This Week's News

• VIDEO OF THE WEEK
  
   
  This week's video is a promo for a wonderful event!  This Thursday, yes I know it's really soon, is the Farm to Forks Fundraiser that has pit Dr. Joseph Mercola against Joel Salatin, farmer and author.  If you'd like to watch the event from home, you will see how to register for that option.  It is sure to be a wonderful debate, and the money goes to help the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund.  Click here to watch the video.  

• Around the Farm

All garlic has been planted.........some delicious, specialty varieties will be available to you next year!! Colored eggs are being laid by 2 of our chickens, so don't fret if you receive one or two in your delivery bag in the next few weeks! Dates for November and December  parties are filling up quickly! Make your reservations NOW to ensure availability!! Thanksgiving Day is booked here on the farm. Mushrooms have been ordered and will be planted next week! They'll be ready for harvest and delivery next spring! Cabbage and broccoli leaves being harvested........actual fruit will be delivered in the next 2 weeks. Sweet Peas, Kale, Swiss Chard and Lettuce are growing like crazy!!

• Did You Know...

Did you know you can eat the green tops of carrots?? Last week's recipe showed you one of  the ways to cook the whole carrot.......tops and all!! Don't throw those greens away.......they're delicious and so nutritious for you! Also, the more you chop, press or smash a carrot...... the nutrients  become more readily available to your body!
 

• How to Use

Please, please use your cabbage, broccoli and brussel leaves!! They're no less in the nutrient department, and in some cases .........more nutrient dense (or at the very least offer different vitamins and minerals) than the actual fruit!! Use them as wraps.....chop and saute'.......put them with other greens you are cooking or simply eat them raw in a salad! Greens cleanse your liver and help keep inflammation down in your body!! EAT MORE GREENS!!

• Food for Thought

Our bodies are being affected daily by everything from the pollution in the air....... to the pollution being sprayed on our land! Make a difference.....make a choice to support your local, organic famer!! By doing so, you'll not only be helping someone else......you'll ultimately be helping you and your family heal the air, water ways and the earth!!

Delivery Schedule &
This Week's Harvest

DELIVERIES
North side:  Friday
South side:  Tuesday        

There will be no deliveries this week.  The fall veggies are growing, but they need a week to rejuvenate.  Look for a wonderful harvest the following week.

WHAT'S BEING HARVESTED



Editor's Notes
  
Sleep is such an important area of wellness, and I hope that you've given more thought to how getting more sleep can impact your daily life.  If we are sleep-deprived, it can bring out the beast in us, it can cause problems with our weight, and so much more.  So, please, watch last week's video again if you need to be reminded.
There are so many things that contribute to our personal wellness, and usually that personal wellness also impacts others.  Environmental wellness is an imporant area and our choices make a difference for many folks. A couple of questions I read that we should ask ourselves really peaked my interest:    
 

• Am I moving toward limiting my acquisitions to those that contribute to sustainability?  

NEXT EVENT

"Brews in the Barn" is the Saturday before Thanksgiving......November 23rd from 12noon-4pm. A portion of all proceeds go to Murfreesboro Rugby! Tickets go on sale November 7th at Broad Street Tobacco and Beverage and Sinking Creek Farm. This is a 21 years old and up event!!