What's going on at the farm?
Hello folks! Okay, so last week in the newsletter I mentioned that we may take a week off from the CSA in a few weeks and add that week onto the end. I think we are going to plan that for Wed. July 4th. Since that Wed. is the 4th, the Wed. Market is cancelled because the pavilions are going to be used for the towns annual celebration. The market will be held on the 3rd, that Tuesday. Since I was thinking about taking a week off anyhow, and it may be difficult to have the 40 or so folks who pick up at the market change their schedules to Tuesday, I think we will take that week off. So, for now, lets plan on that, and I will let you know soon if something changes. This would then be the third Wed. from this one that we would be taking off, or week #12 in the program. If everything grows as planned, when we resume, we should have tomatoes for you all.
Produce info
Pesto time!!! Now is the time to make it full shares, so get out that food processor. Once you have made the pesto you can freeze it to have it last you for a good while. You can use small freezer bags to freeze individual servings or some use an ice cube tray to freeze individual servings. That way when you want some for a meal, all you have to do is defrost enough for that meal. Half shares will receive basil next week, and full shares will most likely receive the nappa cabbage.
If you haven't already, you should try roasting the beets and carrots together in the oven with some olive oil and garlic. They are great hot or make a cold salad out of it. Both are so sweet when they are cooked and soft. And what a colorful dish that would make!! Enjoy them while they are here, freeze them after cooking if you have to, because once they are gone, they are not coming back until next year ;-( Part of eating seasonally, lots of one thing and then none of it for a good while.
Speaking of "lots of one thing", I know you have received a lot zucchini and summer squash this week. We are going to start picking it really small since we realize that we have a LOT in the ground, and rather than giving quantity in weight we want to give quantity in number of really small and sweet squash....not that the ones you received were all that big. The REALLY big ones that got a way form us have been enjoyed by the pigs, they love them!
This is the end of the broccoli, but next week we will have some cauliflower. We may also have our first cucumbers next week, and we will definitely have some red cabbage. More basil, napa, beets, carrots, summer squash and zucchini as well as scallions or onions, garlic and maybe, just maybe, even some potatoes. Once again, please let me know if you have any feedback, I may take a little bit to get back to you, but eventually, I will get back to all of you and I appreciate your thoughts very much no matter what they may be. Thanks! Elise.