Full Vegetable Share
Siberian Kale – 1 bunch
Thyme – 1 bunch
Acorn Winter Squash – 1
Carrots – 1 bunch
Chiogga Beets – 1 pound -  These beets when sliced have red and white rings
Shallots – 4
Peppers – 3
Hot Peppers if you like
Tomatoes – 1 pound
Broccoli – 2 heads

Fruit Share
MacCoun Apples – a crispy eating apple
Gold Supreme Apples – good to eat
Bosc Pears – the winter pear.  Brownish, hard and very sweet

This week’s recipes include watercress mashed potatoes, buckwheat crepes with mashed potato and cheese, and cilantro-jalapeno sauce.

Carnegie Hill Newsletter – 15

The movie Gasland is opening at the IFC Center on September 15 running through September 23.  The film maker documented his own investigation of hydraulic-fracturing after he asked to lease his land for drilling.

Hydraulic-fracturing, or hydro-fracking, is a process by which water is injected at high pressure into holes bored through rock in order to stimulate greater well output by fracturing the rock.  In recent years a variation of this method has emerged where a combination of a water and chemicals are injected to harvest natural gas pools.  However the fracturing process leaves a certain level of unpredictability as to where the gas and hydro-fracking fluids can end up.  At present, companies are purchasing drilling rights to extract natural gas by fracturing shale in upstate NY.  Opponents of the project cite an absence of strong environmental protections to keep toxic materials out of NY State water supplies including the New York City watershed.

Because of the moneyed interests involved, large scale hydro-fracking may start in the watershed as early as this year.  As a critically important issue to the community, take some time to understand both sides of the issue and let your elected representatives know your thoughts.  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office number is 212 312 1420.

Dear CSA Member,

We held our annual Farm Festival this past weekend and it was just a beautiful day filled with a lot of sunshine, so many members, great conversation, food and visiting the farm.  We are already thinking about next years visit and if you have any ideas, we would like to hear them.

This week there will be the first harvest of potatoes.  Fresh vegetables have flavor that just can not be matched and even the root vegetables are more delicious when freshly dug.

Delicata Winter Squash is the variety of squash you will be receiving this week.  Some people call it Sweet Potato Squash.  It is a tender skin winter squash that will cook much more quickly than the tougher skinned varieties such as Butternut and Acorn.  To cook a Delicata wash the skin, prick a couple of holes with a fork and put the entire squash in the oven or the microwave.  When soft to the touch it is done.  Slice open, remove the seeds and enjoy.

Thanks to all that made the trip to the farm.  It is a real pleasure for us getting to meet members.

For everyone at Stoneledge Farm
Deborah

Full Vegetable Share
Potatoes – 2 pounds
Carrots – 1 bunch
Peppers – 3
Hot Peppers – if you like
Tomatoes – 1 pound
Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
Garlic Chive Flowers – 1 bunch.  The flowers as well as the leaves are edible.  A mild garlic flavor
Thai Basil – 1 bunch
Delicata Winter Squash – 2

Fruit Share
Seckle Pears
Cortland Apples
Gala Apples

Seckles are small, sweet pears.  Cortand are a great apple for applesauce. Keep the skin on, cook and mash.  A beautiful color.  Gala are a favorite eating apple.