This week’s baskets must seem reassuringly ordinary for some folks, but to be honest I was a little disappointed that there was no new and exciting vegetable in them! The swiss chard is gloriously colorful; the summer squash and cucumbers in abundance. As I was saying to some members who were at the farm last [...]
Archive > July 2010
July 20th basket note
Horray for edible weeds! Purslane is lovely. Spinachy, succulent, simultaneously sweet and sour. It’s nice as is in salads or in soups or stews – I like it piled on a cool creamed soup ala vichyssoise. If you need additional convincing, it is high in Omega-3 fatty acids and potent antioxidants. Wikipedia says so. And [...]
Sixth CSA Basket
You may notice a bit more water than usual in the bins today – the sky was sharing lots and lots of it with us! The very first of the fresh garlic is in there too. It is best kept in the fridge and used up asap. Many of the veggies will be familiarish by [...]
Bees in a heat wave
Either the air conditionning was broken, or the earth had quaked, or they were out hoping to get a glimpse of the Queen’s hat.
Oh, the heat!
It occurred to me at about 9:00 am this morning — as we were struggling to finish the harvest in suffocating heat — that last week at about the same time we had taken a break from harvesting to warm up! Mind-boggling extremes we have! Our poor romaine lettuces don’t appreciate the heat any more [...]
