CSA Vegetable and Fruit Shares begin this Thursday, June 14th!
All pick up locations begin at 4pm and will close at 7pm.
Our farm stand will also be open to the public!
Thursdays from 4 to 7pm
Saturdays from 8 until 2pm
Welcome back to our returning members and also to our newest members! Most of you have been involved in a CSA before and there are some of you who have joined for the very first time. It's a great step that you've taken not only to support a local farm and local, organically grown food, it's also special attention that you're giving yourself by feeding your body healthy nutritious food. You're also setting a great example for your children, your elders and your neighbors. We look forward to getting to know all of you and hope to share stories and recipes among each other as the season goes by.
Our farm stand will also be open to the public!
Thursdays from 4 to 7pm
Saturdays from 8 until 2pm
Welcome back to our returning members and also to our newest members! Most of you have been involved in a CSA before and there are some of you who have joined for the very first time. It's a great step that you've taken not only to support a local farm and local, organically grown food, it's also special attention that you're giving yourself by feeding your body healthy nutritious food. You're also setting a great example for your children, your elders and your neighbors. We look forward to getting to know all of you and hope to share stories and recipes among each other as the season goes by.
On Farm Pick Up customers: don't forget to bring a bag, box,
basket, cooler, etc to bring home your produce in.
Parking for this location will be on the East side of the market stand.
Near the market stand are our egg laying chickens and goats to view!
We ask that children and adults don't hang, pull, attempt to crawl over or touch the fence
that houses and protects our livestock.
The chicken fence is electrified for their protection.
Our livestock are fed a certain diet and so we ask that you don't feed them.
Lake Forest Customers: as you pull into the driveway the gate will open for you.
There will be signs along the drive to let you know where to go.
All shares here will be boxed for you. We do reuse the boxes and ask that you
please return them the following week.
Logan Square Customers: Provenance Food and Wine
will have your boxes in the back of the store area.
There will be a sheet to check off your name once you pick up your share.
If you are running late and will be there after 7pm. please don't call the store.
They will be open until 9pm.
Boxes may be returned to the location or to us on Sundays at the Logan Square Farmer's Market.
Tempel Steel Chicago Customers:
There will be a sheet to check off your name once you pick up your share.
If you have any questions please send us an email.
Please return boxes by the morning of your next pick up.
Your Vegetable Share harvest:
Garlic Scapes
Red Skinned New Potatoes from our Hoophouse
Fresh Dill
2 Lettuce Head Varieties
Orange Carrots from our Hoophouse
Arugula
Asparagus grown by Mick Klug Farm
Your Seasonal Fruit Share harvest:
Strawberries
Red Raspberries
grown by Mick Klug Farm
The farm in your kitchen.......
Our Red Skin New Potatoes have a delicate skin on them
that don't need to be peeled before preparing them. These can be
easily steamed, tossed with some butter and chopped fresh dill.
Our Arugula is tender and has a wonderful peppery bite.
Add a handful to any sandwhich or tossed in a salad with your head lettuce.
Your harvest for the week will consist of either red / green butterhead,
red / green oak leaf or red leaf lettuce.
Do you remember what a carrot should taste like?
Our hoophouse grown Orange Carrots are deliciously sweet!
All of us on the farm have been caught eating these during a midday snack. No need to cook these up however their sweetness does hold true when cooked. Enjoy!
The green curly things in your share this week are called garlic scapes. This is the stem of the garlic bulb. We cut these off not only to cook with but to also give less energy in growing the flower and more to the bulb itself. The scape is tender and gives off a mild aroma to any stir fry.
It can be used by taking place of any garlic or onion in your dish.
There is no need to discard any of the scape, you can eat every bit of it.
Garlic Scape Pesto!
Farm Pictures
The 5th warmest May on record!
If you drive past the farm you'll often find us carrying
irrigation pipes from field to field.
Irrigation has been going nearly every day from 3 to 6 hours per crop.
There have been a few nights where we're up at 2am to shut off the water!
If there is someone out there that knows the rain dance go ahead and dance away!
Our hooped, row covered squash plants protected from pests.
Our farm stand will have a nice selection of produce and fruit.
For those of you who have space for a home garden we'll have some
great plants for you to grow. All plant varieties are just $5.00!
We'll see you all on Thursday!
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly along with our crew: Joe, Duncan, Keegan, Michelle, Tomas,
Colin and Francisco!
Boxes may be returned to the location or to us on Sundays at the Logan Square Farmer's Market.
Tempel Steel Chicago Customers:
There will be a sheet to check off your name once you pick up your share.
If you have any questions please send us an email.
Please return boxes by the morning of your next pick up.
Your Vegetable Share harvest:
Garlic Scapes
Red Skinned New Potatoes from our Hoophouse
Fresh Dill
2 Lettuce Head Varieties
Orange Carrots from our Hoophouse
Arugula
Asparagus grown by Mick Klug Farm
Your Seasonal Fruit Share harvest:
Strawberries
Red Raspberries
grown by Mick Klug Farm
The farm in your kitchen.......
Our Red Skin New Potatoes have a delicate skin on them
that don't need to be peeled before preparing them. These can be
easily steamed, tossed with some butter and chopped fresh dill.
Our Arugula is tender and has a wonderful peppery bite.
Add a handful to any sandwhich or tossed in a salad with your head lettuce.
Your harvest for the week will consist of either red / green butterhead,
red / green oak leaf or red leaf lettuce.
Do you remember what a carrot should taste like?
Our hoophouse grown Orange Carrots are deliciously sweet!
All of us on the farm have been caught eating these during a midday snack. No need to cook these up however their sweetness does hold true when cooked. Enjoy!
The green curly things in your share this week are called garlic scapes. This is the stem of the garlic bulb. We cut these off not only to cook with but to also give less energy in growing the flower and more to the bulb itself. The scape is tender and gives off a mild aroma to any stir fry.
It can be used by taking place of any garlic or onion in your dish.
There is no need to discard any of the scape, you can eat every bit of it.
Garlic Scape Pesto!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped garlic scapes*
- Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- A few generous grinds of black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- *Or use half scapes and half herbs such as basil, dill and chervil
Method:
- 1In a small, dry pan set over very low heat, lightly toast the pine nuts, stirring or tossing occasionally until just beginning to brown, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for a few minutes.
- 2Combine the scapes, pine nuts, lemon juice and zest, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse about 20 times, until fairly well combined. Pour in the olive oil slowly through the feed tube while the motor is running. When the oil is incorporated, transfer the pesto to a bowl and stir in the grated cheese. If you plan to freeze the pesto, wait to add the cheese until after you've defrosted it.
Farm Pictures
The 5th warmest May on record!
If you drive past the farm you'll often find us carrying
irrigation pipes from field to field.
Irrigation has been going nearly every day from 3 to 6 hours per crop.
There have been a few nights where we're up at 2am to shut off the water!
If there is someone out there that knows the rain dance go ahead and dance away!
Our hooped, row covered squash plants protected from pests.
Our farm stand will have a nice selection of produce and fruit.
For those of you who have space for a home garden we'll have some
great plants for you to grow. All plant varieties are just $5.00!
We'll see you all on Thursday!
Your farmers,
Tania and Chris Cubberly along with our crew: Joe, Duncan, Keegan, Michelle, Tomas,
Colin and Francisco!
