Share #12 September 3rd & 5th

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Cilantro, Beans, Basil, Turnips, Carrots, Tomatoes, maybe Sunflowers, Pickling Cucumbers, Cucumbers, Broccoli and/or Summer Squash

When I wrote last week's newsletter I was in utter denial about a pending frost. The weather forecast was going all over the place. Some reports calling for 38 degrees, others 32. I thought we'd skirt it and if we got one it would be really light...just enough to stress the plants but not kill anything.
I was wrong. The temp got to 32.5 degrees. We did get a light frost. It killed the cucumbers. Damaged the squash plants. The tops of the potatoes are dead. The squash may bounce back, it is still flowering, but it will definitely slow down. It will actually benefit the potatoes. The plants will react to the freeze and start to wrap the spuds in a thicker skin which will prepare them for harvest and storage. The cucumbers are done. I'm really sad. They are one of my favorite summer treats and I was not ready to give them up. If you get any in your share this week, they are all the ones we pulled in after the vines died. Savor them!!
The crew did manage to get the beans covered. I'm so grateful. The plants have been looking incredible and a big bean harvest was pending. The plants died where there were holes in the cover, but the rest are absolutely fine and yielding! The beans are so good right now, I'm glad we get to enjoy them! Some years the beans don't make it. They are one of the crops we walk a thin line with growing in the Tetons. They need a bit longer season to ripen then we usually get around here.
The sunflowers are on the way out. They survived the frost, but almost all of them have bloomed and been cut now. The tomatoes and basil in the greenhouses are all fine, yay for plastic and propane! The shorter days have brought a slow-down in growth, which will be evident in decreased tomato yields.
The carrots will start to sugar up and the winter squash will start to ripen. We have many other beautiful fall treats coming out of the garden we are excited to share with you!
It is amazing how one night of cold weather can start a symphony of change. 

Lunch on the Farm this week: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup; Peruvian Quinoa Stew
Recipe Ideas: Green Beans with Tomatoes and Herbs; Tasty Green Beans; Marinated Zucchini & Green Bean Salad; Carrot Ginger Dressing; Roasted Carrot and Tomato Soup with Basil ​

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Recipes

We have lots of extra goodies available at your pick up. If you want something specific, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved just for you. Dinner just got easier!
The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Tenderloin, Neck Bones (make the real deal Ramen!) Hock and Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Sirloin Steak, Eye of the Round, Patties, Stew Meat, Ground Beef, Sirloin Roast, Tongue and Liver
​Hunters and Huntresses: We have pork fat for your wild game sausage making. Let me know if you want to order any and I can send it to your pick up location.

WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
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Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 
Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1 (last one 9/27)
JH Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (last one 9/28)
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7 (last one 9/25)
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