Farm Happenings

Fall CSA signups will be sent out soon – keep an eye out for an email from us.

We are hiring for fall crew members. Full time positions are available. Please spread the word! More information is available on our website and Instagram page. Please contact uk.csa@uky.edu to express interest or ask questions.

If you need to pick up your share late on Friday, please message Kristi via text or email.

Note from an Apprentice

Hello! My name is Audrey Becka, and I am a senior in UK’s Sustainable Agriculture program. My concentration is in Community Food Systems, and the program has been a wonderful opportunity to learn about and participate in local food systems in Kentucky. After graduating, I want to foster connections between people, land, and food through working in the urban ag space.

After three years at UK and engaging with local producers in Louisville, I finally found myself at the UK CSA farm in late August of this year. It wasn’t until one of our first lessons on seeding that I started to reflect on the huge influence that the relatively small (at least in scale) farm has had on the local food landscape.

Products of one of the largest local producers in the Louisville area, Rootbound, can be found in almost every local grocery store and farmer’s market. Additionally, they provide CSA boxes for nearly 1,000 families in the area. Run by graduates of UK’s Agriculture Program, the knowledge and cultural practices from UK’s farm are reflected in Rootbound’s program- down to the Winstrip seeding trays.

The influence on Louisville’s community has been immense, getting thousands engaged with local production, healthy foods, and landscapes. The UK CSA Farm fulfills its Land Grant mission, providing education, research, and support to Kentucky’s smaller-scale farms. And in turn, I think we’re all a little better off for it.”

-Audrey

You-Pick this week:

Please be advised: You-pick will close Friday September 26th so we can get cover crop in our field for winter.

Farm Stand this week:

We will also have some green tomatoes this week!

• Beans, Roma – $2.50/bag (1/2 lb)
• Beets – $3/bag
• Chard – $4/bunch
• Delicata Squash – $2/each
• Garlic heads – $3/head
• Honey – $14/jar
• Kale – $4/bunch
• Lettuce – $4/head
• Peppers, specialty/hot – 3 for $1
• Potatoes, – $6/bag (3 lb)
• Popcorn – $1/ear
• Powder, Onion/Garlic/Hot pepper – $6/bag
• Cherriette Radish – $3/bunch
• Tomatoes – $3.50/pound hybrid, $4/pound heirloom
• Tomatoes, bulk (mixed variety) – $30/25 pound

CSA Share this week:

• Tomatoes
• Lettuce head
• Bok Choy
• Hakurei Salad Turnips
• Chard
• Peppers
• Choice: Beets OR Roma beans OR Radishes

Recipes & Tips for This Week’s Share

This basic garlic bok choy recipe is a flavorful side to add to a basic rice and protein dish.

Although many people use hakurei turnips in salads, they can also be delicious cooked! Try this glazed hakurei turnips recipe to appreciate the natural sweetness of these turnips.

If you want to use two of this week’s share items in one meal, try this white bean stew with chard and tomatoes.

As always, there are many more recipes on our blog! Let us know if there’s a recipe you use our veggies in, we’d love to include it.