At the Farm is located on Highway 5 in Carver County, Minnesota - 2.5 m. East of Waconia - 4.5 m. West of Victoria - 10 m. West of Chanhassen
Donna Frantz, Proprietor - 8880 East Highway 5, Waconia MN 55387 - imthefarmer@earthlink.net - 952-442-4816

At the Farm Newsletter

Sent October 1, 2008 Pretty vegetables   in the field. Pretty vegetables   for your meals! Pretty vegetables! (Sung to the tune of Pretty Women) Hello, Its grand weather and I'm picking organic . . . Ripe Red Tomatoes, Heirloom, Cherry, Juliet, Romas Sweet Peppers-Red, Green, Purple, Ivory, Jilly Nordello, Carmen, D'Toro, Orange, Banana Hot and Spicy Peppers-Garden Salsa, Hot Portugal, Jalepano, Serrano, Pablano, Habenaro, Wicki Carrots, Beets, Green and Yellow Beans, Egg Plant, Cucumbers RED RIPE RASPBERRIES To fill your WILLOW BASKET . . . MINNESOTA Sweet Corn, Cabbage, Zucchini Potatoes-Yukon Gold, Red Pontiac, Russets MINNESOTA APPLES - Honey Crisp, Zestar, Sweet 16, Cortland, Wealthy (great for pie), McIntosh, Harelson (These apples were all grown in the Silver Lake and Fairmont areas of Minnesota. The Silver Lake and Fairmont areas did not receive hail last spring as did the areas between the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to the west as far as New Germany where I am located.) WINTER SQUASH Acorn, Butternut, Buttercup, Carnival, Ambercup COLORADO Peaches, MICHIGAN Nectarines, CALIFORNIA Grapes, WASHINGTON Bartlett Pears (the very best) LOUISIANA Yams (NEW CROP) And to help you make your decorating fashion statement for fall . . . Broom Corn, Willow, Wreaths, Grape vine, Door Swags, Gourds, Indian Colored Corn, Hay Bales PUMPKINS - Mini orange, Pok-e-man, Pie, Jack-o-lantern White, Blue, Long Island Cheese, Red Warty, One Too Many, Cinderella Enjoy the Harvest! Donna

For the very best flavored Pumpkin Pies cook off your own pumpkin! Cut pie pumpkins in half. Scoop the seeds out. Put in a baking dish, flat side down. Add a little water, cover with foil. Bake at 375-400 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Test by inserting a sharp knife into the flesh of the pumpkin. If it goes in with ease, it is done. Remove foil. Cool enough so you can handle it. Scoop the flesh of the pumpkin out of the rind. Mash or use food processor. A two cups of pumpkin is needed for a pie. Cooked pumpkin can be put in plastic containers and frozen for later. When you thaw it, put in a strainer so the juice will drain away. Do not use jack-o-lantern pumpkins for pies! They are stringy and have no flavor. A pie pumpkin is smaller than a jack-o-lantern pumpkin (from softball to volleyball size). In addition to pie pumpkins, some winter squash has excellent flavor for pies! Try Long Island Cheese (light orange) or Jarrahdale (blue) winter squash for pies. The Cinderella pumpkin (red orange) is excellent for soup. I don't have a recipe but I sell them often to customers for use in soup. If you have a pumpkin soup recipe, email it to me and I'll include it in a newsletter. Enjoy!