Tempel Farms Organics

Welcome to the final week of your Fall CSA!

These final days of harvest and any field work that still remains will soon end another year for us at Tempel Farms Organics. As we look forward to our 5th growing year here we would like to thank all of you who were able to join our CSA this season and those of you who have been able to stop by our farm market stand. We went through quite a season of warmth and the constant moving of irrigation pipes so that we could make it through the drought that came our way. We saw an abundance of great quality produce harvested from our fields and then some unfortunate crops that we lost due to the weather such as purple carrots and celery root that we all looked forward for. It's known to farmers, as perhaps an inspiration, that no two years are the same. If Chris and I could do it all over again next year as we did this season we would do it in a heartbeat especially with having the people that formed our crew. Thank you to (pictured from left) Keegan, Michelle, Joe and Duncan, our main crew here for our 2012 season.
Joe, Chris and I will have a busy winter finalizing paper work for this season, ordering seeds for next year, setting goals for future growing plans, maintaining our chickens and goats, attending farming events, visiting other farms and farmers, and most exciting.......
looking forward to the delivery of Joe and his wife's baby!

harvested for you this week.........
pick up is Tuesday, November 20 from 4 to 7pm.

red cherriette radishes without greens

hoop house spinach

brussel sprouts

small yellow onions

  celery

green cabbage

orange carrots

leeks

frozen cranberries, grown by Mick Klug Farm

apples

baby cauliflower

garlic

 baby fennel

popcorn

buttercup squash, grown by Genesis Growers in St. Anne Illinois


Farm Market News!

Our farm stand is located at 17970 West Millburn Road in Old Mill Creek
and is open to the public.

Don't forget that bacon (limit 2 please!) and hams will be available for sale 
on Tuesday, November 20 from 4 to 7pm. We will also have a good selection of produce for sale, sorry there will be no more romanesco for the season. Our market stand will not reopen until mid December so stock up on our eggs and other goodies. We do have a few extra pounds of cranberries (they are frozen) and buttercup squash!

amazing spinach

brilliant cauliflower

gorgeous buttercup winter squash

the farm in your kitchen recipes...............

buttered pecans with brussel sprouts
Your buttercup winter squash has thick green skin with yellow flesh that resembles sweet potatoes.
It does require longer baking time than butternut or other thinner skin winter squash.
Like other winter squash this one can be baked, mashed, steamed, pureed or stuffed.
roasted winter squash seeds
curried buttercup squash and apple soup
braised carrots and fennel makes a fresh side dish with any meal
cranberry sauce
roasted garlic cauliflower

Michelle enjoying one last time for leek harvest.

Joe cutting leek tops with his fast knife skills

Keegan saving the cauliflower from the inevitable freeze

Michelle, Keegan and Joe striping through enormous leaves

harvesting cauliflower 

Are you thinking about a great gift to give? Our 2013 CSA would make a great choice!

Please see here for information about our vegetable or fruit shares.

If you have any questions deciding please send us an email and we'll be happy to help you out,

tempelfarmsorganics@yahoo.com

We thank you from the bottom of our boots for another great year, Eat well!
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly along with our crew, Joe, Duncan, Michelle and Keegan

your farmers

full of energy

where's Joe?

the farming rock star pose

running in the asparagus field

dance party!

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