Partial
Share
Hakuri
Turnips - Partial Bundle
Cucumbers -1
american slicer
- 1
silver slicer
Leeks -partial
bundle
Zuchini
or Patty Pan Squash -3
Basil -1.5
oz
Bell
Peppers -1
Green
Beans -a few
Red
Cabbage -½ large or 1 sm
**Fingerling
Potatoes ~1#
**Tomatoes -Glacier
or Sungolds
Full Share
Hakuri Turnips - Bundle
Cucumbers - Asian or Armenian Slicer
- 3-4 lemon
Leeks - bundle
Zuchini or Patty Pan Squash - 4
Basil - 2 oz
Bell Peppers - 2
Green Beans - a few more
Red Cabbage - 1 med
**Fingerling Potatoes ~ 1.5#
**Tomatoes - Heirlooms
**these
items are non-refrigerated and will be labeled at CSA pickup
for partial and full you have TWO separate things to add to
your boxed share this week; tomatoes and potatoes
THIS
WEEK! Lower
Valley Farm Pasture Walk August 25th
6:30-7:30p.m.
Join
Jay for a walk through the pasture Thursday evening as he shows you
our unique pasture raised beef and lamb production system in action!
Our lambs are sold out, but ask us about amazing grass-fed &
finished beef!
Things
continue to be growing like crazy around here. We had a minor wind
storm last week and looks like another one is coming next week, but
hopefully the next one will be pretty minimal. The bugs are out with
a vengeance right now dutifully attempting to annihilate every
vegetable around. They got our summer kale...so luckily we've got a
succession planting of fall kale that is covered under insect netting
that we will be able to start harvesting soon to keep those braising
greens coming. You'll see the turnip greens this week look like
they’ve been shot with the tiniest bb gun; that's some pest damage
but not too bad. Those were covered and escaped the late summer bug
invasion. It looks like the weather is going to shift to highs in
the mid 70s this week and we are excited about that; the fall crops
we are busy planting over the last month will really love the
change...and we will too!
We
have so much summer bounty right now we decided to keep the share
boxes at a reasonable amount by not including lettuce mix this week.
Lettuce mix will be back next week we just wanted room to include
more of the kings and queens of summer while our short summer season
lasts.
And
speaking of the queens of summer, we will start cycling the heirloom
tomatoes and sungold tomatoes through the shares each week. We don't
have enough of either to include them in all the shares in a single
week so we are keeping track and will try to get them in everyone's
share 2-3 times over the course of the summer. Our main season
tomato this year is 'Glacier,” a little gem of a mini-slicer.
We'll distribute as many Sungolds and heirlooms as we can, and fill
in with Glaciers, but we are making sure to 'take turns' between T/Th
pickups and full partial to make sure everyone gets some of each.
Recipe
Ideas for the week
Turnip
Greens
finely
chop your turnip greens. Heat up some fat in a pan add onions or
garlic and saute until translucent. Add turnip greens and saute
3-4 minutes add some vinegar and saute another minute. Enjoy these
mixed with eggs, in an omlet, or as a side dish.
Purple
Cabbage
this
is a beautiful cabbage for making a coleslaw! YUM! Or for slicing
into thin wedges and grilling!
Green
beans
Okay
I know everyone knows how to cook green beans, boil them and serve
with butter and salt (YUM!). I love them that way but my absolute
favorite way to cook geen beans is to stir fry them with sesame oil,
garlic, and Sriracha
sauce. Spicy
beans!
Next
week—lettuce
mix, red beets and more summer goodness (tomatoes, potatoes,
cucumbers, a more sizable
amount of green beans!)
Wahoo!
