Our first share came on Tuesday of this past week and while it is amazingly large, I already have found use for most of it in our holiday celebration meals.
The Omnivore Share:
- 1/2 chicken
- 1 jar of pickled beets
- 1 dozen eggs
- 2.5 pds. of carrots
- .33 pds of garlic
- 1.5 pds. onions
- 2.25 pds. of potatoes
- .75 pds of greens
- 1 head of green cabbage
- 1 winter squash
We're pleased to announce that we have found another location for our distributions, now that the late, great Freeze Peach has closed. For at least the Winter 2008-2009 season (winter shares, meat and dairy), we will be at the Fresh Start health food store, located at 29-13 23rd Ave. This location is even closer to the subway than the Peach was. The management of the store has very kindly offered to let us use their covered back patio area.
Often used to season pork and poultry, Sage is a slightly peppery herb that is more versatile than many realize. Fry the leaves in olive oil, chop and add to squash soup to add a totally new depth to the dish. Combine chopped sage with shallot and pork sausage as a tasty addition to your Thanksgiving stuffing recipe. One of my favorite dishes is chopped sage, butter and chopped toasted pecans tossed with linguine. Below is a sage pesto recipe I came up with a few years back. Note this freezes well!
Our year is coming to a close, and as every year we have had our ups and downs while growing all these delicious organic vegetables. As seems to be true every year, some crops will do better than others . Our fall greens have been wonderful; the kales and oriental greens have flourished; our turnips and other root crops are still doing well, too. Our summer beans, squashes and eggplants all did well. This year our biggest disappointment had to be our tomato crop. We lost way too many to diseases brought on by the long periods of wet, damp weather, that happened through
The fun challenge to use everything from the CSA goes on and on. Storage and prep are key and my week is easiest when I can come home from pick-up and immediately prep and store items.
Veggie Share broccoli rabe
cauliflower - choice of white or purple
radishes - black radish, daikon, masato rose (aka watermelon radish)
lettuce
arugula
The New York Times ran an article this week on food storage, specifically root vegetables. This inspiring article explores some ways people are adapting small, urban spaces to store food in a manner that achieves maximum preservation without canning or freezing.
Good morning! This weeks share is very exciting. We still have string beans coming in and a continued array of root vegetables. There is a wonderful write-up on Kohlrabi in the newsletter this week. Also, I'll be posting a few recipes on Wednesday or Thursday for several of the items in this week's share.
Just a note, if there are greens still attached with this weeks turnips, be sure to save these as they are wonderful sauteed.