Oct 16th

We made it without the freeze - with the warm weather in the forecast maybe we will still be picking those tomatoes next week :)

Have a great weekend - I plan on canning whole tomatoes - we have a basement full of them. Yippy!

Also on Sunday the NS Food Summit is launching.

Have a great one!

Trish

Giving it up for Nature:)

Josh is reading to the kids and afterwards we are heading out to bring in the last of the tomatoes that were picked today. They are calling for -3 tonight which means the end of the tomatoes in the tunnels, the end of many things. It is kindof a stressful feeling - both Josh and I are walking around combing our hands through our hair today - and slowly exhaling. I often wonder if we'll get use to it, or if for the rest of our lives of farming we will feel a bit of anagnst at this juncture.
Tis the time for cold breezes and flurries - I was just hoping they'd come a few weeks later. Enjoy the night.

Another neat article.

About food and schools.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/dining/30school.html?_r=2&8dpc

Slow Food Film Festival

In the event that you are interested - here is the link.

http://www.slowmotionfilmfest.ca/

Our new adventure of video

Food, Books, and Pictures

The good people of St. James Anglican Church, Kentville, have published a cookbook featuring a whole range of heritage recipes, personal favourites, and local lore. The cookbook launch is this Friday, 6pm at St. James (Main & Prospect, Kentville). $5 at the door for samples of more than 30 recipes, $15 for the cookbook. All cookbook illustrations by Taproot Farms' Nicole Uzans!

October open house

Well, we had a great family day on Sunday. No CSA members showed up, but that wasn't surprising considering the rain. We had a great picnic with the kids in the greenhouse. Izaak decorated all of the tables. At the last minute we called my mother over to share a massive lunch with us. It was kind of funny really. Anyway - lucky that we made a big batch of easy to freeze tomato soup.

This week we are having turnip greens in the share. Calvin tells me that it is the best thing we've grown all year. Delicious turnip greens.

Lydia is planning for a couple weeks away to her home in Northern Ontario. Calvin and Gerald are getting ready to head home for the winter. And this week Izaak has hockey camp before his main season starts next week. I have started a new book. Eat, Pray, Love. I have managed to get to page 20 in the past week. I keep telling myself that I will read books again :)

We are well and happy and excited to hear about how you cook your pie pumpkin this week.

Take Care!