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Late October is the time to pick the best carrots and parsnips of the year. Can you guess why? Frost! You need a few hard frosts to bring out the sweetness of those carrots. The children call our carrots "candy carrots" because of this crunchy sweetness. Here is a link to an article on our web site about why carrots are sweeter with frost?
October is the traditional month for planting Garlic in Minnesota. Here is is a link to an article on our website for How to pick seed garlic and plant.
Don't forget the pumpkin pie, here is a link to 15 different recipes we have developed for pumpkin pie. From classic to low carb, these are great creative ways to work a little pumpkin into your life
Fall greens are so amazing: wild arugula, baby spinach, lettuce, baby beet greens, baby kale, red russian kale, cilantro. All are at the perfect baby baby size.
Andrea dried some mints and herbs and is making some Vegetable Freak... Freaky Tea. Sweetened with fresh stevia.
- Andrea's Tropical Tea - Orange Mint, Pinneaple Mint and Stevia
- Jenna's Sweet Chocolate Tea - Chocolate Mint & Stevia
- Lisa's Orange Blossom Tea - Orange Mint, Spearmint & Stevia
- Just Mint - A Blend of Spearmint & Stevia
- Perky Pinapple, Lemon Majito, Minty Sage, Rosemary Lavendar (lots more).
We will have the following items at the Farmers Market for Saturday, October 31, 2015 (New items are in Bold Print)
Cabbage
Broccoli
Tomatillos
Garlic
Carrots
Leeks
Walla Walla Sweet Onions
Fresh Cut Herbs: Mint, Chocolate Mint, Oregano, Cilantro
Arugula - Wild
Mizuna
Mesabi Arugula
Baby Spinach
Spring Mix
Baby Kale- Regular and Red Russian
Beet Greens
Dandelion Greens
Herb Plants - Rosemary,
Pickles: Spicy Dill, Sweet Sandwich, Okra, Dilly Bean, Corn Relish, Pepper Relish.
Salsa
Chipotle Smoked Peppers
Charcoal (home grown, home made)
If you took the time to read clear to the bottom of Market Menu I'm going to include a thoughtful article from our website archives. This week's "thought for the day" is entitled clover is just like ice cream. It is a story from when Jenna was two.
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