Farm Stand Open All Winter + Storage Tips

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Hello Folks,

We hope this message finds you healthy and well! We are happily settling into slower days on the farm while we tend to and tuck in our cold weather crops. We want to remind you that the Farm Stand remains open through the winter, with our winter hours being Monday through Friday 10AM - 4PM. You are welcome to bring your own shopping bags. You can pay with cash, check and credit card at the self-service kisok.

It's time to stock up on Thanksgiving goodies for you and your family. The farm stand is full with Blue Hubbard pie pumpkins, both Butternut and Kabocha squash, as well as many other tasty roots and greens. What's available at the farm stand changes weekly based on what crops are coming out of our greenhouses and cold storage.

In the Farm Stand this week:

  • Rainbow Swiss Chard

  • Spinach

  • Carrots

  • Curly Kale

  • Leeks

  • Celeriac

  • Cherry Belle Radish

  • Watermelon Radish

  • Fall Medley Radishes

  • Red Beet

  • Heirloom Garlic

  • Yellow Onion

  • Shallot

  • Blue Hubbard Pie Pumpkin

  • Butternut Squash

  • Kabocha Squash

  • Yukon Gold & Fingerling potatoes from Strohauer Farm (coming in tomorrow)

As many of you know, having the farm stand open for the winter is new for us. We will not be attending the Winter Market this year, but with your support, we can keep the farm stand open, providing the community with fresh, local produce all year long. We hope to see you soon!

Be well & Happy (almost) Holidays,

Nic + The Native Hill Crew

Storage Tips:

- Greens & Roots (Leeks, Cabbage, Fennel, etc) want to be in sealed plastic bags (nothing fancy needed, just sealable) in your fridge. Think high humidity and cold.

- Garlic & Onions - for longer term storage, store them in your fridge but not in a bag, think cold but ambient humidity. If you put them on your counter, make sure you eat them within a week or two.

- Winter Squash (and pumpkins, etc) - they can live in your pantry or on your kitchen table as they like the temperature and humidity in homes. Do not refrigerate them or put in an unheated garage. The butternuts and kabocha squash you are getting now should be able to store in that environment into next year.

- Potatoes - They can be stored in the fridge but they will convert their starches to sugars. But they don't really want to be on your kitchen table either as it is too warm and they will get soft and sprout unless used in about a week. So a cool pantry would be ideal.