Farm Share #3 - June 25, 2020

Farm Share 3 - Snap peas, carrots, baby beets, salad turnips, bokchoy, herbs (choice of parsley, marjoram, or dill), greens (choice of kale or chard), garlic scapes, mesclun, pea shoots

While most of these vegetables are familiar, a few may be new to our farm members.  Garlic scapes are basically scallions that taste like garlic and are quite versatile.  Try roasting or grilling them with garlic or sauteed with eggs.  Snap peas - just eat them, shell and all.  They are good with your favorite dip as well.  Remember that the leaves of the turnips and baby beets are edible and delicious.  And nutritious.  There are lots of recipes for all these items.  My favorite salad turnip recipe is, "slice and eat".

By now it may be starting to be a challenge to use up all your farm share.  Or not, depending on how often you like to eat green things.  Many items can be kept for longer than 1 week and many can be preserved for the winter.  One of the simplest things to do with your herbs is to either dry them and store in a jar for the winter, or chop them up, put in a freezer bag, and freeze for later.  Come winter you can enjoy the taste of fresh dill or parsley in your omelets.

Any time you have questions or ideas, just get in touch with your farmers.

FARM SHARE #2 - June 18, 2020

Farm Share #2 - Rhubarb, herbs (apple mint), carrots, salad turnips, bok choy,
greens (mustard), garlic scallions, snap peas, mesclun

Second share of the season!  Picking and pick up went smoothly.  We are happy that there were both carrots and salad turnips ready, the first of both this season.  And the first snap peas!  The last rhubarb though... 
For some cooking ideas, see a Simple Salad Turnip Recipe and Roasted Bok Choy and Pickled Garlic Scapes.  We didn't pick garlic scapes this week but you will be getting some next week!  They have a brief season so enjoy them while you can.  The actual simplest salad turnip recipe is this:  1) Slice.  2) Eat.  They are so good raw and plain.  Our recipe blog focuses on the crops we grow so that can be a helpful place to find help with your share.  You can search the blog by vegetable. 

Turnips, greens, mesclun, and carrots are all crops we try to keep going all season long.  Oh, yeah, eat those turnip tops!  They are delicious and full of vitamins.  My mom would also say " Drink the pot liquor!"  Me too. It tastes great.

To your continued good health!

FARM SHARE #1 - June 11, 2020

We did it!  The first share of a new season, and a special season at that.  We didn't plan on offering shares this year but changed our plan when the pandemic came along.  People need food and we want to help.

Typical of the early shares each season, this one is relatively small as the harvest is just beginning.  Still there is a nice variety.

Weekly bouquets are an option.  If interested, email the farm.

Share #1
Mesclun, bok choy, herb bundle (cilantro in this one)
garlic scallions, rhubarb, pea shoots, greens (chard in this share)

This share, like many to come, includes mesclun, a mix of many leaves to use as salad.  This week the mix is a bit simpler than some times.  More lettuce and no cilantro, arugula, fennel, or dill in the mesclun today.  The mix includes: lettuce, kale, mustard, chard, beet leaves, spinach, chicory, Johnny Jump Up flowers, edible chrysanthemum, amaranth, lamb's quarters, mint, and mustard.

Mesclun

Here are some of the less familiar leaves in the mix.

Enjoy your share!