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

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Beans: Surprise! We have one last week of fresh, crisp Strike green beans just for you. 

• Corn: Another great week of corn coming your way. There’s a chance for one more round next week, but this may be the last for the season so eat it up. 

• Tomatoes, New Girls: This week will be the last for the New Girl slicing tomatoes, and we recommend using them quickly. As of last week our field tomatoes rapidly developed blight first in the leaves, and then continuing into the fruit. It developed so quickly that we didn’t even notice in time for the tomatoes that went out later last week, and we apologize if you experienced softening or browning with your tomatoes last week. For this week we sorted both at time of harvest and during share packing to avoid the compromised fruits as much as possible, and we are also recommending you use or process your tomatoes with in the first day or two you get them this week. 

• Summer Squash: Enjoy your last round of summer squash this week. In just a few weeks time winter squash will makes its’ debut. 

This Week’s Share…Photo Coming Tuesday

Share Notes

• Beans: Enjoy fresh Strike green beans one last time this summer. A perfect match with this week’s sweet corn and tomatoes.

• Corn: Time for corn soup, corn salsa, and corn the way you like it because we have another big week in the works. Our plantings of Temptation, Sugar Pearl, and Luscious are all popping after last week’s ample rain followed by the current heat. 

• Onions, Cortland: This week we make the switch to “storage” type onions. Storage onions are harvested in late August and cured (dried down), to be given out throughout the rest of the season. Our yellow storage onion this year is a variety called Cortland. Whole onions are best stored in a cool, dark place in the kitchen, and leftover pieces are best kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

This Week’s Share

Share Notes

• Basil: Time to get your pesto on one more time! This is the last big round of basil we will distributing this season, and as you will notice we included full plants.  While the plants are loaded with fresh fragrant leaves, you will need to be sure to remove any woody stems.   

• Corn:  Corn is here this week, and in a big way, as we have multiple plantings all coming into harvest at once. Enjoy the Luscious bi-color ears on the cob, or slice those kernels off and make your favorite corn dish.

• Cucumbers: Enjoy the refreshing crunch one last time, as this will be the last of the cucumbers for the season. 

• Kohrabi: After a long hiatus from the farm, we welcome back kohlrabi! It’s appearance in the share marks the beginning of a slow transition toward fall crops, and you will see kohlrabi again in several weeks.