Hello CSA Members,
Our Annual CSA Potluck is Saturday September 13th
at 4 pm. Mark it on your
calendars!
We would love to have you all come to our CSA Potluck. It is a great chance to see the farm
and to connect with other members.
We will be giving a tour at 4:30 pm so try to come early. Dinner will follow the tour. It is a potluck and we strongly
encourage you to cook from your CSA box.
I am always inspired by what I eat at the potluck. After all it is all about the
food.
We will post the weekly email on our blog: http://bhorganics.blogspot.com/
Don’t forget to pick up your box. It may help to set an alarm on your phone. At the West Reading site we have a
family that comes at 9 pm to clean up the porch. I had to do this so that I can get some sleep. I am crazy and I would worry about
those boxes all night. Sorry.
Help:
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at bhorganicscsa@gmail.com or call
484-955-1098. I also am available
to receive text messages at this phone number.
When:
You can order by replying to the email or by emailing bhorganicscsa@gmail.com. The orders must be in by Tuesday at 12 am. Processing the orders takes some time
so I would appreciate no late orders.
This is a new time this year in order to have our pack house run a bit
smoother.
Notes about ordering:
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We cannot guarantee orders. We will definitely do our best.
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You may order from the list below. If you do not choose to order we will
select a well-rounded box for you.
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If it states behind the item that you may order
2 (or 3) than this counts as 2 (or 3) of your items. If it does not state “You may order 2” behind the item than
you can only order 1 of this item.
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We do not split items of make smaller
bunches. All sizes of the items
are stated below.
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If you see “OR”
in an item list you can order one or the other from this list.
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Yes, we definitely make mistakes. So please let us know so we don’t make
them again. We are striving to
provide great customer service.
This week’s Harvest:
Choose 8 items from this list for full
shares or 5 items for half shares.
·
Kale –3/4 lb - Red Russian, Lacinato or Curly. You may order 3.
·
Red Leaf Lettuce or Romaine– 2 small heads.
·
Swiss Chard –3/4 lb. You may order 2.
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Parsley, Flat Leaf – 2 oz. You may order 3.
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Cucumbers (Standard) – 2.5 lb. You may order 2.
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Carrots, Mixed Colors– 2 lb. (These may come
without greens.) You may order 2.
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Cabbage, Green – 1 small head or 3 mini
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Savoy, Cabbage– 1 head.
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Purslane – 3/4 lb
·
Tomato – 2 lb – mixed colors and sizes. You may order 2.
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Tomato- 2 lb – Heirloom. You may order 2.
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Tomato – 2 lb – red. You may order 2.
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Herbs:
You may choose 2 of these as one “item.”
o Chives
– 2 oz
o Marjoram
– 2 oz
o Mint
– 2 oz
o Garlic
chive – 2 oz
o Parsley,
Flat Leaf – 2 oz.
·
Potato – Yukon Gold, Red Gold or Blue Gold – 2
lb. You may order 2.
·
Pepper, Hot – ½ lb– mixed varieties.
·
Pepper, Sweet – 1 lb - Long or Bell Shaped. These are green or purple but turning
colors. (If you leave them in the
bags in a warm space they will fully turn colors in a few days.)
·
Kohlrabi – 1 head
·
Salad Mix – 7 oz
·
Garlic, Purple Stripe – ¼ lb
·
Winter Squash – 1 fruit. – Spaghetti or
Buttercup.
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Flowers – sunflowers and zinnias
·
Summer Squash – 1.5 lb (green or yellow zucchini
or patty pan squash) OR Beans –
Italian Pole Beans ¾ lb
Extras: You must order
“Extras.”
·
Kale –3/4 lb - Red Russian, Lacinato or Curly. You must order kale in
your regular order and this will be an additional kale.
·
Parsley, Flat Leaf – 2 oz. You may order 2.
·
Cucumbers (Standard or Asian Long) – 2.5 lb or 3
long fruits. You may order 3.
High Energy:
As a farmer, foodie and vegetable lover I am always
interested in the “energetics” of food.
Essentially this means when a vegetable is at its “peak.” If you are stuck in your ways but want
to try something new I highly recommend choosing something new from this
list. Here are the foods at their
highest energy level this week:
·
Kale
·
Chard
·
Lettuce
·
Cucumber
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Parsley
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Cabbage
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Tomatoes
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Purslane
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Carrot
·
Herbs
·
Potatoes
·
Peppers
·
Kohlrabi
·
Dandelion
Recipes:
Garlic
Everyone loves garlic right? Wrong. Garlic
can be hard to digest and can be smelly at times. However, if the garlic is roasted it tends to become sweet
and much easier to digest. Roasted
Garlic can then be used in many of your traditional recipes without the garlic
kick but all the sweetness and flavor.
The garlic variety we grow is Purple Stripe and it won the
Rodale taste test for best baking / roasting garlic. The Purple Stripe variety
does not have the largest cloves but we feel it has superior flavor. We hope you agree.
Garlic is planted in the fall and harvested mid June. After we harvest the garlic we store it
in our barn for about 3 weeks to “cure.”
The curing processing then allows the garlic to be stored for the
winter. This garlic, if stored in
the right conditions, should last till March. After curing, garlic actually likes to be stored at a
very cool temperature, 34 degrees and does require some humidity. It is best to store it in the paper bag
in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator.
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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes: http://www.marthastewart.com/274936/garlic-recipes/@center/1009726/spring-produce#263469
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Pickled Garlic: http://www.marthastewart.com/274936/garlic-recipes/@center/1009726/spring-produce#336615
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Enjoy!
We really appreciate you and could not do it with out you.
Thank you,
Erica
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