October 14 - 19
Hello Everyone!
As we prepare for the upcoming months, we’re excited to offer you the opportunity to purchase both Winter Share and March Share for the upcoming season. These shares provide you with fresh, seasonal produce while supporting our farm through the quieter months of the year.
Winter Share:
6 pick ups, 6 Items
Weeks of 12/4/24, 12/18/24, 1/08/25, 1/22/25, 2/05/25, 2/19/25
Your weekly Farm Share will include fresh picked greens from the greenhouse and a variety of storage crops, including radicchio, cabbage, onions, potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, celery root, parsnips, rutabaga, and winter squash. May include some preserved produce like popping corn, dried beans, jarred tomatoes.
March Share:
One pick up in the month of March 2025. Exact date TBD.
Box will be predetermined.
Intended for our customers who want all year access to produce.
Will come with storage instructions.
Hours this week are Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 5, with an extra bonus hours on Thursdays and Fridays 5 - 6
This week's Fall Farm Share - Among the many options available below, you choose eight (8):
Grown at White Barn Farm (unless otherwise noted):
Bunches (greens)
Bok Choy
Swiss Chard
Purple Kale
Bunches (roots)- limit 1
Radish
Carrots
Leeks (1 lb)
Scallions
Bags
Super Salad Mix
Pea Tendrils
Romano Beans (limit 1)
Heads and individual
Fennel
Napa Cabbage
Frisee
Herbs
Parsley
Sage
Weights
Up to 1 lbs tomatos (ripe) or 1 large tomato (limit 1)
Up to 2 lbs green tomatoes (unripe)
Up to 1 lbs of green peppers
Quarts and Pints and Half Pints
Pint hot peppers (mixed)
Pint Fingerling potatoes, from Sparrow Arc Farm
Quart Baby onions
Pint Lunchbox peppers (sweet)
Plants
Culinary herb plants - parsley, cilantro, dill
Flowers
5 Sunflowers
Streamlined Pickup Process for Convenience
To enhance your Farm Share experience, we've implemented new pickup procedures to ensure a smooth and efficient process. You will pick up under the tent. Items that are part of the Farm Share will be marked with a star sign and you can shop them directly from the Farmstand. Members are kindly asked to bring their selections to the cash register. Our dedicated staff will be on hand to record your choices. This change in approach will allow us a better understanding of what our Farm Share members truly want in each seasons' share. That info will help us to plan next year's plantings to better align with our members!
Egg Share: Lilac Hedge Farms Dozen
Sign up today for the Fall Egg Farm Share - 6 weeks of eggs
Mushroom Share: Gold Oyster Mushrooms
This week's mushroom recipe: Grilled Golden Oyster Mushroom Banh Mi
Sign up today for the Fall Mushroom Farm Share - 6 weeks of mushrooms
Important note: In the summer we will be open Tuesday - Saturday BUT Mushrooms are delivered on Wednesday mornings. Mushroom pick up is Wednesday - Saturday and will remain so all year.
To make the most of this great produce, try some of these recipe ideas: Maple Soy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Winter Squash
CSA sale this week:
All apples 2 per lb
Other sales this week:
Upcoming dates to remember:
Pumpkin Pacer, 5K Trail Race, Saturday October 26
Harvestween, Saturday October 26
Interested in becoming a vendor at WBF: Apply Here
Storage Tips
Greens and Herbs: Store best in your refrigerator. Keep in a closed plastic bag. If ever feeling overwhelmed by greens, pop a bag in your freezer! They can be used frozen in smoothies or into anything you are going to cook like soups or stews.
Tomatoes: Store at room temperature.
Onions: Store onions in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area. Maintain storage temperature of 45-55°F. Do not wrap onions in plastic or store in plastic bags. A lack of air circulation will reduce shelf life.
Potatoes: Should be stored in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. A temperature range of 45-50°F is ideal. Avoid storing them near onions, as both release gases that can accelerate spoilage.
Root Vegetables: Wrap unpeeled and unwashed in a dry paper towel, and store them in an airtight food storage container or bag. Store in the coolest part of your refrigerator.
Sweet Potatoes: These will keep well on your counter for at least a week. For longer term storage, keep your sweet potatoes in a paper bag or basket in a kitchen cabinet, pantry, or basement. Choose a cabinet that's not near the heat of your oven. A spot closer to the floor will be cooler. Sweet potatoes prefer a temperature between 50 and 60 degrees.
Winter Squash: store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location. Storage temperatures should be 50 to 55°F. Do not store squash near apples, pears, or other ripening fruit. Ripening fruit release ethylene gas which shortens the storage life of squash.
Pick up Procedures for the Fall Farm Share
Pick up in our Farmstand Tent located at 431 South St, Wrentham, MA.
Come any time the Farmstand is open Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 5.
Choose 8 items out of the list.
You can choose multiples of an item unless otherwise noted.
Please consider bringing your own bags or boxes.
Bring items to the register for the Farmstand Staff to check you off and record your choices.
All items on the list will not necessarily be available at all times in the week. We will always have a great variety for you to choose from
Pick up is Tuesday - Saturday: 10 - 5
with an extra hour on Thursday-Friday 5 - 6
Thank you so much for support!
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