Huge reminder, the 20th Annual Green Chile Roast is this up-coming Saturday, 9/24. Well, actually it is only the 2nd Annual, but 20 sounds a lot more prestigious and awesome. The year is beside the point though. The point is an incredible celebration of people, harvests, and food. Come on out and fill your freezers for your winter needs.
What’s In the Harvest Box Next Week?
We will be out here from 9-Noon, 3435 Stanford Dr NE, roasting your favorite greens as well as selling our Hard Cider and offering pasture-raised pork and grass-fed beef. We do not have many steaks left, but we will be selling our beef steaks on a first come first serve basis. Right now we have tenderloins, NY, T-Bones, and some sirloin steaks. You will not find a better deal anywhere.
Furthermore, it looks like we will have some perfect stone fruit (nectarine, peach, and plums) for bulk purchase canning. So if you are feeling like putting up some fruit for this winter, come on out to get bulk discounts on fruit. We will have fresh apple cider for you to try and a heap of local NM apples that you can buy to make your own cider.
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, what I am talking about is a seriously fun time. It will be right up there with how much fun you might expect to have with floor seats to a Barry Manilow concert. So grab your family and friends and come spend an hour with us on Saturday. I will be around to talk plants or planning your fall garden as well if you have any growing questions.
OK, now on to the Harvest Boxes. We are in the midst of one of the best fruit seasons that we have seen in a long time. Maybe the last decade. Our commitment to buy all of the Excelsior Orchards’ 75 acres of fruit has been an incredible partnership for both the orchard and to our members. I hate to even say it, but after eating so much of Paul’s fruit, it is hard to get excited about any other grower.
Part of my job is to eat an insane amount of produce (I know it’s a tough job) trying to find the best produce for your family and mine. And the majority of the fruit I put a tooth into, just leaves me unimpressed. I don’t want to sound all snobby, but this is just what happens when you get the best week after week. I cannot stress it enough, but no one in NM or AZ is enjoying the quality of fruit that you are getting right now. We are so fortunate to have such a fantastic partner like we do in Excelsior and Paul.
With all of that said, this week will be the largest fruit distribution that we have had in 13 years. Our goal is to bring you 2,500 lbs of peaches, plums, and nectarines straight from Excelsior. 7,500 lbs of fruit total. And I think we can do it. So do not be surprised to see a predominately fruit Harvest Box this week.
Please remember that you can customize your selection. If you do not want as much fruit, substitute some of it out. If you want ALL fruit, we have the quantity to make that happen. So jump on the web site to customize your selection to your fit your needs. Our web site can handle it.
Lastly this week, a quick plug for fall work in your garden or around your home landscape. For any perennial tree, plant, or shrub, the fall is The Best time of the entire year to plant. Everyone always assumes you have to plant in the spring, but for perennial plants, the fall is the Goldilocks time. The days are warm (not hot) and the nights are cool (not cold) and it gives plants a perfect time to get used to their new home before heavy frosts set in. Then, in the spring time, your plants will already be established and jump out of their winter dormancy in March.
Hope to see you for the Fall Green Chile Roast. It should be a great day, Farmer Monte