Week 3, June 18-25, 2012

Available for you:

• Salad Turnips w/ greens- 1 bunch
• 3 Mini Red onions OR 1 cucumber
• Sugar Snap Peas - 1 pint
• Garlic Scapes - 1 bunch
• Lettuce – 1 head Deer Tongue + 1 head other
• Tomato- one med or Large, + one small
• Strawberries - U-pick only 1 pint available
• Tomato Plants - 1 plant or 6 pack of Moskivich a tasty heirloom and also an early tomato

Items available for Purchase:
 
Grown at Valley Dream Farm:

• Flowers, Herbs and Bedding plants

Grown Locally:

• Maple Shade Farm – Maple Syrup: all sizes available.
• Tomatoes – Our own!
• Eggs – M & K Farm organic eggs, Hyde Park - get them early we sold out last week!

Recipe of the week
Sugar Snaps with Baby Red Onions
About Garlic Scapes

Greetings Members!

We were so excited that our strawberries have chosen to make a quick appearance. All members are welcome to pick their own pint as soon as possible, bring the kids to the farm and get yours soon. We have several new items for you this week. The sugar snap peas are plumping out nicely with a great crunch and a snap. These delights never seem to make it home before they are eaten. Garlic Scapes are also new and will be here for a few weeks I hope, They are so delicious and can be cooked many ways. Jay likes his in his eggs at breakfast. They can be cut up as scallions on a salad. Jonny loves his in garlic mashed potatoes. I just like them sautéed with any fresh veggie and especially with greens, like another new item which is this week's turnip greens (cook or sauté washed and dried greens like spinach or chard). These turnips are sweeter than the winter storage varieties, hence the name salad turnips , so they can be used raw on a salad, for an added new taste and a crunchy texture. They can also be cooked until potato soft and always add a tab of butter, salt and pepper.

We know you love the tomatoes, but with all our variety you probably will want more tomatoes so this week we are sending you each tomato plant. The tomato plant we are sending to you this week is an heirloom variety named "Moskivich". This variety was picked by Jay for it's delicious flavor and its earliness. You should plant it deep in a very large container of organic soil mix or directly in the ground in your yard. It can be put on your deck or patio too. Pick a spot that has lots of sunshine, at least a half day. Water it daily except when it rains.

Thanks!

Anne