So excited for the cipollini onions! I love to roast them with olive oil & salt. I always intend to scatter them over my pork chop or stir them into some cauliflower puree, but usually I end up just eating them straight off the pan.
Carrots – 1 bunch
Kohlrabi – several pieces
Cucumbers – several pieces
Zucchini – several pieces
Cipollini Onions – 1 bunch
Scallions – 1 bunch
Lettuce – 1 head
Box contents are subject to last minute change as the farmers continue to harvest all week.
Contents of the box are subject to change.
Radicchio – 1 head
Zucchini – several pieces
Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
Chioggia Beets – 1 bunch
Basil – 1 bunch
Carrots – 1 bunch
Broccoli – 1 piece
Batavian Lettuce- 1 head
For recipes and storage tips as well as news on the farm, check out this week’s newsletter.
Fruit shares this week include rhubarb and blueberries.
Contents of the box are subject to change.
Fennel – several pieces
Toscano Kale – 1 bunch
Red Beets – 1 bunch
Napa Cabbage – 1 bunch
Escarole – 1 head
Arugula – 1 bag
Lettuce – 1 head
For recipes and storage tips as well as news on the farm, check out this week’s newsletter.
Fruit shares for participating members start this week with rhubarb and blueberry.
So excited–members who bought fruit shares will be enjoying blueberries and rhubarb from Briermere Farms. Get ready!
Kohlrabi is a rite-of-passage for new CSA members. I think it looks like a space alien but it tastes delicious. I’m a big fan of home fermentation and recently heard that kohlrabi makes a great kraut, so I’m going to give this recipe a try. You could also grate it into salad, or eat sliced with salt and pepper. Just be sure to remove the thick skin and stems.
Spinach – 1 bunch
Napa Cabbage – 1 bunch
Kohlrabi – 1 bunch
Red Boston Lettuce – 1 head
Green Boston Lettuce – 1 head
For storage info, recipes, and news about the farm, check out the rest of their newsletter.
Contents subject to change.
Note–this is just a sneak preview. Contents are subject to change as the farmers get through the actual harvest.
Spinach – 1 bunch
Garlic Scapes* – 1 bunch
Red Batavian Lettuce – 1 head
Red Boston Lettuce – 1 head
White Salad Turnips OR Toscano Kale OR Baby Bok Choi – 1 bunch
*The scape is the top of the garlic plant– a delicacy you only get to savor for a few weeks each June, so enjoy! Remove the top head (the bulbous lighter part). The rest is edible. It has a distinct garlic flavor, but it is certainly milder than the cloves. are the top of the garlic plant.
STORAGE TIPS
In a bag in the fridge…
Lettuce, Spinach, Scapes, Turnips, Kale & Bok Choi
Read the rest of the newsletter here.
Rainbow Swiss Chard – 1 bunch
Baby Red Kale – .8 lb bag
Romaine Lettuce – 1 head
Green Boston Lettuce – 1 head
Cilantro – 1 bunch
Arugula – .85 lb bag
STORAGE TIPS
In a bag in the fridge…
Kale, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Arugula
Standing up in a jar of water (bouquet-style) in the fridge…
Cilantro
For more from the farmers, including a strawberry update, read their newsletter here.
THIS WEEK IN THE SHARES
Mustard Greens Braising Mix – 3/4 lb.
This is a lovely mix of mustard greens delicious in a salad, or like we suggest by the name, braised gently.
Baby Lettuce Mix – 3/4 lb.
Radishes OR Turnips – 1 bunch
Radishes require no explanation. If you’re new to these Japanese white salad turnips, you should know that they are best eaten raw (no peeling needed). The tops are also edible gently steamed or sauteed.
Oregano – 1 bunch
Spinach – 1/2 lb.
Arugula – 1/4 lb.
Wilted Spinach Salad with warm Feta Dressing
STORAGE
All of the bagged greens can be stored in the fridge for several days. Do not wash until you are ready to use them. The turnips or radishes should have their tops (greens) removed before storing in an air-tight bag. They’ll last longer that way!
A Special Note on the bagged greens:
We’re using a greens harvester for the first time this year which makes the harvesting faster and allows us to give out a lot more to each member! The downside is that it also harvests some weeds along with the crop. So, we’re asking members to help us by removing the weeds from their bags at home. We’re sending extra poundage in the shares to make up for the weight of the weeds in each bag. We think this is a fair trade off and we’re going to try to reduce the number of weeds as we get more experience working with this harvester over the course of the season. Thanks!
FARM WEATHER REPORT
Farmers love to talk about weather. And why not? It is the single most important thing in their lives. (Ahem, after their family, of course!) It is the main factor in determining the success of a crop, the timing of a planting and the outcome of a harvest. In other words, not only is it important to your farmers, it is going to be very important to you this year too! The weather will determine what gets harvested and packed into your CSA box, and what you will ultimately be serving up on your table this season. So, how is the weather on the farm? Well, this spring has been unusually cold, as I’m sure you know all too well. Fortunately, this didn’t keep us from our usual seeding schedule in the greenhouses where we start many of our crops. It did delay our strawberry crop, which is now about 2 weeks behind schedule. I saw a few berries blushing in the fields yesterday, so I expect we’ll have them ready to harvest in about a week and a half. We’ll keep you posted!
Happy March Everyone! This will be the final Winter Share delivery. What next?! Sign up for the Summer/Autumn 2014 season! Right now, you can sign up for vegetable and fruit shares, and very soon, you will be able to sign up for special product shares.
Winter Sun is also having a sale on blueberries and tomato puree. Blueberries are 10 bags for $30 and tomato puree is 12 jars for $45 or 4 jars for $16. Orders must be placed through the web store by the evening of Monday, March 10th.
HOW TO ORDER FROM WINTER SUN: VEGETABLES, MEATS, EGGS
We have five Thursday, 5-8pm pick up dates this winter (not to be confused with the Tuesday Lewis Waite Farm pickups!) They are: December 19, January 9, January 30, February 20, March 13.
You can now order a la carte items to be picked up on any of these dates. Setting up your account is a little confusing, so follow these steps and you’ll be fine:
1- Go here:
http://csa.farmigo.com/join/wintersunfarms/winter2013-2014
2- Scroll down and select Sunnyside as your location.
3- Hit NEXT
4- Add the GUEST WEBSTORE ACCESS option (it’s the only thing you can add) and hit NEXT
5- Choose what payment plan you want (in full, or in two payments) and hit NEXT.
6- Create or login to your account. Please note: WInter Sun Farms uses a site called Farmigo to run their store. Farmigo happens to be what Village Fishmonger uses for the fish share, too. If you already have a Farmigo account (either through the fish share or some other place) you don’t need to create a new account, just log in- however, you can’t access your Village Fishmonger account through your Winter Suns account or vice versa. So you have one master Farmigo account, but you log into different food vendors separately. Makes sense?