After losing the use of our computer for a few weeks and then being swamped ever since, I am finally catching the blog back up! Here are the CSA Newsletters and contents for the last few weeks...
Share # 7
Tuesday, July 24th
What You’re Getting:
Head Lettuce, 1 head
Swiss Chard, 1 bunch
Kohlrabi, 1 head
Zucchini and Summer Squash, 2
lbs
Cukes, 1 lb
Baby carrots, 1 bunch
Garlic, 2 heads
Basil, ¼ lb
Farm News:
We are just getting in to the
part of the season where we harvest harvest harvest and try to sneak in our
other tasks whenever we can. Looks like next week we will finally get you some
peppers and tomatoes! They are starting to ripen in larger numbers now.
We have been way too dry
lately, and are really hoping for rain here. Do a rain dance for us! We can
irrigate some things at our home fields, but can’t irrigate at our leased
fields.
Blueberry report: It doesn’t
look good. Our field was apparently pollinated very poorly this year, possibly
due to the rainy weather we were having during flowering, and the berries are
very sparse, possibly too sparse to rake. We have been buying in berries to
sell in the farmstand, and you are more then welcome to come by the farmstand
and buy some of those, but we’re not sure what we will be able to harvest to
put in the shares. We are hoping to get you some at least in one share.
Enjoy!
Christa, Mike, and Lizzy
Recipes:
Summer Squash Salad
From the James Beard
Foundation (http://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/insalata-di-zucchine-e-menta-raw-summer-squash-salad)
1/4 cup dried currants (or raisins)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup raw pine nuts (or chopped walnuts)
2 medium yellow squash, seeded and julienned
2 medium green zucchini, seeded and julienned
1 green Serrano chile, thinly sliced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 1 lemon
1/2 bunch mint, thinly sliced
1/4 cup chopped oil-cured black olives
1/4 cup sliced ricotta salata
Salt and
freshly ground black pepper to taste
Combine the currants, cayenne
and 1/2 cup of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to
a simmer and allow to steep for 20 minutes. Drain currants.
Spread pine nuts in an even
layer on a baking sheet and bake until lightly golden and fragrant, 8 to 10
minutes.
Combine the yellow squash,
zucchini, and chile with the olive oil and lemon juice. Add the mint, olives,
ricotta salata, pine nuts and currants. Gently toss together, season to taste
with salt and pepper, and divide among
serving plates.
Stir Fried Lettuce
1 head lettuce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
3/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil (such as Kadoya)
Wash the lettuce, drain and
separate the leaves. It’s important to make sure the lettuce is dry). Cut
across the leaves into pieces about 1 inch wide. Combine the rice wine or dry
sherry, soy sauce, and sugar in a small bowl, stirring. Set aside. Heat a wok
on medium-high heat and add oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic, ginger
and red pepper flakes. Stir-fry until aromatic (5 - 10 seconds) and add the
lettuce. Stir-fry the lettuce, sprinkling with the salt, for 1 - 2 minutes,
until the leaves begin to wilt. Give the sauce a quick re-stir and swirl it
into the wok. Stir-fry for 1 - 2 more minutes, until the lettuce turns dark
green. Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil. Serve immediately.
Share # 6
Tuesday, July 17thWhat You’re Getting:
Head Lettuce, 2 heads
Kohlrabi, 1 bulb
Scallions, 1 bunch
Cilantro, 1 bunch
Parsley, 1 bunch
Zucchini and summer squash, 1 lb
Sugar snap peas
Garlic, 2 bulbs
Whew, we’ve sure been sweating around here with
the summer heat and humidity! The plants seem to
love it, everything is growing in leaps and bounds...
but we sure could use a little rain!
If anyone needs extras beyond what’s in their share,
the farmstand is now open four days a week:
Tuesday 3:00-7:00 (during CSA pickup)
Friday 12:00-7:00
Sat. and Sun. 10:00-6:00
You are all invited to our annual CSA Farm Dinner,
on Tuesday, August 7th at 5:00 pm. It will start with
a farm tour and then we will have a great dinner
made from our farm grown veggies and other
products. We prepare all the food, all you have to do
is show up! We hope you will be able to attend.
Email us to RSVP! Thanks!
Enjoy!
Christa, Mike, and Lizzy
Grilled Summer Squash with Lime Cilantro
Dressing
Dressing:
¼ cup lime juice
2 Tbsp. shallot, minced
1 tsp. garlic, minced¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
½ Tbsp. thyme, chopped
1 Tbsp. lime zest
1 lb zucchini, bias cut ¼” thick slices
1 lb yellow squash, bias cut ¼” thick slices
1. Preheat a grill.
2. Lime and cilantro dressing: Combine the lime
juice, shallots, and garlic in a bowl. Sprinkle with a
pinch of salt and pepper. Let sit for 15 minutes,
Whisk in the olive oil. Adjust the seasoning with salt
and pepper. Stir in the cilantro.
3. Combine the extra virgin olive oil, garlic, thyme
and lime zest in a large bowl. Toss in
the zucchini and yellow squash. Adjust the seasoning
with salt and pepper.
4. Grill until just tender. Toss with cilantro and lime
dressing.
Source: The Culinary Institute of America at
Greystone, Napa Valley, California
Sugar Snap Peas with Scallions and Lettuce
1/2 cup Scallions sliced
4 leaves Organic Romaine Lettuce shredded
1/2 pound Sugar Snap Peas
Salt and Pepper to your taste
1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Oil
Slice scallions, including the green tops. Shred the
lettuce. Remove any tough strings from the snap peas
and cook peas in boiling salted water until tender,
about 5 minutes. Drain.
In a large frying pan, melt butter in the oil over
medium-low heat. Add scallions and 1/4 teaspoon
salt. Cover and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
Add snap peas and cook, stirring, until heated
through. Add the lettuce and stir until wilted. Taste
for seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed.
http://www.recipebridge.com/g/297/2147786537/sug
ar-snap-peas-with-scallions-and-lettuce
CSA Share #5
Tuesday, July 10th
What You’re Getting:
Head Lettuce, 1 head
Salad mix, ¼ lb
Basil, ¼ lb
Kale, 1 bunch
Carrots, 1 mini bunch
Scallions, 1 bunch
Garlic Scapes, 1 bunch
1 greenhouse cucumber
Farm News:
We got our computer back!
Hooray! Thanks for being patient while we were technologically impaired. In the
last few weeks, things have really started to produce. We ate our very first
few ripe cherry tomatoes and are hoping to be giving those out soon, maybe in
two weeks.. they start in a trickle, but the flood will come!
We haven’t giving you guys
salad mix yet this year. In the past we have alternated head lettuce one week,
and then salad mix the next week. We haven’t been able to do that this year, as
some of the earlier rains this year really washed a lot of nutrition out of the
field where the salad is growing, and it’s been performing poorly ever since.
However, we decided you guys had waited long enough, and we’ll start out by
supplementing your head lettuce with a little salad bag.
The carrots from this week
and last week were from the greenhouse – after this we’ll have to wait a few
more weeks for the field carrots to size up.
Summer is really truly here!
Summer squash, peppers, onions, tomatoes, beets, new potatoes… all coming soon!
Enjoy!
Christa, Mike, and Lizzy
Recipes:
Garlic Scape Pesto
1 bunch
garlic scapes
¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
Olive oil
(about ¼ cup)
Pine nuts if
available (Walnuts do fine, too)
Chop the garlic
scapes into 3 inch lengths. Put it in the food processor and process until
pureed. Add the parmesan and nuts and process until smooth. Slowly add the
olive oil as the food processor runs and continue until all the oil is combined
into the garlic. Serve over pasta.
Will store well in an air-tight jar in the refrigerator. Also freezes
excellently for winter use! Makes enough for 1 lb pasta.
You can add
some basil to this too!
Scallion Pancakes
This is one of my all-time
favorites – a dumbed down version of the amazing Korean scallion pancakes a
friend used to make for us.
1 bunch scallions
1 t salt ½
cup water
1 ½ cups flour soy
sauce
4 eggs lemon
juice
½ cup vegetable oil red
wine vinegar
Remove
the scallion roots and dice the whole bunch (use all the green, right up to the
tips!). In a large mixing bowl,
combine the flour and salt. In a smaller bowl, combine the eggs, oil, and
water, mixed thoroughly. Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture, and mix
well, until there are little to no lumps. Stir in chopped scallions. Oil the
surface of a large skillet or griddle, and heat until water flicked onto it
pops and fizzles. Pour the batter on, about 1 cup per pancake, spreading the
mixture out with your spatula to achieve a nice thin pancake. Fry until golden
brown on each side. Serve with a sauce made from ½ soy sauce, ¼ lemon juice, and
¼ red wine vinegar.
CSA Share #4, Tuesday July 3rd
Hi
CSA Folks!
Unfortunately,
we have still not gotten our computer back from the fixers yet, so no
blogpost or newsletter again, but here's hoping that we'll be able to
catch up on those by next week.
Pick up is TODAY!
Here's what's is this week's
share:
Standard
Share
2 Heads Lettuce
1 bunch Swiss Chard
1 Kohlrabi
1 bunch Hakurei
1 bunch garlic scapes
1 mini bunch carrots
Snap peas
Family
Share
4 Heads Lettuce
2 bunches Swiss Chard
2 Kohlrabi
2 Bunches Hakurei
2 bunches garlic scapes
1 large bunch carrots
Snap peas
Enjoy your 4th!
Thanks,
Christa and Mike
CSA Share #3, Tuesday, June 26th:
Hi CSAers!
We are sadly without a computer this week, so this will be short and sweet.
In the standard
shares this week:
1 Head lettuce
1 Kohlrabi
1 Greenhouse cuke
Snap peas
1 Bunch hakurei summer turnips
1 Bunch radishes
1 Bunch kale
In the full
shares:
2 Head lettuce
2 Kohlrabi
1 Greenhouse cuke
2 Snap peas
2 Bunch hakurei summer turnips
2 Bunch radishes
2 Bunch kale
If you haven't had kohlrabi before, it's delicious! Just peel and eat!
Thanks!
See you this afternoon!
