tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84480426214546172642024-03-05T10:09:31.955-08:00FREE BIRD FARM CSAshare news and member forumMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672672996250441759noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448042621454617264.post-21616527595697110802012-11-07T07:20:00.001-08:002012-11-07T07:22:07.618-08:00CSA Week #22: Final Share of the Season<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZo6fmiILRTRqa_HVSoFdk9VfI2D-JQys-U40GlbNX_HzT2D2Mu2f_MDSSMVOmHwyRz-CABuETz0lnG-4klO2CakIBqQfEbhEOLGFZz_sov2Pg7GPreqd02wwExwfheXeMwulX7WQrUKg/s1600/IMG_4649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZo6fmiILRTRqa_HVSoFdk9VfI2D-JQys-U40GlbNX_HzT2D2Mu2f_MDSSMVOmHwyRz-CABuETz0lnG-4klO2CakIBqQfEbhEOLGFZz_sov2Pg7GPreqd02wwExwfheXeMwulX7WQrUKg/s320/IMG_4649.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last of the incredible carrots. Sad for us here at the farm since our kids snub store-bought carrots--the taste is incomparable.<br />
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For this last-of-the-season share, whatever could be picked from our
fields, we picked. Young broccoli, radish, purple carrots, escarole, kale,
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We actually held back on harvesting our ever-popular carrots
(see pic) for last weekend’s farmer’s markets. We wanted to be sure we had
enough for our CSA members this last week. We had plenty. In the process we
learned that we have a lot of market customers hooked on our carrots. But
instead of complaining that we didn’t have any at the market, many simply
asked, “Why do they taste so good?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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bunched buds, not crowns. This wasn’t intentional. The sun just didn’t shine
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Adapting has always been key to success
in farming. And after two seasons marked by extreme weather, cultivating r<i>esilience</i> is at the forefront of our
thoughts. And in the wake of “Superstorm Sandy,” the subject of resilience is
woefully in the thoughts of many or most.<br />
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Even our governor is acknowledging that extreme weather
events are the “new normal.” And in this framework, we are looking carefully at
how we, as farmers, can best be prepared to adapt and making changes
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But as we look back, we have to thank those members that
shared their concern when this year’s historic drought was going from bad to
worse. We thank those members who not only cheered for us when we finally got
rain but also watched the radar to track rain storms in hopes that they’d come our
way. And while we struggled with what we perceived as a lack of variety in the
shares week to week due to drought- and heat-related crop loss, many members said
they were too busy cooking their way through the abundance of what was in the
shares to notice what wasn’t there. Besides, other members reminded us, how can
you get sick of fresh tomatoes and red bell peppers? It was a banner year for these two items. <i>It’s that kind support and
commitment and enthusiasm that truly makes what we do “community supported”
farming.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Special thanks to...</h3>
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Free Bird Farm’s remaining field crew—Armando and Ariel Lopez (cousins)—who have stuck out the last few weeks of the season harvesting in the midst of tropical storms and finger-numbing weather.<o:p></o:p></div>
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...and also Shawn Cleland of Timberlane Farm, who supplied us many weeks of amazing blueberries. And we would never forget Tom Maynard of Maynard Orchards, who despite a startling shortage of pears and apples in New York this season, still took good care of our CSA.</div>
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In this week’s share:<br />1 head of escarole<br />1 head of lettuce<br />1 bunch carrots<br />1 bunch radishes (sweet—thanks to all the rain and the cold)<br />1 bunch parsley<br />2 heads of garlic<br />1 butternut squash<br />1 bunch kale<br />1 head Napa cabbage<br />1 bag of baby broccoli heads</h4>
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<br />Fruit share:<br /> Empire apples</h4>
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Empires are a terrific, all-around apple—great for eating
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This has certainly been an upside down week. We sincerely hope everyone is safe and well.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The farm was spared any damage by Sandy, which was more of a blustery tropical storm than a hurricane by the time it reached here. Our biggest worry was damage to our greenhouses. The storm, however, did trip us up in terms of our ability to harvest for this week's CSA distribution. So it's not our strongest share.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">*We have decided not to distribute fruit for this week seeing that it's possible many of our members will not be able to pick up their shares for lack of public transportation or electricity. We'd rather reserve the balance of the fruit share for next week, which is the last week of the CSA season.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We send our well wishes to everyone in the city and NJ as the area recoups.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ken & Maryellen</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>In this week's share:</b></span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 bunch "dinosaur" or Toscano kale</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 acorn squash</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 pound yellow onions</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 bunch beets</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6.5 ounces spinach</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5 ounces salad mix</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">1 bunch cilantro</span></h3>
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No fruit Share: See note above</h4>
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Excavators have been at work in the back of our farm digging
a new pond (see pic). We know…it’s square. It was dug in a part of the farm
that always lies wet but was--no surprise--bone dry as they dug, up until the last week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This will be the 3<sup>rd</sup> pond
on our farm, and it was built for the sole purpose of irrigation, as was pond
#2. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The 1<sup>st</sup> pond was here
when we bought the farm. It’s a long, narrow pool of water that is too shallow
to pull water from but makes a nice habitat for water birds (a mallard couple, every
spring) and place for skipping rocks in summer and ice skating in winter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The new pond will provide
irrigation for the very back of our farm where we established new vegetable
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We’ve been aware of the vulnerability
of these new fields in terms of water access, but the cost of building another irrigation
pond seemed too daunting. After this past summer, we’ve realized it’s much too
costly <i>not</i> to have a pond out there.
So, there we have it—1 million “gallons” of soil scooped up and relocated to
build us a hole. The pond is too far out for ice skating, but we are
thinking it would make a great spot for a camp site once we’ve re-established
some grass around its…square (?) edges.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch green onions </span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1/2 pound spinach</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 butternut squash</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch collard greens</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch carrots</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Fruit Share: Bosc pears</span></b></h3>
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<i><b>TENDER TURNIPS</b></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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This week’s Japanese-style turnips are known for their
milder flavor—mild enough to eat in a salad but also something you can cook
without its turnip-y flavor being too intrusive. The skin is delicate and thin,
so peeling is not necessary. Here are a few recipes that looked tempting to us:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Japanese-Turnips-with-Miso-354957">Japanese Turnips with Miso</a> (uses the greens!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/new-orleans-coleslaw-recipe/index.html">New Orleans Coleslaw </a>(lets you use this week’s green onions and Napa
cabbage too) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/11/glazed-hakurei-turnips">Glazed Turnips</a> (this recipe uses the greens too)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We agree with cookbook author Susie Middleton, who says in
the opening of <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/quick-sauteed-collard-ribbons.aspx">this great Collards recipe</a>, “The trick to quick-cooking collards (which
are typically braised slowly for tenderness)is cutting them into very thin
slices.” This recipe is on Fine Cooking magazine’s web site but also can be found in her book <i>Fast,
Fresh and Green</i> (a handy book for helping you navigate through all of your
CSA greens!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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You might also check out her web site, sixburnersue.com, for
this recipe for <a href="http://sixburnersue.com/cooking-fresh-eating-green/index.php/2011/09/try-this-tonight-roasted-turnips-pears-with-a-rosemary-honey-drizzle/">Roasted Turnips and Pears with Rosemary-Honey Drizzle</a> as well as a whole lot of other ideas for what to do with your fresh produce.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful bean crop killed off by the weekend freeze.</td></tr>
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Last weekends’ record cold temps throughout the Northeast had
everyone here scrambling in their winter gear to pull crops from the fields
before the cold zapped the life out of things. Picking and washing produce in that
kind of weather is downright physically hard and even painful, but we just
couldn’t afford to lose the many beautiful crops that we knew wouldn’t survive
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As has been a running theme this CSA season, this week’s
share has managed to remain sizable but not quite with a wide change in
variety. We regret you have been seeing a lot of repeat items, as we wait for
many of the classic fall crops that can take some time (i.e. broccoli and
cauliflower) come to size. They were planted on time in the summer but suffered
from lack of rain in those first weeks. Even irrigation wasn’t quite enough.
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We have a couple pounds of potatoes in the share this week.
Potatoes were one of many storage crops that took a real beating through this
summer’s excessive heat and drought. We estimate that we lost more than 90
percent of this crop. We’ve just had to accept that this is one staple our
members won’t be seeing beyond this week.<o:p></o:p></div>
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and parsley so that anyone craving a warming bowl of potato-leek soup can do
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This long weekend, we juggled a triple-header: two busy
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(enter one dear neighbor who is also one heck of a cake baker). And if we’re
both too stubborn to take the more sensible way out and rent space at the local
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back yard easily equaled the fun of a bouncy house. Boys and girls tirelessly climbed,
slid down, and leapt across and down the rows of bales taller than their 2<sup>nd</sup>-grade
selves. And who doesn’t love going on a hayride, let alone while wearing a fake
mustache (see pic)? Or searching for hidden “chicken eggs” (aka treat-filled Easter
eggs) in a back-field scavenger hunt? <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a great time, and it’s a positive reminder of the
life we embrace here, not matter how busy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course, that night for dinner, we ordered
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IN THIS WEEK’S SHARE:<br />2 sweet dumpling winter squash<br />1 bunch green onions<br />1 bunch cilantro<br />1 bunch arugula<br />6 ½ ounces salad mix<br />1 head of garlic<br />1 bunch Swiss chard<br />eggplant<br />1 bunch kale<br />3 red bell peppers</h3>
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<br /><o:p> </o:p>FRUIT SHARE:<br />2 1/4 pounds Bartlett pears (local and Cooperstown members)</h3>
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seckel pears and Golden Delicious apples (New York City members)</h3>
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Fruit shares varied this week because of a change in the delivery schedule to New York City. Next week we will be returning to our regular schedule.<o:p></o:p><br />
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NEWS about apples and raspberries:</h3>
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By this time of year we have usually enjoyed two or three weeks of fresh raspberries. Unfortunately, this year our local berry farmer’s raspberries were damaged by spotted wing drosophila. Originally from Asia, this fly has spread from California to the Northeast in the last 7 years, ruining berries by laying their eggs in the fruit. This year New York State was hit hard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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(http://hudsonvf.cce.cornell.edu/NY%20SWD%20Monitoring.html).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another farm friend, who grows raspberries, described the damaging larva as “really gross”—not a combination of words we hear often from a farmer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The VERY GOOD news is that our regular source for apples and pears was spared the statewide “apple-ocolypse”—as one local paper dubbed this year’s crop. Many orchards were severely impacted by an unseasonably mild winter and spring frosts that lasted into the month of May. Yields are down 50% from last year. Fortunately, “our orchard” (Maynard Farms) was one that was spared from damage.</div>
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<i>*Keep “liking” Maynard Farms on its Facebook page or dropping him notes of appreciation; he has really appreciated hearing from our CSA members.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chardonnay grapes in this week's local fruit share (distributed last week to all other members because of different distribution schedule.) “The flavor is just beyond,” says farmer Tom
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This weekend the fall foliage here became noticeably
awe-inspiring. Perhaps it wasn’t sheer coincidence that many of this week’s
share items reflected this season’s brilliant, warm colors: the purple of opal
basil and Russian kale, the burgundy beets and “red” Romaine lettuce, the
yellow and bright red bell peppers, and the orange of bunched carrots. Fall
foliage of another kind.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Beets are Back, With Greens” is
the timely title of a New York Time’s “Well” column published last week (<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/beets-are-back-with-greens/">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/beets-are-back-with-greens/</a>)
and accompanied by a series of inspiring recipes: Beet Greens Frittata, Beets
with Goat Cheese and Spinach (go ahead and substitute the red Romaine for the
spinach!), Beet and Chickpea Salad, Beet and Beet Green Fritters and Beet and
Potato Salad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here at the farm, yes, beets are
back, and, so long as we don’t get a hard frost, the greens will continue to
hold up. Enjoy the greens while they’re around. They’re packed with nutrients,
and, we think, really tasty too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In this week’s share:<br />1 baby bok choy<br />1 bunch curly leaf parsley<br />1 bunch red Russian kale<br />2 red bell peppers<br />1 bunch opal basil<br />1 head red Romaine lettuce<br />1 bunch carrots<br />1 bunch beets<br /><o:p> </o:p>Fruit share:<br />1 organic watermelon<br />1 quart Chardonnay grapes (for local/Cooperstown members; Bartlett pears for other members)</h3>
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Maynard Farms truly treated our fruit share members this week with its new crop
of chardonnay grapes. These are very sweet grapes—24% sugar—with 1 or 2 seeds
in a grape. You can eat out of hand (politely spit out the seeds) or press through a sieve and use the juice to flavor a seltzer. “The flavor is just beyond,” says farmer
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<i><b>fruit storage tip: </b></i>Watermelons do not further ripen once off the vine. Store in
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<b>Opal basil seems to stump some people.</b> This basil has a deep
purple color with broad, fragrant leaves that are the same flavor as
traditional green Italian basil. You should use it just as you would Italian
basil, and, in fact, opal basil will turn green when cooked. So if you make it
into a pesto and want to show off its deep color, use it to coat something
that’s served cool or at room temperature, such as a potato salad or drizzle
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seeing as it’s a crop that needs intensive water. That’s not to say your celery tops can’t be
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IN THIS WEEK’S SHARE:<br />1 bunch purple carrots<br />1 head Romaine lettuce<br />1 bunch green onions<br />1 bunch young celery stalks (see farm letter)<br />1 bunch arugula<br />1 bunch braising greens<br />Bell peppers<br />Eggplant<br />2 heads garlic<br />1 pint (1 pound) salad tomatoes</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday's drizzly day brought (still) much-needed rain and, hooray, mud puddles!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">A change of clothes were in order, twice, as we packed this week’s
share. Hauling boxes in the rain from the packing shed to the farm’s truck for
city-bound shares (plus getting soaked from all the water those lettuce leaves
tend to trap), we were uncomfortably, wonderfully wet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It drizzled and rained almost all of Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The leaves have begun to change, and there’s a peaceful stillness to
the air that we associate here with fall. To not let this time go unnoticed, we
pulled the kids outside Tuesday before dinner to walk around one of the fields
while it was just drizzling. They were so excited to discover the first of a
series of mud puddles. You’d think they hadn’t seen a mud puddle in months. Oh,
right… they haven’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch braising greens</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch radish</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 head Romaine lettuce</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 bunch green onions</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 head red leaf lettuce</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">2 red bell peppers</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1 jalapeño</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Plum or “sauce” tomatoes</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><b>What are “braising greens”? </b>This week's bunched “braising greens”
are a mix of kale, tatsoi, green and red mustard, and hon tsai tsai. This is
something we grow in the fall only, since these are cool-weather loving greens.
Some of our regular farmers' market customers have caught onto this schedule and
have been stopping by our stand to ask if these greens have arrived yet. Our
CSA members get to be the first to enjoy them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">These greens would make a nutritious, spicy stir-fry with this
week's onions and some garlic and red bell pepper or pencil-thin strips of
carrots, if you have any left over in your fridge from last week’s share. At
the farm, we often wilt them briefly in hot olive oil, stir in minced garlic
and eat as a side along something like crusty bread. We may just do that
tonight with some scrambled eggs seeing as we're pressed for time here. White
or garbanzo beans and chopped roasted red bell pepper would also temper the
spicy kick of these greens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We have dill! This week’s fresh dill would go great in a creamy,
homemade salad dressing served with either of this week's lettuces and the
radish. Or if you're looking for a new idea with radish try <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Sauteed-Radishes-and-Sugar-Snap-Peas-with-Dill-109402">sautéing</a> it and
adding dill for flavor<span style="color: #094ee5;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Dill is also a natural with salmon or in a chicken soup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Fruit share:<br /> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">About 3 pounds mixed
apples (Gala, Fuji and Ginger Golds) or Macoun apples</span></b></h3>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Reminder to those with a chicken share: this is a chicken
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Other recipes to consider with your share:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/roasted-red-bell-pepper-hummus-recipe/index.html">Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/roasted-red-pepper-pesto-crostini.html">Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Crostini</a> </span></div>
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We are loving the salad tomatoes that you are seeing again
in this week’s share. It’s a variety we haven’t grown before this year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From a farming perspective, we’re pleased because it has
been prolific and disease resistant (tomatoes are highly prone to disease, such
as blight). They also hold well in their travels from the farm to your
countertop (reminder: refrigerating makes a tomato mealy.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the standpoint of our appetites, we love the bright,
tart flavor of the salad tomatoes and their versatility. They slice up into
neat wedges for salad (perfect for this week when we have salad mix, arugula <i>and</i> beautiful oak leaf bib-style lettuce
to work with). We nosh on them for an on-the-fly snack. We use them to make a
fresh salsa—perfect with this week’s cilantro and garlic. This past week we’ve
especially taken to roasting them (see recipe). The time in a hot oven
concentrates the flavor, like a sun-dried tomato but better/brighter and
without a leathery texture.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roasted tomatoes go great on pizza or polenta, mixed into a
pasta dish, or as a condiment for chicken, fish, eggs or beans.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>In this week’s share:</b>7 ounces arugula<br />7 ounces salad mix<br />1 bunch carrots<br />1 bunch White Lady turnips<br />3 heads of garlic<br />1 head of oak leaf bib lettuce<br />1# salad tomatoes<br />1 slicing tomato<br />1 bunch cilantro<br /><o:p> </o:p><b>Fruit share:</b>2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds yellow nectarines<br />1 quart Concord grapes</h3>
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Maynard Farms’ nectarines have been so juicy and flavor-concentrated
that we practically whooped at the news that the farm had some available for us.
(We figure there’s plenty of time ahead for apples.) As with peaches, let ripen
on the countertop in a bowl and then refrigerate. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The puckery tart and sweet flavor of Concord grapes is a
fall gem. Yes, you have to put up with the seeds, but we think they’re worth
it. Just pop them into your mouth fresh. If the seeds bother you or anyone you
are feeding, halve the grapes and pry out with the tip of a paring knife. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are also a lot of ways to cook with Concord grapes…<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the aspiring baker: grape focaccia with rosemary
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2010/09/grape-focaccia-with-rosemary/<o:p></o:p></div>
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For someone looking for an excuse to make a cocktail:
Concord Crush<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.oprah.com/food/Concord-Grape-Cocktail-Gramercy-Tavern-Concord-Crush">http://www.oprah.com/food/Concord-Grape-Cocktail-Gramercy-Tavern-Concord-Crush</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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For a savory slant: Concord grape reduction sauce with pork
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http://www.latimes.com/features/la-fo-concordrec2sep05,0,6679011.story<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the gourmet cook: Duck Breast with Saba and Grapes<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/duck-breast-saba-grapes.aspx">http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/duck-breast-saba-grapes.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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For a simple dessert (if you have an ice cream maker):
Concord Grape Sorbet <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Concord-Grape-Sorbet-em-Sorbetto-di-Uva-em-354985">http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Concord-Grape-Sorbet-em-Sorbetto-di-Uva-em-354985</a>
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<b>How to Roast Your
“Salad” Tomatoes:</b></h3>
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Heat an oven to 375° F.</h3>
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Using a medium-sized baking sheet with raised edges, pour
enough extra-virgin olive oil to lightly cover the pan bottom.</h3>
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Halve the tomatoes and place cut-side down on the pan.</h3>
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Roast on the center rack of the oven until the tomatoes
begin to look wrinkled and some have begun to brown on their undersides, 20 to
30 minutes. Using a metal spatula, flip the tomatoes and continue to roast
until the tomato halves are collapsed and any juice inside the tomato is cooked
off, 10 to 15 more minutes.</h3>
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<o:p> </o:p><i>Note about this week’s
turnips:</i></h4>
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This week’s white lady turnips are an “eating” turnip,
meaning they are mild enough that you can slice them and serve them in a salad.
These turnips, however, are slightly more turnip-y in flavor than the
small, white Japanese salad turnips we had earlier this season. Turnips are
also a natural in braises, such as beef stew, and roasting them brings out
their sweetness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b>Don’t forget your turnip greens:</b></i> this power green is a good
source of vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin K and lutein. These are bitter
greens, like mustard greens. A quick way to cook them is to briefly sauté in
olive oil, stirring in minced garlic towards the end. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>If you have a favorite
way to cook turnip greens, please share with the farm and your fellow CSA
members.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>Don’t worry about not
immediately getting through the garlic….</b>Unlike most supermarket garlic,
this garlic holds. Store it out of direct sunlight—in a place in your home
that’s cool, dry and dark—and it will wait for you to eat for months. If stored
right, it will hold until May.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Daily life on a farm is chock full of smile-worthy moments.
The frequent sight of these young chickens cavorting outside our kitchen is a
favorite (see pic). They’re very busy living a good life—hanging out in the
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Our hens’ squawk and chatter can be an amusing wake-up call
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And this week’s CSA share is one happy ensemble—more than a
few of our favorite things. The arugula is particularly tasty, gorgeous and
abundant. The edamame is a treat—extremely time-consuming and tedious to
harvest but oh so addictive to eat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last night we made a dinner out of most of this share: a generous
bed of arugula topped with slivered radish, sliced peppers, minced scallions, a
couple thick slices of tomato. Not in the share was some farm-raised grilled
chicken left over from the night before. We used this week’s basil in a
lemon-caper vinaigrette for the main-course salad and some fresh mozzarella
cheese from a cheese vendor friend at a local farmers’ market. Everything was
so fresh, so tasty and practically exclusively from our farm. This really made
us happy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We hope this week’s share makes a lot more than just us
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SHARE LIST:<br />2 red bell peppers<br />1 bunch Italian basil<br />¾ pound green beans<br /> 1 bunch radish<br />½ pound fresh edamame (soy bean) or 2 cucumbers*<br />3 tomatoes<br />1 bunch scallions<br />10 ounces arugula<br /><o:p> </o:p>FRUIT:<br />2 pounds last-of-the-season yellow peaches<br />2 pounds Macintosh apples</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">At the farm this week we are enjoying both the last few days of
“summer” and the excitement of a new school year. In light of this, we thought
it made sense to offer a final taste of summer with peaches (so particularly
delicious this year) and the introduction of a fall classic, the Macintosh
apple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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arugula this week, there is a host of <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/274753/arugula-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide#/155445">recipes</a> you can scroll through on the
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you some ideas. If you want to try storing some for the future, an
<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/334016/spinach-linguine-with-walnut-arugula-pes">arugula-walnut pesto</a> would hold in the freezer and be great for a pasta dish, a
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<span style="font-size: 19px;">WEATHER NEWS: The farm received a total of 1 1/2 inches of rain late Monday night and early Tuesday morning!!!</span></h4>
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Farm Letter</h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This past week we had our
annual organic inspection. A USDA-accredited inspector spent the afternoon at
our farm inspecting our fields and reviewing piles of paperwork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">People often think that the
difference between organic and non-organic farming comes down to pesticide use.
Its much more complex than that. As a consumer, it’s a good thing to be
apprised of the differences since there are many labels non-organic growers or
food packagers might place on their products to make them appear as if they are
the same as organic but quite essentially are not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It’s hard to explain it in a
nutshell. The <a href="http://ofrf.org/organic-faqs">Organic Farming Research Foundation</a> does a good job of explaining
the many facets of organic growing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For us, one perennial
challenge as organic farmers is keeping up with the weeds. Organic farmers are
not allowed to spray herbicides—synthetic sprays that kill weeds. On our farm,
we remove weeds by hand, with handheld or hand-pushed equipment, such as hoes,
or with a cultivating tractor. Depending on the crop and its stage of growth
(or our time limitations), sometimes we just have to tolerate the weeds<i>.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The cultivating tractor we
have (see pic, taken in spring) is a new (used) purchase from this past winter
and something Ken has had on his wish list for <i>years</i>. It has been a great help, and the first time Ken used it, he
said he could see out of the corner of his eye our field crew watching quite carefully. The tractor's efficiency at uprooting the weeds was spectacular. So
amazing that the crew was probably wondering how this wonder-weeder-on-wheels might
cut into their work hours!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Just drive by our farm and
you’ll see this tractor hasn’t obliterated the weeds. The crew is by no means
short on hours, and the hand-held tools and push cultivators are not collecting
dust. But the tractor has helped us significantly, and the option of spraying
chemicals into our fields to keep weeds at bay doesn’t even cross our minds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Now that we’ve had our organic
inspection, we wait for a board of reviewers to evaluate our application,
paperwork and the inspector’s report before hearing back (usually some time
later this fall). It’s a process, and a lot of record keeping, but we
appreciate that there is some layer (or many layers) of accountability that we and
other organic farms are held to. It’s worth it to us, and, we hope, to you too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In this week’s share:</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2-3 red bell peppers*</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 bunch leeks</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">6 1/3 ounces (.40 lbs) salad
mix</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 bunch cilantro</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 small heads of garlic</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 Italian eggplant</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 pound red onions</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2-3 slicing tomatoes*</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 ¼ pound salad tomatoes</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Fruit share:</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">End-of-season yellow
nectarines</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*Amounts vary among distribution sites depending upon size of peppers and tomatoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><b>FRUIT TIP:</b> At this stage in the season, Maynard Farm’s nectarines are BIG and
great for baking crisps, crumbles, <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Rustic-Nectarine-and-Blackberry-Crostata-with-Cornmeal-Crust-106869">rustic tarts</a> or turnovers. They are also great for smoothies or maybe a nectarine lassi?
Substitute nectarines for peaches in this <a href="http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/bal-arneson/peach-lassi-recipe/index.html">lassi </a>recipe.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Make some salsa to can or simply freeze in baggies or jars for later use.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Halve and<a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2012/05/oven-roasted-tomatoes-tomato-recipe/"> roast</a> the salad tomatoes and then freeze. Great for an
intensely flavored pasta dish in fall or winter. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Or take the lazy route—just freeze fresh tomatoes whole in a
freezer-grade plastic bag (i.e. Ziploc®) until you can get around to cooking
them. The tomatoes will exude a lot of water upon thawing, but once the liquid
is drained off or cooked off, the tomatoes are perfectly prime for an intensely
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">At the farm this week, Maryellen made a large batch of tomato sauce with
diced eggplant and then froze leftovers to enjoy during winter months. She
didn’t follow a recipe, but this is what she did: sautéed diced eggplant in a
generous amount of extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet until
golden brown and softened; then added chopped onion and garlic, cooking briefly
to lightly brown. Fresh, diced tomatoes were stirred in and simmered briefly to
break down some. To finish, rinsed capers, minced basil and Kosher salt to
taste were added. The sauce was served over cheese tortellini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inch or so of water. Tent with a plastic bag and refrigerate.</span></h4>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-vEqZYsk8PLt-H4BpoD-4ML6c8tUr7SPzHA943prtWINeqzkofM6XJQA8PEi2o14SYNr05w1EW6HFvBVf1-bXEOcPopv9TcqfY0fl5WnP-8VZUpPyuaXsmjvkBGCMrAQhA9p1hWVYqa/s1600/artesian+well+dig+with+new+field+of+fall+crops+in+background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEx-vEqZYsk8PLt-H4BpoD-4ML6c8tUr7SPzHA943prtWINeqzkofM6XJQA8PEi2o14SYNr05w1EW6HFvBVf1-bXEOcPopv9TcqfY0fl5WnP-8VZUpPyuaXsmjvkBGCMrAQhA9p1hWVYqa/s320/artesian+well+dig+with+new+field+of+fall+crops+in+background.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday night fun: Ken uncovers "artesian well" near a newly tilled field with fall crops.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>excerpt from a recent note from a CSA member:</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to remind you that even in challenged year, what you have sent to our table is wonderful. Last week, David and I sat down to a dinner at which nearly everything came from the farm. Our gazpacho had peppers, tomatoes, onions, thai basil and garlic from you. We had homemade babaganoush made with your eggplant and garlic and ate it with your carrots. We had your beets, roasted, atop your greens in a dressing that included your leeks. We sautéed your zucchini in garlic and thai basil. It was one of our best meals of the summer. We thought of you at dinner that night, as we do often throughout the season. We marveled, just as we did last year, at what you manage to accomplish. We thank you for everything you do. </span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">-Rachel Levin, 2nd year CSA member</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">FARM LETTER, 8.21.12</span></h4>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Helvetica;">We've received a number of supportive letters from CSA members in the last week. We really appreciate these kinds of communications.</span><br />
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The crops we’ve been irrigating for most of this summer have nearly
been picked out. The tomatoes are the one crop coming in strong. So we humbly
offer you what we’ve dubbed a tomato share for the week. Combine with last
week’s onions and garlic and some extra-virgin olive oil, and you’ve got
yourself the fixings for one heck of a fresh, homemade tomato sauce. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When stress creeps up on us—because the week’s share isn’t what we
want it to be—we have to remind ourselves that we’ve done the best we can do
with what we have, and in better weather circumstances we would have had more
crop than we could move through the CSA without overwhelming members. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, we practice acceptance—reluctantly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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RAIN, RAIN, COME OUR WAY…<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I’m writing this week’s letter, our home office is filled with
the smell of fresh basil that the guys just harvested in a nearby
field—heaven—AND we are getting a “scattered shower” that should last about 5
minutes. That seems to be the pattern of precipation here—short, sporadic
showers. On Sunday, a Hudson Valley farm friend showed us his pocket notebook
where he has been recording the nearly daily rainfall his farm has been
getting. He’s bent out of shape—too much rain. It was hard to feel sorry for
him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As naive as it sounds, it’s so hard to fathom how we can be so dry
here while just an hour south of us they’re on the verge of too wet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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These scattered showers do help get seed to germinate. That’s key.
But they aren’t penetrating the soil deep enough to satisfy the roots of more
established plants. So tricky.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We plowed a new field in the middle of the farm. The soil is
beautiful, and the gently undulating rows are an inspiring site. There is
arugula just popping up, peas too. Yet nothing is near to size for picking. <o:p></o:p></div>
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EUREKA!<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we purchased our farm, the previous owner told us about an
“artesian well” located near the newly planted field we’ve just described. The
well had been covered up with plywood and many feet of dirt, but there was a
pipe sticking up to mark its location. We’d never bothered to investigate
closely because we’ve never needed the water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On Friday evening, Ken headed out with a shovel to see if it held
promise. He dug until he was neck deep and at the bottom of a cement-lined
hole, water seemed to freely replenish itself every time he scooped up and
tossed out a bucket of mud.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are not sure if this is really an artesian well or a spring. The
next step is to consult with our local USDA Conservation Corps engineer to
determine if it holds potential.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As Ken pitched buckets of mud from the hole, we all watched with
shared excitement. After 13 years on 134 acres, there is still much to explore,
discover and celebrate. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p><b>This week’s share:</b>4 large slicing tomatoes<br />3 pounds Mountain Magic salad tomatoes<br /> 1 bunch fresh basil<br />¾ pounds green beans<br />3 red bell peppers</h3>
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The round, golf-ball sized tomatoes are the Mountain Magic tomato.
They are sweet, crack-resistant with sweet, bright flavor. They are great for
making a tomato salad with this week’s basil and some fresh mozzarella, chopped
kalamata olives and extra-virgin olive oil. They also make a flavorful fresh
tomato sauce. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of the larger, crack-prone slicing tomatoes are Pink Beauties.
These have a sweet, not-so-acidic flavor profile and meaty texture that tastes
great sliced thick with a sprinkling of Kosher or a specialty salt--simple as
that—or added to a sandwich. When ripe, use promptly, as they do not hold well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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FRUIT SHARE:<br />About 2# white donut peaches<br />1 pint blueberries (if your group did not receive them last week)</h3>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i><b>Peach tip: Leave
these squat peaches out on the counter to ripen. The peaches are considered
ready when the greenish part of the flesh turns to a cream color and the peach
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<b>CSA Week 10</b></h2>
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We are just now, finally, seeing our tomatoes ripen(!). Many
of our farming friends (including ourselves) have been stumped as to what has
been taking the tomatoes so long to ripen. A recent Cornell Cooperative
Extension newsletter article dubbed “The Mystery of Unripening Tomatoes”
explained that lycopene and carotene, pigments responsible for giving the fruit
their typical red appearance cannot be produced when it’s as hot as it has been this summer.</div>
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We are still irrigating, and our pond has not completely
dried up. But as we move into weeks where we should be swimming in peak summer crops,
we are instead having to divvy out the short supplies of what we have (eggplant
being the exception!). Some of our CSA groups are getting one item while others
receive something different, but, all in all, the share is turning up just
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We do see a break this week in terms of getting some rain and having temps staying in the
80s. And many of the crops Ken seeded down in the last few weeks are beginning
to pop up (as in pic). So while we cannot completely recover our losses from this summer’s
epic hot, dry weather, we are hoping to recoup with crops that do well in the
fall. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many parts of New York have received continuous relief from
drought in the last few weeks (we understand there was even flooding this week
in the city). Frustratingly, most of these storms have missed our farm, often skirting our side of the Mohawk River--or have not fallen with any duration or emphasis (see map). (Last night's rainfall was not heavy but was slow moving, giving the ground some time to soak things in!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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inch of rain a week to grow healthfully, and we’ve measured about a total of 2 1/2 inches rainfall on our farm in the last 65 days. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Consequently, we should be harvesting sweet corn now, but the plants are knee high and the ears inadequately developed. (see pic, below)<br />
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Our potato crop is nearly
nonexistent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We explain this not to bellyache but to keep members
informed as to how things are shaking out here and what happens on a farm when
there’s inadequate precipitation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fortunately, we still mange to pull together a decent share each week (if not our dream share). And we have plowed under a lot of what didn’t make it to make
room for the new. If there were a theme song for the week here, we’d have to
pick John Lennon’s “(Just Like) Starting Over.” We keep moving forward.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Share List:<br />Tomatoes!<br />Onions<br />3 heads of garlic<br />Red Cabbage and/or beets and/or carrots*<br />1 bunch fennel (2 in a bunch) or cucumbers or zucchini*<br />1 eggplant<br />2 jalapenos<br />6 ounces salad mix</h2>
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Fruit Share:<br />1 pint blueberries<br />2 pounds mixed plums, Shiro and Ruby Queen</h2>
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<o:p>If this cooler weather has you nostalgic for a bowl of soup, or if you are looking for a fresh idea for what to do with all your garlic, Cara Wolinsky, our stupendous Turtle Bay CSA coordinator in Midtown, recently tried this <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/08/a-44-clove-ticket-to-a-happier-place/">Smitten Kitchen garlic soup</a> and reports it was delicious. (thanks to Scott for the photo)</o:p><br />
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CSA Week 9</h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">An eggplant, is an eggplant,
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We grow a few different kinds
of eggplant—the traditional, plump Italian eggplant, a deep purple, long,
narrow Japanese eggplant, and a striking burgundy and white striped variety
(see pic). Market customers often ask the difference. While we’ve never eaten
them side by side (maybe we should!), we have never noticed a difference in how
they taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">What we notice is a
difference in how we cook them. The Japanese eggplant we like to slice into
coins or oval shapes, grill or roast and serve with pasta. The smaller shape
holds together nicely, so we can serve it in whole pieces without having to use
excessive amounts of oil—as you do if you cube and sauté Italian eggplant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Italian and striped eggplant
is great grilled too, but it’s plump shape makes it prime for roasting. Cut
lengthwise in half, roasted eggplant is ridiculously simple and takes on this
stunningly creamy texture that makes it worth turning on the oven. For a recipe
see: http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/oven_roasted_eggplant.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tasty ideas for what to do with eggplant. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Encore Fruit Share<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">1 pint Adirondack blueberries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">2 - 2 1/2 lbs. fresh yellow peaches from the
Hudson Valley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Leeks are notorious for
trapping dirt, and it didn’t help that we got a smattering of rain before they
were harvested—spreading the dirt more (but not making enough of a difference
in our thirsty fields). If you don’t know how to clean a leek, there’s a simple
trick that you can watch on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8glwRaS8OM">youtube</a>. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">8 Ways to Use This Week’s Leeks:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/creamy-baked-leeks-garlic-thyme-parmigiano.aspx">Creamy Baked Leeks</a>. </span></div>
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</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/leek_pancetta_risotto.html">Leek and Pancetta(or skip the pancetta) Risotto</a>. </span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And, lastly, one
we’re all sure to be making this week: <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-fight/pan-seared-rattlesnake-on-braised-leeks-with-a-lemon-caper-sauce-and-seasonal-vegetables-recipe/index.html">Pan-seared Rattlesnake on Braised Leeks</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">With all these humid, 90-degree days we’ve been having, we don’t feel like eating much more than fruit and raw vegetables (and maybe an occasional hit of chocolate). But at this point in the growing season, lettuce doesn’t grow well. It’s too hot and will bolt—growing into a triangular, torpedo-like shape and taking on a bitter flavor. So, we’ve decided, if we’re craving raw foods, it’s time to pull out those flavorful carrots! Last night Maryellen used her julienne peeler to make an Asian-style slaw with the carrots we seem to have in abundance (maybe you’ve noticed…) as well as some zucchini. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Julienne peelers are a veggie peeler that turns vegetables into delightful, little matchsticks. They’re affordable and worth owning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Here's a recipe with a <a href="http://www.onceuponachef.com/2011/03/asian-slaw-with-ginger-peanut-dressing.html">dressing</a> that's similar to what was used for this slaw.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448042621454617264.post-59541505831337049092012-08-01T07:11:00.002-07:002012-08-01T07:11:32.166-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rain, glorious rain! It started with a dramatic thunder and
lightning storm last Monday night (7/23) and it continued off and on until this past
weekend. In total, we have probably had about 1 ½ inches total rainfall this
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All vegetation—vegetables, weeds, grass—seem to be on heaving
a sigh of relief. Outside it even has a hint of that Upstate “green” smell in
the air again. Heavenly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That’s the good news. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Six weeks without rain and with temperatures consistently up
in the mid-90s has had its consequences on our farm—some lost crops, some
stunted crops.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As for the latter, Cornell University’s Cooperative
Extension specialist Chuck Bornt recently explained in a newsletter what
happens in temps 90° F and up: “the plant is working so hard staying cool that it is
expending all of its energy moving water from the roots through the plant.
Photosynthesis may cease all together and that, in turn, stops the production
that you plan on selling.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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He also discussed how air pollution damage or “ozone damage” is common
on hot days and how this can be damaging to plants. We have noticed this to
some extent as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, what’s next? We ask that our CSA members hang in there while the
shares are less abundant or diverse than we had planted for. Ken is waking
extra early and often working until dark to plant new beds while there’s enough
moisture to get seeds to germinate. We absolutely need additional rainfall.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Yukon Gold potatoes and aromatic Thai basil!</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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week: Bag It Up.</i></h4>
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of what you receive, however, should be stored in the refrigerator in some kind
of plastic bag (such as a produce bag) or a bio bag designed for produce
storage. This helps hold in the moisture so that your vegetables stay fresh
longer and things like carrots stay crisp and crunchy. Lettuces store especially well in a salad
spinner (in the fridge). This week’s garlic and potatoes should be stores in a
dark, cool spot in your kitchen (not in the fridge, not in the sunlight).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>1 bunch red
onion</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>1 Italian
eggplant</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>2 garlic
heads</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>1 bunch
beets with green tops</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>1 bunch
carrots</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>1 bunch
Thai basil</b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;">1 ½ pounds
Yukon Gold potatoes</span></b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b> </b><span style="color: orange;"><b>Fruit
Share:</b></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>John Boy
yellow peaches</b></span></h2>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>1 pint Adirondack
blueberries </b></span></h2>
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beet greens!</span></i></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Beet greens are incredibly nutritious for you. At the farm, we like to
sauté them in olive oil until wilted and then stir in some minced garlic, much
like this <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/garlic-beet-greens-recipe/index.html"><i>Food Network </i>recipe</a>. A squirt of lemon juice or splash of
balsamic vinegar is a nice finishing touch, as is blue cheese or goat cheese.
You could add them to a pasta or an egg dish, or just serve as a side. You can
also add beet greens to a green smoothie (just don’t overdo it or their earthy
flavor will come through).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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THAI BASIL. Thai basil is commonly used in Asian cuisines and has a subtle licorice
flavor. It smells heavenly and immediately reminds me (Maryellen) of curries and coconut milk. It is also commonly served as a condiment to phŏ
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2010/09/06/squash-and-corn-coconut-milk-thai-basil/">Squash and Corn in CoconutMilk with Thai Basil</a> (this recommends Magda squash—the light green
zucchini-like squash you’ve been seeing in your shares.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/bestof/toprecipes/bestpastarecipes/recipes/food/views/Spicy-Sesame-Noodles-with-Chopped-Peanuts-and-Thai-Basil-238798">Spicy Sesame Noodles with Chopped Peanuts and Thai Basil</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/thai-red-curry-chicken-vegetables.aspx">Thai Red Curry with Chicken and Vegetables</a> <i>(quick)</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> This week’s variety is a yellow peach called
“John Boy” and, according to farmer Tom Maynard, they’re the “peach of the
season” as far as flavor goes. These are an eating-out-of-hand peach. Expect
pie peaches to arrive later in the season. </span></span><br />
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ripen, leave out on your countertop in a bowl. Once it feels ripe (the peach
gives slightly when you press with your thumb, and it smells sweet),
refrigerate to slow the ripening process.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all of your peaches in one week?</b></i> Freeze the peaches for making
smoothies! The blueberries freeze equally well, and are just as tasty a snack
eaten frozen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>Haven’t
finished all of your plums</b> </i>from last week? At the farm we simmered them
with sugar and rum to make a sauce for ice cream and yogurt (we then froze the
sauce in batches). Sorry, no recipe. We winged it—but start with less sugar
and not too much rum (or no rum at all),
bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and taste after cooking for about 15
minutes. You can always add more. We added a cornstarch slurry to thicken it
slightly. </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Right now, we’re irrigating like crazy. We’ve now used up
about a half million gallons of water to sustain our main field, and, based on
the forecast, expect we’ll need to keep running it continuously this week. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A brief rain Sunday afternoon wasn’t even enough to dampen
the soil under the canopy of this young, delicate Thai basil plant (see pic). <o:p></o:p></div>
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A USDA Conservation engineer came by the farm today to
consult on building another pond. He told us we haven’t had any measurable
rainfall since June 6 and that this has been the driest June and July for our
county. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our sweet corn crop is among the casualties. So if you’ve
been waiting for the golden moment of having your first corn on the cob this
season, we recommend not waiting to find it in your share. We usually do have
it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On an up note(!), our orchard farmer, Tom Maynard, is loving
this weather. It makes for flavorful tree fruit. And we can attest to that having
just had a sample of this week’s white nectarines (pic below). Maryellen served the kids a
bowl of sliced nectarines this morning saying, “You’ve got to try these.
They’re like nature’s candy.” That caught their attention.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As Tom taught us last year, the white nectarines are more
aromatic than a yellow nectarine, which tends to taste more tart. <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 head Romaine lettuce<br />1 bunch carrots<br />2 kohlrabi<br />Swiss chard<br />1 bunch broccoli<br />1 bunch sweet, mild onions</h4>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Fruit share: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">white nectarines</span></span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Grilled romaine?</b> </span>I was reading the Contributor’s section of a recent <i>Fine Cooking</i> magazine
issue, and a former colleague of mine from the magazine said her latest
favorite food was grilled Romaine. Now this I’ve got to try. And maybe you want
to try too.<br />
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The L.A. Times ran a recipe for this just a few days ago: <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2012/07/dinner-tonight-grilled-romaine-with-fava-beans-and-pecorino.html">http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2012/07/dinner-tonight-grilled-romaine-with-fava-beans-and-pecorino.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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You could easily substitute a white bean, like cannellini,
drained, rinsed and chilled for the favas. I wouldn’t feel wed to the Pecorino,
as well, if you don’t have it on hand but have a suitable alternative.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you don’t have a grill but are curious about this idea,
Alton Jones has a riff on it using a stovetop griddle or sauté pan: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/grilled-romaine-recipe/index.html">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/grilled-romaine-recipe/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tip: Hang onto the outer Romaine leaves</i></b> you pull off for the
above recipes and use in the kohlrabi recipe below or tear up to make a salad with
sliced nectarines, dried cherries or cranberries and almonds or top on a sandwich
with some browned sweet onions from this week and a favorite cheese.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This German cabbage looks like vegetal sputnik and, we
think, it is out of this world. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Kohlrabi has a crisp, juicy texture and is often likened to
broccoli stems but only milder and sweeter (and crunchier). It’s delicious
paired with fresh herbs like chives, cilantro or parsley, radishes, carrots and
apples, as well as with seasonings like horseradish, sesame, ginger, and
mustard. Slice it into batons and snack on it with a creamy dip or dressing in
the afternoon or before serving dinner. Thinly sliced, it can also be added to
a salad. A popular way to prepare kohlrabi is as a slaw.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kohlrabi is also tasty sautéed or roasted (cut them into
thin slices or bite-size wedges first) or added to a braise or stew. You can
also boil the bulbs until tender and mash them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kohlrabi will hold in the refrigerator for at least a couple
of weeks. So, don’t feel pressed to use it up this week if you’re still working
your way through last week’s share. Save some for a summer picnic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><o:p> </o:p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Recipe from the farm:
Kohlrabi Slaw with Confetti or Romaine Chard</b></span></h4>
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Making “matchsticks” and “confetti” might sound tedious, but
there’s a simple trick:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>thinly slice the
trimmed kohlrabi. Stack a few of the slices on top of one another and then
slice into the sticks. For the chard (or Romaine—left over from the grilled
hearts you may have made), roll the leaves into cigar shapes and then very
thinly slice across to make the confetti.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 tsp. honey <o:p></o:p></div>
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1/2 tsp. mustard seeds<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper <o:p></o:p></div>
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3 1/2 Tbs. walnut or other mild-tasting oil <o:p></o:p></div>
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2 medium carrots, sliced into 1/8-inch thick matchsticks<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 purple kohlrabi bulb, trimmed and cut into 1/8-inch-thick
matchsticks (2 cups) <o:p></o:p></div>
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1 cup of very thinly sliced chard or outer Romaine leaves
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In a small bowl whisk the vinegar, honey, mustard seeds, 1/4
tsp. Kosher salt, and a pinch of pepper. Gradually whisk in the walnut oil until
combined.<o:p></o:p></div>
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bowl. Pour in the dressing and gently toss to combine. Season to taste with
salt and pepper.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter squash in a back field suffers from lack of rain. This field, which contains our sweet corn and a number of other crops, is not within reach of the farm's irrigation system.</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LETTER FROM THE FARM:</b><br />
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When you hike around the farm these days from task the task,
the ground audibly crunches underfoot. We are now in our 4<sup>th</sup> week
here without rain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plants naturally struggle without water, and this is visible
around the farm. Though conditions here are mild in comparison to the drought
conditions in the Midwest where farmers are simply ploughing under shriveling
corn crops, the drought is compromising our yields and challenging our ability
to get certain crops started from seed (seeds need moisture to germinate).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Two years ago the farm received a grant through the USDA
National Resources Conservation Service, which assisted us in the building of a
million gallon pond and installation of an irrigation system with underground
water lines running to the edges of our primary fields. Last year there was no
shortage of rain, so we did not get the chance to put the system to work. Now,
it’s running. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is a drip system (perforated plastic lines are run down a
bed of plants and slowly drip water out through the night). It is an amazing
thing to have. Because of this system, we were able to run drip line through a
mature broccoli crop all of this past week so that it would hold up for this
week’s harvest. At the same time, because it is such a gentle watering system
and the conditions are so dry, it’s not completely effective. It’s more like a
band aid. And we do have crops in our back fields that this system can’t reach.
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1 head fresh garlic<br />1 bunch broccoli<br />1 bunch basil<br />2 cucumbers<br />2 to 3 zucchini or patty pan squash<br />1 head of red leaf lettuce<br />1 bunch carrots<br />1 bunch beets</h3>
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Sweet Yellow Plums<br />Yellow Peaches*</h3>
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(peaches only for those CSA groups that did not receive them last week because of the holiday: at-farm and Cooperstown members)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Sweet yellow plums</i> are ripe when they turn a "canary yellow" color and are soft to touch. "They're wonderful," says grower Tom Maynard. </span></div>
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week’s squash</b></h4>
Zucchini is so incredibly versatile (green or golden). Great
on the stovetop or in the oven—whether you’re roasting for dinner or making Maryellen's
chocolate nut zucchini bread for a snack:
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/chocolate-nut-zucchini-bread.aspx <br />
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An outdoor grill or electric griddle or stovetop grill plan
can be used for this recipe for grilled zucchini with chive
oil--http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/grilled-zucchini-chive-oil.aspx <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe skip the chive oil and use this week's basil to make a
basil oil instead (use leftovers for a homemade vinaigrette): <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/basil-oil.aspx">http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/basil-oil.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Cousa-style squash can be treated like a zucchini (the
only thing we haven’t tried with it is making zucchini bread), but it is
popular with some Middle-Eastern cuisines for stuffing with ground lamb or beef
and rice. Variations on this abound: with or without meat or with a different
kind of grain—may be with some minced sautéed beet greens and a cheese…. Let us
know if you have a recipe for this specialty squash.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No need to bother peeling the carrots in your share. Just scrub to get any
residual dirt off of them and enjoy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Beet conundrum:</b>
Are beets a hard sell in your household? Or maybe you haven’t learned to love
them? Sneak them into a chocolate cake: <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/chocolate-beet-layer-cake.aspx">http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/chocolate-beet-layer-cake.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Or maybe you do love beets (especially great roasted) but
hate the idea of turning on the oven in this summer heat. Here are two no-cook
beet salads to consider: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/recipe-of-the-day-raw-beet-salad/">http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/recipe-of-the-day-raw-beet-salad/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Granted, beets aren’t as sweet when served raw. If you like
the idea of a cooling beet salad but are willing to turn on the oven for a
sweeter-tasting beet, the yogurt dressing is a nice, fresh counterpart to the
earthy beet. Don’t hesitate to use minced basil (from this week’s share)
instead of the dill called for in this recipe:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><b>Storing fresh garlic. </b>The garlic is now at the stage where you can simply leave it out on the counter. The papery layers around the cloves will dry back some and be easier to peel off. </o:p></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">CSA Share Week #4</span></h2>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Note to Cooperstown members: </i><b>the distribution site has had to change this week. Please see the e-mail sent out to members for alternate site information.</b><br />
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The farm tries to make sure each
share has a good showing of familiar veggies in the mix. As the weeks go on,
more and more of summer’s favorites, like cucumbers and tomatoes and green
beans, should start appearing. But, as many of our CSA members tell us, they
also like that belonging to a CSA pushes them out of their comfort
zone—inspires them to try something new, something they wouldn’t buy in the
supermarket or, in the case of this week’s Treviso radicchio, something they
may not ever even find in the supermarket.
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Native to Italy, this form of
chicory is so rich in color and texture and character. We had to take a
picture. Unlike the more common ball-shaped radicchio, this is oblong in shape.
Since it’s not necessarily “native” to most of our home refrigerators, we’ve
provided a web link below for some general information and an assortment of
recipes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 green cabbage<o:p></o:p></div>
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7 ounces (.44 lbs.) salad mix (mixed baby greens)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Treviso radicchio<o:p></o:p></div>
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5 ounces spicy greens mix (good for salad or stir fries)<o:p></o:p></div>
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summer squash*<o:p></o:p></div>
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*We are rotating the kind of summer squash members receive. All of the squash-- zucchini, golden zucchini, patty pan squash, and Mid-East or cousa-type squash (variety Magda). All of them cook similarly. Great sautéed, roasted, grilled. The patty pans can be stuffed. The Mid-East, light green squash is known for its nutty flavor. </div>
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For city and JCC members, refer to your CSA newsletter for specifics. Local and Cooperstown members will not have a fruit share this week because of the changed holiday schedule, but hang tight--peaches are on their way!!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Radicchio: </b>The
Martha Stewart web site offers a nice overview of radicchio and a wide spectrum
of ways it can be cooked. There is a slaw recipe that could work with this
week’s radicchio and cabbage. There is also an interesting recipe in which the
radicchio is “grilled” on a grill pan and has grated fontina tucked and melted
between its leaves. </h4>
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<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/286437/radicchio-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide#/286434">http://www.marthastewart.com/286437/radicchio-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide#/286434</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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are terrific eaten whole—pod and all—and are sweetest eaten raw. They make a
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This weekend we had our annual CSA Open House. We had an
enthusiastic crew of members zip through a few rows of garlic to
harvest scapes for everyone’s share. This task served a secondary purpose.
Scapes are the flower portion of a garlic plant, and snapping them off helps the
plant redirect its energy into growing the bulb of garlic underground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ready to be moved from the greenhouse into the field. After watching a planting
demonstration by two of our staffers, a few brave souls even took a turn riding
on our water-wheel transplanter and planting the basil into the soil (see pic).
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they enjoy most about the CSA experience. And we are always so impressed by how
much they want to understand the intricacies of growing food organically. After a short harvest exercise in the field, everyone seemed to especially appreciate
how hard the work can be—bent over plants, in the hot sun, lugging, lugging,
lugging--and that was easy stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are inclined to give thanks before eating a meal that
includes food from the CSA, these would be a few names worth noting: Ken (your
farmer) and Armando, Sergio and Ariel (our staff). They are the ones here
really making it all happen in the fields, whether it’s scorching hot like last
week, pouring rain or the wind is cold and strong like it is today. </span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">1/2 pound garlic scapes<br />5 summer squash*<br />1 head Romaine lettuce<br />1 bunch beets<br />1 bunch Swiss chard<br />1 bunch kale<br />5 1/2 ounces arugula<br />1 bunch basil</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">1/2 pint fresh black currant</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">s</span></h3>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's currants come from farmer Ray Tousey in Germantown, NY. He uses them to make some incredibly thirst-quenching juice he sells at the Kingston Farmer's Market on Sundays as well as for making wine. Currants go in "anything boring," according to Ray. That would be anything neutral-flavored that could use some kick, like muffins, a quick bread, oatmeal, pancakes or scones. Currants are extremely high in Vitamin C and antioxidants believed to help prevent cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's. </span></div>
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the bottled dressing! A homemade dressing for Caesar salad can be really simple
and so much tastier. Maryellen can vouch for ThreeManyCooks.com’s version of
<a href="http://threemanycooks.com/recipes/salads-and-sides/caesar-salad-with-chopped-eggs-hash-brown-croutons/">Caesar salad </a>as being both terrific tasting and simple. This is a blog by cookbook
author and friend Pam Anderson and her two wry-humored, 20-something daughters Maggy and Sharon.
Pam has a great, practical approach to developing recipes. Maryellen was lucky to learn a lot from her 10 years ago when helping her work on her book "CookSmart." It's worth checking out all of her books. </span></h4>
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you’re looking for something different to do with it this week, here is a
recipe for <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/fettuccine-arugula-walnut-pesto.aspx">Fettucine with Arugula-Walnut Pesto</a> and, similarly, one for <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/grilled-salmon-walnut-arugula-pesto.aspx">salmon with arugula-walnut pesto</a>.</h4>
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<b>Garlic scapes</b>. While this week’s garlic scapes could be used with this week’s
basil to make and freeze more pesto or a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/dining/183arex.html">white bean garlic scape dip</a>, you could also use it to make an olive-garlic tapenade.
With a knife or in a food processor, finely chop some of the scapes with kalamata
olives (seeds removed) and extra-virgin olive oil. In a bowl stir in some red
wine vinegar to taste. A little minced basil would work nice too. This could be served with bread for an appetizer or
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<b>Swiss chard.</b> This green as being a lot like spinach. Of
course, that means it’s something our kids won’t readily eat. (They’re in a, sigh, fussy stage.) We'll see if tucking it into some stuffed shells this week might sell them on this highly nutritious green. Like kale, you’ll want to
strip the stems off. The stems are edible but, if you want to cook them with
the greens, you’ll need to chop them up into small pieces and start sautéing
them first (before adding the greens), because they take a little more time to
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can search this blog for past information on how to roast beets (this cooking
method seems to convert just a bout anyone who has never liked beets before).
The greens this week are in great shape for eating. They are very good for you too. Last night, dinner had to be quick, so I layered the leaves on top of eachother and rolled them up (like a cigar) before
slicing thinly (see pic). In culinary terms, this is called chiffonade. Then I sautéed diced patty pan squash (zucchini would work too)
and added minced garlic, onions (from last week’s share) and the beet greens in
when the squash was golden brown. The greens need just a couple of minutes to
wilt. I added a squirt of lime juice and would have added some currants or
raisins if I had some. This went in a burrito with refried black beans and brown rice with some tomatillo salsa from Trader Joe’s. A relatively quick fix that
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<b>Summer squash</b>. We didn’t have enough of the same kind of squash
for all of our members, so not everyone got the same type. Whether you received
zucchini or short, stout yellow patty pans or the light green Cousa-style
squash, they are all terrific this time of year sliced ¼ inch thick and browned
on an outdoor grill or an indoor electric grill (aka a “George Foreman”). You can then dress
simply with <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/basil-oil.aspx">basil oil </a>made from your basil. The blanching step might seem
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In the last week, we had not one but two snow events here. Neither accumulated more than an inch or so. More significantly, with the snow came overnight temps dropping into the 20s. Not many plants will survive that kind of cold. Some do: hearty greens like collards, kale, escarole (in pic) and even some lettuce.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Fortunately, we harvested like mad before the first storm to get everything in that we knew wouldn’t tolerate the cold. Better said, Ken and our two remaining employees—Armando and Ariel Leal (cousins)—did the work, in the rain and in 30-degree temperatures, harvesting, washing and packing the produce. Talk about numb fingers.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It’s a relatively large share, but many of the items will hold. So there’s no need to feel like you have to eat it all in one week. Store the garlic on your countertop. It will hold there for weeks. The onions can do the same. Potatoes are best kept in a dark, cool but not cold location (don’t refrigerate). Many of the greens will hold up in your crisper. Just store in produce bags.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was quite a growing season. We’ve never experienced anything quite like it. So you may be wondering if we’re glad it’s over. The truth is…nah. We love what we do and regret seeing another season come to an end. We are so very grateful for all of you who took a chance on us for yet another season or for the first time. We didn’t get all the crops we’d hoped or planted for, we were lucky that we never came up short overall.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bunch carrots</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bunch kale</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bunch cilantro</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bunch leeks</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 head escarole</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bunch collards</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5.6 ounces arugula (.35#)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Similarly, <strong>escarole </strong>is a classic and tasty green in a chicken soup. For a quick fix, stir-fry it. It’s great with an orange-soy sauce (orange juice, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, Vietnamese hot sauce). Every year we recommend this <strong><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/escarole_bean_soup_croutons.aspx">Escarole and White Bean Stew with Rustic Croutons</a>. </strong>A number of CSA member have tried it and loved it, so we keep recommending it. (It’s perfectly delicious without the pancetta).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This side dish of <strong><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/sauteed-escarole-raisins-pine-nuts-capers.aspx">Sauteed Escarole with Raisins, Pine Nuts and Capers </a></strong>developed by Maryellen’s friend Jennifer Armentrout of Fine Cooking is equally delicious and quick too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Collards also make a nutritious and simple weeknight side dish, such as in this recipe by Susie Middleton for <strong><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/quick-sauteed-collard-ribbons.aspx">Quick Sauteed Collard Ribbons</a>.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also stumbled over this recipe—<strong><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/item/12090/mama-navas-yeabesha-gomen-collard-greens">Mama Nava’s Ye’abesha Gomen </a></strong>(Collard Greens). The ingredients are a bit unexpected, but it sounds as if it's a hit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, if you still have butternut squash left over from last week and are not saving it for Thanksgiving, it can be used with this week's cilantro in a quick side dish for <a href="http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Recipes/rachael-ray-magazine-recipe-search/side-dish-recipes/butternut-squash-with-ginger-and-cilantro">Butternut Squash with Ginger and Cilantro</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The CSA structure truly helps to buttress our farm so we can better focus on what we are passionate about—growing great organic food. Thank you for your support.</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448042621454617264.post-25443822477840028412011-10-25T06:46:00.000-07:002011-10-25T06:46:58.086-07:00CSA Share Week 21<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Letter from the farm:</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We finally were able to dig up our potato crop. Until last week the ground just had not dried out enough for us to be able to run our potato digger through the many, many rows of potatoes we planted this year. At one point we tried digging them up by hand, but the yield on the crop was so poor from the wet spring that the few crates we got out of a row would have to be valued at $16 a pound to justify the time it was taking to dig them up by hand. That’s a slight exaggeration. But, essentially, digging dozens of acre-long rows by hand wasn’t going to work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While our digger got the job done, the ground was still a bit heavy for harvesting mechanically and a part on the digger did irreparably break in the process. It was an old digger, but as a farmer friend with a much bigger potato digger told us this weekend, his digger snapped from the weight of the wet soil too. We’ll need to look at replacing ours. A new one could cost anywhere from $5,500 to $16,000—and all that piece of machinery does is get pulled behind a tractor to dig up rows of potatoes towards the end of the season. There is no motor or anything electronic or computerized—just gears, belts and a lot of metal. Farm machinery can be costly that way, but without a potato digger, there’s just no sense in growing potatoes on a production scale. The time it takes to dig them up by hand with a potato fork and the percentage of potatoes that inevitably get speared and ruined by the fork make it worth investing in a replacement. There’s always the chance we might find a decent used one too. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6.4 ounces baby winter mesclun mix</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 bunch carrots</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">½ pound shallots</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 1/2 pounds red potatoes</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 head red curly leaf lettuce</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 butternut squash</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">¾ pounds green beans</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc; color: #274e13;"><strong>Winter Greens and Green Beans</strong></span>: One of our CSA members said she had delicious success cooking her green beans with the winter mix that’s in this week’s share. She said to start cooking the beans in butter in a 12-inch skillet and, once they’re crisp-tender, stir in the greens and some minced garlic. As soon as the greens have begun to wilt, remove the pan from the heat. It should be just enough time to wilt the greens. The winter mix does contain a number of baby-sized cooking greens, including kale. It is equally good enjoyed as a salad—cold or lightly wilted. This is a cool-weather loving crop of greens, which is why you are just seeing it this time of year and not through the summer months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s definitely feeling like we’re well into fall here. It’s so much harder to harvest, wash and pack produce when it’s chilly out, like it was here on Monday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost everyone in our family has caught a cold in the last couple of weeks. This shouldn’t be a big deal—everyone gets colds—but for someone like Ken who is working outdoors 7 days a week and getting up at 3 or 4 in the morning a few times a week only to work until dark, a little cold can easily turn into pneumonia. So we’re making lots of soups, drinking cold-friendly teas, and eating raw garlic to stay strong (okay, maybe the kids aren’t eating the garlic). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of our interns years ago taught us the trick of eating raw garlic when feeling run down, and our local natural food store owners swear by it too. Sliced and sandwiched between a couple pieces of cheese, it’s quite tasty. Sure, it’s strong. It takes some getting used to. And if you have a special someone in your life, it’s good to consult with them first or have them ingest along with you. And it’s definitely not a friendly thing to eat before attending an event. But once you’ve gotten a taste for sliced raw garlic (eat at least a clove), it can be habit forming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While there isn’t any garlic in this week’s share for members to snack on if they’re feeling run down, there are purple carrots. Yes, the purple carrots are back!!! Carrots were originally purple, and, from what we understand, any vegetable with purple pigmentation contains more nutrients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, if you don’t have any garlic hanging around from last week’s share and you too have or are coming down with a cold, eat your carrots!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In this week’s share:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 bunch purple carrots</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 bunch beets</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 head curly leaf red lettuce</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 head frisée </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5.6 ounces arugula</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1 bunch scallions</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Winter squash </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Red onions</span><br />
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Frisée or curly endive is a chicory. It’s classically known for being served with a warm bacon dressing, but there are a lot of other delicious ways to enjoy it. Wash it, spin it dry, and tear the leaves into pieces to prepare. It would be delicious as a salad with roasted beets (in this week’s share; diced or in wedges), toasted walnuts and an orange vinaigrette. Or try one of the following recipes: <br />
<strong>Wilted Frisée Salad with Hot and Smoky Tomato Dressing--</strong>http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/wilted-frisee-salad-with-hot-smoky-tomato-dressing<br />
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<strong>Frisée Salad with Blue Cheese, Dried Cherries and Walnut Vinaigrette</strong> http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/frisee-salad-blue-cheese-dried-cherries-walnut-vinaigrette.aspx<br />
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<strong>Upside-down-apple-cheddar tarts with Frisée and Walnuts--</strong> <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/upside-down-apple-cheddar-tarts.aspx">http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/upside-down-apple-cheddar-tarts.aspx</a> <br />
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On a day when we’re typically straight out harvesting and packing up the share, we somehow squeezed in a fun birthday party Monday for our oldest child, who is turning seven. <br />
Every age seems to be magical, and seven is no exception. As we set up for our CSA distribution at the farm, our daughter now makes the signs that we attach to the bins, labeling the item and letting members know how much to take (as in pic). And this week both she and her brother, almost 4, helped pack all of the eggs. That was a lot of eggs.<br />
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It’s not easy involving our children in the work we do. The fact is, the pace is fast, there is a certain skill set often required (plus strength and endurance), and many aspects of farming are not safe for children to be around. But we try to include our kids when we can, whether it’s offering a learning experience—such as figuring out how to spell the name of a vegetable—or, most importantly, a chance to spend time together. After all, those birthdays seem to come all too quickly.<br />
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<em>Field notes: This last week we had two nights with freeze warnings, so to prepare we picked out our entire eggplant and pepper crop (these plants don’t tolerate those kinds of temps). It got cold. We’ve seen “burn” marks on some of our beans from frost . But new and delicious crops are here this week too: bok choy, acorn squash, mesclun mix... And we’re not giving up. We put new plants in the ground just last week with hopes we might have an extended fall. Sometimes that can happen. Wouldn’t it be nice!</em><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IN THIS WEEK’S SHARE</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">½ pound mesclun mix</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 acorn squash</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 bunch leeks</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 bok choy</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 bunch cilantro</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">¾ pound green beans</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 habañero chiles</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 jalapeños</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 head of garlic</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 bell peppers</span></strong><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448042621454617264.post-34409955475939986672011-10-03T18:27:00.000-07:002011-10-03T18:29:13.856-07:00CSA Share Week 18<br />
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This week we feel fortunate to be able to offer a decent variety of vegetables—some new, some familiar, all ones that have been able to stand up to the ridicule of persistent rain we continue to experience. <br />
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It’s like déjà vu here. The season is ending just like it started. Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain. We might get one bright afternoon or even a full day of glorious sunshine only to be followed by more rain. If our fields can’t dry out, we can’t can work them. Things are just too saturated.<br />
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We don’t mean to harp on this topic of bad weather. But we are frequently reminded that most people don’t connect how all this rain affects a farmer. At a farmers’ market this weekend we had customers tell us they were unable to find spinach. This is a market with 36 vendors, granted, the vendors are not all farms and where at least 3 farms have had to drop out because of the weather this fall. Even though this market is located where federal disaster funds are being allocated due to flooding, we find we still need to do a lot of educating as to how so much rain is putting all farms under great stress—whether or not they’re in a flood plain or are a vegetable farm, orchard or dairy farm. <br />
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As we plan our meals here at the farm, however, we don’t find ourselves thinking about what’s not at hand because of the rain. What we have we’re thankful to work with. It is good food, delicious food, mindfully grown and true to what nature is able to offer during this sodden season. <br />
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So, maybe we’ll make a pasta dish tonight with golden cubes of sautéed eggplant, wilted arugula, garlic, and some goat cheese feta we purchased from a local farm. And maybe tomorrow we’ll make a lentil dish studded with butternut squash and Indian spices scooped up with some homemade flatbread or a fall stew with the turnips, squash and onions in this week’s share. And the braising greens (seen in pic)—we’ve been waiting for this mix of spicy, cool-weather greens to come into season. They’re just so good and nutritious.<br />
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At this stage in fall, we are lucky there are some vegetables still hanging on from summer. They haven’t been knocked off by a frost—yet. And there are some heartier vegetables new to the scene (despite the odds) that satisfy cravings for comfort foods as cooler temperatures arrive this week. <br />
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<strong>THIS WEEK’S SHARE:</strong><br />
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<strong>arugula</strong><br />
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<strong>4 onions</strong><br />
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<strong>1 bunch mixed braising greens (see note below)</strong><br />
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<strong>1 head Freckles Romaine lettuce</strong><br />
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<strong>1 butternut squash</strong><br />
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<strong>1 bunch turnips*</strong><br />
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<strong>¾ pound green beans</strong><br />
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We’re not totally sure why the spicy greens in this week’s share are called a “braising mix” (the seed catalog has tokened the it this and at the farm it has just stuck). This bunched mix includes green mustard, red mustard, kale, tatsoi and hon tsai tsai—a Chinese specialty green also known as Kailaan (purple stems, some with edible flowers). You can chop and use in salads. At the farm, we like to lightly cook or stir-fry in olive oil, stirring in some minced garlic as soon as they’re wilted. <br />
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*If you have a bunch of turnips with healthy green tops and don’t plan to use them, pass them on. They’re delicious and super nutritious. There’s apt to be another CSA member glad to use them. Cook them like you would the “braising mix” mentioned above.<br />
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<strong><em>REMINDER: This is the 18th of 22 share weeks. The last distribution is Tues., Nov 1.</em></strong><br />
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Fall has arrived. We can see it in the lengthening of the trees’ shadows. We can hear it in the quietness of the air and the occasional call of a single Blue Jay swooping between the trees. We can smell as the colorful decaying leaves begin to accumulate on the ground. And our CSA members can taste it in this week’s share—with the arrival of winter squash and sweet potatoes.<br />
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We continue to hear of more and more farmers that have been completely washed out for the season. Many fellow growers and CSAs are done prematurely for the season. On our farm, many of our fall crops were damaged or lost to the extreme rains. The fields look so barren. But we are fortunate to still be standing and still able to offer a variety of vegetables in this week’s share.<br />
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<em>Note on last week’s corn</em>: A few members reported they found a worm in their fresh corn last week. We are sorry to hear that, but it’s actually not such a bad thing. It’s an indication that your corn has been organically grown and with certified organic seed. Corn is a tricky crop to grow pest free. Conventional corn can be grown with pesticides spliced into the seed, so that it’s in the plant tissue. So corn can be sold as “spray free” but contain a pesticide component in the plant itself. <br />
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For the future, if you see a bug or worm in your corn, simply cut off that portion of the corn cob. We know, it’s not a comfortable sight to discover. Usually pests invade at the tip. Cut it off and you’re set to enjoy the rest of the ear of corn.<br />
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<strong>IN THIS WEEK’S SHARE:</strong><br />
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<strong>1 head escarole</strong><br />
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<strong>6 1/3 ounces salad mix</strong><br />
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<strong>1 bunch swiss chard</strong><br />
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<strong>2 delicata squash</strong><br />
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<strong>2 heads of garlic</strong><br />
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<strong>1 bunch leeks</strong><br />
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<strong>3 bell peppers</strong><br />
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<strong>1 bunch radish</strong><br />
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<strong>sweet potatoes</strong><br />
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<strong>DELICATA SQUASH </strong><br />
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Delicata is a favorite winter squash here at the farm. It’s a great weeknight squash. Creamy in texture and nutty in flavor like a butternut squash, but not a big project to cut up and cook. In fact, don’t even bother to peel them. <br />
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Perhaps the simplest way to cook it: slice it in half down its length, scoop out the seeds, brush cut sides with oil, sprinkle with coarse salt, and roast on a heavy duty sheet pan with raised edges in a 375 degree oven. At Free Bird, we like to start the roasting process cut-side down until it’s nicely caramelized underneath where the flesh touches the pan. Flip once it’s richly golden brown to finish cooking through (if the squash flesh is not already fully tender when pierced with a fork). Sorry—we’re guessing on the time: about 30 minutes? Check after 20 minutes, just to be on the safe side. To serve, rub the flesh with butter and, if you like, lightly drizzle with maple syrup. Or melt a few tablespoons of butter with chopped rosemary in a small saucepan. Add ½ cup of cider and bring to a gentle boil. Cook until the cider mixture is reduced by about half. Drizzle over the roasted squash halves (cut side up) and serve.<br />
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Alternatively, slice the squash in half down its length. Then slice each half into thin slices to make half-moon slivers. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper and spread in a single on a heavy duty rimmed baking pan (like a jelly roll pan). Once golden brown on the underside, flip and continue to cook until golden brown and tender. The skin will shrivel and tenderize so it can be eaten (no need to slice off). In the last few minutes of roasting toss with minced garlic and some minced rosemary, if you like. Or serve with the cider glaze in recipe above.<br />
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