Crop News and CSA Pick Up 6-15 to 6-21
Hello CSA Members!
This week we will start to have strawberries is the share. Because strawberries have such a short season and are unpredictable as far as harvest we may have to skip a day on one end or the other. In most cases this does not mean that you miss out on berries. Part of having a seven day pick up means that sometimes things are ripe and ready at one part of the week and not the other. Long and short....if you don't get berries in your share they will be made up to you. I want to stress that this is a precautionary warning, I don't think that anyone will need to wait for berries but I like to give you guys a heads up.
You will also see garlic scapes in your share this week. Those of you that have had these before will know how wonderful the are to cook with. If you are new to using the scape simply chop it up and use it any where you would garlic. They have good garlic flavor with less bite. I have heard them described as creamy when fried in olive oil.
Our tomatoes do not have salmonella . I have herd this question a lot so I thought I would say something. The infected tomatoes have come from far away (so far I here either Chile or Mexico) and last I herd they did not know where in the system they picked up the salmonella. This is part of why it is so cool to buy local. I can tell you who picked your food that day and what field it came from. So enjoy your tomatoes, plural because this week you get two.
This weeks pick up from Sunday June 15th to Saturday June 21st:
1 Head of Lettuce
2 Tomatoes
1 Bok Choi
1 bunch of Chard
1 bunch of Garlic Scapes
2lb of Potatoes
1 box of Strawberries
Next week we may see Snap peas, Beets, and New Potatoes join the mix. We may also start some of the either or choices next week as some folks won't want all one kind of food.
Many of you have asked to volunteer at the farm. We don't normally do this but I have an idea. The garlic harvest is coming up soon. We do it all in one day. Your get to see the magic of the garlic coming up out of the ground! Well you get to see a machine pull the garlic out of the ground. We then clean and rack the garlic for curing. If you would like to help please R.S.V.P. As soon as you can. If we get enough folks I set the date for a Sunday and get the barbecue out.
Hope your enjoying eating the food as much as I love growing it!
Andre
P.S. My futcher step daughter turns 4 in August! We won't be able to have the party on her birthday but I believe the date is Sunday August 17th. Lots of kid thing to do so if you want to bring your little ones down to the farm that day keep it in mind. All (kids or no kids) will be welcome to hang and eat barbecue. Keep the date in mind...more info to come!