We are looking forward to the Harvest Pot Luck on Sunday, 2-4 pm and are hoping for good weather.
The past couple of weeks have been quite busy here at Orchard Hill Farm. We held a Draft Horse Workshop last Thursday – Saturday and six people came to the farm for an introduction to driving horses. With the meals and the Saturday pick-up it was a lot to juggle. We really appreciated the help from our working shares with the CSA harvest. Devin and Jonathan also managed to get a major part of the final lime wash on the exterior of the bunkhouse during the workshop time! Saturday night we ended up having a somewhat unexpected gathering of past and present apprentices as well as a few friends. What a lovely group of young people who are committed to the honorable vocation of growing food for others. It is very affirming for us to have been able to share our experience and knowledge with them and see them continue on the path. We show a picture of the group as they gathered before supper represented are young CSA farmers from three different farms as well as our current apprentices.

For those of you who are wondering we do have a bumper squash crop and expect to be bringing up the squash and pumpkins from the field next week. We have decided to have the raspberries be pick-your-own on pick-up days for the rest of the season. This week we are giving the last cabbage of the season. We also have some winter radish that are either green or pink inside. They can be grated up into salad or coleslaw. If you still have the celeriac from last week grate it up with the radish and make it into a coleslaw.

Mixed Greens Saute from Simply in Season

8 sun-dried tomatoes
1/2 cup boiling water
Combine and let stand 30 minutes. Drain

2 cups onion ( vertically sliced)
1 red sweet pepper ( cut in stripes)
2 cloves garlic ( minced)
In large fry pan saute in 1 tablespoon oil. Add the tomatoes.

5 cups mixed dark greens
1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
Stir in and bring to a boil. Simmer until greens are tender, 15 minutes. Garnish with 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese ( optoinal).