WEEK 7: June 29 – July 5, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Chard, 2 Lettuce Heads, Ishikuri Bunching Onions, a 1/2 pint of Blackberries (either ‘Black-cap’ Raspberries or ‘Metolius’ Blackberries),  and Farmer’s Choice (some possibilities are Cabbage, Beets, Kohlrabi, Broccoli/Cauliflower mix…….).
 
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Here we are already to week 7! We hope you all managed to put last week’s share to good use. [...]

WEEK 6: June 22 – June 28, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:   Crussiferae Blend,  Chard,  Peas,  Allium Mix,  Lettuce Mix

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So a little botany language comes into the share this week…in your Crussiferae Blend. Crussiferae is another name for the plants in the edible Brassicaceae family, also known as Cruciferous Vegetables. The list of Cruciferous vegetables is broad and long, some of them [...]

WEEK 5: June 15 – June 21 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Bunch of Kale, Peas, Beets, Kohlrabi (or Turnips), Strawberries, and Head of Lettuce.
 
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New to your share this week we welcome glorious Beets.  Beets are a highly nutritious and wonderfully versatile food. You will either have golden or red. Beets are loaded with Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and [...]

WEEK 4: June 8th – June 14th 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Head of Lettuce, Snow Peas, Kohlrabi (or Broccoli), Carrots, Onions and baby Chard (or baby Spinach).
 
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New to some of your share’s this week you’ll find Spring Kohlrabi. We strive to bring you the small kohlrabi with its edible skin rather than the giant size with its woody, fibrous texture [...]

WEEK 3: June 1- June 7, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share: Sugar-Snap Peas, Chard, Head Lettuce, Spinach (or Braising greens), and Kale (or Spigariello greens).
       
Recipes, Information and Suggestions:  New to your share’s this week are delicious Sugar-Snap Peas. These peas are fabulous eaten as is and they usually don’t last long around the house!  Snap peas (also known as sugar-snap peas or [...]