Farm Share # 4 - July 2, 2020

Carrots, greens (mustard in this share), pea shoots,
garlic scapes, herbs (dill in this share), lamb's quarters, head lettuce

We decided to include some wild greens in today's shares.  Lamb's Quarters are a delicious, nutritious, and a favorite green around our farm.  Robin eats some in his breakfast almost every day.  It really tastes good!  The ones you got today are a bit bigger than ideal, so you might want to just cook the leaves, not the stems, if they seem too tough for you.  They are great with scrambled eggs or in a quiche, or as a simple cooked green.  If you like them, let us know.  We can add them to the shares more often and also show you what they look like growing in the garden.  They are a prolific weed/generous gift of nature around here and you probably have some in your yard.  We also put the tender new tips in the mesclun sometimes.

We had planned to include snap peas this week but the deer feasted on them!  We have more coming in a spot that is protected by an electric fence so keep your fingers crossed that the deer don't find those.  There are many animals around here that like to eat vegetables as much as we do. 

The recent heat pushed a lot of our mesclun lettuce over the edges, bolting and bitter.  The head lettuces are fine and there is more mesclun growing but there may be a break before it's plentiful.

Garlic scapes are an ephemeral crop so enjoy them while you can.  I am determined to make pickled scapes this year.  They are also good grilled or roasted with garlic and olive oil.  Other ideas are scape pesto or scape mayonnaise.  Have fun.

The heat and recent rain are helping a lot of summer crops grow very happily.  Napa, radishes, beans, squash, cucumbers, New Zealand spinach, and more beets are on their way!  And flowers!

Enjoy your share!