2021 Fall CSA pickup

What’s in the box?

Your weekly preview of what’s coming in your Snead’s Farm CSA box this week, and ideas for using it in the kitchen.

**Please return your CSA boxes and egg cartons to the farm each week.**

This is the final CSA pickup of 2021. Remember that all CSA members pick up the fall box at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6. October 6 is also the last day to join the 2022 CSA at a 10% discount. Click here to join.
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This week’s box:

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 quarts gala apples
  • one large bag sweet potatoes from Canning Farm in King George County
  • one quart Snead’s Farm tomatoes

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

  • 1 dozen cut-your-own sunflowers, to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • 2 half-pints raspberries to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • 1 busket Concord grapes (while supplies last) to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • 3 orange pumpkins, to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Please note that only orange pumpkins are included in the CSA, due to a shortage of colored pumpkins. CSA members may pick pumpkins of any size, from small to jumbo. Other colored pumpkins must be purchased at the farm stand.)

Festival fun included with your membership:

  • CSA members get free admission (normally $9 per person) to the Fall Festival on pickup day, Oct. 6. In addition to enjoying our mountain slides, hiking trails and other play areas, your membership entitles you to:
    • 1 sample jar of chutney from the Pälzer Mädel booth at the festival.
    • 1 sample serving of fresh pressed apple juice
    • 1 sample serving of Appalachian Kettle Korn

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $118

Total value of goods distributed this year: $1,192.50

FULL SHARE

  • 4 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 half bushel gala apples
  • 1 half bushel sweet potatoes from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 quart Snead’s Farm tomatoes

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

  • 1 dozen cut-your-own sunflowers, to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • 2 half-pints raspberries to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • 1 busket Concord grapes (while supplies last) to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • 6 orange pumpkins, to be picked at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Oct. 6, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Please note that only orange pumpkins are included in the CSA, due to a shortage of colored pumpkins. CSA members may pick pumpkins of any size, from small to jumbo. Other colored pumpkins must be purchased at the farm stand.)

Festival fun included with your membership:

  • CSA members get free admission (normally $9 per person) to the Fall Festival on pickup day, Oct. 6. In addition to enjoying our mountain slides, hiking trails and other play areas, your membership entitles you to:
    • 1 sample jar (per membership) of chutney from the Pälzer Mädel booth at the festival.
    • 1 sample serving (per membership) of fresh pressed apple juice
    • 1 sample serving (per membership) of Appalachian Kettle Korn

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $184

Total value of goods distributed this year: $1,819.50

Kitchen Ideas