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Crop List: Carrots, Rainbow Carrots, Fingerling Potatoes, Huckleberry Gold Potatoes, German Butterball Potatoes, Beets, Turnips, Radishes, Parsley, Dill, Basil, Cilantro, Onions, Winter Squash, Garlic, Leeks, Kale, Shallots, Maybe Broccoli, Cauliflower, Daikon Radish, Watermelon Radish, Tomato, Cabbage, Cosmic Mix and/or Summer Squash Holy large crop list. This may be our largest share ever. I'm not even sure how it is going to fit on the tables so please have some patience with your site hosts as they navigate the sheer volume of this delivery and help you get your 2026 share purchase complete. We have had 3 amazing growing seasons in a row. But this one was unbelievable. We still haven't had a killing frost. There were no light frosts all summer, which can and usually do occur a couple times during the summer. The plants didn't have any stress from cold or smoky skies. The garden thrived. Our crew was amazing and stayed on top of the weeds. Honestly...great weather, enough water, a weeded garden, an amazing crew and the best customers, Jed and I can't really ask for much more in the farming realm! We feel blessed. This wraps up our 29th season of growing for The People of The Tetons. That sounds like a big number. I think Cosmic Apple has aged well. Many things have gotten easier and more organized. I think our shares have gotten more diverse, veggie wise and the quality has gotten much better then in our early years. We still truly strive to grow you the best food we possibly can. One thing remains the same for 29 years...we constantly work to improve the soil to grow the best food for you. As the soil has improved so has the nutrient density in your produce. We seriously think the veggies are getting better with the farm's age! I don't know why...but I am feeling incredibly nostalgic writing this newsletter. Sometimes the flow of the seasons gets me. Spring is all full of hope...summer is fiery and fast...fall is about letting go, looking back and celebrating. Jed and I are so moved by the sheer number of incredible people we've met through this job. The thing is...99.999% of the people over the years have been beyond awesome. (The .001%?...I wish them the best!) The farm has created an incredible community. I even remember my parents coming to visit in the early 2000's. They came to a veggie pick up with me. My dad said..."everyone is just so nice". He had to explain to me it wasn't that way in his line of business. Him saying that has stuck with me. It's YOU! Our Cosmic Apple CSA members. You are just the best. Many of you have supported us for years! Some of you are new...we love growing for each of you. We care deeply about your health. You keep us going, we hope your relationship with the farm feels as mutually beneficial to you as it does to us. Thanks for being willing to pick up each week, your actions speak to your commitment to your health, local farms and our world. Thanks for coming along on this journey with us. We hope you noticed a difference in the flavor of our veggies to those in the supermarket. We hope you felt deeply nourished. "Round the table Peace and joy prevail. May all who share this season's delight enjoy countless more." -Chinese blessing Be well until we meet again! Sign Up NOW for 2026 and get a Free Cosmic T-shirt or Hat! We have started our 2026 CSA membership drive! If you sign up for 2026's CSA at a pickup location before the 2025 CSA ends, you will receive a free organic cotton t-shirt or hat! Your site host will have sign-up sheets, or you can get one here: 2026 Sign up Link. Signing up early to gets you the best prices and guarantees the pickup location/day you really want...and did I mention the free swag?! Shirts available in Men's, Women's, Kid's, Toddler and Baby Onesies! We have some sizes in our classic purple tee, but the sizes we sold out of were replaced with black shirts with our logo in bright yellow. It was just time to mix it up a bit! We don't have too many hats left...so sign up early if that's your style. The farm benefits from you signing up now...remember CSA's are mutually beneficial to you and your farmers! We get money to do winter projects and have money to purchase seeds before the growing season starts. You guarantee yourself a season of fresh, nutritious veggies that you don't have to go to the grocery store for...Cosmic veggies taste better too. Also, the price goes up as winter goes on...so save yourself some money! If you purchase a share online, you must show your receipt to the site host to get some swag. To pay at the pickup please print out this form, follow the link below or fill out a form the site host will have for you and bring a check or cash. Paying online (Link Here) will incur a 4% card fee. Cash or check saves you money! We have a payment plan available too! See the form for more info. NO VENMO FOR SHARE PURCHASES. Also, please consider a donation to help purchase shares for the Teton Valley Food Pantry. In 2025 The Cosmic Apple Community purchased 13 shares for the Pantry. Let's do it again. Any amount helps! You can just add it to your payment. Also, you can donate directly to the TVFP and tell them the money is for Cosmic Apple Shares. And THANK YOU!! "All living beings are struggling for life, May they all have enough food today." Thich Nhat Hanh Do you want to stock up on some meat or cheese before we stop seeing you every week? Just send me an email with what you would like, and I am happy to put an order together for you to make sure you get what you want. Even if it is only a couple items...or more! I am happy to do it. Lunch on the Farm this week: Creamy Kale Potato Soup, Fall Burritos with cabbage slaw Recipe Ideas: Dale’s Oven Fries; Colcannon; Butter Lake Root Bake; To Bake a Squash, any Squash!; Roasted Root Vegetable Medley 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, Boneless Loin Roast, Hock and Leaf Fat Beef Available: Stew Meat, Sirloin Tip Roast, Round Roast and Flat Iron Roast WASH YOUR VEGGIES!! 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! Farm To Fork Market: Saturday, October 4th, 2-5, Center for the Arts The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1 (ends 10/3) Jackson Hole Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (ends 9/27) Fall Sale at the Farm! November 1st. More info to follow Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]
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