Hi members – below is a preview for the coming share. Hopefully we will have recipes and the final menu for you before you pick up the share – thank you for your patience. If we do not get recipes to you, you can ask for recipe ideas in the Farm to Family CSA Facebook group or use your favorite search engine.
Welcome to our new members this week – we are so glad to have you! What a stellar share this is!!
Summer holidays – if you are traveling, don’t forget to put your shares on hold. Just a reminder – our CSA vacation is August 11th and 18th – there will not be any CSA those weeks. Please mark your calendars and make arrangements to feed your family if you are not on vacation those weeks. We hope you are loving the glorious abundance of summer fruit!!
Home Delivery – Richmond home delivery – your delivery day is WEDNESDAY.
Cooler Bins/Porch Pirates – Please try to have a cooler or bin out with ice for delivery people to leave your share in – some of you still do not have one out for us. With warmer temps, this will preserve your share, especially more delicate items. The bin method tucked away from your door (let us know where you want it) also helps to disguise your share if porch pirates roam your neighborhood looking for opportune booty – we have occasionally had shares stolen and we find this method an effective deterrant.
Below is the preview menu, subject to change. Reminder – if something is wrong with your share/delivery, let us know right away so we can remedy it for you!
Happy Cooking and Eating!
~ Suzi
PRODUCE – Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague; , Va unless otherwise indicated.
Watermelon – slice and eat! Or gazpacho – top it with the goat cheese, or watermelon salad with goat cheese
Blackberries – Agriberry, Hanover, VA – you are going to pop these right in your mouth! But if you make it home with them, you can make Blackberry Buckle, one of Mark’s mom’s favorite ole timey desserts. we encourage you to eat your berries quickly, as they are fragile and may not hold up
Corn – grill it, boil it, put it in a salad, pickle it. Corn is best eaten early in the share so it is sweet and fresh – as it ages it becomes starchy and the kernels dry up.
Hanover tomatoes Rosa’s Garden, Mechanicsville, VA – These are world renowned! Make a Sammie! Top them with chevre! Make tomato pie;
Pattypan/Cue ball squash – In honor of the government UFO report, we bring you Pattypan Flying Saucer squash! And Cueball Squash. Both of these are great on the grill, sliced, drizzled with olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper (or in the oven.) Grilled or roasted pattypan “steaks” with Italian Salsa Verde
Malabar spinach – this is a great hot weather green – here is more info and a recipe for Indonesian style malabar spinach.
Cucumbers – here are some suggestions on what to do with cukes
Pepper mix – we are excited for these! You can sautee them with your squash, and eggplant and onions, throw them in a fritatta, and so much more! Here are some ideas.
Celery – not your average boring pale grocery celery, this is verdant and green and super flavorful. so don’t let it languish in the fridge drawer The leaves are one of our favorite things and here are some tips to use them!
FRUIT share – We are really rocking the fruit now!
Salami – Eliza Greenman – Hogtree, Leesburg, VA – Your salami may have a coating of white or other color on the outside of the casing – this is normal, safe and good — it is penicillium nalgiovense a type of mold that is used in the traditional curing and fermentation process. It protects the salami from any competing mold or bacteria growth, and from drying out during the curing process and also helps to give it unique flavor and character. Here is more info on salami mold.
Hi members! Welcome to our new members this week – we are so glad to have you! Lots of berries in the share – we encourage you to eat your berries quickly, as they are fragile and may not hold up.
Summer holidays – if you are traveling, don’t forget to put your shares on hold. Just a reminder – our CSA vacation is August 11th and 18th – there will not be any CSA those weeks. Please mark your calendars and make arrangements to feed your family if you are not on vacation those weeks. We hope you are loving the glorious abundance of summer fruit!!
Home Delivery – Richmond home delivery – your delivery day is TUESDAY~
Cooler Bins/Porch Pirates – Please try to have a cooler or bin out with ice for delivery people to leave your share in – some of you still do not have one out for us. With warmer temps, this will preserve your share, especially more delicate items. The bin method tucked away from your door (let us know where you want it) also helps to disguise your share if porch pirates roam your neighborhood looking for opportune booty – we have occasionally had shares stolen and we find this method an effective deterrant.
Below is the preview menu, subject to change. Reminder – if something is wrong with your share/delivery, let us know right away so we can remedy it for you!
Happy Cooking and Eating!
~ Suzi
PRODUCE – Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague; , Va unless otherwise indicated.
Blueberries – Agriberry, Hanover, VA – I am sure these will be eaten by the time you get home. But here are some ideas: blueberry basil crisp
Blackberries – Agriberry, Hanover, VA – you are going to pop these right in your mouth! But if you make it home with them, you can make Blackberry Buckle, one of Mark’s mom’s favorite ole timey desserts.
Corn – grill it, boil it, put it in a salad, pickle it. Corn is best eaten early in the share so it is sweet and fresh – as it ages it becomes starchy and the kernels dry up.
Pattypan/Cue ball squash – In honor of the government UFO report, we bring you Pattypan Flying Saucer squash! And Cueball Squash. Both of these are great on the grill, sliced, drizzled with olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper (or in the oven.) Grilled or roasted pattypan “steaks” with Italian Salsa Verde
Kale – Try this recipe forKale Chips, these make for a quick healthy and delicious snack.Or this Kale Salad.
Pickling Cucumber – Try this collection of 25 different creative pickling recipes!
Green Peppers – we are excited for these! You can sautee them with your squash, and eggplant and onions, throw them in a fritatta, and so much more! Here are some ideas.
Celery – not your average boring pale grocery celery, this is verdant and green and super flavorful. so don’t let it languish in the fridge drawer The leaves are one of our favorite things and here are some tips to use them!
FRUIT share – We are really rocking the fruit now!
Hi members! Welcome to our new members this week – we are so glad to have you!
Summer holidays – if you are traveling, don’t forget to put your shares on hold. Just a reminder – our CSA vacation is August 11th and 18th – there will not be any CSA those weeks. Please mark your calendars and make arrangements to feed your family if you are not on vacation those weeks. We hope you are loving the glorious abundance of summer fruit!!
Home Delivery – Richmond home delivery – your delivery day is Wednesday.
Cooler Bins/Porch Pirates – Please try to have a cooler or bin out with ice for delivery people to leave your share in – some of you still do not have one out for us. With warmer temps, this will preserve your share, especially more delicate items. The bin method tucked away from your door (let us know where you want it) also helps to disguise your share if porch pirates roam your neighborhood looking for opportune booty – we have occasionally had shares stolen and we find this method an effective deterrant.
Below is the preview menu, subject to change. Reminder – if something is wrong with your share/delivery, let us know right away so we can remedy it for you!
Happy Cooking and Eating!
~ Suzi
PRODUCE – Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague; , Va unless otherwise indicated.
Cabbage – Try this ABC salad with almond butter, liquid aminos and ACV dressing – you can practically put the whole veggie share in here along with tofu or grilled tempeh. Here is another ABC salad, this time with blueberry lemon dressing (calls for napa cabbage, but I think regular green cabbage is fine. )
Daikon- daikon is a thick white radish and one of Mark’s favorites. It comes to us from Asia and is versatile – it can be cooked, pickled or used raw. It can be grated into salads, pickled and put on tacos, or grilled and braised into stews. Here are some more ideas.
mushrooms
FRUIT share – We are really rocking the fruit now!
Hi members! Welcome to our new members this week – we are so glad to have you! Summer holidays are coming up – if you are traveling, don’t forget to put your shares on hold. Just a reminder – we have CSA vacation August 11 and 18 – there will not be any CSA those weeks – please mark your calendar and make arrangements to feed your family if you are not on vacation those weeks. We hope you are loving the glorious abundance of summer fruit!!
Home Delivery – Richmond home delivery – your delivery day is TUESDAY this week.
Home Delivery Cooler Bins/Porch Pirates – Please try to have a cooler or bin out with ice for delivery people to leave your share in – some of you still do not have one out for us. With warmer temps, this will preserve your share, especially more delicate items. The bin method tucked away from your door (let us know where you want it) also helps to disguise your share if porch pirates roam your neighborhood looking for opportune booty – we have occasionally have shares stolen and we find this method effective.
Below is the preview menu, subject to change. If there are changes, we will try to update you. Reminder – if something is wrong with your share/delivery, let us know right away so we can remedy it for you!
Happy Cooking and Eating!
Suzi ~ Amina
PRODUCE – Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague; , Va unless otherwise indicated.
red mustard greens – these originated in Asia and are delicious. Check out this Master Class on Mustard greens and 11 ways to prepare them
cabbage – Try this ABC salad with almond butter, liquid aminos and ACV dressing – you can practically put the whole veggie share in here along with tofu or grilled tempeh. Here is another ABC salad, this time with blueberry lemon dressing (calls for napa cabbage, but I think regular green cabbage is fine. )
Cheese – raw cheddar mix — Make Pimento cheese – this is the recipe for the Pasture Pimento Cheese. 1 ½ lbs. sharp cheddar cheese, grated1 medium red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, and seeded, and finely diced1 small shallot, minced2 sprigs tarragon, leaves removed, and minced1 ¼ cup mayonnaise, preferably Duke’s Mayonnaise2 dashes Worcestershire sauce1 dash hot pepper sauce1 tsp. black pepperCombine all ingredients very well in a large mixing bowl. Chill for at least 2 hours, or up to one day. Serve with crackers, pickles, and crudités.
