Our beautiful pal, Lydia, serving to us weed the carrot patch.
IMPORTANT CSA NOTICE REGARDING FRUIT SHARES!
FRUIT SHARES HAVE BEGUN! FRUIT SHARES ARE NOT PART OF THE VEGETABLE SHARE PROGRAM. THEY ARE A SEPARATE SHARE. ONLY TAKE A BAG OF FRUIT IF IT SAYS “FRUIT” NEXT TO YOUR NAME. IF YOU TAKE FRUIT AND YOU HAVE NOT PAID FOR IT, YOU ARE TAKING ANOTHER MEMBER’S FRUIT SHARE. Necessary! When you ship another person to choose up your share, please you’ll want to allow them to know concerning the fruit shares and ask them to double examine the record to see if you’re entitled to the fruit. Thanks on your consideration to this!
AUGUST 6, 7 & 8
Thanks on your persistence as we await the primary tomatoes, corn, peppers, melons and different summer time crops to come back in. It was such a wet spring that these crops didn’t get transplanted as early as we’d’ve favored, however they’re coming!
Within the meantime, we’ve got a stupendous field for you this week! A brand new planting of carrots is in, plus extra kohlrabi. I heard some chef say that kohlrabi is the brand new kale, and I believe I imagine it from your whole enthusiastic suggestions!
Have a stupendous week, buddies!
-Maggie & Matt
IN THE BOX…
Purple Batavian Lettuce
Well being Advantages: Lettuce is an effective supply of nutritional vitamins A, Okay, and C, in addition to folate and potassium.
Storage: In an air-tight bag within the fridge.
What I am making: Salad!
Napa Cabbage
Well being Advantages: This tasty brassica helps scale back irritation within the physique. It’s an excellent supply of nutritional vitamins C and Okay, fiber, and numerous antioxidants, supporting coronary heart well being, digestion, and immune operate
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge.
What I am making: Sauteed Napa Cabbage
Carrots
Right here’s a brand new planting that’s been lovingly hand-weeded for the previous month.
Well being Advantages: Wealthy in beta-carotene which your physique converts into Vitamin A. This vitamin is essential for imaginative and prescient, bone and immune operate. Carrots are additionally excessive in antioxidants and essential minerals for total physique well being.
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge. Take away the tops from the roots earlier than storing.
What I am making: Carrot slaw or simply consuming them uncooked.
Walla Walla Onions
These are a candy Italian number of onion. Finest cooked, and braising them because the star of the dish is my favourite!
Well being Advantages: Onions are excessive in probiotics and fiber which is nice for intestine well being. They’re additionally excessive in vitamin C, which can assist regulate your immune well being, collagen manufacturing, and iron absorption. Onions are wealthy in B nutritional vitamins, together with folate and vitamin B6.
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge. Take away the tops for greatest storage.
What I am making: Walla Walla Onion Dip OR Grilled Onions
Kohlrabi
The thick pores and skin must be eliminated, so peel like an apple with a pointy knife. The flesh inside is good, juicy and crunch. It makes a scrumptious slaw or you possibly can simply slice it up and sprinkle with salt. Makes a fantastic snack!
Well being Advantages: Similar as cabbage above. Nutrient-dense!
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge.
What I am making: Sliced uncooked for a snack.
Cucumbers
Well being Advantages: In case you are feeling dehydrated eat a cucumber! Cucumbers are hydrating and include greater than 50 hint minerals. They include chlorophyll of their skins that’s bonded to B nutritional vitamins and nutritional vitamins A and C. And cucumbers assist digestion and hydration.
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge.
What I am making: Cucumber & Onion Salad
Summer time Squash & Zucchini
Well being Advantages: Zucchini/summer time squash is a extremely alkaline meals that is among the mildest and best greens to digest. Zucchini is a superb supply of vitamin A, C, & B-complex in addition to minerals similar to iron, zinc, potassium, and manganese.
Storage: In an hermetic bag within the fridge.
What I am making: Curried Squash & Zucchini Soup
FRUIT SHARES – Fruit Members Solely
(Non-organic/Ecologically-grown) from Champlain Orchards
Garnet Magnificence Peaches OR Silver Gem Nectarines
HOW TO RIPEN: Take away the fruit from the paper tote and put them out on the counter in order that the fruit doesn’t contact. They may ripen on their very own in a day or two. To hurry it up you possibly can attempt to retailer the peaches/nectarines subsequent to different ethylene-emitting fruit, like a banana.
**The fruit is packaged in paper tote baggage inside a cardboard field on the web site. In case you are not a fruit share member, don’t contact the totes!**
Because it’s the primary week, the orchard needed to ship us a combined order. You might get peaches, it’s possible you’ll get nectarines. It should be a shock! However please take away them from the tote and ripen them on the counter not touching! They need to soften in 2-4 days.
IF IT DOES NOT SAY “FRUIT” NEXT TO YOUR NAME ON THE CHECK-IN SHEET, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE A FRUIT TOTE. We solely ship the precise variety of orders to every web site. We all know that the fruit is tempting and scrumptious and you may nonetheless enroll if you have not already! information@goldenearthworm.com
If another person is selecting up your share for you, you’ll want to instruct them on the pick-up protocols. Final 12 months we had a “substitute” pick-up particular person take a whole field of fruit! It is one tote bag per fruit share membership.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!
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FAVORITE RECIPES
Sauteed Napa Cabbage with Sesame
