Today's Harvest —
Full Shares:
2 lb red-gold potatoes
2 bulbs garlic
4 Ailsa Craig onions
4-6 cucumbers
3-5 summer squash*
bunch carrots
2-3 eggplant
a slicing tomato
bunch sweet peppers
pint cherry or saladette tomatoes
6oz green beans
cutting garden (see below)
Small Shares:
1.5 lb red-gold potatoes
1 bulb garlic
2-3 Ailsa Craig onions
3-5 cucumbers
1-3 summer squash*
bunch carrots
1-2 eggplant or pint cherry/saladette tomatoes
6 oz green beans or bunch sweet peppers
cutting garden (see below)
*Summer squash varieties include ronde di Nice which is round and will cook like any other summer squash.
CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick a few hot peppers (early jalapeno or Hungarian hot wax). You may take large bunches of basil, and bunches of any of the other herbs. You may cut a medium sized bouquet.
7.31.2012
7.24.2012
Today's Harvest:
Full Shares:
2lb red-gold potatoes
6-8 cucumbers
1-2 summer squash
4 Ailsa Craig onions
bunch carrots
1-2 eggplant
pint of mixed saladette and cherry tomatoes
bunch beets
bunch sweet peppers
bunch green beans
cutting garden (see below)
Small Shares:
1.5 lb red-gold or French fingerling potatoes
4-5 cucumbers
1-2 eggplant or summer squash
2 Ailsa Craig onions
bunch Tonda di Parigi carrots*
couple sweet peppers
bunch green beans or pint saladette tomatoes
cutting garden (see below)
*Tonda di Parigi carrots are short and stubby.
CUTTING GARDEN: This week you may continue to take medium bouquets, and several bunches of herbs. Please feel free to take enough basil to make your own pesto with. The lemon basil also makes a delicious pesto.
PLEASE NOTE: You're meant to be bringing your own bags, not taking ours. If you've left with our bags, please bring them back. Please make sure that if you arrange for another to pick up your share, they understand this. Thanks.
Full Shares:
2lb red-gold potatoes
6-8 cucumbers
1-2 summer squash
4 Ailsa Craig onions
bunch carrots
1-2 eggplant
pint of mixed saladette and cherry tomatoes
bunch beets
bunch sweet peppers
bunch green beans
cutting garden (see below)
Small Shares:
1.5 lb red-gold or French fingerling potatoes
4-5 cucumbers
1-2 eggplant or summer squash
2 Ailsa Craig onions
bunch Tonda di Parigi carrots*
couple sweet peppers
bunch green beans or pint saladette tomatoes
cutting garden (see below)
*Tonda di Parigi carrots are short and stubby.
CUTTING GARDEN: This week you may continue to take medium bouquets, and several bunches of herbs. Please feel free to take enough basil to make your own pesto with. The lemon basil also makes a delicious pesto.
PLEASE NOTE: You're meant to be bringing your own bags, not taking ours. If you've left with our bags, please bring them back. Please make sure that if you arrange for another to pick up your share, they understand this. Thanks.
7.17.2012
Today's harvest:
Full shares:
2 lb French fingerling potatoes
3 bulbs fresh garlic*
1-2 eggplant
2-3 summer squash**
bunch greenbeans
2 heads lettuce#
2 small bunches kale
head radicchio
bunch beets
bunch sweet peppers
bunches of Greek oregano and chives##
cutting garden (see below)
Small shares:
1.5 lb French fingerling or Augusta potatoes°
1 bulb fresh garlic*
1-2 summer squash**
1-2 cucumbers or saladette tomatoes or small eggplant°°
bunch broccoli or head cabbage
last of the snap peas
small bunch beets
head lettuce#
bunches of Greek oregano and chives##
cutting garden (see below)
*Fresh garlic is pulled right out of the ground and isn't cured. The taste is extraordinary, but the bulbs won't last as long as cured garlic.
**Some of you will have a yellow patty pan squash. These are saucer shaped, and cook just like any other summer squash.
#Summer lettuces tend to be more bitter. We recommend citrus, mustard, or sweeter dressings to blend with and soften the bitter.
##We needed to cut back the chives and oregano so the plants could rejuvenate.
°Those of you who didn't get the French fingerling variety will get them the next time we harvest fingerlings.
°°The tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplant are starting to produce, but not enough yet for everyone. We keep track of who gets what from week to week. The summer crops will increase in yield as the weeks progress. The cucumbers this week are Boothby blondes — a small pale, yellow heirloom.
CUTTING GARDEN:
This week you may pick medium bouquets of flowers and take large bunches of basil. You may also take smaller bunches of any of the other herbs. There are some Hungarian hotwax and early jalapeno hot peppers as well; it looks like there's enough for everyone to take a few.
Full shares:
2 lb French fingerling potatoes
3 bulbs fresh garlic*
1-2 eggplant
2-3 summer squash**
bunch greenbeans
2 heads lettuce#
2 small bunches kale
head radicchio
bunch beets
bunch sweet peppers
bunches of Greek oregano and chives##
cutting garden (see below)
Small shares:
1.5 lb French fingerling or Augusta potatoes°
1 bulb fresh garlic*
1-2 summer squash**
1-2 cucumbers or saladette tomatoes or small eggplant°°
bunch broccoli or head cabbage
last of the snap peas
small bunch beets
head lettuce#
bunches of Greek oregano and chives##
cutting garden (see below)
*Fresh garlic is pulled right out of the ground and isn't cured. The taste is extraordinary, but the bulbs won't last as long as cured garlic.
**Some of you will have a yellow patty pan squash. These are saucer shaped, and cook just like any other summer squash.
#Summer lettuces tend to be more bitter. We recommend citrus, mustard, or sweeter dressings to blend with and soften the bitter.
##We needed to cut back the chives and oregano so the plants could rejuvenate.
°Those of you who didn't get the French fingerling variety will get them the next time we harvest fingerlings.
°°The tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplant are starting to produce, but not enough yet for everyone. We keep track of who gets what from week to week. The summer crops will increase in yield as the weeks progress. The cucumbers this week are Boothby blondes — a small pale, yellow heirloom.
CUTTING GARDEN:
This week you may pick medium bouquets of flowers and take large bunches of basil. You may also take smaller bunches of any of the other herbs. There are some Hungarian hotwax and early jalapeno hot peppers as well; it looks like there's enough for everyone to take a few.
7.10.2012
Today's Harvest
Full Shares:
head radicchio or cabbage
bunch daikon
6 oz lettuce mix
bunch baby beets w/ greens*
small bunch salad turnips
bunch broccoli
bunch cilantro**
bunch green peppers
bunch chard
bunch carrots
fava beans#
peas##
cutting garden (see below)
Small Shares:
bunch collards
small bunch daikon
4 oz lettuce mix
small bunch baby beets w/ greens*
bunch broccoli or green peppers
bunch cilantro**
small bunch carrots
fava beans#
cutting garden (see below)
*Baby beets can be eaten in the same way as larger beets. The greens are also delicious and can be eaten raw or cooked. We 'thin' our beet beds so that the remaining beets in the beds will grow larger.
**We harvested cilantro for you today as it needed to be cut.
#Fava beans take some work to prepare, but are so worth it. Once one of the most widely grown beans in the world, fava beans are a little harder to come by these days. Enjoy! http://chefinyou.com/2009/05/how-to-cook-fava-beans/
##At the time of this post we are still harvesting snap peas.
CUTTING GARDEN: This week you may take large bunches of basil. Please try all of the varieties: genovese, thai, lemon, and lime. You may also take several bunches of any of the other herbs. Please cut yourself a medium sized bouquet of flowers.
Full Shares:
head radicchio or cabbage
bunch daikon
6 oz lettuce mix
bunch baby beets w/ greens*
small bunch salad turnips
bunch broccoli
bunch cilantro**
bunch green peppers
bunch chard
bunch carrots
fava beans#
peas##
cutting garden (see below)
Small Shares:
bunch collards
small bunch daikon
4 oz lettuce mix
small bunch baby beets w/ greens*
bunch broccoli or green peppers
bunch cilantro**
small bunch carrots
fava beans#
cutting garden (see below)
*Baby beets can be eaten in the same way as larger beets. The greens are also delicious and can be eaten raw or cooked. We 'thin' our beet beds so that the remaining beets in the beds will grow larger.
**We harvested cilantro for you today as it needed to be cut.
#Fava beans take some work to prepare, but are so worth it. Once one of the most widely grown beans in the world, fava beans are a little harder to come by these days. Enjoy! http://chefinyou.com/2009/05/how-to-cook-fava-beans/
##At the time of this post we are still harvesting snap peas.
CUTTING GARDEN: This week you may take large bunches of basil. Please try all of the varieties: genovese, thai, lemon, and lime. You may also take several bunches of any of the other herbs. Please cut yourself a medium sized bouquet of flowers.
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