VEGGIE COOP FARM NOTES: WEEK 16: October 7, 2009: Larger Bag
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Braising Mix 0 500g 6.00
Carrots - large bunch of 7 carrots 3.50
Cucumber - (large English or two reg. 2.00
Cucumber - last of the outdoor NC
Leeks - 1 large 1.50
Onions - one large 1.25
Potatoes - 500g. Blues 2.50
Salad Mix - 250g. 7.00
Summer Turnip - 400g average 1.00
Tomatoes - 1.5 pints of Latahs 4.50
Winter Squash - Spaghetti (small wonder) 3.75 1100g. Average

Total: $33.00
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For more information, questions or comments or to extend your weeks, contact: Mike Rabinowitz, House Phone: 895-2884 or Cell Phone: 689-7693)

ITS IN THE BAG!
When I went outside this morning around 9 a.m. in the morning mist, Denziel was in the side garden picking carrots; I saw them later drying and being bunched. They are beautiful. I don’t have time today to find my recipes for spaghetti squash, the one with toasted pecans. You can treat it as a winter squash and eat it in chunks or prepare it as a spaghetti squash, baking it upside down on a tray or Pyrex dish, then scoop it out with a fork in spaghetti like threads; serve with red sauce or a garlic butter sauce.

ONE OF THREE FINALISTS!
The Organic Farm has been nominated as one of three finalist for the Starwood Hotels and resorts Worldwide Inc. Corporate Partner of the Year Award. We were nominated by Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador. The affair takes place in Saint John, New Brunswick in early November. Air Canada has offered one free ticket but we declined because it is still to expensive, but when the organizer called back and offered a second ticket, we made a decision to go. The visuals we sent in will be on Website soon. Stay tuned!

GOOD WEATHER FOR DUCKS!
But, then, again they are headed South. Instead we are getting ready for winter in spite of the nasty weather. Louis sent in soil samples this morning; Oz has gone to Peter Pans to get packaging. Mike has ordered more compost. Jon, the WOOFER is filling grow bags with potting soil to grow rosemary over the winter. The electrician is wiring the new winter sprouting house, which is being developed from an old greenhouse, attached to the family house. Hopefully, Vince will start painting the shelves tomorrow and we will be in there by the week-end. We have used Greenhouse #3 all summer for micro-greens and sprouts with great success, but the growth is slowing down substantially. Louis is checking every day on our progress, saying we are losing money. It took me a couple of weeks to get the information need from CFIA, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, re; food safe paint and another few days to talk with Benjamin Moore’s head office to make sure we could get the paint specified. The local folks at Templeton’s tried to be helpful, but are not that knowledgeable about industrial paints. catching. Today, I set about doing the annual tasks of defrosting and cleaning the freezer. It is like going to the dentist. I put it off as long as I can, but it is never as bad as anticipated. Vince brought in tubs to keep the things in the freezer cold and helped me set up the pans and trays for the drips. Shelley, the WOOFER from Montreal is helping me with the beans. Tomorrow, we tackle the tomatoes, broccoli and pumpkin. I love this time of year - harvesting and gathering. I am sure it is part of the evolution of the human spirit. This is probably why Eve was picking apples when the snake slinking by.
Take Care
Melba Rabinowitz
October 7, 2009