2025 Roots Farmshare – Week 21

2025 Roots Farmshare – Week 21

What’s in Your Share This Week

Delicata Squash

Carrots

Beets

Arugula

Salad Mix

Kale

Pears

Sweet Peppers

Recipes & Kitchen Inspiration

Harvest Moon Salad (Version 1):

Kale Caesar with Creamy Maple-Mustard Dressing

Hearty + bright; great base for roasted delicata and beets.

Massage chopped kale with a pinch of salt. 2) Toss with the creamy maple-mustard dressing. 3) Top with roasted delicata half-moons and sliced pears.

Link: https://www.willfrolicforfood.com/blog/kale-caesar-salad-creamy-maple-mustard-dressing

Harvest Moon Salad (Version 2):

Roasted Delicata Squash & Kale Salad (Paleo/Whole30)

Sweet-savory delicata meets crisp kale.

Roast delicata at 425°F until caramelized. 2) Toss with kale, toasted seeds, and the recipe’s dressing. 3) Add roasted beets for extra color.

Link: https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/roasted-delicata-squash-kale-salad-paleo-whole30/

Pear & Arugula Side Salad (5 minutes)

Slice pears; toss with arugula, olive oil, lemon, pinch of salt, and a handful of toasted nuts or seeds.

Sheet-Pan Beets, Carrots & Delicata

Toss chunks with olive oil, salt, pepper; roast 425°F until tender. Splash with vinegar. Serve warm or room temp.

Sweet Pepper & Kale Skillet

Sauté peppers and onions; add chopped kale, garlic, and lemon. Serve over grains or with eggs.

ON THE FARM

Fall Mushroom Inoculation at Roots Farm

This week we inoculated our alder wood chips with Red Wine Cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata) sawdust spawn from Cascadia Mushrooms. We raked shallow trenches, spread pre-inoculated chips and sawdust spawn, and then covered them back up with wood chips to insulate the developing mycelium.

Over the coming months, the mycelium will colonize the wood chips, and we expect to see our first flush of mushrooms in spring—or by next fall at the latest. Red Wine Caps fruit in both spring and fall here in Washington.

These mushrooms are not only delicious and easy to grow, but they also help decompose organic matter, enriching soil fertility in gardens and farms alike.

Would you be interested in a class on growing mushrooms in the garden? Let us know in the comments or send a message!

Biochar & Alternative Composting Workshop at Roots Farm

Join us for a hands-on workshop at Roots Farm, where we will demonstrate a biochar burn using the Ring of Fire biochar kiln. Participants will learn how biochar is produced, its role in carbon sequestration, and how it can be effectively integrated into composting systems such as vermicomposting, thermophilic composting, bokashi, and integrated animal systems.

Workshop Highlights:

Biochar Demonstration – observe a kiln burn and discuss practical on-farm applications

Composting Approaches – explore alternative composting methods and how biochar enhances microbial life and nutrient retention

Farm Conservation Practices – hear about NRCS EQIP and CSP projects Roots Farm has implemented to support regenerative, climate-resilient agriculture

Farm Story & Partnerships – Learn about Roots Farm’s work as a diversified vegetable farm expanding into mushroom production, and our partnerships with GRuB's Healing Through Hives project, the Veteran Conservation Corps Internship Program, the WSU Small Farms Internship Program, WSARE research projects, LFPA food bank distribution, and other grant-funded initiatives. Together, these programs support our mission of regenerative farming, food access, and community healing.

Community Lunch & Social Time:

Lunch will be provided.

S’mores provided after lunch, roasted over the residual heat from the biochar kiln.

Sign up here, space is limited: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6724491

Pickup Details – Wednesdays, 5–7 PM

Poulsbo Pickup

Echoes Brewing

Jen Clark – 360-689-5926

19479 Viking Ave NW

Poulsbo, WA 98370

Bremerton Pickup

At Farmer Nikki's House

Nikki Parks – 360-551-5103

1105 N. Lafayette Ave

Bremerton, WA 98312