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WEEK 23: Last week of CSA 2009 – Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Potatoes, Winter Squash, Braising Greens, Chard OR Spigariello Greens, Radish, Beets OR Carrots, Onions and “Farmer’s Choice”.

This week’s share seems appropriate for the final of this season. Our tomatoes and peppers didn’t quite make it to the end, but we have lots of  Greens and more delicious  Potatoes, Onions  and  Squash  for you all. [...]

WEEK 22: Oct. 12 – Oct. 18, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Potatoes, Winter Squash, Onion, Braising Greens, Radish, Pepper mix, Tomatoes, and Beets OR Carrots.

Recipes, Information and what-nots: 
Howdy friends….sorry to leave you hanging last week, but the week got away from me with the Harvest Party plans and a very dear friend visiting us from Colorado. Here we are, back on track with another week [...]

WEEK 21: October 5 – October 11, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Potatoes, Tomatoes, Pepper Medley, Winter Squash, Radish bunch, mild Mustard Greens, Cucumber, Sweet Corn, and “Farmer’s Choice”.

WEEK 20: September 28 – October 4, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Potatoes, Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Cucumber, Pepper Medley, fresh Fagioli Beans, Spigarello Greens, and “Farmer’s Choice”.

Recipes, Information and Suggestions….
New to the share this week we have fresh cranberry shelling beans a.k.a  Fagioli Beans. Some of you may remember them from last year. They are somewhat labor intensive as the fava beans were. Shelling beans (a.k.a. soup [...]

WEEK 19: September 21 – September 27, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Sweet Corn, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Summer/Winter Squash, Cucumber,  Bag of Chard Greens, Pepper Medley and “Farmer’s Choice”.

Information, Recipes and some Suggestions:   
This week’s share is a continuation of what the bounty has been the last few weeks. We are still harvesting Cucumber’s, Pepper’s, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Chard, Sweet Corn  and  Squash. Some of you will [...]

WEEK 18: September 14 – September 20, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Tomatoes, Potatoes, Beans, Sweet Corn, Pepper’s, Cucumber, Chard Greens and “Grower’s Choice”.

Information, Recipes and Expressions: 
We’re welcoming the return of  Sweet Corn  this week, as the last planting is now ready. Our daughter Ava loves her corn on the cob. Raw and cooked. We hope you do too.
Also, returning to your share this [...]

WEEK 17: September 7 – September 13, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Tomatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, Summer Squash, Cucumber, Potatoes, Beans and “Farmer’s Choice”.

Information, Recipes and Suggestions: 
New to the veggie share this week we have Beans.  Sometimes called string beans or wax beans, green beans are a versatile vegetable that is widely available fresh this time of year or frozen and canned. They are typically green, [...]

WEEK 16: August 31 – September 6, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Summer Squash, Sweet Corn, Cucumber, Heirloom Tomatoes, either Pepper or Eggplant, a bunch of Radish, and ”Farmer’s  Choice”.

Recipes, Information and Suggestions: 
Summer Squash is holding strong in our fields and likely your kitchen. We hope you are still enjoying it.  Another fabulous resource for you to learn all about putting up the summer bounty is [...]

WEEK 15: August 24 – August 30, 2009 CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share:  Summer Squash, Cucumber, Heirloom Tomatoes, Chard Greens, either Pepper’s or Eggplant, and “Farmer’s Choice”.

Recipes, Information and Suggestions: 
By now everyone is well used to Summer Squash. I hope you are finding new, exciting things to do with it each week. I remember last year some members found that cutting it up and then after a [...]

WEEK 14: August 17 – August 23, CSA Newsletter

This Week’s Share: Sweet Corn, Summer Squash, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Chard Greens, a Pepper Medley (assortment of sweet, medium and hot peppers) and a “Farmer’s Choice”.