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| | | Hutten Family Farm Newsletter for Thursday Oct 22, 2026 |
I think that 2026 has been one of the more positive growing seasons that I can remember. After the difficult year last season it is welcomed by pretty much every farmer I know. We have had good summer and fall crops and the winter storage crops look very plentiful as well. There was a lot of speculation that the fruit crop this year would be problematic because of the severe drought last year but the apple crop seems to be well above average.
We have had a total of five significant frosts here this fall which seems a bit much but I\'m ok with it. It has finished off the tomatoes, cokes, zucchini, and beans for the year but we are so busy with fall and winter crops that we really do not have the time and labour to pick beans and tomatoes anyway. I\'m hopeful that broccoli and cauliflower will come on istrong n the next couple weeks.
In the CSA boxes this week there was an alien looking thing called puntarelle. It is a very old Italian vegetable related to chicory/dandelions/radicchio that can be eaten either raw or cooked. The puntarelle is made up of multiple hollow spears. I take the spears and cut them lengthwise into matchstick sized strips. They are crunchy and a bit bitter. I recently made a radicchio salad with puntarelle strips with walnuts, fresh garlic, and parmesan. Olive oil and vinegar as a dressing. Traditionally it is consumed with anchovies as well by I do not like them. I have also made a salad with puntarelle with garlic, olive oil, avocado, and lemon juice. Some people soak the strips of puntarelle in salted cold water to reduce the bitterness but I do not think it is needed. I love this vegetable and I really hope that you enjoy it as well.
I\'ll write more frequent newsletters a bit later. We are crazy busy trying to get everything harvested.
Have a good week.
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