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 CSA WEEK #10 |
| While last week may have been underwhelming, this week is nothing by overwhelming in abundance and beauty! Our mid-summer crops are here in all their glory! Watermelons, corn, green beans, oh my!Notes from the fieldsIn anticipation of the upcoming storm, our team harvested nearly all of the watermelons in our first planting – nearly 17,000 pounds in one day! WATCH THIS VIDEO of the harvest! This means that we have not just one, but two watermelons for each Veg Share member this week! Yes, watermelons are included in the Veg Share!This week’s harvestWatermelon This is the year of the Watermelon! Our crop is doing brilliantly in this hot weather! Enjoy two this week! Please KEEP IN THE FRIDGE! Storage: In the fridge. Uses: Raw When to use: Within 5 days What I’m making: Sliced for a snack Green Beans Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge Uses: Cooked When to use: Within 5 days What I’m making: Steamed and served with butter and salt & pepper Sweet Corn Storage: In the fridge Uses: Cooked When to use: Within 2 days What I’m making: Corn on the Cob Sugarloaf Chicory This is a thin, cone-shaped head. Remove all of the outer dark green leaves. Those become tough in the summer heat. The inner light leaves have a very mildly bitter flavor. It pairs well with a lemon juice & olive oil dressing and some sharp Pecorino cheese and crushed garlic. Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge Uses: Raw When to use: Within 5 days What I’m making: Salad as above. Batavian Lettuce Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge Uses: Raw When to use: Within 5 days What I’m making: Salad! Eggplant- 1 piece Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge. Uses: Cooked When to use: Within 5 days What I’m making: Roasted Dip IN ROTATION – Sungold Cherry Tomatoes If you don’t receive tomatoes this week, you will next week! The plants are just starting to produce, so they are trickling in and we are picking them as quickly as they ripen! Storage: On the counter (NOT IN THE FRIDGE) Uses: Raw or Cooked When to use: Within 3 days What I’m making: I’ll eat them like candy! BRIERMERE FARM FRUIT SHARE – White PeachesRecipes!Green Beans with Lemon & Pine Nuts Eggplant Caponata     |
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