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Hello, Everyone, Welcome to our Extended Fall session.
For any new folks - This is how it works. We will bring your CSA share in boxes to your location. each box will have your name on it.
PLEASE remember to bring back all the boxes, cartons, rubber bands, etc each week. We need to reuse these items.
This week's shares will include:
apple cider
Sun Crisp apples
carrots
Broccoli
Field Trip Pumpkins
Hot peppers
Personal shares:
Apple cider
Sun Crisp apples
carrots
Broccoli
Field Trip Pumpkin
The apple cider can be frozen. Be sure to pour off about a third of the carton so that it does not explode in the freezer! We have heard some amazing stories of blow outs, explosions and horrible mess! The cider is delicious! We love the taste the subtle difference in the taste very week depending on the blend of apples that we use.
Sun Crisp apples are sweet and crisp. These are great for eating or for baking - they hold their shape very well.
We have included a Field Trip pumpkin with the share this week. These are nice size with long stems. They are decorative and when you are tired of looking at them, they also make a nice pie pumpkin as well.
We are having the BEST broccoli ever this year! I am not sure why the broccoli is so good, but everyone has been raving about it this fall. Enjoy!
We do have all the items available on the online store. This is how the store works - you can order items from the store and pay for them immediate or you can wait and pay at the end of the session. The items will be included in your share. If you order any baked goods and it is too late for us to get them made before the delivery, we include them next week.
We hope you will enjoy this new session. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this week. Let me know if you have any questions.
I will be sending out the APPLE SPECIAL email in a bit.
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Hello, Everyone, Welcome to our Extended Fall session.
For any new folks - This is how it works. We will bring your CSA share in boxes to the Stands and you can check off your name from the list.
PLEASE remember to bring back all the boxes, cartons, rubber bands, etc each week. We need to reuse these items.
This week's shares will include:
apple cider
Sun Crisp apples
eggplant
Broccoli
Field Trip Pumpkins
Hot peppers
Personal shares:
Apple cider
Sun Crisp apples
Eggplant
Broccoli
Field Trip Pumpkin
The apple cider can be frozen. Be sure to pour off about a third of the carton so that it does not explode in the freezer! We have heard some amazing stories of blow outs, explosions and horrible mess! The cider is delicious! We love the taste the subtle difference in the taste very week depending on the blend of apples that we use.
Sun Crisp apples are sweet and crisp. These are great for eating or for baking - they hold their shape very well.
Enjoy the eggplant and hot peppers. We are expecting a heavy frost this week which will be the end of all summer vegetables.
We have included a Field Trip pumpkin with the share this week. These are nice size with long stems. They are decorative and when you are tired of looking at them, they also make a nice pie pumpkin as well.
We are having the BEST broccoli ever this year! I am not sure why the broccoli is so good, but everyone has been raving about it this fall. Enjoy!
We do have all the items available on the online store. This is how the store works - you can order items from the store and pay for them immediate or you can wait the pay at the stands. The items will be included in your share. If you order any baked goods and it is too late for us to get them made before the delivery, we include them next week.
We hope you will enjoy this new session. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this week. Let me know if you have any questions.
I will be sending out the APPLE SPECIAL email in a bit.
Gregg, Louise, and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Saturday Farmer's Market across from the High's Store in Westminster
We will have these items available this week!
Vegetables
sweet onions
Kale
cabbage
red beets
Swiss chard
Green beans
tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
yellow wax beans
lima beans
Sweet corn
garlic
spaghetti squash
Mexican Gerkins
butternut squash
carrots
Pumpkins
Gourds
Buttercup winter squash
Delicata Winter Squash
Cheesecake squash
Banana squash
Fruits
plums
Gala Apples
Honey Crisp apples
bosc pears
Jonagold apples
Golden delicious
Apple cider!!!!
Stayman Winesap Apples
Bosc pears
Sun crisp apples
Granny Smith apples
Nittany apples
Fuji apples
Braeburn apples
Meat
Beef
Chicken
Baked goods at Tamara's stand - She will be next to us!
Peach pies
Apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
yeast breads
rolls
sticky buns
cinnamon rolls
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Shagbark hickory syrup
Fresh eggs
bunches of tea ( great for making a cold pitcher of summer tea)
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Saturday Farm Stands!
St Luke's Episcopal Church on Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA from 8-1pm
We will have these items available this week!
Vegetables
Mexican gerkins
sweet onions
yellow wax beans
kale
Swiss chard
cabbage
green beans
cherry tomatoes
lima beans
Sweet banana peppers
Garlic
eggplant
Sweet Corn
Hot peppers
carrots
bell peppers
butternut squash
spaghetti squash
pumpkins
gourds
buttercup Winter Sqaush
Delicati Winter Squash
cheesecake and fairy Tale pumpkins
hubbard squash
Fruits
plums
Jonagold
Golden Delicious
Heirloom apples
Honey Crisp Apples
Gala Apples
blackberries
Stayman Winesap apples
Chestnuts
Bosc pears
Concord Grapes
Fuji apples
Braeburn apples
Granny smith apples
Sun Crisp apples
Apple cider
Meat
Pork
Beef
Whole Chickens
Baked goods
Peach pies
apple pies
Sweet Breads
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Shagbark hickory syrup
Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We have great apples!
We will be at the East Columbia Library on Cradle Rock Way Tomorrow from 2-6 pm!
We will have these items available this week!
Vegetables
White potatoes
kale
Sweet onions
Swiss chard
yellow wax beans
green beans
Sweet corn
broccoli
carrots
sweet banana peppers
bell peppers
egg plant
TOMATOES!!
cherry tomatoes
Red Norland potatoes
red and green cabbage
Hot peppers
snacking peppers
spaghetti squash
Butternut squash
Pumpkins
Buttercup Winter Squash
Cheesecake and Fairy tales
Brussel Sprouts
Acorn squash
banana squash
cauliflower
Fruits
Red Delicious apples
Golden Delicious Apples
Jonagold apples
Gala Apples
blackberries
Honey Crisp Apples
Stayman Winesap Apples
Bosc pears
Asian pears
Concord grapes
Sun Crisp apples
Granny Smith apples
Fuji apples
Braeburn apples
Meat
Pork - We have chops!
Beef
Chicken whole
beef bologna
Baked goods
peach pies
apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Shagbark hickory syrup
Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We have LOTS, LOTS, LOTS of Honeycrisp apples, Braeburn, Granny Smith, and Suncrisp!
Honeycrisp apples are a sweet, crisp apple.
Granny Smith are a tart crisp apple.
Suncrisp are a tart, crisp yellow apple.
Braeburn are a tart, crisp apple.
All of these apples make great eating apples. They are also great for pies, crisps and baking ,as they will hold their shape very well. DO NOT USE THEM FOR SAUCE! They are too crisp for sauce.
If you want apples for sauce, please let us know. We have excellent sauce apples as well for the same great deal!
DO NOT PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR THE APPLE SPECIAL ON THE STORE - email me and I will take your order. The store can not give you the discount!
Keep these apples in mind if you are buying items for a school or organization. These are delicious and we will give you a REAL DEAL!
There are approximately 40 apples to a half bushel - if you buy more them one half bushel we will sell them to you for $10 per half bushel. Let me know via email if you want to buy some in quanity and I will order them for you.
If you buy them from the store the normal price is $15 per half bushel.
Louise
Dear Folks,
Do not forget that you will still have one more week of CSA pickup. On October 25 we will be delivering your share to Suzanne Picard's house at: 4400 Bramber Street
Kensington, PA 20895. We will have everything in bags for you to take.
Included in the shares this week:
apple cider
Cortland apples
Eggplant
spaghetti squash
Swiss Chard
French Radishes
yummy snacking peppers
personal shares:
apple cider
Cortland apples
eggplant
Swiss chard
yummy snacking peppers
NEWS about the Extended Fall session for Cedar Lane folks! Katie and Ryan Tuckey (our daughter and son-in-law) have a market stand at the Kentlands market on Saturday mornings. They have offered to allow us to use their stand as a drop off spot for CSAs for the Extended Fall Session.
Kentlands Main Street Pavilion
Kentlands
Gaithersburg , MD USA
301 Main Street, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
I The market hours are from 10-2 pm
I realize for some this will not work out, but it is an options for others. I will include this drop off as an option for the Extended Fall season.
Let us know if you have any questions.
We have enjoyed having everyone join us this year for the CSA. We hope that you will still be able to connect with us for next year. Please contact us if you would like to organize a drop off spot in your area. Thanks again for your support!
Gregg, Louise and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We will be at DOT for the Farmer's Market tomorrow from 10-2 pm
Come out and get fresh vegetables. We will have these items available for sale.
Vegetables
kale
cabbage
Swiss chard
garlic
cherry tomatoes
red tomatoes
bell peppers
sweet corn!!!
Spaghetti squash
Butternut squash
carrots
green beans
yellow beans
HOT peppers!
sweet potatoes
broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Snacking peppers! These are delicious - eat them like candy!!!
potatoes
Delicata Winter Squash
PUMPKINS!
Gourds! These are not a vegetable:)
cauliflower
Fruits
Honey Crisp apples
Gala apples
blackberries
prune plums
Sun Crisp apples
Asian pears
Golden Delicious Apples
Stayman Winesap apples
Granny Smith apples
Golden delicious apples
Apple cider - THE BEST!!!!
Braeburn apples
Fuji apples
Nittany apples
Meat
Pork
Beef
Whole chickens
Baked goods
apple pies
peach pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Shagbark hickory syrup
OUR OWN Fresh eggs
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
We will be at NGS on 17th Street in the Courtyard from 8 - 2:30
Come out and get fresh vegetables. We will have these items available for sale.
Vegetables
salad mix
kale
Swiss chard
CHERRY TOMATOES
green beans
red tomatoes
banana peppers
cabbage red and green
bell peppers
Sweet Corn!
hot peppers
spaghetti squash
butternut squash
eggplant
potatoes
snacking peppers
sweet potatoes
radicchio
Buttercup winter squash
pumpkins - LOTS
Jack-Be-little gourds - These are NOT vegetables!!!:)
cheese cake winter squash
broccoli
Brussel sprouts
cauliflower
caleriac
Fruits
Cortland apples
Sun Crisp apples
blackberries
Bosc pears
Stayman Winesap Apples
Gala apples
prune plums!
Honey Crisp Apples
Braeburn apples
20 ounce apples
Fuji apples
Jonagold apples
Granny Smith Apples
Golden Delicious apples
Asian pears
Meat
Pork
Beef
Chicken whole
Baked goods
peach pies
Apple pies
Sweet Breads
cookies
yeast bread
Other items
jams and jellies
honey
Shagbark hickory syrup
OUR OWN Fresh eggs
Jack - be -Little gourds
Cheese from Whispering Brook Farm
Come out and stock up with good food!
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc
Dear Folks,
You have until Saturday, October 25 to sign up for the Extended Fall session. We will be having apples, apple cider, pears, acorn squash, butternut squash, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage and turnips, pumpkins various other winter squash and other fall crops.
You can go to membership updates to change your membership for extended fall. If you want to see what your status is for extended fall, just go to membership status and you can see if you are already signed up.
I will be updating the store this afternoon. So if you want to order from the store, check it out.
We want to thank everyone who was part of our CSA this year. We enjoy growing things and we enjoy knowing that folks are eating it and appreciating it. If you are in the area next year, please consider joining us for 2015! We will keep you in touch! if you have had a positive experience and you would have the time to write a recommendation for our CSA, we would love it. You can comment on our facebook page, write a review on Local Harvest, or just send us a positive recommendation. We can add it to the website which will help folks to make decisions for the future. Thanks again to all!
Please remember to bring your boxes back to the pickup location next week - even if you are not going to participate in the Extended Fall session. Gregg will pick them up next week.
This week's shares will include:
French radishes
apple cider
Cortland apples
Eggplant
spaghetti squash
Swiss chard
yummy snacking peppers
Personal shares:
cider
Cortland apples
eggplant
Swiss chard
Yummy snacking peppers
We are looing forward to a great extended fall. It definitely feels like fall in the air now! Our leaves have mostly all changed and many of the early ones have fallen, but we are still waiting on the oaks! The marigolds are still going, but all the summer flowers had faded - even the morning glories! it is almost time for a rest! Yea!
Enjoy your week! Looking forward to seeing everyone this week.
Gregg, Louise, Virginia and Oliver Keckler
Orchard Country Produce and Fruit Farm, Inc