Dear Friends and CSA Members of B & H Organic Produce,
I would first like to thank all of you for your support. It is great being back at market and in the swing of things.
We are still working through our 2 weeks of delayed planting due to the rain earlier in the spring. While our spring crops were slowed, soon enough we will be jumping in to summer crops.
Farming is all about rolling with the punches and being patient. I seem to be doing both of those things well this year. Although I feel very stressed when my loyal customers come to market and we are sold out of veggies. Bare with me , it will be better very soon.
I am extremely blessed to have such a wonderful work crew this year. We have extra help for the beginning of the year and I am using it wisely. We are making strides in cultivating, processing and irrigating. A little positive energy goes a long way and we have a lot of positive energy.
Our CSA is full for the season.
We are so happy to have all of our members and to be able to provide them with quality produce. From time to time (including this week) we will be buying in a few items to round out our boxes. We will be buying from our friends who are organic farmers close to home. We guarantee quality!
I am still waiting to hear from most of you about volunteer hours. Each “share” must complete 8 hours in the season. For now we only have Tuesdays and Fridays (7 am till 4 pm) available for volunteering. Soon we will be adding Saturday hours.
Just a reminder, you should wash all of your produce. We do prewash many items but they are not ready for consumption. Most people think you don’t need to wash organic produce because it wasn’t sprayed with chemicals. The ironic part is that you cannot wash off the chemicals. You need to wash the produce to eliminate germs, dirt and insects. In our farming practices we do manage run off from our cattle but we are unable to control other animals in the field such as deer, rabbits and groundhogs.
Thank you all for your support and have a super week,
Erica
Our harvest list for this week:
· Lettuce
· Salad mix
· Arugula
· Kale
· Baby pac choi
· Summer squash: green and yellow zucchini, patty pan squash
· Mixed basil medley: lemon, Italian and purple
· Radishes
· Turnips
· Endive / Frisee
Coming soon:
· Cucumbers
· Beets
You can expect tomatoes around the middle of July and carrots by the beginning of July.
Endive Recipes: http://www.yummly.com/recipes/endive-frisee
Don’t forget to visit our recipe blog: http://bhrecipes.blogspot.com/
Each week we are doing farm lunches. I will be including the menus from each week:
6/2
· Cold spinach and cashew soup
· Quinoa salad with red onions
· Spinach empanadas
· Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
6/9
· Radish and Carrot salad over quinoa and butterhead lettuce
· Kale salad: http://happyfoody.com/2008/02/12/raw-kale-avocado-salad/
· Spinach quiche
· Frozen strawberry yogurt pie
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