A Halloween gremlin must have gotten into the first send of this newsletter. Our seasonal hours starting November 1 will really be: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm.
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  We've got some good spooky fun on the farm for these crisp autumn days. Come get your pumpkin and see what Chomsky's costume is this year--we're sending no photos, you'll just have to come and see for yourself. On Homegrown Mini-Golf the Grain Gang is all dressed up, too, now you'll never recognize them!
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  That famous health claim about keeping the doctor away was written 100 years ago to encourage people to eat apples rather than drink them. Until then, most apples grown in the United States were little green apples made into cider--most of it fermented to make a drink about half the alcohol content of beer.
In areas like the Rondout Valley, cider was more popular than coffee, tea, wine, or beer, and in some areas it even replaced impure water as the healthful thing to drink. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "Man would be more solitary, less friended, less supported, if the land yielded only the useful maise and potato, [and] withheld this ornamental and social fruit."
Cider was drunk by all--even kids. The Temperence movement got the zesty drink in its crosshairs and as a result, apple growers introduced bigger, prettier apples intended to be eaten fresh.*
Cider-Poached Apples with Cream Swirls 4 medium or large red apples
2 1/2 cups apple cider
3 tbs. heavy cream or melted vanilla ice cream
Cut the apples in quarters and core. Put the apples, cider and 2 cups of water in a large pot, bring to a boil, then cook, covered, on low-medium heat about 20 minutes until apples are just tender. Remove them to a platter.
Bring cider to a boil, cook until reduced to about 1/2 cup of thick syrup.
Whip the cream with a whisk until just thickened.
Serve the apples drizzled with cider syrup and cream.**
* Source: The Botany of Desire, by Michael Pollan. ** Adapted from Healthy 1-2-3, by Rozanne Gold. |
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  Saturday, Oct. 29, 11:00 am Service Sprint at Williams Lake. Join this horrifying zombie run for kids and adults and help raise funds for this terrific local volunteer org. Ongoing--please support local growers impacted by Hurricanes Irene and Lee, purchase a paper pumpkin at a farm stand or store near you!
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