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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.
Beets Chard Broccoli Leeks Onions Garlic Baby Kale Salad Mix Radishes |
| 2015 CSA MANUAL |
Just about everything you need to know about the Rushton Farm CSA is located HERE! 
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KEEP US IN
THE LOOP!
Email is our primary means of communicating all CSA matters, so please contact us if your address changes, or if you'd like a family member's address to be added to the CSA mailing list.
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WHEREABOUTS
Rushton Farm is located within the 85-acre Rushton Woods Preserve on Delchester Road, just south of Goshen Road in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Address: 911 Delchester Road Newtown Square, PA |
Fred de Long- Director
Noah Gress- Field Manager
Chelsea Allen- Field Manager
Eliza Gowen- Outreach Coordinator
Todd Alleger- Agroecology Project Coordinator
Jared Ingersoll- Rushton Farm Apprentice
Katie Pflaumer- Research Student- U. of Penn.
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Aquaponics is a sustainable, closed loop food production system where fish and plants are raised symbiotically. Utilizing this method of growing minimizes inputs while producing high yields with absolutely 0 waste. To find out more information about Greenstone Aquaponics click here. |
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Week of October 6, 2015 Issue No. 20
IN THE BAG Tidbits
Fall Veggies  As the fall foliage begins to color the landscape of Rushton Farm we find ourselves starting to harvest the bounty of autumn vegetables that the mild fall has provided us. The rain last week has perked up the root vegetables of radishes, beets and carrots while helping the broccoli, cabbage,  Brussels sprouts and leeks reach maturity. The fall greens have been growing strong and this week we feature chard and baby kale. As we move through October and watch the days grow shorter and the weather get cooler I suggest everyone take a look  at the magnificent colors that radiate across the Rushton landscape this time of year. Like the crops the landscape changes every day with the seasons and this is a glorious time of the year to be in the fields. -Fred
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RECIPES
What to do with all those veggies
Broccoli - Cheddar Soup
Ingredients: 4 servings
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 7 -inch sourdough bread boules (round loaves)
- 4 cups broccoli florets (about 1 head)
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 2 1/2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated sharp white and yellow cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish
Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. 2. Whisk in the flour and cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes, then gradually whisk in the half-and-half until smooth. Add the chicken broth, bay leaves and nutmeg, then season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 20 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, prepare the bread bowls: Using a sharp knife, cut a circle into the top of each loaf, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Remove the bread top, then hollow out the middle with a fork or your fingers, leaving a thick bread shell. 4. Add the broccoli and carrot to the broth mixture and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Puree the soup in batches in a blender until smooth; you'll still have flecks of carrot and broccoli. Return to the pot. (Or puree the soup in the pot with an immersion blender.) 5. Add the cheese to the soup and whisk over medium heat until melted. Add up to 3/4 cup water if the soup is too thick. Ladle into the bread bowls and garnish with cheese. -Food Network
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About Us
Rushton Farm is part of Willistown Conservation Trust's Community Farm Program.  Willistown Conservation Trust is a non-profit organization working to preserve and manage the open land, rural character, scenic, recreational, historic, agricultural and natural resources of the Willistown area and nearby communities, and to share these unique resources with people of all ages and backgrounds to inspire, educate and develop a lifelong commitment to the land and the natural world.
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