Welcome to CSA Week 12!
Maple Syrup will be available this week in the retail side of Thursday's farm stand! We'll have 8oz and 12oz available for you in glass reusable jugs. For those that haven't had a chance to let me know they wanted to reserve one please come see me for availability!
Your vegetable harvest this week....................
Green Zebra Heirloom Tomato
Rose de Berne Heirloom Tomato
Basil
Ripe Sweet Peppers
Sweet Corn! This is our last for the season, enjoy!
Eggplant
Arugula
Orange Carrots
Green Scallions
Your fruit harvest this week...............
Charentais Melons
Red Haven Peaches
Paula Red Apples
Goldenrod Sweet Grapes
These Goldenrod Grapes grown by Mick Klug of Mick Klug Farms in St. Joseph Michigan are a real treat! They are one of the first grapes to be harvested this season and once you taste these petite gems you'll agree that it could be the most perfect grape to start off the grape harvest. In the next couple of weeks we'll introduce you to a Red Seedless and a Blue Seedless Grape to enjoy.
A variety of tomatoes will be offered this season. Pictured above is a Green Zebra, a favorite here on the farm. It's filled with a complex yet balanced lemon lime flavor that is great on it's own.
Another variety in the share this week is a Rose de Berne, also a wonderful heirloom tomato! This thin skin variety has a great balance of sweet and savory, enjoy this rich tomato flavor!
Another variety in the share this week is a Rose de Berne, also a wonderful heirloom tomato! This thin skin variety has a great balance of sweet and savory, enjoy this rich tomato flavor!
A few tomato recipes to try out: Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Salad. Another recipe to try is one that we enjoyed for last night's dinner, Pearl Couscous with Olives and Roasted Tomatoes. Chris loves the Rose de Berne for juicing and eating, Homemade Tomato Juice.
Arugula is back! Pictured above is our Arugula growing in the Hoop House grown under remay ( a light cloth that allows light but not the eager pests that eat the plant). Remay is our best protection from pests, who needs insecticides? This arugula can be enjoyed on it's own to appreciate it's true peppery flavor. One of my favorite meals consists of whipped cannellini beans with garlic on great crusty bread topped with arugula and bacon. MMMmmmm! Here is another recipe to try,
I found Sherman in the Hoop House battling the mosquitoes but gave me a quick smile as he harvests these Carmen Sweet Peppers. These peppers are great on their own but offer a great flavor roasted or grilled.
Once again, Sherman! Harvesting these crunchy sweet orange carrots for your shares this week!
A great way to marry these two flavors.......Eggplant Salad Toasts! or
We hope you enjoy your bounty this week!
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly along with our crew, Charlie, Sherman, Elliott, Joe, Francisco, Michael and Armando!
