Week 2 Fall CSA: November 11, 2025

camasswalefarm
Nov 12, 2025
5 min read

Recipes: Chicken Stew by Salt & Lavender, Braised Caramelized Savoy Cabbage

What's In My Box?

Fall Shares --all fall CSA boxes contain the same thing

leek - 1 ct

carrots, rainbow - 1.5 lb

cauliflower or broccoli - 2/3 lb

chard braising mix - 2/3 lb

red potatoes - 2lb

garlic - 0.4 lb

honey nut squash - 2-3 ct

savoy cabbage - 1 ct

This weekend the farm attended Fill Your Pantry, an event that serves Lane County residents each Fall. Our farm fills pre-orders for bulk goods and sells market style at this event. It was a challenging year for some customers with SNAP benefits on hold just before the event, and many folks were unable to pre-pay so lines were very long. But, going through the line, speaking with people, the energy was good-- folks were so patient! All in all the event got a lot of storage crops to households at a subsidized or wholesale rate. We also have brought in so many carrots this year and recently celebrated our staff with a special dinner for them catered by Chef Linos -- a wonderful family owned food cart in Coburg.

Easy Chicken Stew by Salt & Lavender

We've enjoyed this soup for three meals now and still are not sick of it. Enjoy!

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 medium onion chopped
2 sticks celery chopped
3 medium carrots peeled & sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons flour
3 cups chicken broth/stock
1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
8 ounces mushrooms (use white or cremini) sliced
2 large Russet potatoes peeled & diced
1.5 pounds uncooked chicken breasts
Salt & pepper to taste

Add the oil, butter, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic to a Dutch oven or soup pot. Sauté over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes.
Stir in the flour and let it cook for about a minute.
Stir in the chicken broth and ensure the flour has dissolved, then add in the cream, Italian seasoning, mushrooms, potatoes, and chicken.
Increase the heat to high and bring the stew to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer with the lid slightly open for 25 minutes. You may want to stir it a couple of times to ensure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot as it cooks.
Take the chicken out of the pot and cut it up. Add it back in, then season the stew with salt & pepper to taste, and serve.

Braised caramelized savoy cabbage

1/4 medium head of savoy cabbage
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp butter
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 cup water

Slice the cabbage. Before starting, be aware that this recipe uses a quarter of a head of medium savoy cabbage (using more wouldn’t fit in most skillets). Start by slicing the quarter in half lengthwise.
Rinse it and pat it dry. Rinse the cabbage wedges under cold water to remove any possible dirt. Drain them well and pat them dry with paper kitchen towels.
Sauté until browned. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the cabbage wedges and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
Flip and sauté the other side. Once one side is golden brown, flip the wedges and sauté for another 3-4 minutes until the other side is golden brown as well.
Cover and cook until tender. Next, add 1/2 cup of water to the skillet and cover with a lid. Steam the cabbage for about 15 minutes or until tender. You can check the doneness by trying to pierce the cabbage with a thin knife.
Sauté the garlic. Once the cabbage wedges are tender, push them back to a side of the pan. Add the vegan butter and wait until it melts. Once melted, add the minced garlic and sauté for about 2 minutes. Next, stir to toss the cabbage wedges with the sautéed garlic.
Season with soy sauce. Add the soy sauce, ground black pepper, and 1/4 cup of water to the pan. Shake to toss the cabbage with the sauce.
Sauté for a few more minutes. Cook uncovered for another 3-4 minutes, flipping the wedges once halfway through cooking to season the cabbage evenly.
Enjoy! The cabbage is now ready. You can taste it and adjust the seasoning before serving. You can store this braised cabbage for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

CSA Member Calendar

First Fall CSA Delivery

Wednesday November 5th

(Wednesday delivery for all)

Last Fall CSA Delivery

Wednesday November 26

ABOUT PICKING UP YOUR Fall CSA

Bring your own bag. Pick up at your pick up location and day (Wednesday or Friday) from 12-6pm. If you ordered an add-on, it will be packed in a separate labeled tote.

HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CSA

#1: Sign-in! the golden rule

Find & Sign-off your name on the sign-in sheet each week and please ONLY take the items listed next to your name.

This vital step helps ensure everyone goes home happy, including our site hosts and farmers, week after week.

#2: Locate your shares

Boxes are all the same for Fall Shares.

#3: Unpack your tote & stack the empties

Please bring your own reusable shopping bag to transport your items - we’ll pick the totes up next week for reuse! We can use them for multiple seasons, reducing waste one box at a time.

USING THE WEEKLY SWAP BOX?

Swap boxes are green with flowers painted on them. Swap boxes are labeled and will stand out! If your pick up site has a swap box, please feel free to swap an item you may not want in your box with an item in the provided and specifically-labeled SWAP BOX. Please limit the swaps to one item for one item per week.

UNABLE TO FIND AN ITEM?

(Please do not supplement it with something else!) Contact the farm directly before taking something else. The sooner you reach out the sooner your item may be located.

SOMEONE ELSE PICKING UP FOR YOU?

(Please share all the details of how to pick up with them BEFORE they attempt to pick up -- BYO bag, take from the right size box, check off the right name). Friends and family picking up for others is the number one cause of pickup mistakes, and we thank you in advance for your consideration.

CSA FAQS PAGE

Since our hands are often tied up with roots, soil or kids we keep this information on our CSA FAQS web page.

VACATIONS

Every CSA member can put their share on hold in trade for a $20 credit per week, up to two. Login to your account and select your vacation dates or email us. Please request your vacation at least three days in advance to receive the credit.

REDEEMING YOUR VACATION CREDIT

Go to our Online Store to see availability for add-ons this week and to double check the value of your credit. You'll need to login to see your credit amount. In the 2025 season you can use your vacation credits to purchase add-ons electronically or apply the credit to a Fall Share. But as always you can also just email the farm. Thanks!

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Your current season of newsletters and many of our newsletters back to 2012 are on our website here. Find recipes from previous seasons. Friday CSA members can go to this link on Wednesday and see what this week's CSA has to offer.