Week 14 (August 16, 2008)

In this week's share: basil, cucumbers, eggplant (japanese and globe), garlic, leeks, peppers (jalapeño and green), tomatoes (juliet and slicing), one of: green beans, edamame, okra, pattypan squash

Zucchini

"here are plenty of ideas for cooking them now or saving them for later" - from the Ethicurean

Week 12 (August 02, 2008)

In this week's share: basil, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, onions, pepper, parsley, tomatoes, yellow squash, with a choice of chard, green beans, okra or more tomatoes.


As you can see, this week's share had a lot of cucumbers, so the recipe of the week is Cucumber and Black-Eyed Pea Salad from eatingwell.com. It requires 4 cups of cucumber.

A massive writer spider adjacent to the out-building.

Week 11 (July 26, 2008)

In this week's share ... basil, cucumbers, garlic, eggplant, leeks, lettuces, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, choice of beets or chard.

Carry it home in Your own Cooler

Hi, to all the regular CSA Bloggers and to the world of blog visitors!

Last Saturday morning we had a minor crisis-there were 10 boxes for 26 CSA members. It called on our sense of making do and using larger boxes for the moment, but it also pointed to a flaw in the box situation.
The farm purchases the heavy, waxy boxes each year, knowing that they can be used over and over again many times. Yet, the ideal situation would include members packing their produce into coolers or other containers so that the boxes don't have to travel back and forth to the farm.
Core member Daniel O'Leary belonged to a CSA which used heavy canvas bags- which could work in short trips during cool weather, like a trip from your local store to your house. But if the produce is to arrive at your home with a bounce in it's step, so to speak, it's better if it's cool.
Some CSAs use paper bags. Some require a " box deposit". We're working on this as we go.
In three years of doing a CSA, last Saturday was the first time we were short on boxes. Maybe everyone will return their boxes this weekend and we will be just fine.
We don't have a cooled room to keep the produce fresh, and occaisonally, we can turn on the cooler in the barn for a member who's picking up a little later ( if we know ahead of time!)
Maybe some other members have ideas? We'd love to hear them!

Recipe of the Week - Week 9

Here's how the gratin came out for us ... It looks good, anyway.

Week 10 (July 19, 2008)

In this week's share: basil, cucumbers, garlic, leeks, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, zucchini and yellow squash ...



... and a choice of beets, eggplant or tomatoes.

Volunteers packing boxes.

Phoebe, with gloves on for dirty work.

Will these boxes ever come back?

Week 9 (July 12, 2008)

In this week's share: cucumber, garlic, leeks, onions, potatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, choice of chard or kale

On The Cutting Edge

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Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms

Recent nutrition article

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ny times: the 11 best foods your aren't eating...orrrrr maybe you already are
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