Week 13

hmm for the week: hope you all are enjoying the bounty..good times!

SMALL SHARE

Salad mix

box o’ onions

garlic

zukes

cuke

tomatoes

dill (see recipe below)

purple, yellow and orange carrots

kale

bell pepper

LARGE SHARE

head lettuce

strawberries

ginormous eggplant (aka..really big)

green cone-shaped cabbage

RECIPES:

Dilled Brown Rice and Kidney Beans

2 C. cooked brown rice

1 1/2 C. cooked kidney beans

1/2 C. red onion chopped

Dressing

3 TBsp. olive oil

3 TBsp. brown rice vinegar

1TBsp. umeboshi plum vinegar

2 TBsp. finely diced fresh dill

Put rice, beans, and onion in a large bowl. Mix dressing separate and pour over rice mixture, toss gently. If possible let sit and hour or two in the fridge. (adapted from : Feeding the Whole Family, Cynthia Lair)

 

Week 12

Greetings

Well…the lettuce is surviving the heat wave and things are catching up. Looks like corn and melons will be more like September. Although, this is the first week where we will not have salad mix (you’ll get head lettuce instead) it is only because we were a bit off on our seeding schedule. So, next week it will continue! For the week:

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Head lettuce

Red onions

Cucumber

Zucchini

Green & purple beans

Celery!-  This is our first ever successful crop of celery and it is delicious! Although the ribs are smaller they are very tender and green..enjoy.

Tomatoes -since ours aren’t quite ripe yet, we are trading some food for food with our buddies at Mud Puddle Farm. They use organic practices as well and it is nice to be able to count on your local farming friends to help out. Thanks guys!

Cilantro

Swiss Chard

LARGE SHARE

Beets

Bell pepper

Salad mix

Eggplant

Some recipes for ya:

Veggie pasta

Although this doesn’t sound to exciting..it is delicious and my personal favorite and an easy dish right now.

Saute one or two onions and about four cloves of garlic in olive oil, then add some diced up eggplant. Once the eggplant is getting cooked though, add slivered zucchini and chopped tomatoes. Simmer all together for about 10-15 mins. Meanwhile, be cooking some linguine. As your veggie/tomatoes sauce is finishing up, finely chop parsley and basil. Turn off the heat on the sauce, drain the noodles and toss altogether with the fresh herbs and freshly grated parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, top off with more parm and enjoy with a nice salad. Enjoy!

Zucchini Parmesan (Adapted from Oakhill organics website)

(try making this with both zucchini and eggplant)

Slice up some squash about ¼ thick and sauté them until they are partially cooked. Spread them in a 9×13 pan, dab ricotta cheese and pesto all over, toss on beans or chopped cooked meat, cover with tomato sauce. Make two layers. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and bake at 350 for about 30-40 minutes or until bubbly. Yum!

Roasted rosemary roots:

Chop beets, potatoes, carrots or yams into small cubes (add garlic if you like) . Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, and rosemary in a bowl. Lay flat on a cookie sheet and slow roast at 350 degrees until tender. Let cool and serve as a great side dish.

Week 11

New wwoofers are here= we’re loving it and their loving it..a nice symbiotic relationship!  Weeding duty continues.. and for the the week:

SMALL SHARE:

salad mix

sweet onions

garlic

kale

zukes

fresh basil

bell pepper

tomatoes

LARGE SHARE

head lettuce

strawberries

cucumber

carrots

packin' boxes ..a few weeks ago

Week 10

No tomatoes yet folks..but, it’s looking like next week. Although, your all getting a little bit more of summer in your boxes this week. Now that the zukes have started (i know were behind) you’ll probably be seeing them for a while and cukes will probably be ready next week as well! We are just plugging along around here..lots of weeding and garlic cleaning. Planning for fall crops, continual seeding of the basics, and the strawberries are making a comeback. We are thinking of a little work party or just a visit day if you all would like..either August 16 or the 23 (both Sundays). Obviously Saturdays don’t work for us and the work week is pretty full. So, if we could here from you all about which day seems to work better ..that would be great and we could make a decision. We were thinking of a time in the early to mid afternoon. Let us know!  ( This is a different meet-up than our end of season party)So..for the week.

SMALL SHARE

Salad mix

Chard

Onions

Garlic

Parsley

Zucchini

Green cabbage- yes these are shaped like a cone, if some are small you will receive two of them. Their so cute!

Green & Purple Beans- love these lightly sauteed in a stir-fry.

Yellow, pink, and red beets

LARGE SHARE

Strawberries

Basil

Head lettuce

Japanese eggplant- These are also great in a stir-fry  ( no need to cut the skin off on these) or you can batter them and fry them for a side dish.