Today's harvest —

Full Shares —
3 peppers: The cream colored peppers are a "green" pepper in that they will eventually ripen to orange as actual green peppers will eventually turn whatever color they are destined for.

8 oz filet beans: either green or yellow. The yellow beans are a lovely French heirloom called beurre de Rocquencourt.

5-7 summer squash: this weeks varieties include zucchini, cocozelle, kousa, ronde de Nice, yellow crookneck, patty pan and zephyr. (Links to some great recipes below)

4-6 cucumbers: The cucumbers that vary in color from white to yellow are a Maine heirloom called Boothby's blonde.

2 eggplant
bunch beets
3 fresh summer onions
cutting garden


Small Shares —
2 peppers: The cream colored peppers are a "green" pepper in that they will eventually ripen to orange as actual green peppers will eventually turn whatever color they are destined for.

6 oz filet beans: either green or yellow. The yellow beans are a lovely French heirloom called beurre de Rocquencourt.

4-6 summer squash: this weeks varieties include zucchini, cocozelle, kousa, ronde de Nice, yellow crookneck, patty pan and zephyr. (Links to some great recipes below)

3-4 cucumbers: The cucumbers that vary in color from white to yellow are a Maine heirloom called Boothby's blonde.

1-2 eggplant (size dependent)
2 fresh summer onions
cutting garden

CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick medium bouquets of flowers from the cutting garden directly behind the greenhouse across from the barn, and from the perennial flower beds which are in the field past the perennial herbs.

We've cut back most of the perennial herbs to promote future growth, but there is still sage available in that bed. You may continue to cut bunches of parsley. There is now plenty of basil (Genovese, and Thai) and you may cut big bunches.  You may now take smaller sprigs of any of the other herbs which are labelled in the same bed as the basil.

Here are some fun recipes for stuffed summer squashes. Several smaller squashes can be subbed for larger ones. The shape of ronde de Nice and patty pan lend themselves nicely to stuffing.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pesto_stuffed_zucchini/

http://recipes.latimes.com/recipe-stuffed-summer-squash/

http://ohmyveggies.com/recipe-taco-stuffed-zucchini/

And here’s a link to the recipe we posted on Facebook:

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/09/zucchini-parmesan-crisps/

Today's Harvest —

**Don't forget to RSVP for this Sunday's potluck CSA picnic and farm tour from 1-4.**

Full Shares —
3-4 fresh onions
2 bulbs fresh garlic (If you've never had fresh garlic, you're in for a great treat.)
5-6 summer squash (this week's varieties include zucchini, cocozelle, ronde de Nice, zephyr, patty pan and kousa.)
1 quart new potatoes
3 green peppers
8 oz filet beans
head lettuce
bunch baby beets
3-4 eggplant (You'll find traditional Italian varieties as well as the long thin Asian kind. A few of you will receive the heirloom applegreen eggplant.)
cutting garden

Small Shares —
2-3 fresh onions
1 bulb fresh garlic (If you've never had fresh garlic, you're in for a great treat.)
3-4 summer squash (this week's varieties include zucchini, cocozelle, ronde de Nice, zephyr, patty pan and kousa.)
1 1/2 pints new potatoes
2 green peppers
head lettuce
bunch beets w/ greens
cutting garden

CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick small bouquets of flowers from the cutting garden directly behind the greenhouse across from the barn, and from the perennial flower beds which are in the field past the perennial herbs.

We've cut back most of the perennial herbs to promote future growth, but there is still sage available in that bed. You may continue to cut bunches of parsley. There is now plenty of basil Genovese, lemon, and Thai) and you may cut big bunches.  You may now take smaller sprigs of any of the other herbs which are labelled in the same bed as the basil.

Here are some great recipes:

http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-zucchini-1-32520

http://www.biggirlssmallkitchen.com/2012/08/baba-ganoush.html

http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/1014830/baingan-bharta.html

Today's Harvest —

Full Shares —
5-6 summer squash
bunch carrots
quart new potatoes*
3 bulbs fennel**
2-3 head lettuce
cutting garden

Small Shares —
3-4 summer squash
bunch carrots
1 1/2 pints new potatoes*
2 bulbs fennel**
1-2 head lettuce
cutting garden

CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick small bouquets of flowers from the cutting garden directly behind the greenhouse across from the barn, and from the perennial flower beds which are in the field past the perennial herbs.
We've cut back most of the perennial herbs to promote future growth, but there is still sage available in that bed. You may continue to cut bunches of parsley. There is now plenty of basil Genovese, lemon, and Thai) and you may cut big bunches.      

*New potatoes are thin skinned and very tender. They generally take less time to cook than older potatoes.

**Here are some links to some great fennel recipes:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/fennel-recipes_n_1152097.html     

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/roasted_fennel/

http://www.epicurious.com/fennel-recipes

Today's Harvest —

Full Shares —
bunch kale
bunch scallions
1 lb snap peas
head cauliflower
bunch carrots
bunch watermelon radish and daikon
cutting garden

Small Shares —
head cabbage or radicchio*
bunch scallions
10oz snap peas
bunch kale
bunch carrots
head cauliflower or 1-2 daikon*
cutting garden

*If you are not receiving cabbage or cauliflower this week, you will receive it in the coming weeks as the heads mature. Please see last week's post for radicchio recipes.

CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick small bouquets of flowers from the cutting garden directly behind the greenhouse across from the barn, and from the perennial flower beds which are in the field past the perennial herbs. You may continue to take bunches of perennial herbs and parsley. This week you may also 'pinch' sprigs of basil. Please pinch the basil back to where you see nice new growth emerging on the plant. The basil is in the herb bed past the perennial herbs.

We love this recipe for scallion pancakes!
http://globetrotterdiaries.com/recipes/chinese-scallion-pancakes-pancakes-gone-global

And here's a great one for diakon cakes —
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pan-fried-daikon-cake/

Today's Harvest —
**Please note: The shares are not ready for pick up until 3pm. If you come earlier you may be picking up an incomplete bag.
**The exchange crate is there for you to leave something from your share and take something else. Please do not take something without leaving something in return.

Full Shares —
bunch beet greens w/ baby beets*
bunch scallions
snap peas**
head radicchio (see recipe links below)
head cabbage
bunch broccoli
bunch salad turnip
cutting garden

Small Shares —
bunch beet greens w/ baby beets*
bunch scallions
snap peas**
bunch broccoli (if you did not receive broccoli last week, you'll have it this week)
head radicchio (see recipe links below) or cabbage
small bunch salad turnip and watermelon radish
cutting garden

*Beet greens can be eaten like chard, and the baby beets can be eaten like full grown beets. Please see recipe links below. Also, we did minimal clean-up on these as it is very time consuming — please excuse.

**Snap-peas are eaten pod and all. Some of you will be getting heirloom golden sweet peas which are eaten the same way.

CUTTING GARDEN: Today you may pick small bouquets of flowers from the cutting garden directly behind the greenhouse across from the barn, and from the perennial flower beds which are in the field past the perennial herbs. You may continue to take bunches of perennial herbs and parsley. This week you may also 'pinch' sprigs of basil. Please pinch the basil back to where you see nice new growth emerging on the plant. The basil is in the herb bed past the perennial herbs.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/beet_greens/

http://www.mnn.com/food/recipes/blogs/5-recipes-for-beet-greens

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/grilled_radicchio_salad/

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Roasted-Balsamic-Radicchio-232102

http://www.epicurious.com/radicchio-recipes

http://www.bonappetit.com/tag/radicchio-recipes