Winter share, 1 of 11

[magid]

At least, I think it's 11. I'm getting a winter share from Stone Soup Farm, the same one I got my summer farm share from. Same time/place, except every other week (and disrupted for the end of Dec, unsurprisingly).

This week included:

• a little perfect-bound cookbook, Cooking for Winter Health Wellness: Stocks, Soups, Stews and Herbal Remedies, by Brittany Wood Nickerson
  
• three pounds of carrots
  
• two pounds of purple-top turnips
  
• a medium winter squash (I chose kabocha over butternut, since I still have butternut from last week)
  
• a medium head of cabbage (I chose Savoy since I still have a lot of green cabbage from last week)
  
• four medium-small yellow onions
  
• a bunch of collards
  
• a bunch of curly kale (swapped for two more onions and another pound and a half of carrots)
  
• a head of green-leaf lettuce
  
• as much as you want herbs (I chose to skip them this time, still having some from last week)
  
• four pounds of seed garlic*

First thoughts: squash with greens and onions; green salad; roasted root veggies; carrot pickles.

* The farm offered an optional one pound of seed garlic for those who emailed. I emailed, knowing it would be too much, but I could plant some and offer some to local gardeners. I did not expect quadruple the amount, so now I have to revise the plan. Technically it's not food-grade, because briefly under flood waters before they were harvested.

Comments

[ruthling]

that looks so good!

[minoanmiss]

WEll, you should be really safe from vampires now. (sorry, couldn't resist)

[magid]

I'm pretty pleased (though didn't make it through last week's share, so have to Tetris things.

[magid]

::giggle::

It looks like they really shouldn't be used for food, just planting.

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I did not expect quadruple the amount, so now I have to revise the plan. <<

1) Look for a Little Free Seed Library or swap in your area.

2) Put the stuff in a box by your sidewalk (or another accessible place) labeled "FREE Seed Garlic -- not food."

3) Guerilla gardening. Just find a place out of the way and sink a few cloves.

Re: Well ...

[magid]

I haven't noticed a little free seed library in my area (tons of little free libraries, a few for craft projects).

As it turned out, I posted on the Book of Faces, and there were a lot of takers (eight, in addition to what I planted), some of which has been picked up already, so I'm feeling better about helping folks rather than burdened by excess.

Bonus for having planted the garlic: I found some little potatoes ready for harvest (that I'd forgotten about). Yay, tubers!

Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm glad it worked out for you.

[magid]

PS I read the little cookbook.

It's not amazing. The contents are eh (soaking lentils for 6-8 hours?! warm food warms you up (duh), and more), and OMG the typos and layout problems! It's going into a Little Free Library. Perhaps someone else will like it.