It seems too early to be sending kids off to school, and for Amanda and Ford back to respective universities, but, so it is! There's still summer left and plenty of fresh eating to come!
In shares this week...
| Item | How to store it | How long will it last? |
|---|---|---|
| Peppers | washed or unwashed in fridge | 1-2 weeks |
| Early Tomatoes | room temperature | ~1 week |
| Cucumbers | washed or unwashed in fridge | 1-2 weeks |
| Summer Squash and Zucchini | unwashed in fridge | 1-2 weeks |
| Melons | fridge or room temperature | Enjoy as soon as possible! |
| Green Beans | unwashed in fridge | 3-4 days |
| Basil | store in an unclosed container in fridge, or snip off bottom of stalks and immerse in water | 1-2 weeks |
From Amanda...
This week I'll share some links to nice recipes for the items in your share but rather than focusing on cooking the veggies, a task most of you have mastered far better than me, I'd like to express my thanks to you for supporting small scale, diverse agriculture through your CSA membership in Sustainable Harvest Farm.
The harvest season is really at it's peak now with such a wide variety of produce coming in daily. We harvested over 8,000 lbs of melon in the last week and have lots more to harvest this week. It's exciting to see so much goodness come from God's blessing on tiny seeds.
Despite our best efforts, however, while one crop grows beautifully and produces a bountiful harvest, other crops wither, rot, or fall victim to pests. This year our white potato crop was a huge disappointment. While digging around in the dirt with my favorite guys was the highlight of my day, from a business standpoint, it was a little disappointing.
That's why we're so thankful that you support our small, scale, diverse farming practices. Because you purchase a membership in our harvest rather than push us to produce enormous quantities of a single crop, we can much more easily sustain the loss of one or two crops in any given season and keep on doing what we love in a way that is kind to the earth. Thank you so much.
Thank YOU, Amanda, Ford, and boys!
~ Nancy
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