Starting the week with a brisk morning Broccoli harvest felt nothing short of fantastic, and unloading a delivery of Bartlett Pears and six varieties of Apples from Okanogan this morning sure helps me get excited for where we’re at seasonally. Even though today is the Fall Equinox, we’ve got two more weeks of the Summer Harvest Season at Wild Hare before we officially switch to Fall on October 7th. The seasons sort of bleed into one another this time of year, mapping clumsily onto dates that we picked a year ago, not really knowing whether the Summer stuff will taper off abruptly or if the Fall stuff will mature a little bit ahead of schedule (which is exactly how things are playing out for us in 2025). So while we’re out gathering and stacking up bins and bins and bins of Pumpkins and Winter Squash, we get an early taste of Fall in the form of such beautiful crowns of Broccoli alongside our last rotation of Sweet Corn and whatever the Tomatoes can still muster.
Many Thanks,
Katie
PS: Here’s a Farmer’s-Eye-View/Sneak Peek at how this year’s Winter Squash crop is looking. There are already sixteen additional bins harvested/curing. Mark is stoked.
IMPORTANT DATES -
IMPORTANT DATES -
Saturday, October 4th:
Last Day of Summer CSA & Last Day to Shop the Farmstand on Saturdays
Tuesday, October 7th & Wednesday, October 8th:
First Days of Fall CSA & Fall Hours
The Fall 2025 Season Runs 10 Weeks, October 7th- December 10, 2025
IN THE FARMSHARES THIS WEEK:
Broccoli
Lettuce
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Bartlett Pears
RECIPES & SEASONAL TIPS
CORN CHOWDER WITH CHILE, LIME & COTIJA - Smitten Kitchen
BROCCOLI QUINOA SALAD WITH LEMON GREEK YOGURT DRESSING- Well Plated by Erin
PEAR SALAD WITH BALSAMIC & WALNUTS - Love & Lemons
THE GREENEST SALAD - 101 Cookbooks
CHEDDAR, CORN & BROCCOLI CASSEROLE - Dan Pelosi
TOMATO PESTO (SICILIAN PESTO) - Foodcrush (Thank you, Bri!)
LIGHTER CREAMY BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP- Half-Baked Harvest
CRISPY BROCCOLI TOFU STIR FRY- J. Kenji Lopez-Alt