Thanks to the great canning workshop that Victoria from Windflower Farm led last fall, I’ve been trying to do more canning this season. Two things I’ve learned: 1. With a little inexpensive equipment, a good recipe book, and some time, … Continue reading
Garlic scapes are one of the most CSA-specific vegetables we get in a season; they are always the first veggie that really throws people for a loop. What are these alien beans??? Turns out, they’re the stalk that grows up … Continue reading
With all of the bok choy we’ve been getting with our shares, stir fry is a natural choice. This is another great “throw everything in there” dish that can be customized to your taste and what you got in your … Continue reading
CSA Delivery 4, June 29, 2010. This week’s share will include radishes, kohlrabi, broccoli, garlic scapes, scallions, and your choice of two of the following: Swiss chard, kale, bok choy and ‘Yukina Savoy.’ You’ll also get a head of Romaine … Continue reading
It has become hot and dry here. I imagine it is sweltering in the city. We are back to irrigating around the clock. We have two wells and two ponds, each with their own pumps, and two or three are … Continue reading
There are a few recipes that we make time and time again during CSA season. They’re easy, they’re delicious, and they make good use of our fresh ingredients. Most of you probably don’t need a recipe in order to make … Continue reading
“What are these crazy alien beans?!?” you might be asking yourself after this week’s pickup. They’re garlic scapes, the part of a garlic bulb that grows above ground and has to be removed in order to for the bulb to … Continue reading
CSA Delivery 2, June 15, 2010. This week you’ll be getting Romaine lettuce, spinach, bok choy, and your choices between ‘Winterbor’ kale and Rainbow chard (see the recipe below) and arugula and broccoli raab. You’ll be getting a bunch of … Continue reading
For those of you with fruit shares, I know it’s pushing it to expect you to still have strawberries left a full 24 hours after the first pickup. They’re just so small and delicious! But if by some miracle of … Continue reading
In addition to storage, Chef Josh had some good tips about how to use all of the cabbage relatives we’ll be getting in our shares. His suggestion: think of the ways that all different cultures prepare their native cabbage, and … Continue reading