Hello CSA Members,
A very Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. We hope you are having a lovely day.
Oh how I love summer.
If you know me you know I love heat. I even love humidity.
And after the past winter I love it all. This past week brought lots of rain and soggy
strawberries. Lots of mud and lots
of weeds. But who cares it is not
SNOW!!!!
The garden is exploding right now and we are so busy trying
to keep it all together. Mostly
pulling weeds but also: pruning and trellising tomatoes, staking peppers and
eggplants, fertilizing, killing potato beetles, seeding fall crops. It is never a dull moment at the farm
and we are all pretty much running from dawn till dusk. I love it!!!!
Thank you so much for letting us do what we love to do.
This week will be an egg share delivery week: Look for your eggs in West Reading in
the cardboard box on the bench.
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.
Help:
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at bhorganiccsa@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.
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Salad
Mix – 7 oz. You may order 2.
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Kale –3/4 lb - Red Russian, Lacinato or Curly. You may order 3.
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Strawberries – 1 pint
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Baby Boc Choi – ½ lb – 3-4 heads.
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Red leaf, Butter head or Romaine Lettuce – 2
small heads. You may order 2.
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Swiss Chard –3/4 lb. You may order 2.
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Snow Peas – Green or purple – 1 pint
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Garlic Scapes – ¼ lb
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Turnips, White – ¾ lb
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Spicy Mix – 7 oz
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Arugula – 7 oz
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Marjoram – 2 oz. You may order 2.
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Parsley, Flat Leaf – 2 oz
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Cilantro – 2 oz
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Dill – 2 oz
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Broccoli – ¾ lb – There is a Giant Disclaimer to this item. Our Broccoli isn’t doing so well so we are planning to
purchase broccoli from a local, wonderful organic farm. We are pretty sure that they will have
broccoli this week but won’t know for sure until Monday. So please choose an alternative to broccoli
when you order. We will do our
best. Sorry we have no guarantees.
Extras: You must order
“Extras.”
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Kale –3/4 lb - Red Russian, Lacinato or Curly. You must order kale in
your regular order and this will be an additional kale.
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:
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Salad Mix
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Peas
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Herbs
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Kale
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Chard
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Lettuce
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Arugula
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Spicy Mix
Recipes:
Garlic Scapes
Here is an item that has become very trendy with the
farmer’s market scene. In the last
2 years we have not been able to keep them on the table. Before anyone knew how wonderful they
were most farmers neglected them.
Now we see that they are a bonus to our garlic crop.
Garlic Scapes are the flower shoot of the garlic plant. They need to be removed in order to let
the garlic plant form the bulb.
They are an entity all their own.
If we did not have the supermarket we would all be desperate for garlic
right now. Most stored garlic has
dried up by April or May. So
garlic Scapes are the first tastes of garlic for the season. They are a strange thing to look at but
have a mild delightful garlic taste.
They are extremely versatile in cooking and I have heard in flower
arrangements as well. Here are
some of my favorite ways to eat them:
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Don’t throw any part of the scape away. You can eat the whole thing!
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My favorite: Roasted Garlic Scapes: http://www.slowfoodpgh.com/recipe/roasted-garlic-scapes
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Pickled Garlic Scapes: http://localfoods.about.com/od/condiments/r/Pickled-Garlic-Scapes.htm
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Garlic Scape Pesto (This recipe is on Epicurious
but comes from local chef / celebrity Ian Knauer): http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pasta-with-Garlic-Scape-Pesto-395769
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They can be substituted for garlic in any
recipe.
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They are great chopped up and added to salad
dressings.
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They are awesome on the grill.
Enjoy!
We really appreciate you and could not do it with out you.
Thank you,
Erica
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