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| The Ford Tractor and Eggplant just starting to fruit |
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE FARMGreetings, The season has swung from drought to deluge. The farm has recently received its fair share of rain but we luckily avoided the large devastating rain that flooded parts of New York and Vermont. It has been over a week since we have been able to plant anything because the fields are too wet to get into. So as the old saying goes, we can’t dance and it’s too wet to plow. Meaning we found other tasks to keep us busy. There is never a lack of work to be done around the farm. Much of our time week to week is now spent harvesting. We harvest Zucchini , summer squash and Cukes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hours go into this task. When we first started all of our forearms and hands were covered in hundreds of tiny cuts. Even the “spineless” varieties are still viscous. Long sleeves help but as the temperatures increase they become uncomfortable. It is not a staff favorite needless to say. But it is pleasant to be in the cucurbits early in the morning when we are outnumbered by bees as they move through the plants pollinating the flowers. The bees are so focused on their work that one can harvest the crop and be fearless of getting stung. Finding that connection with nature while pushing through a difficult task is one of the joys of farming. Todd and the Farm Crew |
 One of our farm friends. |
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 PARTIAL Beets Cucumbers Fennel Kale Scallions Squash/Zucchini Hakuri Turnips FULL Beets Cucumbers Fennel Kale Scallions Squash/Zucchini Hakuri Turnips Basil Kohl Rabi Radish FRUIT SHARES 1/2 pint of Black Raspberries and 1 pint of Blue Berriesgrown and picked by Samascott ADD ONS Baker’s Choice- San Francisco Sourdough Cheese Maker’s Choice- Ricotta |
| This Week’s Recipes! I will start by stating that the Hakuri Turnips are best raw. Slice them up and put them in a salad. Or if your Jake you eat them like apples in the field. Here’s a recipe for the zucchini/squash 1 1/2 c grated zucchini 2 scallions thinly sliced 1/3 c bacon/chorizo/sausage 2 eggs 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons oil combine zucchini, scallions, bacon, eggs, and melted butter whisk flour baking powder and salt and then mix into zucchini mixture heat oil in skillet, drop spoonfuls of mixture into hot oil. cook until golden brown, about 2 min. per side |
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