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Greetings!
Greetings from the farm! Fall is my favorite time of year. Our root cellar is filing up and I'm enjoying the changing colors on the trees. We had a long string of cloudy, rainy days but then the sun dried things out and we have been busy getting the gardens ready for winter. There is still time to plant garlic and our certified seed garlic is available for sale. Get in touch if you would like to purchase some.
Our last farm workday of the season is happening Saturday, October 22nd. The day's fun activities will include processing black walnuts and making apple butter in a big kettle using our own apples as well as some we harvested from friends. It will probably be your last chance to connect with our great farm interns Jen and Travis as they will be leaving to start their own farm operation in North Carolina. There are many reasons to come out to the farm so don't miss it if you have the chance.
Regards,
Joel Cahalan
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What's in the root cellar?
| Some of our root cellar shelves
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We have been busy preserving some of our excess produce. So far this year we've got a nice selection of peaches, apples, tomatoes and peppers canned and in the cellar. Soon we'll be adding sweet potatoes, potatoes, cabbage and more.
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Autumn Olive Berries
Autumn Olive is classified as an invasive plant here in our region and has naturalized to many areas. We harvest the tasty berry in September and October at the farm and a neighbors property, who has a large field full. Besides the yummy flavor, we like that it has as much as 20 times the lycopene content of tomatoes and can be considered a superfood. We process it into fruit leather, sauce and jelly in order to enjoy it throughout the year. The plant often grows in degraded areas and helps to fix nitrogen in the soil as well. Try it!
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Harvest in the Orchard
 Travis harvesting Asian pears
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