Hello CSA Members,
So I know it is cheesy to say but I can’t believe the CSA is
almost over! There is only 1 more
week after this week. So if you
are storing any of our waxed boxes in your car trunk or garage or basement this
week would be the time to return them.
Although, judging by the number of boxes left I can tell most of you
have been very kind to not take the boxes home.
We will definitely be getting a frost this week. I would love to see the warm weather
continue but I am going to love Thursday morning to see all those obnoxious
summer weeds die in the cold.
We still have quite a few things in the fields and are happy
to offer another week of a long list of produce.
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
·
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 Butter head –
1-2 heads. You may order 2
·
Teenage Pac Choi - 2 heads. You may order 2
·
Beets- Red, Golden or Chioggia 1.5 lb You may order 2
·
Collards – ¾ lb
·
Carrots, no tops – 1 lb
·
Beans- yellow stripe, green or French– ¾ lb
·
Potatoes, white – 2 lb
·
Eggplant, mixed sizes and colors – 1.5 lb. This
is the last week and we may have limited quantities.
·
Hot peppers, mixed – ½ pint
·
Sweet Peppers – mostly green but turning. 1 lb.
·
Komatsuna (a mild mustard green) ¾ lb
·
Frisee – 2 head.
·
Radishes – 3/4lb
·
Broccoli – ¾ lb
·
Daikon Radishes – 1- 2 roots with greens.
·
Arugula – ½ lb
·
Spicy Mix- ½ lb
·
Dandelion – ½ lb
·
Swiss Chard – ¾ lb
·
White Turnips – ¾ lb
·
Kale – ¾ lb
·
Watermelon Radishes – 1.5 lb
·
Garlic Chive – 1/8 lb
·
Radicchio, tall or round – 2 heads
Extras: You must order
these items in your regular order to get the extras.
·
Beets, golden or red – giant still sweet, no
tops. – 2 lb
·
Tomatillos – 1 lb
·
Garlic – purple stripe – ¼ lb
·
Lettuce- Romaine or Red Leaf or Butter head –
1-2 heads.
·
Daikon Radishes – 1- 2 roots with greens.
·
Marjoram- 1/8 lb – You don't have to order this in your regular order.
What crops we think have a high energy this week:
·
Garlic
·
Salad Mix
·
Arugula
·
Spicy Mix
·
Komatsuna
·
Radishes – all 3 kinds – daikon, regular and
watermelon
·
Turnips
·
Lettuce
·
Beets
·
Dandelion
·
Frisee
·
Radicchio
·
Pac choi
·
Swiss Chard
·
Beans
Recipes:
RADISHES!
Why oh why do we need to grow so many varieties of
radishes? I think it is because
they are so fun to pick. When you
approach a radish plant you mostly just see the greens but each time you pull one
it is a surprise. They are very
versatile to eat. And they will
store for a very long time.
Radishes, minus the greens, will store up to 4 months in your
refrigerator. I keep mine in a
plastic bag in the crisper drawer.
Don't forget all the greens are edible too. In fact I recently visited a farm that
supplies most of the fancy restaurants in Philadelphia and they only grow the
radishes for the greens.
The varieties we grow:
·
French Breakfast – (Do they really eat them for
breakfast?) – long red with a white tip.
·
Purple plum – purple is my favorite color.
·
Rudolf – a perfect round red. Last year we even had them at Christmas
time out of the greenhouse.
·
Daikon – Long white. An extremely medicinal radish.
·
Watermelon – They don’t taste like
watermelons. The name comes from
the color. They have a slight green
rind and a hot pink center. They
are seedless.
Here are 9 health benefits of radishes including soothing
sour throats and clearing sinuses.
Daikon in particular is good for clearing out stagnant energies in the
body. http://www.fullcircle.com/goodfoodlife/2012/05/14/9-reasons-to-eat-your-radishes/
·
13 different recipes including radish tacos: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/popular-ingredients/radish-recipes-00100000099069/index.html#15
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10 recipes including radish curry: http://dancinggecko.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/10-tasty-radish-recipes/
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Recipes for Radish greens including radish green
pesto: http://www.thekitchn.com/dont-toss-those-radish-greens-145724
And my all time favorite:
Radish Salad with Goat Cheese
- 5-6 large radishes, Shredded
- 2 tablespoons Goat cheese, crumbled
- juice of 1/2 lemon, or to taste
- drizzle of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Mix
the radish slices and Goat Cheese together. Drizzle with lemon juice and olive
oil. Top with salt and pepper and feta. Serves 2 as a small side.
·
Radishes loose their bite when shredded.
·
This salad will store well and gets better when it sits.
Have a great week!
Thank you,
Erica
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