This Week’s Share…Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Thoughts from the Farm

As you get together with friends and family this holiday and give thanks for the bounty that the harvest season has to provide we at Sauvie Island Organics want to give you a BIG THANK YOU for supporting community agriculture. We take pride in nourishing hundreds of families around the Portland area, and hope you are proud to call your self a member of SIO. We have just one more week of the season together, and definitely want to see you back in the spring .

Thanksgiving Pick-up Schedule

All Tuesday pick-up sites will be as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, November 26^th and pick-up times will be the same.

All Wednesday pick-up sites will be delivered on Wednesday, November 27^nd by 12pm (noon).

All Thursday pick-up sites will be moved to Tuesday, November 26^th and pick-up times will be the same as usual.

Pick-up at the Farm will be from 4:30pm Tuesday, November 26th through 5pm Sunday, December 1.

Show Us Your Thanks–Sign-up for the 2014 Season

Its not too early to lock-in your share for next season. Its easy, just fill out and submit the sign-up form located on our website and send in your payment/deposit to guarantee your share for 2014.

• If you decide to PAY IN FULL by December 13th, 2013 you’ll receive a THANK YOU BOX of STORAGE VEGGIES
  • 20lb Box for Full Share and 10lb Box for Half Share
  • Your choice of beets, carrots, celeriac, potatoes, Delicata winter squash, Acorn winter squash, fennel and/or hakurei turnips (choose up to 5 crops).
  • Thank You Box can be delivered to your site any week through the end of the season, or picked-up at the farm by arrangement throughout the month of December.

• Pay your deposit by December 31st, 2013 to guarantee the 2013 share pricing.

We are also signing-up new members for the 2014 season, so pass along the word to friends, family, co-workers or neighbors that now is the time to sign-up, and if they pay early they too can get in on the SIO Thank You Box this fall!

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Brussels Sprouts: Enjoy the frost-kissed sprouts in your share this week. Brussels are one of the crops that really tastes noticeably better after a hard frost. Most of the commercial Brussels sprout production in this country is done in costal California, where temperatures are cool, but where it also rarely frosts. This is too bad because it means most people will never get to experience the frost sweetened sprouts we often experience here in the Pacific Northwest.

• Leeks: The plump and beautiful Tadorna leeks in your share this week are the last of the season, so make them your favorite way and enjoy.

• Winter Squash: The Delicata variety in particular has relatively thin skin (so thin you can eat it, no peeling needed) and a creamy and nutty flavor making is great for baking and steaming. Delicata should keep for several weeks in a cool and dry part of the kitchen away from direct sunlight, although due to its thinner skin is known to not keep for quite as long as all the other thicker skinned winter squashes.

Why Wait? Sign-up for next season now open!

Its not too early to lock-in your share for next season. Its easy, just fill out and submit the sign-up form located on our website and send in your payment/deposit to guarantee your share for 2014.

• If you decide to PAY IN FULL by December 13th, 2013 you’ll receive a THANK YOU BOX of STORAGE VEGGIES
  • 20lb Box for Full Share and 10lb Box for Half Share
  • Your choice of beets, carrots, celeriac, potatoes, Delicata winter squash, Acorn winter squash, fennel and/or hakurei turnips (choose up to 5 crops).
  • Thank You Box can be delivered to your site any week through the end of the season, or picked-up at the farm by arrangement throughout the month of December.

• Pay your deposit by December 31st, 2013 to guarantee the 2013 share pricing.

We are also signing-up new members for the 2014 season, so pass along the word to friends, family, co-workers or neighbors that now is the time to sign-up, and if they pay early they too can get in on the SIO Thank You Box this fall!

Thanksgiving Pick-ups

There will be changes to days and/or times to some of our pick-up sites the week of Thanksgiving.

All Tuesday pick-up sites will be as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, November 26^th and pick-up times will be the same.

All Wednesday pick-up sites will be delivered on Wednesday, November 27^nd by 12pm (noon).

All Thursday pick-up sites will be moved to Tuesday, November 26^th and pick-up times will be the same as usual.

Pick-up at the Farm will be from 4:30pm Tuesday, November 26th through 5pm Sunday, December 1.

Planning for Thanksgiving

The big meal is just around the corner and by now you may be wondering what is in my share for the week of Thanksgiving? For those of you menu planning and making your shopping lists we are providing a preview of the share. Please take note this just forecast and the share is subject to change prior to Thanksgiving week.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 11/21. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 11/22 through 5pm Sunday 11/24. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Celeriac/Celery Root Box: $50 for 20lb box

• Bulk Kohlrabi Box: $30 for 20lb box

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box (yellow potatoes only)

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 1): $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 2): $32 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, celeriac, kohlrabi, and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Cabbage: Enjoy your last fresh crisp cabbage of the season. 

• Chicory: The beautiful Castelfranco chicory in your share this week, vibrant green flecked with red markings, makes a robust salad ingredient and also performs beautifully with braising, in soups, and sauteed.

• Parsnips: Hooray, it’s parsnip time! The parsnips in your share this week are less mature, and thus can prepared with out any peeling. 

Planning for Thanksgiving

The big meal is just around the corner and by now you may be wondering what is in my share for the week of Thanksgiving? For those of you menu planning and making your shopping lists we are providing a preview of the share. Please take note this just forecast and the share is subject to change prior to Thanksgiving week.

Last Week of Salad Share is this Week

This is a reminder to our Salad Share customers this week (Weeks 25) will be the final week for Salad Shares this season. We appreciate your continued support of SIO, and of course your love for our greens. For those of you that only receive Salad, thanks for another great season. For everyone else, please continue to pick-up your produce share through Week 28 (Dec. 3-5).

Ready for Next Year?

We are putting the final touches on our 2013 Season sign-up system and plan to begin returning member sign-up on November 15. As a current member you receive priority when signing-up in the fall for 2013, and of course we’d love to have you back.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO…Celeriac and Kohlrabi Now Available

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We have a variety of storage crops available for Bulk Purchasing this fall, and we’d like to offer the opportunity to do so to our members and their friends and family

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 11/14. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 11/15 through 5pm Sunday 11/17. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Celeriac/Celery Root Box: $50 for 20lb box

• Bulk Kohlrabi Box: $30 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 1): $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 2): $32 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, celeriac, kohlrabi, and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Potatoes: There will be a few more rounds of potatoes before the end of the season, but this will be the last for the Sangre variety. Use these red-skinned white-fleshed beauties your favorite way this week. 

• Winter Squash: The Delicata variety in particular has relatively thin skin (so thin you can eat it, no peeling needed) and a creamy and nutty flavor making is great for baking and steaming. Delicata should keep for several weeks in a cool and dry part of the kitchen away from direct sunlight, although due to its thinner skin is known to not keep for quite as long as all the other thicker skinned winter squashes.

For Your Information

Last Week for Salad Share: November 12-14

Last Week for Family & Half Share: December 3-5

Week of Thanksgiving: No pick-ups on Thursday 11/28. All Thursday deliveries will be on Tuesday 11/26. All Wednesday deliveries will be delivered by 12pm (noon) on Wednesday 11/27.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO…Celeriac and Kohlrabi Now Available

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We have a variety of storage crops available for Bulk Purchasing this fall, and we’d like to offer the opportunity to do so to our members and their friends and family

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 11/7. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 11/8 through 5pm Sunday 11/10. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Celeriac/Celery Root Box: $50 for 20lb box

• Bulk Kohlrabi Box: $30 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 1): $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

• Bulk Mixed Box (Type 2): $32 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, celeriac, kohlrabi, and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Turnips:  You may notice some surface damage on your Japanese turnips this week, but it doesn’t affect their taste or storability so enjoy them as usual.

• Sweet Peppers: Surprise! The last few weeks of sun allowed us to get one last harvest of sweet peppers before the deep frost wiped them out this morning. We had planned to give out a few more, but the freezing whether stole some away from us, so apologies if the recipe quantities don’t match your share.  

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We are having great yields on several of our fall storage crops and would like to again offer the opportunity to buy in bulk from the farm. We had such great success offering Bulk Carrots last year, that we are expanding to Bulk Beets, Bulk Potatoes, and Bulk Onions and may add more crops as they become available.

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 10/31. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 11/1 through 6pm Sunday 11/3. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box: $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

For Your Information

Last Week for Salad Share: November 12-14

Last Week for Family & Half Share: December 3-5

Week of Thanksgiving: No pick-ups on Thursday 11/28. All Thursday deliveries will be on Tuesday 11/26. All Wednesday deliveries will be delivered by 12pm (noon) on Wednesday 11/27.

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Cabbage, Savoy: The cabbage in your share this week is a savoy type and is a bit more tender than other cabbages. It works nicely as a fresh and crunchy wrap – try using it in place of rice paper or tortillas with your favorite filling.

SIO and PACSAC (Portland Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition) Want Your Feedback

Please take a moment to fill out this survey about your experience as a CSA member: https://portlandstate.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_cNsvT0IaPheo1i5 It’s anonymous and should take about ten minutes. The survey will help us learn about what went well this year and what we should consider changing for next year. The survey also asks questions like how you get your news or what kinds of things you like to do in your free time. Answering these demographic questions will let us know where to focus our efforts to promote CSA. Since other farms are also sending this survey to their members, make sure to fill out our farm name on the survey. We know you’re busy. Taking this time to complete the survey will help us improve our CSA practices and will provide information that will strengthen sustainable, local farming in our area.  Thank you!

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We are having great yields on several of our fall storage crops and would like to again offer the opportunity to buy in bulk from the farm. We had such great success offering Bulk Carrots last year, that we are expanding to Bulk Beets, Bulk Potatoes, and Bulk Onions and may add more crops as they become available.

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 10/24. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 10/25 through 7pm Sunday 10/27. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box: $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Celeriac: Also known as celery root, it is a variety of celery grown for its edible bulbous root crown. Don’t be intimidated by this odd looking vegetable, because it’s delicious flavor and culinary flexility make it a favorite here on the farm. You can grate it up fresh to use in a slaw or remoulade, add it to a classic fall veggie roast, boil and mash it up with potatoes, slice thin and saute, or add it to just about any soup for a tasty result. For an additional bonus the bulbs include their tops this week, which are very similar to celery and can be used much the same way. The tops are know to have a stronger more intense flavor than celery, so make sure to taste first.

• Sweet Peppers: It’s been a great season for peppers, but at the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Enjoy these last colorful tastes of summer, while you enjoy the bright crisp autumn weather this week.

•  Winter Squash: That’s right, it’s winter squash time, and this week you can do your Delicata dance. The Delicata in particular has relatively thin skin (so thin you can eat it, no peeling needed) and a creamy and nutty flavor making is great for baking and steaming. Delicata should keep for several weeks in a cool and dry part of the kitchen away from direct sunlight, although due to its thinner skin is known to not keep for quite as long as all the other thicker skinned winter squashes.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We are having great yields on several of our fall storage crops and would like to again offer the opportunity to buy in bulk from the farm. We had such great success offering Bulk Carrots last year, that we are expanding to Bulk Beets, Bulk Potatoes, and Bulk Onions and may add more crops as they become available.

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 10/17. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 10/18 through 7pm Sunday 10/20. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box: $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Turnips, Hakurei: For the fall we welcome back the crisp and juicy Japanese salad turnips, and this week they have their tender and nutrient packed greens on as well.

• Sweet Peppers: We hope you’ve been enjoying the Stocky Red Roaster (red variety) and Gatherer’s Gold (yellow variety) sweet peppers in your shares. With the turn to rain and colder temperatures they may only be around for another week or two more.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We are having great yields on several of our fall storage crops and would like to again offer the opportunity to buy in bulk from the farm. We had such great success offering Bulk Carrots last year, that we are expanding to Bulk Beets, Bulk Potatoes, and Bulk Onions and may add more crops as they become available.

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 10/10. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 10/11 through 7pm Sunday 10/13. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box: $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Escarole: A member of the chicory family, escarole is a broad-leaved endive with broad, pale green leaves that look similar to a leafy butter lettuce. Escarole can be eaten lightly cooked or raw in salads. The outer and darker green leaves have a stronger flavor that lend better to cooked dishes, and the inner and lighter green leaves have a more mild flavor great for fresh salads. A favorite and simple preparation is to sauté the leaves lightly (3-5 minutes) in bacon grease or butter and season with salt and pepper. It can also be added to soups like a hearty Italian white bean and escarole soup.

• Kohlrabi (giant): Get ready for this fall flavor delight, it has been a favorite among the farm crew this past week. The Kossak kohlrabi in your share this week is not only huge in size, but also also big in delicious flavor. With crisp, juicy, mildly sweet flesh it is really great raw. See the recipes from Katherine for some great ideas. 

• Potatoes, Sangre: The potatoes in your share this week are Sangre, which have a deep red skin and white flesh. Their average size this year is large, so get ready for some big and delicious taters.

Order Bulk Vegetables from SIO

Are you a juicer? Have friends, neighbors or co-workers eyeing your share? Find your self just needing more SIO? We are having great yields on several of our fall storage crops and would like to again offer the opportunity to buy in bulk from the farm. We had such great success offering Bulk Carrots last year, that we are expanding to Bulk Beets, Bulk Potatoes, and Bulk Onions and may add more crops as they become available.

For this coming week please place your order by noon Thursday 10/3. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 10/4 through 5pm Sunday 10/6. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, type of Bulk Box(es) you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm. You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up it up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

Bulk Vegetable Box Options:

• Bulk Beet Box: $35 for 20lb box (red beets only)

• Bulk Carrot Box: $25 for 20lb box

• Bulk Onion Box: $30 for 20lb box
  • Red Onions or Yellow Onions or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Potatoes Box: $25 for 20lb box
  • Red Potatoes or Yellow Potatoes or Mixed (please specify type)

• Bulk Mixed Box: $28 for 20lb box
  • Mix of carrots, beets, onions and potatoes