Horseradish harvest for Passover
Pictured here: Two of the sisters who live at Crabapple Cottage (a household that subscribes to both the produce CSA and the Staple Foods Project of Sunroot Gardens), posing with tools used to harvest horseradish for Passover, which is this Thursday. The three of us used a manure fork to remove the lemon balm growing on top of the horseradish, the trenching fork to reveal the roots, and a post-hole digger to remove the soil around it. We went down over two feet and still the root broke off while still nearly an inch thick. We also dug up many smaller roots with shoots, which will be replanted elsewhere to start more patches.
Since they also want other produce for the Passover dinner, and since other folks might also be interested in picking for that occasion, Sunroot Gardens will be holding a:
PASSOVER PICK BIKE RIDE
When: Thursday, April 1, 9am departure
Where: Starting at the Firepit Garden (email for address: sunrootCSA AT riseup DOT net) and going to Mall56 and some of the Woodstock gardens.
Participants will get horseradish from the Firepit Garden, parsley from Mall56, and other edibles from around town. We will also be introducing people to other seasonal herbs that could become regional additions to this traditional meal.