| A rainy arugula harvest and Lotus the cow enjoying some lush grass! |
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARMA very Happy 4th of July Week to you all! What is more quintessential than a summer BBQ featuring fresh and delicious veggies with friends and family on this week of July? We hope however you choose to celebrate, you are able to have fun and be safe! Rain and damp weather continue to water our land, though we are grateful for the moments of sunshine that dry out the puddles! Looking at our weather apps, we are always excited to see that little sun icon and hoping for a stretch of cooler mornings but dry days. Our hay makers are also surely hoping for the rain to subside for a bit- we love the lush pastures, but also need to make sure they can make hay for our cattle! Some lovely new items this week include kohlrabi, Hakurei turnips, and Nappa cabbage, as well as some gorgeous cauliflower grown by our friends at Row By Row Farm. I can’t help but think about all the amazing pickling opportunities those things offer, but slaw-style salads also come to mind- scroll down to see some suggestions for what to do with this week’s items! As always, thank you all so much for your support and on my end, for the understanding from so many of you as we navigate hiccups here and there. Betsy and the Farm Team |
 Cauliflower and Sour Cherries grown by fellow farms Row By Row and Samascott, respectively! |
PICKING UP YOUR SHARE The site host is Marina Kubicek and she can be contacted at info@foresthillscsa.com CSA shares are pre-boxed. A volunteer will check your name off of the list, ensuring that you receive your share and any add-on items, fruit and/or eggs. If there are ever any mistakes, this person will make note to share with the farmers, so that can correct any issues the following week. FARM CONTACT If you ever need to get in touch with the farm directly, please email us! |
CARDBOARD BOXES Please remember to bring your own bags to get your vegetables! Follow directions from your site host regarding return of CSA boxes. We collect these back each week to reuse for the next pack-out. Our CSA driver appreciates your help loading them back onto the truck. Thank you, volunteers, for helping! No returns of egg cartons or fruit containers, please. We cannot reuse these on our farm. We can accept returns of the folded cardboard boxes that hold the fruit containers. These we are able to reuse! |
TIME Pick up is every Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 PM. |
LOCATION We are excited to be providing fresh veggies for the Forest Hills CSA this season! Church-in-the-Gardens 50 Ascan Avenue in Forest Hills |
| We would like to encourage members to form groups and to carpool. If you would like to find members in your local area to carpool with please email Monica for help connecting! |
GROWN BY ONLINE STORE DIRECTIONS Through our online Grown By store, you can place special weekly orders for eggs, bakery items, and dairy products. To purchase these items, log on during the purchasing window from Friday early morning through Sunday at midnight. Our system does not allow you to proceed through your purchase if you’re trying to add these items outside of this timeframe. So, just remember to snag these items over the weekend before your desired delivery week. Click the bottom below to be directed to the Grown By store: |
VEGETABLE SHARES These lists are always subject to change d/t weather and crop availability. Amounts of a listed item may vary between partial and full shares. PARTIAL Nappa Cabbage Garlic Scapes Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Squash (3) Hakurei Turnips Cauliflower FULL Arugula Basil Nappa Cabbage Chard Garlic Scapes Kale Kohlrabi Lettuce Radish Squash (3) Hakurei Turnips Cauliflower FRUIT SHARES 1 QT Sour Cherries grown and picked by Samascott ADD ONS Baker’s Choice- Sesame Wheat Sourdough Cheese Maker’s Choice- Plain FernHill Sauerkraut- Kimchi |
| This Week’s Recipes! Add Kohlrabi to your summer cole slaw! Grated, it adds a sweet yet firm bite and complements almost any other vegetable! Grate some kohlrabi, an apple or pear, some carrots and thinly sliced onion with a dash of celery salt, mustard seeds, salt and pepper! You can add a creamy dressing, or a dash of lemon and olive oil to complement the natural liquid the veggies will produce! Have you ever tried pickled turnips? You may never eat them any other way! Slice your Hakureis into coins and pack into a jar, add some garlic scapes, too! Add a brine of 1:1:1/4 water:apple cider vinegar:sweetner (I love maple syrup or honey, but plain sugar is also lovely!). |
Forest Hills CSA 