Hello CSA Members,
What a beautiful week of weather.
A note about the bread share. Sorry I didn’t know ahead of time about Anna’s
vacation. This did make things
confusing for some of you. If you
did not pick up your bread in West Reading I did store it in my freezer and I
will put it out for you on Wednesday.
Things are growing very well at the farm. With my husband Mike doing the market I
am getting more time in the field and loving it. It is looking like a good season.
One of our members made a suggestion that you can take the
label off your box and put it on your refrigerator. That way you remember what you received that week. Thanks Kim and Mike and Greta!
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 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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Boc Choi (Toddler size) – 2 heads. You
may order 2.
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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– 1 / 2 lb. You may order 2.
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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. You may order 2.
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Mint – 2 oz. You
may order 2.
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Garlic Chives– 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.
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Beets – Red or Chioggia – 1.5 lb
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Radicchio – Tall or round – 2 heads
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.
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Swiss Chard –3/4 lb. You must order chard in your regular order and this will be an
additional chard.
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Marjoram – 2 oz.
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:
·
Salad Mix
·
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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Radicchio
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Boc Choi
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Beets
Recipes:
Boc Choi
Or call it Pak Choy or Pac Choi, or Bok Choi. However you call it, it is
delicious. The variety we grow is
smaller than the traditional variety.
We find that most of our customers are small families and cannot commit to
a whole large head. So we give you
2 small heads or many baby heads.
Boc Choi is also known as Chinese Celery and can be used just celery in
most recipes. I prefer to not cook
it too long to eat it raw. I like
the crunch! Boc choi is very high
in vitamin A and calcium.
·
To grill the Boc choi it does help to have a
grill basket: Grilled Boc Choi with Miso butter: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Baby-Bok-Choy-with-Miso-Butter-51227010
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Boc Choi salad: http://www.marthastewart.com/316254/bok-choy-salad
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Who doesn’t love Asian Noodle Soup? http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/spicy-shrimp-and-bok-choy-noodle-bowl-recipe.html
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Fish Tacos with Boc choi slaw!!! I can’t wait to try this: https://www.fitnessaccount.com/feed/recipes/adrienne-s-grilled-fish-tacos-with-bok-choy-slaw
Enjoy!
We really appreciate you and could not do it with out you.
Thank you,
Erica
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