Week #12 Shares

Wow, what a wild weather ride over the past week, last Friday we were picking apples in 90 degree heat and this morning I was not overly warm in a sweatshirt and jeans while harvesting!  The bell peppers are finally getting some color, the red, orange, and yellow add a nice contrast to all the green.  We made the first batch of our McIntosh variety applesauce on Tuesday, lots more to get processed over the upcoming weeks! 

1st batch of "Mighty Mac" variety applesauce, featuring our McIntosh apples

This weeks shares include:

• Bell Peppers
• Jalapeno Peppers
• Cayenne Pepper - be careful, these are hot!
• Swiss Chard
• Red Kale
• White Potatoes
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Tomatoes
• Beets
• Zucchini
• Broccoli
• Basil
• Chives
• McIntosh apples

Following is a link for a great Zucchini Lemon Muffin recipe, thanks to Evie Thomas for sharing the recipe and for the delicious samples!

Zucchini-Lemon Muffins

Week #11 Shares

Back to school week for a lot of people and also the beginning of apple harvest season!  Despite the late spring and cooler than normal summer, apples are actually ripening on time or even a little earlier than expected.  With the limited, all organic spray program we used, a lot of the apples fall into the "applesauce use only" category, however there are still a number with just minor blemishes that will be in shares starting this week.

This weeks shares will include:

• McIntosh Apples
• Cabbage
• White Russet Potatoes
• Green Beans
• Jalapeno Peppers
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini
• Cucumber
• Sweet Corn
• Carrots
• Basil
• Oregano

Looking for a use for those large zucchini other than zucchini bread?  Check out this recipe for baked zucchini boats:

Baked Zucchini Boats

Week #10 Shares - Labor Day Weekend!

Seems like it was just Memorial Day, and here we are at Labor Day already.  What a great summer it has been!  The harvest continues to be strong, with overflowing totes again this week.  The chickens are now out in the orchard, gobbling up bugs and spreading fertilizer, and fall planting was largely completed this week with carrots, turnips, green onions, radishes, snap peas, swiss chard, lettuce and spinach all going in the fields and hoop house.

This weeks shares include:

• Green/Yellow and a couple random Purple Beans
• Beets
• Cucumbers
• Zucchini
• Sweet Corn
• Basil
• Parsley
• Chives
• Red Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Cherry Tomatoes (if you can return the pint containers each week that would be awesomely appreciated)
• Green Peppers
• Jalapeno Peppers
• Red Kale
• Leaf Lettuce
• Romaine Lettuce

Clare has updated the recipe site with a couple of new additions:

Grilled Green Beans

Chocolate Beet Cake

The following are also good ideas for this week's share:

Kale Chips

Roasted Beets

Cooked Beet Greens

Hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe holiday weekend!

Week #9 CSA Shares

As we were preparing shares on Thursday morning, Clare says:  "Dad, I think we may have a problem, I'm not sure everything will fit in the totes this week!"  What a great problem to have!

This week's shares include:

• Zucchini
• Green/yellow beans
• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes
• Sweet Corn
• Cilantro
• Oregano
• Carrots
• Red Potatoes
• Bibb Lettuce Heads
• Red Romaine