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An interesting article from Just Food:
CSA can be an amazing, delicious, incredibly rewarding thing to participate in. Sometimes your bumper crop of peaches and flavorful garlic are the envy of all your Food Town-shopping friends. But then there are those days. Those days when you pick up an overwhelming of amount of a vegetable you hate for the third time in as many weeks. When you have to volunteer at an outdoor distribution in the cold, pouring rain and shiver your way through your shift. Or those SEASONS when tomato blight strikes, or you find yourself picking up bok choy perforated by hail stones, and you still have to pay the full amount for the season.
VEGETABLE SHARE
The contents of the box may change this week. Please check Golden Earthworm’s web site daily for an updated list. You can click on a crop below for recipes and storage information.
Nicola Potatoes – 3lb bag – These are a beautiful yellow-fleshed variety– Farmer Matt’s favorite!
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes – 1/2 lb.
Long Green Peppers – 2 pieces
Bell Pepper – 2 pieces
Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
Parsley – 1 bunch
Asian Eggplant – 2 pieces
Lettuce – 2 baby heads
FRUIT SHARE
Mixed bag of yellow peaches and nectarines
Mixed bag of white peaches and donut peaches
HERB SHARE
Basil
Thyme
notes on the share
The tomatoes are finally coming in — a bit later than usual, but better late than never! This week we have cherry tomatoes and we hope to have some big red beefsteaks to give out in the share by next week. Our watermelons and cantaloupes are ripening quickly in this heat, so those should be making an appearance in the share next week as well. Some of you have asked about cucumbers… Well, we lost the first few plantings due to poor germination & wet weather that kept us from getting them into the fields on time back in June, but our final planting looks good and should be ready to harvest in about 3 weeks. The potatoes in the share this week are called Nicola, and are one of our favorites! They have a beautiful yellow color, lovely textured flesh and delicious flavor!
Green Romaine Lettuce – 1 head
Red Batavian Lettuce – 1 head
Toscano Kale – 1 bunch
Scallions – 1 bunch
Mint -OR- Zucchini – 1 bunch/several pieces
Arugula (baby) – 1 bag – this is the second cutting, so you may find the occasional yellow leaf or grass in the bag!
Carrots -OR- White Salad Turnips – 1 bunch
Onions – 1 bunch
Lots of lettuce in the share this week! It’s time to step away from the stove and enjoy some delicious, refreshing summer salads!
Red Boston Lettuce – 1 head
Red Romaine Lettuce – 1 head
Kohlrabi – 1 bunch
Scallions – 1 bunch
Fennel – 1 bunch
Red Beets – 1 bunch
Surprise Item – 1 bunch
Click on each item for tips & recipes from Golden Earthworm.
Green Boston Lettuce – 1 head
Escarole – 1 giant head!
Baby Arugula – .35 lb bag
Toscano Kale – 1 bunch
Baby Bok Choi – 1 bunch
Cilantro – 1 bunch
Early Season Red Onions – 1 bunch
Items may change slightly. Click the links for information about each item from Golden Earthworm.
Red Boston Lettuce – 1 head
Lettuce Mix – 1/2 lb bag of some of our favorite baby lettuce varieties
Arugula – 1 bunch
Baby Spinach – 1 bag
Garlic Scapes – 1 bunch
Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
Red Beets – 1 bunch
Click the links for recipes & tips from Golden Earthworm
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This piece from the kitchn by Kate McDonaugh, author of The City Cook, has some good advice on how to use your CSA share .
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