Hello CSA Members,
Only 4 weeks left of the summer session of the CSA. We only have 4 openings left for the
Late Season CSA.
The fall crops are coming in well. We are truly blessed.
It seems the eggplants finally got the memo that they were planted in
order to produce fruit. We plant 6
different varieties in order to have eggplants coming in at different times
throughout the late summer and fall.
Planning according to Mother Nature is kind of a joke. All the eggplant varieties are ready at
the same time. So it is time to
make Baba Ghanouj! And it freezes
extremely well.
Do the peppers being mostly green frustrate you? The reason for this is that we lost our
entire first planting in a late frost (actually the plants froze solid) in
May. We planted again but it was
late and so the peppers aren’t having enough time and warm nights to change
colors. It helps to keep them in
the paper bags for a couple of days in your refrigerator. In most cases they will then turn the
beautiful shades you are interested in.
Unfortunately, most of the peppers we had to replace the lost plants
were yellow and purple, not red.
With the large list (26 items!) below I hope it is hard to
decide what to order this week. It
is our goal to give you the biggest selection that Mother Nature will
allow. All of our hard work this
season is coming to Fruit- ion. I
just hope I can keep my tired staff motivated to keep picking.
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.
This week’s Harvest:
Full shares order 8 items. Half Shares order 4-5 items (depending
on how much you want.)
·
Salad
Mix – 8 oz You may order 2
·
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
·
Garlic – ¼ lb. Purple Stripe.
This is individual cloves and very sweet. You may order 2.
·
Tomatillos 1 lb. You may order 2
·
Winter Squash, Butternut – 1 fruit.
·
Lettuce- Romaine or Red Leaf or Summer Crisp or Butter
head – 1-2 heads. You may order 2
·
Teenage Pac Choi - 2 heads. You may order 2
·
Kale, Flat leaf or Curly– ¾ lb
·
Beets- Red, Golden or Chioggia 1.5 lb You may order 2
·
Green Tomatoes – 1 lb. These are actually green as in not ripe.
·
Tomato, Cherry – 1.5 lb.
·
Collards – ¾ lb
·
Carrots, no tops – ¾ lb
·
Beans, yellow stripe aka Dragoneire – ¾ lb You may order 2
·
Potatoes, white – 2 lb
·
Eggplant, mixed sizes and colors – 1.5 lb. You may order 2
·
Hot peppers, mixed – ½ pint
·
Sweet Peppers – mostly green but turning. 1 lb.
·
Komatsuna (a mild mustard green) ¾ lb
·
Frisee – 1 head
·
Radishes – 3/4lb
·
Broccoli – ¾ lb Full Shares ONLY.
·
Daikon Radishes – 1- 2 roots with greens.
·
Extras:
·
Mint 1/8 oz
What crops we think have a high energy this week:
·
Garlic
·
Kale
·
Marjoram
·
Mint
·
Salad Mix
·
Arugula
·
Eggplant
·
Komatsuna
·
Beans
·
Daikon Radish
·
Lettuce
·
Tomatillos
·
Beets
·
Frisee
Recipes:
Eggplant!
We grow 6 varieties.
·
Black Beauty – traditional Italian
·
Rosa Bianca – smaller white and lavender fruits
with a very smooth texture.
·
Orient Express – the Asian long type
·
Turkish Orange – small orange fruits a favorite
of Philip Davis our French chef.
·
Snowy- a white variety. Did you know that originally eggplants
were white? Hence the name Egg –
Plant.
·
Calliope – a small white and purple striped
eggplant.
All varieties may be used interchangeably.
·
Eggplant fans. One of my favorite things to do with eggplant: http://www.bluemountainbistro.com/bistro-blog/eggplant_fans#.UlCjL4W_k7A
·
Try grilling your eggplant parmesan for a
healthy twist: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Eggplant-Parmesan-106955
·
Baba Ghanouj – remember this freezes extremely
well. http://www.food.com/recipe/baba-ganoush-the-best-in-the-world-67570
·
Thai Curry Eggplant: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Jungle-Curry-with-Pork-and-Thai-Eggplant-109438
·
Roasted eggplant and pickled beet sandwiches: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Roasted-Eggplant-and-Pickled-Beet-Sandwiches-51155480
·
Have a great week!
Thank you,
Erica
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