Winter Squash

Colorful winter squash are a beautiful indicator of the end of our growing season here at Durst Organic Growers. We grow several popular varieties of winter squash including butternut, acorn, spaghetti, delicata, and sugar pie pumpkin, along with a rotating mix of more specialty varieties (like honeynut, kabocha, and more!). We also encourage experimentation and trials of squash by friends of ours like those at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, whom we work with to grow the squash that create the amazing squash mountain featured each year at the Heirloom Expo.

Starting in the early summer, our winter squash mature over months of warmth and sunshine, ripening up in the beginning of fall--just in time for squash soups, roasted veggies, pies, and Jack-o-lanterns.

If you are interested in having a school group visit the farm for a pumpkin harvest, get in touch with us. 

Storage

Winter squash is a great storage vegetable. Out of direct sunlight in a cool, dry spot, squash can be stored at room temperature for up to 6-9 months. Once cut, we recommend storing it in the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic wrap or inside a storage container. 

Nutrition

  • High in vitamins: A, B6, C, E 

  • Great source of: fiber, folate calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, omega-3 fatty acids

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Some of our favorite squash recipes:
Sugar Pie Pumpkin Jam
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Sugar Pie Pumpkin Jam
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This jam is quite a seasonal treat! Try spreading on toast with butter or ricotta, using in sandwiches, drizzling over some vanilla ice cream, making jam bars or windowpane cookies, adding into salad dressings, as the base for a ham or BBQ glaze - get creative with it!

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Butternut Squash Roasted with Chili Paste
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Butternut Squash Roasted with Chili Paste
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This recipe has it all - sweetness from the squash, a kick from the chili paste, savory scallions, crunchy sesame seeds - and is oh-so-easy to put together! It’s a great way to use butternut, and sure to be one of your new favorite fall dishes.

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Creamy, Smoky, Winter Squash Pasta
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Creamy, Smoky, Winter Squash Pasta
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An incredibly easy way to turn your pureed winter squash (sugar pie pumpkin, kabocha, butternut!) into a delicious, creamy, pasta sauce, this recipe makes us wish we’d stockpiled more squash in our winter pantries! If you have the puree on hand (homemade, of course!), it comes together in a snap.

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How To "Spaghetti" Squash
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How To "Spaghetti" Squash
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Here’s a simple how-to guide for preparing spaghetti squash: a cheery winter squash known for its noodle-like flesh. Its uses extend far beyond the spaghetti substitution your mind might automatically go to: remove “spaghetti” from your thoughts and open up your kitchen to all the fun possibilities!

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Raw Winter Squash Ribbons
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Raw Winter Squash Ribbons
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RAW Winter Squash?! Under the guidance of Joshua McFadden in his book, Six Seasons, we tried making a raw winter squash salad. Here’s how, why, and what we thought!

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Deborah's Thai-Inspired Pumpkin Soup
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Deborah's Thai-Inspired Pumpkin Soup
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From field to soup! This is one of Deborah’s favorite winter squash soup recipes, and thanks to a special secret ingredient, it comes together very quickly and brings a lot of flavor! If you don’t have a sugar pie pumpkin, a butternut would make a fine substitute.

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Entering the "Persephone Period"
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Entering the "Persephone Period"
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As we enter the Persephone Period, the sun is sleeping in a little bit later every morning -- a telling reminder that the seasons are shifting. Here’s what that means out at Hungry Hollow…

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How To Make Pumpkin Puree
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How To Make Pumpkin Puree
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This may not be news to anyone, but making pumpkin puree is VERY easy. All you really need is a knife, a spoon, and an oven. With small, freezable, storage containers, you can make a large batch and keep it on hand for when you’re ready to use it.

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