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This list may change, but here's our best guess of what you'll be getting in your share this week. 
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Greens

Hakurei Turnips

Herb Bunch

Onions

Peppers

Salad Mix

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes

Winter Squash


 

                                                 

 

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Rushton Farm SignRushton Farm is located within Rushton Woods Preserve on Delchester Road, just south of Goshen Road in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.  

Ashley, Lisa, Joanna and Fred  
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See prior recipes and read past issues of the Wild Carrot.     
Week of September 24, 2012 - Issue No. 17
IN THE BAG  tidbits from  Fred
  
St. James School student examine a dragonfly capture at Rushton Farm.

Through the course of a season we get many students and school groups coming out to Rushton Farm to learn about food, agroecology, nature and nutrition. It is one of the perks of working on a community farm, where you can step away from the crops and engage with students about the importance of sustainable agriculture and land conservation.

 

Over the past 5 seasons we have had over a dozen schools and more than 500 students participate in educational programming at Rushton Farm. The ages and backgrounds of the students may vary but they all share in the fascination of walking the fields, tasting the food and witnessing the natural landscape in which the crops are grown and harvested.

 

This season we have had a number of unique experiences with visiting school groups. Students from Conestoga were greeted by a chorus of buzzing as a swarm of honeybees passed by finding a home in a nearby tree. Westtown

St. James Students
St. James students looking for birds and bugs at Rushton Farm.

students spent a morning walking the fields and witnessing Carolina Wrens munching on cucumber beetles (one of the first times we had witnessed this) before traveling into the woods to visit the WCT Bird Conservation program banding our feathered friends.

 

Recently we had a wonderful group visit us from the St. James School in Philadelphia. Brook Gardner and Jodi Spragins sponsored the trip where 33 students left their urban school to visit the wide open expanse of Rushton Woods Preserve.  

 

Often this can be an uncomfortable experience for kids used to concrete and pavement instead of birds and bugs, but the St. James students thrived in the natural environment.  St. James Students

 

They were able to sample from the herbs, flowers and food growing at the farm while learning about where their food comes from and the importance of farming sustainably to protect our natural resources and surrounding ecosystem.

 

  They were a great group and a positive reminder that Rushton Farm is not just about growing food but teaching others about how it is grown and the importance of protecting the land it is grown on.

 

   

- Fred

                                       

 

 

 

 

  Honey roasted turnips

 

 

Honey Roasted Hakurei Turnips

 

 

20 small golf-ball-size Hakurei ( Japanese-style turnips) , stems trimmed to ¼ inch, sliced in half lengthwise

1 tablespoon plus one teaspoon vegetable oil

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon honey*

Pinch of cayenne

 

In a medium bowl, toss the turnips with 1 tablespoon oil, the salt, and some pepper.

Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat.  When it is quite hot, coat the pan with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and add the turnips.   

 

Reduce the heat to medium and toss the turnips.  Sauté, shaking the pan frequently, until the turnips are starting to turn golden brown, especially on the cut sides, and are almost tender but still slightly firm, 8 to 10 minutes.

 

In a small bowl, combine the honey and cayenne with 1 tablespoon water.  Add this to the turnips and cook, tossing for another few minutes, until the turnips are tender.

 

Serves 4 

 

  Indian-Spiced Roasted Squash Soup

 

 

Indian-Spiced Roasted Squash Soup

Ingredients

 

1 cup chopped yellow onion

8 ounces carrot, chopped

4 garlic cloves, peeled

1 (1-pound) butternut squash, peeled and cut into (1/2-inch) cubes

1 (8-ounce) acorn squash, quartered

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 cups water

1 teaspoon Madras curry powder

1/2 teaspoon garam masala

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

2 (14-ounce) cans fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

6 tablespoons Greek yogurt

6 teaspoons honey

 

 

Preheat oven to 500°.

 

 Arrange the first 5 ingredients on a jelly-roll pan. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with pepper. Toss. Roast at 500° for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, turning once. Cool for 10 minutes. Peel acorn squash; discard skin.

 

Combine vegetable mixture, 2 cups water, curry powder, garam masala, and red pepper in a food processor; pulse to desired consistency.  

 

Scrape mixture into a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, and stir in salt.    

Combine yogurt and honey, stirring well. Serve with soup.

 

- Cooking Light NOVEMBER 2011


 

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