div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"">Food and Farm Notes</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share November 29<sup>th</sup></span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#E36C0A;">Green Peppers</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#E36C0A;">Pie Pumpkin</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Beets</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Japanese turnips with tops</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Kale</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> <span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Green peppers at the end of November?  </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">These green peppers come from one of my hoophouses that we closed back up when the frosty nights started back in early October. We actually picked the peppers back in mid-November before a night in the 20s and it was a good thing we did because everything froze that night even inside the hoophouse. I’ve been storing them ever since in the shed and they are still in great shape. That is the good thing about this time year—with a little management the whole outdoors can be a refrigerator. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">The lettuce, choi, kale and turnips this week are all still straight from the field. This is definitely the latest I’ve ever gotten this much out of the field this late in the fall. But it looks like the rest of this week may finally call a close to the season. Starting with Tuesday night we are looking at a long string of nights in the mid to low 20s. With the days as short as they are now, the vegetables will barely have time to thaw out before freezing again the next night.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Tomorrow morning we are going to harvest kale and choi for next week’s CSA—yes, the CSA continues!—but I think I can definitely say that that will be the last of the greens for this year. Well, actually I have some lettuce left in one hoophouse that may survive those cold nights. If it does, I’ll cut back on some of the roots for next week and you’ll get one last week of lettuce. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">The produce for next week’s (December 6) CSA produce will be:</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share December 6th</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b> </b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Kale</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Scallions</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Garlic</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Rose-Heart Radish</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Sunchokes</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:red; background:yellow;">The price for December 6<sup>th</sup> will again be $15. Please bring your check to the pick up Tuesday if you want to continue on into December</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">.</span></i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i> </i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Bloomington-Normal members remember we are back at the Unitarian Church between 6-6:30.</span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">See you tomorrow!</span></div> <p>  </p>

CSA Food & Farm Notes Message

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:12:00 GMT

<div><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%">Updates for Extended CSA</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>1. I apologize for not clarifying how I am pricing the extended CSA. The price for this week (November 22) is $12 and the price for next week (Nov. 29) is $15. The weekly price will vary based on how much produce I have available from week to week, so just check the Food and Farm Notes each week.</div> <div> </div> <div>2. Those of you picking up produce today who want to receive produce again next week do not need to contact me. Just hand over a check for $15 for next week to me, Abby or Marcella (farm pick up members can just leave your checks on the table.).</div> <div>However, <b>those of you who are not picking up this week but want to pick up next week,  must contact me by Thursday</b>  of this week so I know to pick for you. I’ll be picking on Friday before the colder nights come back in.</div> <div> </div> <div>3. This is the last week for the Eureka CSA because your coordinator is not able to continue. If you still want to get veggies on the 29<sup>th</sup>, you can come out to the farm and pick up here. Pick up time on the farm is any time after 2 p.m. in the packing shed near our house. (432 Grimm Road, Congerville, 61729.) We are the last house on a long lane with two other houses on it. If you are a Eureka member and want to continue, please email me before Thursday and let me know. You can bring your $15 and leave it when you pick up produce on the 29<sup>th</sup>.</div> <div> </div> <div>4. Reminder to Bloomington/Normal members: the pick up location has moved back to the Unitarian Church parking lot. I’ll be there from 6-6:30 and we will work out of the back of my truck.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p>Thanks for hanging in there as I work out the bugs of the Extended CSA Season. </p>

CSA Food & Farm Notes Food and Farm Notes for Extended CSA

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:56:00 GMT

<div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"">Food and Farm Notes for the first week of the Extended CSA</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b> </b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";">Here it is, the CSA that never stops…70 members elected to continue to receive produce into the extended season. Thank you all! I was gratified to get such a large response, larger than I had expected.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";">I (Henry, this time, not Terra) am sending out this Food and Farm Notes to all 2011 CSA members because at the CSA last Tuesday many people told me they weren’t interested in getting produce on November 22 (Thanksgiving plans getting in the way, I assume), but they were for November 29. If that describes you, you can respond to this e-mail and let me know that you want to pick up a share on November 29<b><span style="color:red">. I’ll need to know by Friday at the absolute latest.</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";">In Bloomington-Normal we are meeting at the <span style="color:red">Unitarian Church </span>between <span style="color:red">6 and 6:30. </span>For Peoria, Morton, Eureka and farm pick up members, times and places are as always. <b><span style="color:red">Bring your check for $15 with you to the pick up</span></b>. Please, please, don’t sign up and then forget to show up to pick up your veggies. I don’t want to waste your food.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";">For those of you picking up tomorrow night, please bring a check for $15 for November 29<sup>th</sup> if you want to continue for another week. I just checked the field and everything still looks great and we are heading into a week of mild days and nights. The produce that I will have on November 29<sup>th</sup> will be:</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share November 29<sup>th</sup></span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#E36C0A;">Green Peppers</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#E36C0A;">Pie Pumpkin</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Beets</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Japanese turnips with tops</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#E36C0A">Kale</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"">While I have your attention, if you somehow missed getting in your check for next year’s, there is still time to join. You won’t get the free Land Connection calendar but I’ll give you the 2011 price of $390 if I get your check by the end of the month<b><span style="color:red">. Last chance!</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Now, the produce for this week:</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:red;">In Your Share November 22<sup>nd</sup></span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#00B050;">Brussel Sprouts (in place of kale)</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman"; color:#00B050;">Scallions or Leek</span></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">2 bags of Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Golden Turnips</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#00B050">Carrots</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">You are all old hands by now, so I’m not going to give you any recipes, except for one piece of advice for those mashed potatoes that you are going to serve on Thanksgiving. </span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Replace about a quarter of the potatoes with the golden turnips. Boil the turnips separately because they don’t take as long as potatoes. Then mash up your potatoes and turnips and blend them all together. Nobody except you will know a thing except that “these darned mashed potatoes are even better than usual.” Trust me. </span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">And I leave you with Terra’s Thanksgiving prayer.</span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i> </i><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; ">I am grateful for this wabi-sabi season. I am grateful that the tomato plants are now mere skeletons, and will soon fall and feed the life in the soil. I am grateful for the stark architecture revealed in the leafless trees. I’m grateful for family, friends, and fundamental allies. I’m grateful for the good earth and all those who work it in a way that applies the Golden Rule across generations—leaving it better than we found it. I’m grateful for every single person who buys food from us, making it possible to do what we do.</span></i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><i> </i></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Oh, one more thing. The Brockman clan has a Thanksgiving tradition that I would like to pass on. At our Thanksgiving dinner we count up all the ingredients in the meal that we grew ourselves. As a family of farmers growing a great diversity of fruits, vegetables as well as grains, milk, meat and eggs, we normally make it into the high-20s or low 30s.</span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Try it out in your household this year. Count up the number of ingredients that you got from your own garden or from local farmers, either through the local CSAs or local farmers markets. I’d love to hear your numbers. The closer the distance from field to table the better the food tastes and the better it is for our local economy and our local and global environment.</span></div> <div style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </div> <p><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;Arial","sans-serif";Times New Roman";color:#0070C0">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></i></b> </p>

Last Chance for Local Gifts

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:37:00 GMT

<p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Teresa needs your gift order within the next 24 hours </span>-- see her notes below, and <a href="http://www.supportows.org/ows-news/occupy-the-holidays-give-the-gift-of-community/">Occupy the Holidays by buying locally!</a></p> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">1.  Just a friendly reminder to <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red">get your orders for <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Jam, Herb Teas, </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: red;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">and </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: red;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Goat-milk Soaps</span> to me by 10 AM, Tuesday, Nov. 15. </span></strong> The best gift is one that you can USE and USE UP!   These are easy gifts to put in little gift bags and have at the ready for those people who you may have forgotten or who surprise you with a holiday visit.   And they make great gifts for co-workers, relatives, teach ers, and neighbors.  If you have accidentally deleted the  gift email from your inbox, with its detailed list of what we are offering, go to <a href="../../">www.henrysfarm.com</a> and click on "CSA Archives" and you can read it again.<br /> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);"> <br /> <strong>2.  Fruit CSA members: </strong></span><strong> </strong>You should have gotten an email from me last week about signing up for the 2012 Fruit CSA.  Please remember to <strong>bring a check for $120</strong> to this Tuesday's pick-up or send it to me (address below) by Nov. 30.  If you do not get it to me by Nov. 30, you will have to pay the 2012 price of $140.  <strong>If you do not wish to be in the Fruit CSA,</strong> please email me (</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="mailto:teresajeans@msn.com">teresajeans@msn.com</a>) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">and<strong> let me know</strong> so that I can admit people who are on the waiting list. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Thank you, and Happy Holidays!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Teresa</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><br /> Teresa Brockman<br /> 302 W. Sunny Lane<br /> Eureka, IL 61530</span></p>

EXTENDED CSA OPTION

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:21:00 GMT

<p> <div>If you read the previous email ("Last CSA") first, this one will make more sense . . . </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Farm Notes from Henry: The Last CSA Pick-Up that is not the Last CSA Pick-Up</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">It’s sunny and bright and in the 60’s and so continues an unusually mild fall. We have had plenty of frosts, but only a few nights in the high 20s. It went down to the mid-20s last Thursday night, but then warmed back up right away. The cold-tolerant greens—kales, mustards, lettuces, chois—continue to flourish. Normally by this time of year we have had several nights in the low 20s and even the toughest greens are hurting.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">The upshot of all this is that</span><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height: 115%;">…for the first time ever in the history of Henry’s CSA…</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">I would like to extend the CSA. For those who want to continue to get fresh, organic produce from the field and root cellar, <em><strong>you can!</strong></em>   <i>And you can have the flexibility to continue week by week, as many weeks as you like, as long as you pre-pay the week before.</i> </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Here’s how it will work:</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">If you want to receive a share of the produce on Tuesday, November 22, please bring a check for $12 (or cash, although I would prefer a check) to the pick up <b>this Tuesday.</b> (Instead of the usual 6-8 different vegetables, I’ll bring 5-6, thus the lower weekly price.)</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">The following Tuesday (Nov. 22), I will pick for only those members who have opted for the extended CSA and pre-paid. <br /> </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">To make it easier for you to decide if you want to continue or not from week to week, I will announce the list of vegetables a week ahead of time, before you have paid. So I’ll tell you now that the $12 you pay this Tuesday will be for these vegetables that will be . . . </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><u><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">In Your Share Nov. 22</span></b></u></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Kale</span></b></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Choi</span></b></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Carrots</span></b></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Golden Turnips</span></b></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"> </div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Lettuce</span></b></div> </span> <div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal; background:white"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Scallions</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal; background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">We will send out a <i>Food and Farm Notes</i> email next week, as usual, but only to the pre-paid members.  If I still have enough produce on the 22<sup>nd</sup>, I will announce a list of vegetables for November 29<sup>th</sup>. If you want to continue with the Extended CSA, I will ask you to pre-pay again on November 22<sup>nd</sup>  for the November 29<sup>th</sup> pick-up. We will continue week by week thusly until I run out of produce. (You can opt out at any point along the way.) <br /> </span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;">Important Things to Note</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Bloomington/Normal Pick-Up:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;"> For the extended CSA, we will move back to the Unitarian Church parking lot and change the time to 6-6:30. I’ll pass out the produce from the back of my truck. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">All Other Pick-Up Locations: </span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">The extended CSA will continue at your normal times and locations.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Eureka Pick-Up: </span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Laura Hughes is only free to do the Tuesday, November 22<sup>nd</sup> pick up, so you won’t have the option to continue on past that unless you want to pick up here at the farm. If you do want to pick up at the farm, please contact me directly at henhiroko2@netscape.net.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Farm Pick-Up: </span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;">Please put your $12 in the box on the table where you pick up your produce. </span></div> </p> <p>Let me know Tuesday if you want to participate in the Extended CSA, and if so, please have $12 (check or cash) handy.  </p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Henry</p> <p> </p>

LAST CSA (or is it????)

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:37:00 GMT

<p> </p> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red">In Your Share This Week (Nov. 15)</span></u></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Sweet</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%;color:#E36C0A;"> <b>Potatoes</b></span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Chinese</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%;color:#E36C0A;"> <b>Cabbage</b></span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Lettuce</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Fennel</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%;color:#E36C0A;"> or <b>Cilantro</b></span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Scallions</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Choi</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Mizuna</span></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">Kale</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 115%;color:#E36C0A;"> (Red Russion, Lacinato, Rainbow, and regular Curly Green)</span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#E36C0A;">A mixture of <b>Fall</b> <b>Roots</b> for you to choose from</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">What a line-up, and what a day!  It’s almost 70 degrees, and the wind is gusting to 30 mph, making the oak leaves fly high in the sky like birds. I hope you’re all enjoying this crazy day – and I KNOW you are going to enjoy your last (official) CSA share of the season. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We’re sending the notes out early this week for a few reasons, and one is an end-of-season riddle: </span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F497A;">When is the last CSA not the last CSA?</span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F497A;">or</span></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F497A;">How is this CSA season unlike all other CSA seasons?</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The short answer is that, for the first time ever, Henry will offer an <b><span style="color:red">EXTENDED CSA</span></b> season for those of you who are up for it, and as long as there are great vegetables available.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I will be sending all the details in another email, right after this one, so be sure and read it--and be ready to let Henry know you want to participate in the Extended CSA. We still have a ton of terrific autumn greens and roots, and so will be offering the week-by-week extension starting next Tuesday. Henry will tell you a week ahead of time what will be in your share the following week, and you will pre-pay a week ahead if you want to continue to partake of the autumn bounty. This will continue week by week until you opt out, or until we run out of veggies, whichever happens first. Again, please read the next email for all the details. </span></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;">Important News for Everyone from Henry</span></b></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">1. Garlic Braids</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">. Thanks to all of you who ordered garlic braids. I got an overwhelming response that has pretty much wiped out all the remaining garlic I had—which is good, because it was looking like I was going to have extra this year.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">   Please have your money ready (check or exact change) to hand over to me in B/N or to the coordinators in Peoria, Eureka, and Morton. Farm pick up members, please leave the money in the box. </span><b>(12-bulb braid is $15; 18-bulb braid is $20)</b></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">   Storability of garlic is highly variable depending on the conditions in your house, but you will find that braided garlic lasts much better than loose garlic. I often am told by customers at the first farmers markets in May that they are still using garlic from the braids they bought from me the previous fall. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">   For best storing, hang your braid out of direct sunlight and somewhere with as constant a temperature as possible. The constancy of the temperature is more important than the actual temperature, as fluctuating temperatures tell the garlic it is time to break dormancy and start sprouting.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">   When you go to take a bulb off the braid, look over the bulbs for any that are starting to sprout or dry out and use them first, thereby leaving the ones with the longest storing potential for last. </span></div> <div><b> </b></div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">2. Timing of Pick-up.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;"> Several Bloomington/Normal members have answered the question, “What I didn’t like about the CSA was..” with “The pick-up is too late.”</span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">So I’ll be taking a poll at the CSA pick up this Tuesday at the Bloomington/Normal pick up. If you care one way or the other, please put in your vote for keeping the 6:30-7:30 time or moving it a half-hour earlier to 6-7. I’ll tally up the votes and decide accordingly. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">3. Sign-up Forms – Last Chance</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">! Thanks to all of you who answered the survey questions on the back of the sign-up form. As you can see from the discussion above, I take your comments seriously. It is heartening and a joy to read your positive comments, but hearing about the minuses of belonging to the CSA is just as important. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">   However, so far only about half of you have turned in your sign-up forms. There is nothing wrong with waiting to the last minute, but <b>please turn them in this week</b>. Remember that I need you to turn in your forms even if you are <i>not</i> going to re-join. Don’t be shy—I won’t take it personally. I just want to know why you aren’t rejoining so I know if it is something that I could change, and I also want to be sure that I have everybody re-signed up who wants to before I let new incoming members take your spot. </span></div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">Remember that your checks are just to hold your spot and won’t be cashed until after February 1<sup>st</sup>, 2012.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;">4. Finally, if you are dropping out of the CSA, please unsubscribe yourself from the Food and Farm Notes list or you will continue to get the Notes next year.  Just click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Back to your regularly scheduled Food & Farm Notes from Terra. . . </div> <div> </div> <div>Since you have a whole season of cooking Henry’s vegetables under your belt, I don’t think you need much help this week. But for the back story on your sweet potatoes, <a href="http://www.zesterdaily.com/cooking/1115-sweet-potato-roasting-recipe">check out this article</a>, which includes photos of Henry’s “sweet potato sauna,” where your sweet potatoes were luxuriating recently.</div> <div> </div> <div>For recipe ideas for the kale, mizuna, choi etc, visit the Food and Farm Notes archives. If you haven’t already, go to <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">the home page of henrysfarm.com. You’ll see a small box to the right that says Food & Farm Notes, and under that, Archives.   Under Archives, click on Henry’s CSA. Then scroll down near the bottom of the page to where there it says “search this list’s archives” and type key words (e.g. kale) into the search box.  You can then scroll through the results, and click on the headline of whichever entry seems best for your needs.   Happy searching!</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">It will be a festive last (or not quite last) CSA pick-up this week, with Henry’s garlic braids, and Teresa’s jams, teas, soaps, etc.  I’ll be in Bloomington-Normal as well,  with all manner of print materials for you and your holiday gift-giving. If you are at a different pick-up location, and would like any of these, let me know by Monday night (terra "at" brockmanfarms.net) and I’ll make sure they get to your pick-up. </span></div> <div> </div> <div style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Seasons on Henry’s Farm</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"">  -- hardback $25 softback $17</span></div> <div style="margin-left:.5in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2012 Land Connection Annotated Calendar </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">–Half-price Special<i> $10! (free one for CSA renewers, but you may want extras for hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc)</i></span></div> <div style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Henry’s <i>Organic Matters</i> $5</span></div> <div style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Henry’s <i>Solstices and Equinoxes</i> $5</span></div> <div style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Zoe’s <em>The </em><i>Happiness of Dirt </i>$5 (and get it signed by Zoe at her book signing on Saturday Nov. 26 at I Know You Like a Book in Peoria Heights)</span></div> <div> </div> <div>Henry and Hiroko, the farmhands, interns, and extended family all wish you and yours a warm and delicious Thanksgiving.We could not do what we do without YOU!</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p>

Add'l CSA gift ordering information . . .

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:55:00 GMT

<p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">IMPORTANT</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">: When you email your order to Teresa, please <strong>let her know where you pick up your CSA veggies</strong> (Peoria, Morton, Eureka, farm, or B-N) -- so she sends your gift order to the correct location. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Also, we forgot to put the price on the <strong>goat-milk soaps -- they are $6 each.</strong> (And last about 5 times as long as ordinary soaps-- plus they are 100% pure . . .  in other words, priceless.)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Hope you are enjoying the Veteran's Day holiday.  If you haven't already, take a moment now to review the list of fabulous items on the previous email, and<strong> get your order to teresajeans@msn.com today!</strong><br /> </span></p>

Great Local Gifts -- Hand-made and Home-grown -- Order NOW!

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:29:00 GMT

<p> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;color:red">Local Gifts Sale</span></u></b></div> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#00B050">Hand-Made Jams, Herb Teas, Goat Milk Soaps, Dry Herbs,</span></u></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red">And Applesauce with Aronia Berries</span></u></b></div> <div align="center" style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">"Buy Local" is not just a trend . . . it's a real way to build economic vitality in our community by supporting local farmers and artisans.  You also avoid the hassle and aggravation of the crowds at the mall and the big box stores. Best of all, these gifts are beautiful, useful items you won't find anywhere else!</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong>Here's what's available and how to order:</strong></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HOW TO ORDER: </span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Read the gift descriptions below. Decide what you want and email your order (items and quantities) to Teresa at </span><a href="mailto:teresajeans@msn.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">teresajeans@msn.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The <b>deadline for ordering is 10 AM, Tuesday, Nov 15</b></span><b>. </b>Some supplies are limited, so get your order in as soon as possible. (There's no time like the present!)  I will send you a confirmation by noon on Tuesday. If you do not receive this confirmation, please call me at 309-231-4484.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DELIVERY: </span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0070C0">Bloomington</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—You don't<em> have to </em>ahead of time, since I will bring everything to the CSA pick-up, but if you want to ensure that you get what you want before we run out, order now. Also, <b>please pre-order if you are ordering a case or more of jam</b>. Your order will be delivered at the regular pick up place and time on Tuesday, Nov 15. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0070C0">Peoria and Morton</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—Your order will be delivered at your regular pick place and time on Tuesday, Nov 15. You may pay your host, cash (exact change please!) or check.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#0070C0">Eureka and farm pick-up</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—You may pick up your order at my house on Tuesday, Nov 15 after 4:30 PM. Your order will be bagged and will be sitting in front of my garage at 302 W. Sunny Lane, Eureka (at the dead end). You may leave cash or check in the money jar. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red"> </span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">******Applesauce with Aronia Berries*****</span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">$6/22 oz. bag (frozen)<br /> </span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There are only 2 ingredients in here:  apples and aronia berries. Our applesauce is sweet and flavorful, and the aronia berries add anti-oxidants and a gorgeous red color. Perfect for a holiday side dish!</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#7030A0">******Jams******</span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">Buy More; Save More! Lowest Prices <u>Ever</u>!!!</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:red">All Jams: $8/jar (9.5 oz) -- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Perfect stocking stuffers, and hostess gifts!</span><br /> </span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:red">                  3 jars for $20 (may mix and match)</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:red">                  $75/case of 12 jars (may mix and match)</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:red">                  $140/2 cases (may mix and match)</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#7030A0">Aronia Berry Jam</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#7030A0"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Aronia berry jam contains the entire berry—skin, seeds, and pulp, all chopped up, so you get the maximum nutrition and fiber. The flavor is a combination of wild grape, apple, and cherry. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#7030A0">Aronia Berry Jelly</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—Jelly is made by first juicing the cooked berries and then making the jelly with that juice. Similar flavor to the jam, but I think the true flavor of the aronia berry comes out best in the jelly--a complex mixed-wild-berry taste, with a nice tannic quality, like a fine dry red wine. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#7030A0">Hot Pepper Aronia Berry Jam</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ever since I introduced this jam last season, it has been my best seller. It contains about 10 different varieties of hot and sweet peppers for a comples, satisfying and quite addicting flavor. It's great on toast with eggs in the morning, or spread on cheese as an hors d’oeuvre. It’s also great on a turkey sandwich or as a glaze on duck or pork. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#984806;">Apple Butter</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">—</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Contains apples, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and cinnamon. Sweet and tangy at the same time. Delicious on toast or rolls served with eggs or soup. My Dad loves it with peanut butter. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:#7030A0"> </span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">******Hand-Made Herb Teas******</span></u></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050"> </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Now's the time to get enough tea to last you through the long winter. Stock up on your favorites, as we do run out of some of the varieties. They make really nice gifts too.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All teas: 1 bag of 8 teabags---$4</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">                2 or more bags of 8 teabags---$3 each</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Aronia Berry Tea</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black;">-An anti-oxidant powerhouse, this tea contains dry aronia berries, orange peel, and hibiscus. It has a fruity, sweet flavor and a gorgeous red color. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Mint Tea</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">-This is spearmint blended with peppermint and chocolate mint. Good hot or iced.  A perennial favorite.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Chamomile Tea</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black"> -Plain chamomile flowers. Tastes great iced or hot with a little lemon and sugar added if desired.  Stress reliever and stomach soother. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Peter Rabbit’s Tea-</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman"; color:black">A blend of chamomile, lemon balm, lemon thyme, and catnip.  All four of these herbs have a calming effect, so this is a good bedtime tea.  Also good for children.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Lemon Medley Tea</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman"; color:black">-A blend of lemon grass and mint with a little sage and thyme thrown in for their aromatic qualities.  One of my favorites.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Sunny Lemon Tea with Chamomile-</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman"; color:black">This one IS my favorite.  An incredibly fragrant tea, it’s a blend of lemon grass, chamomile, wild mint, and cloves.  Both lemon grass and chamomile are good for the stomach.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:black">Blue Shiso Tea- </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">This is a blend of Britton shiso, lemon verbena, lemon grass, and ginger. It has a sweet, fruity flavor with a hint of root beer! This one is also taking off with customers. When you first add the hot water, it turns blue, then emerald green. Very unique!</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Catnip Tea-</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;Times New Roman";">This tea will NOT make you roll around on the floor and chase imaginary mice! Instead it is very calming and it has a nice “green” flavor. Of course, you can share this with your cat, and watch him/her roll around on the floor chasing imaginary mice.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><b><u><span style="font-size: 16pt;">******Dry Herbs******</span></u></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";color:red">All Herbs: $4 each  <em>(organic and intensely aromatic)</em><br /> </span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Tarragon</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Thyme</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Nepitella</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Parsley</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Sage</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Dill</span></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">******Red Barn Farm Soaps******</span></u></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">My sister, Jill, makes these soaps with her own organic goat milk, plus organic olive oil, and organic coconut oil, along with organic herbs, essential oils, and other special oils.  There are no artificial ingredients or scents at all!  <b><span style="color:red">These are wonderful holiday gifts to have on hand. </span></b>Don’t forget to buy a few for yourself too -- you deserve it!<br /> </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">To read more about Jill’s soaps and the farm she lives on, where our father and grandfather were born and raised, go to </span><a href="http://www.redbarnfarmsoaps.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">www.redbarnfarmsoaps.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red"> </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">H</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">o</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">l</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">i</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">d</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">a</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">y</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red"> S</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">o</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">a</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">p</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">s</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">!!</span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">Christmas Spice</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-Peppermint and pine needle essential oils give a holiday fragrance to this hard, long lasting soap. Pretty with flecks of ground pine needles and green swirls made by adding spirulina powder.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">Cranberry</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap has a pretty red color (from burgundy oxide, a mineral) and a delicate scent of orange essential oil and rose absolut oil. It also contains ground organic cranberries. <b><span style="color:#00B050">So pretty paired with the Christmas Spice for a gift!</span></b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">Frankincense and Myrrh</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">- For those people who ask, as one of my customers did, “Do you have any soaps that don’t smell like food?” This is it, scented with Frankincense and myrrh essential oils, and also containing castor oil and shea oil for extra softening. Last year, this soap was our best seller of all of our holiday soaps. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:red">Gingersnap</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This is another pretty pairing with the cranberry soap. It has organic ground ginger and vanilla essential oil giving it a sweet cookie scent.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">O</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">L</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">D and </span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">N</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050">e</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:red">W Favorites</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#00B050">!!</span></u></b></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b> </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Almond Joy</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This is one of my all-time favorites. It has the delicate scent of almonds because it contains not only ground organic almonds, but sweet almond oil and almond extract.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Amazing Avocado</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap’s rich nourishing ingredients give it a lather that really <i>is </i>amazing. The shea butter and avocado oil both contain vitamin A which gives skin elasticity. The whipped cream mixed with the goat milk gives it a rich creamy lather that softens the skin.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Aronia Berry</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap includes pure organic aronia juice (made from the aronia berry) which is incredibly high in antioxidants. We get our aronia juice from </span><a href="http://www.sunnylanearonia.com/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sunny Lane Aronia Farm</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, a local enterprise. The antioxidants contained in the aronia juice help prevent harmful oxidation of the skin. With a sweet, delicate scent, this soap is refreshing and summery.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Café au Lait</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap includes organic espresso powder, a well-known beauty treatment that invigorates the skin. Coupled with a vanilla fragrance, this soap is one of our most popular.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eggstra Cleansing</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This fun soap includes finely ground eggshells from our free-range chickens that give it a slightly gritty texture. Scented with sandalwood, this soap is ideal for an avid gardener or anyone whose hands need extra scrubbing at the end of the day.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Gentleman Farmer</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap is a great soap for gardeners as the yellow cornmeal gives it just enough scrub to remove the toughest dirt from tired hands. The same cornmeal gives it a golden hue not unsimilar to the color of ripe corn. To further complete the general gardening theme, the soap is scented with organic lemongrass and cedarwood essential oils.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Honey Oatmeal-</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">This soap is by far our most popular. Its sweet vanilla-honey fragrance is hard to resist. The oatmeal protects and exfoliates the skin while the honey gently moisturizes. This soap is ideal for sensitive skin.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Indian Summer-</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">New last fall and a big hit with customers, this soap has lots of moisturizing agents to help you get your skin ready for winter including shea butter, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, hazelnut oil, lanolin, wildflower honey, and french red clay. It has cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves for a nice fall fragrance. I love this soap!</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lemon Balm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This long-lasting soap has a refreshing lemon-herbal scent. Lemon balm is thought to have a cleansing and rejuvenating influence and is a great soap to keep next to the kitchen sink.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Luxurious Lavender</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-A slight variation on the original Lavender, this soap has buttermilk as well as goat milk. Buttermilk has been used for centuries as a beauty treatment and leaves skin feeling smooth and healthy. With lavender’s timeless fragrance, this soap is perfect for relaxing in a hot bath.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Pumpkin Spice</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This autumn soap is a rich orange color due to the organic pumpkin it contains. Pumpkin has vitamins A, E, and F as well as lutein, which are all beneficial to the skin. The spices: nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove give it a stimulating, warm aroma.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rosemary Mist</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap has rosemary essential oil which gives it a vitalizing and strenghtening fragrance. The ground rosemary gives it a pale green color with darker flecks of the herb marbled throughout. It is hard and exceptionally long-lasting.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">Snow’s Simple Soap</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;Times New Roman";">-Named for one of our more personable goats, Snow’s Simple Soap is a natural cleanser. It includes sunflower oil, sweet almond oil, and castor oil, three oils that not only moisturize but help your skin retain the moisture. What’s more, the soap has NO added fragrance but still has a sweet, delicate scent. In addition, this soap has a rich, creamy lather.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tea Tree Chamomile-</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This herbal soap includes organic chamomile flowers and tea tree essential oil. Chamomile is naturally soothing and refreshing while tea tree has a purifying, uplifting scent.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">White Tea Pomegranate</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-This soap is a dark, rich brown reminiscent of a delicious cup of well-brewed tea. The addition of organic pomegranate juice gives this bar a unique quality–it is almost unbelievably hard and long-lasting. The soap has a dense lather with a creamy tinge. Also in this soap are sweet almond oil and organic apricot oil, both of which have skin benefits including superior moisturizing and softening qualities. The addition of organic bergamot mint and organic lemon essential oils provides a gentle herbal fragrance that complements the hint of tea aroma imparted by the ground white tea.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 40px;"><b> </b></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"> </div> Other great holiday gifts include <strong>The Land Connection's Farmer-Annotated Calendar</strong> (annotated by Henry and Teresa), <a href="http://www.thelandconnection.org">which you can purchase online here </a>  . . . and Henry and Hiroko's daughter <strong>Aozora's (Zoe) first collection of poetry and essays about life on Henry's Farm, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"The Happiness of Dirt." </span> </strong>We only have a few copies of the first printing left -- so you have 2 choices: order a copy now ($5 each) and we'll get it to you at the last CSA pick-up next week.  Or come meet Zoe when our next printing is available, and when Zoe will be doing a book-signing --  <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Saturday, Nov. 26, 2-4pm, at "I Know You Like a  Book" in Peoria Heights. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;"> Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein praises "The Happiness of Dirt," writing:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 40px;">"In an era when most stand sorely distanced from the planting, tending, and harvesting of our food, Zoe Brockman reconnects us to the intimate pleasures and pure labor of growing things. Ms. Brockman conjures the seasons of the earth's body and of our own flesh, linking them in writing both limpid and lyrical. Doing so, she feeds the soul that feeds the body just as surely as her beloved garlic, sweet potatoes, and kale."</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Remember, Zoe's book-signing is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 at I Know You Like a Book, 4707 North Prospect Road, Peoria Heights. <a href="http://peoriastory.typepad.com/peoriastory/2011/11/from-a-news-release-peoria-heights-a-young-central-illinois-writer-has-published-her-first-chapbook-a-collection-of-mo.html">Further details here</a>.  </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Stay warm, and enjoy the holidays!<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> <br /> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

Correction on Henry's email address (for the garlic braid orders)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:20:00 GMT

<p>I was typing too fast and left off the "2" --   Henry and Hiroko's email is henhiroko2@netscape.net  </p> <p>(or you can hit reply to this email and it will go to them)</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Terra</p>