In your box: --Beans or Broccoli --Carrots --Cherry Tomatoes --Cucumbers --Head Lettuce --Kale --Summer squash --Sweet Onion --Tomatoes This week we finally had a decent crop of tomatoes, even though we're still behind average pace. But with the nice dry heat this week they should keep up their production going forward. We grow a lot … Continue reading Week 9 Newsletter
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Week 8 Newsletter
In your box: --Cucumber --Endive Escarole --Green Beans --Head Lettuce --Mint --Scallions --Summer squash --Sweet Pepper --Tomato After such a brutally hot and humid start to the summer, the persistent cool and dry weather of the past two weeks has been a great blessing. Daytime mosquitoes have vanished with the humidity, weeds are no longer … Continue reading Week 8 Newsletter
Lettuce and Escarole Salad
from MyRecipes.com 4 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt 2 tablespoons light sour cream 1 teaspoon tarragon or white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill 2 chopped scallions, green part only 5 cups torn butter lettuce (1 head) 3 cups torn escarole (1 head) 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 2 ounces … Continue reading Lettuce and Escarole Salad
Week 7 Newsletter
In your box: Broccoli Chard Cucumber Endive Escarole Gooseberries (just a sample) Potatoes (“Yukon Gold”) Scallions Summer squash Tomato (full shares) This week brings us a couple new crops as we transition into the typical veggies of summer. The first is just a tease, but we have a meager handful of Gooseberries from our young … Continue reading Week 7 Newsletter
Escarole and Beans
from AllRecipes.com Ingredients: 3 TB olive oil 2 heads escarole salt and pepper to taste 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes 1 clove garlic 2 (16 oz) cans of cannellini beans, undrained parsley to garnish Directions: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Toss in escarole, turning to coat with oil. … Continue reading Escarole and Beans
Week 6 Newsletter
In your box: --Beans --Broccoli --Cabbage --Cucumber or eggplant --Kohlrabi --Scallions --Summer squash --Tomato I'm the proud papa of two fine boys: Nathan (age 6) and Adam (age 3). Given the history of large farm families working together and producing as many willing workers as nature will allow, I get a lot of questions about … Continue reading Week 6 Newsletter
Week 5 Newsletter
In your box: --Broccoli --Chinese Cabbage (aka “Napa”) --Fennel --Garlic Scapes --Kale (“Curly Roja”) --Salad mix --Summer squash or red onion There are a lot of things I expect to endure in my work as a farmer. Blistering heat and humidity—sure. Unpredictable weather—ok, at least it gives me something to talk about. Rain and mud … Continue reading Week 5 Newsletter
Week 4 Newsletter
In your box: --Basil --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce –Komatsuna --Salad mix --Scallions --Turnips During this time of year I feel like I'm not really doing my job as a farmer-citizen unless I eat three square salads a day. There is so much green stuff in the garden in spring and early summer that it … Continue reading Week 4 Newsletter
Week 3 Newsletter
In your box: --Garlic Scapes --Kale (“Red Russian”) –Komatsuna --Salad mix --Scallions --Spinach --Strawberries I wanted to start this week with a very important answer to the question on everyone's mind: has a bird landed on Farmer Red yet this year? Thankfully, the answer is already yes. I don't feel like I'm really doing my … Continue reading Week 3 Newsletter
Week 2 Newsletter
In your box: –Bok Choy --Chard –Head Lettuce (“Red Romaine”) --Radishes --Salad mix --Strawberries or sorrel What a muddy mess! We've logged a month's worth of rain in just the past week, and as a result we have standing water in our farm rows and a trail of mud that follows me everywhere I walk … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter
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