CSA Wk 6, July 29

Well what a change in weather this week. It's been amazing to feel a breeze, and that heat wave may have broke me of my "over 70 is too hot for me" mentality. I have appreciated the high 70's and low 80's. Though we did get some rain the other night, it was not nearly enough, and the forecast calls for heavy rains tonight and we say bring it on! Though the plants seem to be surviving okay, the fruits or vegetables have not been growing on them - mainly we are noticing this with cukes and tomatoes. A good soaker will do wonders!

Something I should have pointed out last week regarding your beets, was that the greens that were attached are the same greens you are given separately, so don't waste those - cut em off and cook em up! Think outside the box on how to use greens - not just sauteed or in salads, but in tortillas or in lasagnas. There are lots of recipes on the web and the possibilities are endless. Kale chips are something that come to mind. Google it!

Medium Shares:
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Carrots
Beans - 3 varieties mixed
Romaine Head
Napa Cabbage
Collard Greens
Rainbow Chard
Beet Greens
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Oregano

Large Shares:
Summer Squash/Zucchini Mix - should be coming in droves soon and we won't know what to do with it all
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Carrots
Sugar Snap Peas...the last of them until possibly a second crop comes early fall
Beans - 3 varieties mixed
Romaine Head
Napa Cabbage
Collard Greens
Rainbow Chard
Beet Greens
Kale
Lettuce Mix
Onion
Oregano
Everyone also got some corn - this was not grown by us, and is NOT organic...we over purchased for the farm stand and figured we could dump some on you guys. I barely ever make plain corn on the cob, though that is delicious, but cut it off, put it raw on salads, in tortillas, and love to saute it in butter with some fresh herbs and lime squeezed on it!


The baked goods share holders are getting foccacia for their bread this week - my sister used to make this when we sold out at the farmers market, and it was killer. Not a dry, crispy, airy foccacia, but a dense chewy type that is so delicious, I hope shes making extra :-) They also got a surprise granola today because when I went to make the cinnamon raisin, I was out of walnuts. So, improvisation called to use the almonds I had, and the juices started flowing, and we ended up with an Almond Joy granola. This is for sale in the stand for those of you who want to give that a try!

Enjoy the bounty!