Hello CSA Members,
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
We are grateful for all your understanding with last week’s
change of delivery. I am glad it
worked out for most of you but sorry we could not get the mushrooms to you
earlier.
This week will be an egg delivery.
The farm seems to have shifted into a completely different
mode this week. With the farmer’s
market now going indoors and the mountains of paperwork to do I can feel
hibernation setting in. The seed
catalogs are being delivered and we are headed to 2 conferences in the next 2
weeks. It feels like a farmer’s
winter, dreaming and planning for the colorful summer ahead.
We hope you are all getting a little cozy relaxation time as
well. Time to nourish and
strengthen you bodies.
If you are a new member we encourage you to read this whole
email to see instructions for ordering.
Please contact us with any questions. It may seem like a lot to begin with but you will get the
hang of it. We appreciate all
communication to make it easier on you. If you choose not to order or forget to order don’t
worry you will still be getting produce.
We will pack a nice box for you each week.
We will post the weekly email on our blog: http://bhorganics.blogspot.com/ if
you cannot check your email or erase the email feels free to check the blog for
the week’s list. The blog can be
linked through our website www.bhorganicproduce.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.
The Hartz pick up is at 211 Twin County Rd (RT10)
Morgantown, PA from 2 pm till 6 pm.
The West Reading Pick up is at 330 Franklin St 3pm till 8 pm.
Help:
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at bhorganicscsa@gmail.com or call
484-955-1098. I also am available
to receive text messages at this phone number.
If you are unable to pick up your box please text or call
484-955-1098 or email us.
When:
You can order by replying to the email or by emailing bhorganicscsa@gmail.com. The orders must be in by Tuesday at 1 am. Processing the orders takes some time
so I would appreciate no late orders.
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 6 items from this list.
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Potato –Red Gold or Kennebec (White) – 2 lb. You may order 4.
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Potato – Fingerling – 1.5 lb. You may order 3.
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Salad Mix – 7 oz. You may order 2.
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Spicy Mix – 7 oz. You may order 2.
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Radishes, Watermelon. – 1.5 lb (May be without
greens.) you may order 2.
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Collard Greens – 3/4 lb.
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Carrot, orange or mixed colors – 2 lb without
greens. You may order 4.
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Beet- Red or Chioggia (May be without greens.)– 1.5 lb. You may order 4.
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Braising Mix (A mix of mustard greens in a
bunch.) – ¾ lb. You may order 2.
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Kale - Red Russian or Dino or Curly– ¾ lb. We can make no promises which kind of
kale we will have this week. It
all depends on what looks good on Tuesday.
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Cabbage, Savoy or Napa – 1 head. You
may order 2.
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Rutabaga – 1 root. Some roots are very large. (We purchased these from a local organic farm.) You may order 3.
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Radish, Daikon – 1 lb – no greens.
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Winter Squash- Red Kuri, or Acorn– 1 fruit. (We purchased these from a local organic
farm.) You may order 1.
Extras: You must order
“Extras” however they are free.
All extras are on a first come first serve basis.
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Napa Cabbage – 1 head. – You must order Napa in your original order.
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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Potatoes
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Spicy Mix
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Collards
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All radishes
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Braising Mix
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Carrots
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Beets
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Cabbage
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Winter Squash
Recipes:
Braising Mix:
So here I go spouting off about another one of my favorite
vegetables to eat. And it is
always the obscure veggies that I love so much. I have always had a soft spot for the underdogs.
However, this time I am not talking about something too
obscure. “Braising Mix” is just a
horrible name for this mix of greens.
It is called “Braising Mix” in most seed catalogs and the farmers I have
worked for in the past used this term as well. I was thinking I should come up with a sexier description
for this wonderful mix of mustard greens that can be eaten raw, “Braised”,
steamed or put in soups.
The reason it is called “Braising Mix” is to denote the
tenderness of these greens. Most
mustard greens are very light and tender and do not need to be cooked for very
long. They are so light and tender,
in fact that we do not usually take them to market because they wilt so fast on
the table and do not look as good and healthy are they really are. Mustard greens are extremely high in
vitamin A, iron, magnesium and calcium.
We mixed this particular batch of mustard greens our selves
with different seeds we have purchased throughout the year. It consists of: turnip greens, arugula,
tatsoi, boc choi, red Russian and curly kale, cabbage, red giant mustard,
purple frills mustard, broccoli raab, Komatsuna and mizuna.
So you might say “Isn’t this the spicy mix but bigger?” And you would be correct. Yes, bigger and better. The mustard greens are great in salads
because they have much more flavor than lettuce. But they are also great when cooked just slightly.
Here are some of our recommendations.
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My favorite way to eat these greens is with a
brothy soup. I don’t cook the
greens. I just pour the hot soup
over them or add the greens to the hot broth. You can do fish, beef, chicken or miso for the broth: http://www.vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2013/05/mustard-greens-tofu-and-chicken-soup-recipe-canh-cai-dau-hu.html
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Tofu Curry with Mustard Greens: http://www.foodrepublic.com/2014/06/16/kitchen-afro-vegan-tofu-curry-mustard-greens-recip
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Massaged Mustard Green Salad: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/mustard_greens_salad.html
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We like to make a salad with the Mustard greens
and add a hot bacon or hot mushroom dressing to the greens. We do a dressing exactly like this one
and then we heat it slightly before pouring over the greens: http://www.annies-eats.com/2011/03/31/mixed-greens-with-dijon-vinaigrette-and-roasted-portabellos/
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And of course when all else fails you can always
make a pesto out of it: http://nourishedkitchen.com/spicy-mustard-green-pesto/
Enjoy!
We really appreciate you and could not do it with out you.
Thank you,
Erica
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