What is this veggie?

Friends,

I've added a link on the top right of the website that shows pictures and basic storage information of every vegetable.

Thank you,
Ford Waterstrat

WHAT TO DO WITH............?

Please let me know if you are ever unsure of how to cook, store, or use the vegetables that you get.

Red Beets - organic
The first beets of the season! Remove the roots from the stems and use the greens either raw in a fresh green salad, or cook with your kale. Beets are known to be good for anemia, your heart and circulation. They also contain notable amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium & phosphorus.

Refrigerate for storage; the root will keep for several weeks, the greens should be used within a few days. Recipes can be found on our online web blog, and included here.

CSA Week 2

Welcome to week # 2!

All is well on the farm. The cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, peppers, onions, watermelons, cantaloupes, okra, eggplant, cabbage, fenell, and other vegetables are coming along very nicely! It's really neat to see all of the plants growing so well.
On the farm there are always new challenges and blessings.

This week the rabbits and ground hogs found the lettuce and have eaten well over 100 heads, so there will not be as much lettuce as I’d like. We should have some more in a couple of weeks. The cooler weather made the broccoli head out nicely. If it gets too hot and can go to seed to quickly and ruin the heads.

In your basket you will find the following USDA Certified Organic Vegetables.

• Several Large Bunches of Broccoli
• Red Beets
• Bunch of Mustard Greens.
• Small bag of lettuce
• 1 head of Bok Choy
• 1 big bag of Purple or Green Kale
• A bunch of Radishes
• Some Small White Turnips-The greens can be cooked as well as the white root part. This variety of turnips is better small than large.
• A bunch of Basil. It has not been washed. You do not want to wet basil until right before you use it. Wetting it will make it get black spots.
• Bunch of Parsley

Looking to the future

-In 2 weeks we should have plenty of yellow and green squash, possibly cucumbers and cabbage.

-Early July the tomatoes, corn, and peppers should be ready

CSA Week 1

I hope you're excited as I am about this first CSA! Thank you for your support!

In your basket you will find the following USDA Certified Organc Vegetables.

• 2 heads of Bok Choy



• 1 big bag of Purple or Green Kale



• A bunch of Radishes



• Some Small White Turnips-The greens can be cooked as well as the white root part. There are several that are a bit small, but I didnt know how many of you liked turnips.



• A bunch of Rainbow Swiss Chard



• 2 Heads of Lettuce and/or Some Oakleaf Lettuce



• A bunch of Basil. It has not been washed. You do not want to wet basil until right before you use it. Wetting it will make it get black spots. So please excuse the dirt that splattered up from the torrential, but much needed rain fall Friday.



• Bunch of Mustard Greens.
  

I will email you all some recipes.

Thank you so much for your support!

Ford, Amanda, and Finley.

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Calf Pulling

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