Hello CSA Members,
We are officially half way through the season. The CSA ends October 30th.
Greens are sparce at the farm again this week. I tried ordering in lettuce or salad
mix but the other farm does not have any.
We have a lot planted for fall and our germination was fabulous. It is a waiting game. For now enjoy another week of beautiful
tomato salads.
We will be hosting the Rt 10 Organic Farm / Nursery Tour on
Saturday September 7th.
I will attach the flyer.
This is a free event in which we collaborate with Sugarbush Nursery
(Native Plants), King’s Herb Nook, and Wyebrook Farm. Sugarbush will be hosting a meadow and forest walk and we
will be doing an heirloom tomato tasting.
It is a great way to come out and see the farm.
You can order by replying to the email or by emailing bhorganicscsa@gmail.com. The orders must be in by Tuesday at 2
pm. Processing the orders takes
some time so I would appreciate no late orders.
Notes about this week’s harvest list:
·
This week you will be able to order multiples of
some items. For example if you
would like 2 orders of lettuce you may do so. If you can order multiples it will be stated next to the
item. If you order 2 orders of
lettuce it counts as 2 orders for your 8 items (for a full share) or 5 items (for
a half share). If and item does not list an option for
ordering multiples then you cannot order multiples of that item.
·
If you do not order we do not usually give herbs
or flowers. If you do not want to
order all of your items and would like to be surprised be sure to request the herbs
or flowers.
This week’s Harvest:
Full shares order 8 items. Half Shares order 4-5 items (depending
on how much you want.)
·
Salad
Mix – 6 oz Full Shares Only.
·
Beans, Green or French or yellow – ¾ lb OR carrots 1.5 lb no tops
·
Italian Basil – ¼ lb You may order 2
·
Swiss Chard – ¾ lb OR Malabar Spinach ¾ lb (This is not regular spinach.)
·
Kale – ¾ lb. We will be ordering this from a local organic farm this
week. Our kale crop is just not
doing as well as I would like.
·
Cucumbers, Standard or Japanese Long 1.5 lb
·
Fresh Flower Bouquets, including
sunflowers. You may order 2.
·
Tomato 2 lb mixed bags of cherries, heirlooms
and red tomatoes. You may order 3.
·
Tomato, Cherry – 2 lb bag. You may order 3.
·
Italian Flat Leaf Parsley – 1/8 lb
·
Mint - 1/8 lb You may order 2
·
Chives – 1/8 lb You may order 2
·
Marjoram – 1/8 lb You may order 2
·
Potatoes – Red or Yukon Gold 2 lb
·
Garlic – ¼ lb. This is supposed to be Elephant Garlic, which has a mild
flavor. The seed did not stay true
when we planted it. It still has a
mild flavor but is a single bulb. You may order 2.
·
Eggplant – 1 lb various colors, shapes and
sizes. OR Tomatillos 1 lb OR Peppers 1 lb mostly green.
·
Blackberries – 1 pint. Full Shares only.
·
Winter Squash – 1 fruit. Red Kuri, Delicata, Buttercup,
Spaghetti, Blue Hokkaido
Extras: You must order tomatoes as one of your
items above to get the extra tomatoes this week.
·
1.5 lb cherry tomatoes.
Recipes:
Just to back up my
desire for you to order tomatoes I am going to keep the same recipes as last
week.
Tomatoes! Now
is the time to eat them while they are sweet and tasty. We wait all year for this season and it
doesn’t last forever.
Freezing tomatoes can be very easy. Simply cut off the stem and place on a
cookie sheet in the freezer when it is frozen you can place in a plastic
bag. When you defrost the tomato
in the winter the skin will come right off. I do this to save time in the summer and make my sauces,
salsas, catsup, chutney and BBQ sauce in January.
·
Fried tomatoes – For a lighter healthier
alternative try slicing the tomato ¼ inch thick dipping in an egg batter and then
dipping in hemp seeds in place of corn meal or breadcrumbs. Then bake at 375 degrees for 20
minutes. This is great to do with
eggplant as well. Eat these
warm and keep leftovers for sandwiches.
· This is a hit at potlucks. Tomato Curry Salad
I adopted this recipe
from my father in-law. It is a summer favorite.
3 medium tomatoes,
(any type will work the salad types are less juicy than the slicing but the
slicing tends to be more sweet)
1 small onion chopped
2 tablespoons mayo (I
always use Vegenaise you can’t beat the taste)
Curry powder to
taste.
Add Salt &
Pepper to taste.
Chop tomato into
cubes. Mix all ingredients and serve chilled. Feel free to add basil.
·
Another great way to store tomatoes is to roast
them and then freeze them. Makes
great bruschetta in February. Feel
free to try different herbs in this recipe. http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2012/05/oven-roasted-tomatoes-tomato-recipe/
Have a great week!
Thank you,
Erica
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