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Fall CSA: Week 2

10/28/2014

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In This Week's Share:
Broccoli Greens
Collard Greens
Spicy Mix
Bok Choy
Rainbow Carrots
Salad Turnips
Butternut Squash
Sweet Dumpling Squash
Garlic

What is THAT?!
Broccoli Greens are the tops of broccoli plants grown just for their leaves. You can cook them like kale, though they have a distinct broccoli flavor. They make yummy creamed broccoli, too. Just chop the greens and substitute them for broccoli heads in your favorite creamed broccoli dish.

Salad turnips are delicious sliced or grated in salads, roasted, stir-fried, or in soups. We just pop them off and eat them as a snack.

Everybody thinks they don't like collard greens (and Brussels sprouts) until they try them. Try this recipe for a quick easy side dish:

Mustard Greens, Bok Choy, Collard Greens with Caramalized Onion and Cashews

Ingredients:
2 Bunches mustard greens, bok choy, and/or collard greens, very coarsely chopped
1 Onion or large shallot, sliced
1 Cup raw cashews, whole
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon sherry, white wine, or apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon minced ginger (optional)
Salt to taste

Directions:
1. Heat oil in large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add onions, stir frequently.

2. When onions are translucent, add cashews. Once cashews are golden and onions are slightly browned, add sherry and ginger if using. Cook until onions are very tender and brown.

3. Add greens, stirring constantly. Cook until greens are wilted. Add salt to taste. Serve with rice.


We hope you're enjoying this beautiful day!

~Eleanor & Patrick
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The hoop house all planted for winter
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The Lettuce Destroyer strikes again!
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First Fall CSA Pick Up

10/21/2014

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In Today's Share:
Kale
Swiss Chard
Lettuce
Cilantro
Arugula
Tomatoes (Ripe and Unripe/Green)*
Potatoes (German Butter Ball or Red Maria)**
Garlic
Delicata Winter Squash

*The very, very last tomatoes of the season. Hard green ones won't ripen are tasty fried or in chutney or ketchup.

**German Butterball potatoes make the yummiest mashed potatoes. Red Maria are a delicious red-skinned potato that we love roasted.

Welcome to the CSA!
Thank you for becoming members of our fall CSA and welcome to all of the new members. We are thrilled to be able to offer a fall extension to the CSA and to be growing food into the fall and winter. We hope you enjoy eating the veggies as much as we enjoy growing them.

Storage
- All leafy things store best in a plastic bag in the fridge and should last at least two weeks if stored that way.
- We leave our potatoes dirty so that they store longer. They do best in a cool, dry, very dark place. Wash just before using.
- Winter squash lasts up to a couple of months in a cool, dry place. You can also cook it and freeze it if you want to save it for after the New Year.
- Tomatoes don't do well in the fridge, where they turn mealy. Many people put them in a window to ripen, though the unripe, green tomatoes this week won't ripen.

CS-Eggs!
Contact us if you want to add eggs to your share at $4 a dozen.
 
Visit the Farm
Come see where your food comes from, pet some chickens, or collect some eggs. We're there weekdays 8am - 6pm and love visitors. You can find directions here.









Enjoy the week,
~Eleanor & Patrick

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Impromptu baby carrier
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Freshly picked Swiss chard
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