Going out with a bang!  Your last fall share will be ready this Saturday, December 17. The farmstand will be open from 10 to 5. We have saved the best for last . . . included in your share this week is a sample of our new dry bean crop and a refreshing taste of summer in the form of frozen berries!

Kate and Anna look forward to seeing you at the farm on Saturday. Our crew has so enjoyed this fall CSA season and hope that you’ve had the opportunity to make many wonderful meals with the bounty from our fields. May you welcome winter with a freezer and pantry stocked with locally grown organic food.

Forgotten shares  If you have you been forgetting your shares, all is not lost . . . email Cat to make other arrangements for pick up.

Your farmshare this week . . .

A view from the farm

This kale will be one of the prizes in your last fall CSA share.

Farmstand Saturday!  This Saturday, December 17, we’ll open the farmstand for the final hurrah of 2011 from 10 to 5. We’ll be stocked with an array of fresh, organic foods to compliment your holiday meal planning — potatoes, squash, carrots, celeriac, beets, rutabaga, turnip, onion, garlic, cabbage, and kale; a new batch of this year’s dry beans, a variety of preserves, take-n-bake cookies, and frozen soup from the farm kitchen; and a selection of beautiful, fair-trade Mexican pottery to round out your holiday gifts. Email Cat if you have any advance questions, and we look forward to seeing you. 

You can have a say!  We have a created short survey on the 2011 season to collect your thoughts on how we are doing and what we should focus on for 2012. Enter a drawing to win an organic Cedar Circle Farm T-shirt with our new edgy carrot-in-fist logo!

2012 CSAs at Cedar Circle Farm  We’ll be taking sign ups for 2012 CSA members within the next week or so. Look for an email from the farm in the coming week. If you have any questions, contact Cat.

Winter Markets  Look for us at the Norwich and Lebanon winter farmers’ markets on the following dates: Dec. 17, Jan. 14, and Feb. 11.

Your favorite recipe  Throughout the winter we’ll send out periodic News from the Farm and will continue suggesting our favorite recipes like this vegetarian Black Bean Chili which is John’s favorite bean recipe. We’d like to know what your favorite recipes are. If you’ve created a dish that was perhaps well-received at a holiday feast or is a family favorite, we’d love it if you’d share it with us. If we agree that the recipe is delicious, with your permission we’ll give you credit and add it to the recipes section of our website. Send your favorite recipe to Cat.

24-carrot gold!  Cat found this sweet recipe for Baked Stuffed Carrots on a website called Just Vegetable Recipes which lists hundreds of simple vegetable recipes. She says, “other than the annoying and plentiful ads, I found this website to be very useful and full of creative ideas for incorporating more vegetables in to the meal plan.” We hope you find it useful too.