CSA delivery 6/30/2008
In the "box" this week:
strawberries! (off-farm supplement but tasty and super-fresh)
dill (except for Michelle)
parsley
lavender
garlic scapes
I had some left-over bags at the Hyde Park Art Center. 3 complete orders weren't picked up, but I also had two extra bags with the herbs and garlic. Did you grab strawberries and forget the rest? Or did someone steal two quarts of strawberries?! E-mail me with any problems (and please check your name off the list on the refrigerator). I've started teaching a class at 6:30 on Mondays at the art center so we'll have to work out a way of not interrupting the knitting group or my class for a few weeks.
As promised, I found some tasty strawberries. Most I've sampled (from three states!) haven't had much flavor but these met my high standards ;) And the off-farm supplement came in perfect time because my garden is in a slump. Despite all those news reports of floods, my garden was a bit too dry and the crops are a little slow in maturing. Sunday did dump quite a bit of rain and the crops revived . . . as did the weeds. Guess what I'll be doing all week . . . yes, removing loads of wild purslane and lamb's quarters (weeds) and feeding them to the sheep. Some CSAs offer these as additions to their boxes but I'm hesitating because I'm not a fan. If you want to try them (Google for recipes) let me know and I can add them next week.
Kohlrabe and snap beans are developing nicely. They're both a few weeks from maturing. I'm fighting the groundhogs for the kohlrabe, there may not be leafy greens attached but the bulbs are starting to form nicely (I have both a white and purple variety). Kohlrabe is in the cabbage family and can be made into a delicious slaw made with apples. The beans? I don't think I planted any green ones this year, mostly purple and yellow in all shapes and sizes. My fave is the Roma Gold, a large, flat, yellow bean that is so tender and sweet.
I'm also still planting more beans, beets (and other root veggies), cucumbers, summer squash, etc. I'm hoping for a marathon week of planting/weeding with the predicted cool and moderate temperatures. Just imagine how much darker I'll be next Monday! There's a definite farmer's tan going on and despite Nancy's teasing, no, my neck is not red! Yes, I'm wearing sunblock and a huge straw hat every day but those are long days in the sun at the farm. Now if I can get rid of those flip-flop lines. . .
I'm looking forward to the August boxes, my personal faves. It's the start of the "high season" for our local agriculture, but July will absolutely bring you some pleasure (blueberries!).
strawberries! (off-farm supplement but tasty and super-fresh)
dill (except for Michelle)
parsley
lavender
garlic scapes
I had some left-over bags at the Hyde Park Art Center. 3 complete orders weren't picked up, but I also had two extra bags with the herbs and garlic. Did you grab strawberries and forget the rest? Or did someone steal two quarts of strawberries?! E-mail me with any problems (and please check your name off the list on the refrigerator). I've started teaching a class at 6:30 on Mondays at the art center so we'll have to work out a way of not interrupting the knitting group or my class for a few weeks.
As promised, I found some tasty strawberries. Most I've sampled (from three states!) haven't had much flavor but these met my high standards ;) And the off-farm supplement came in perfect time because my garden is in a slump. Despite all those news reports of floods, my garden was a bit too dry and the crops are a little slow in maturing. Sunday did dump quite a bit of rain and the crops revived . . . as did the weeds. Guess what I'll be doing all week . . . yes, removing loads of wild purslane and lamb's quarters (weeds) and feeding them to the sheep. Some CSAs offer these as additions to their boxes but I'm hesitating because I'm not a fan. If you want to try them (Google for recipes) let me know and I can add them next week.
Kohlrabe and snap beans are developing nicely. They're both a few weeks from maturing. I'm fighting the groundhogs for the kohlrabe, there may not be leafy greens attached but the bulbs are starting to form nicely (I have both a white and purple variety). Kohlrabe is in the cabbage family and can be made into a delicious slaw made with apples. The beans? I don't think I planted any green ones this year, mostly purple and yellow in all shapes and sizes. My fave is the Roma Gold, a large, flat, yellow bean that is so tender and sweet.
I'm also still planting more beans, beets (and other root veggies), cucumbers, summer squash, etc. I'm hoping for a marathon week of planting/weeding with the predicted cool and moderate temperatures. Just imagine how much darker I'll be next Monday! There's a definite farmer's tan going on and despite Nancy's teasing, no, my neck is not red! Yes, I'm wearing sunblock and a huge straw hat every day but those are long days in the sun at the farm. Now if I can get rid of those flip-flop lines. . .
I'm looking forward to the August boxes, my personal faves. It's the start of the "high season" for our local agriculture, but July will absolutely bring you some pleasure (blueberries!).