Wednesday, September 25, 2013

2013 CSA Share Week 19

From our farm to your table this week…

Item
How to Store it
How long will it last?
Acorn Squash

Room temperature
Several months
Apples

In fridge
Several weeks
Butternut Squash
Room temperature
Several months

Green Beans

green beans: unwashed in fridge

green beans: 3-4 days


onions

room temperature, in a ventilated container, in a cool, dry, dark area

several weeks

Potatoes
non-organic

room temperature, in a ventilated container, in a cool, dry, dark area

Several weeks

Sweet Potatoes


room temperature, in a ventilated container, in a cool, dry, dark area

Several weeks



Tomatoes
red for Thursday pickup, green for Saturday

at room temp
~1 week
Yellow squash OR zucchini
Unwashed in fridge
1-2 weeks

Tips for storing and enjoying the produce in your weekly share

This week, your baskets are screaming – “hearty vegetable soup!”  With a wide variety of late summer and fall produce, there are many familiar dishes that come to mind as well as mix-and-match combinations that would make for excellent soups, stews, pasta dishes, and casseroles.  The options are almost endless, enjoy!

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