To view Farmer John’s latest update, click here.

This week’s share will include:

• Veggies: Spinach, choice of arugula, broccoli raab or mustard greens,
  peppers, baby bok choi, carrots, lettuce, cauliflower, Napa cabbage or broccoli, Garnet sweet potatoes, delicata squash, leeks, and tomatoes (if not this week, then next). Small sweet potatoes as an extra.
• Add-on shares:
  • Fruit: Pink Lady apples (last fruit of the season)
  • Flowers: finished for the season
  • Mushrooms: Brown clamshell
  • Eggs: not mentioned in this week’s update from John, but assuming yes

For those with half shares, this is “B” week.

Serving Suggestions:

• John’s update mentioned boiling the extra small sweet potatoes whole and feeding them to your dog. I can’t recall a time he mentioned feeding the CSA veggies to our pets so I share some info about that here today. Caveat… You know your dog best and should check with your vet before introducing any new foods you may not be sure about.
  • Dogs: The American Kennel Club has a long list of fruits and veggies that dogs can eat. A few highlights we’d expect to get in deliveries the rest of this season: broccoili, Brussels sprouts, carrots and green beans. And we’ll all surely have celery on hand in a few weeks for Thanksgiving. Of note on the “no” list is onions and other alliums, they suggest calling your vet immediately if your dog eats something from that family.
  • Cats: PETA’s list for cats is very similar, but includes an interesting addition: pumpkin.