Week 5, July 2-7, 2012

Available for you:

• Baby Red Potatoes - 1 quart 
• Cukes - euro or field cuke** 
• Zucchini** - 1 
• Garlic Scapes - 1 bunch 
• Peas - 1/2 pint (regulars only) 
• Napa Cabbage - 1 head 
• Lettuce – 2 head (singles 1 head) 
• Tomatoes - four (singles 3) 

**We have supplemented your share with a few veggies from our organic friends at Foote Brooke Farm

Items available for Purchase:

MEMBERS SALE! Flowers -- Buy one get two free!

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!

Recipes of the Week

Rice Noodle Salad

Sauteed Nappa Cabbage

Roasted Red Potatoes with Garlic Scapes

Greetings Members!

Things are really busy on the farm with a list of chores waiting to be done every day. Here is what the crew has been up to lately. Joe is in the fields as early as 5:30am, trying to keep up with all this wonderful weather. Between managing the produce greenhouses and the farm he has been hilling potatoes, cultivating weeds, and running new irrigation to anything dry during hot spells. Everything is growing so well, cucumbers, potatoes, broccoli, sweet corn, and snap beans, just to mention a few items that you can look forward to receiving in July. Amy has kept the farm stand and greenhouse neat, clean and fully stocked with our ever increasing produce, as well as packing all the CSA deliveries. Jackie and Tommy have been busy at our Friday evening farmer's market in Essex. Mira and Sally have been removing bulbs and weeds from our front sign garden, finishing out our greenhouse stand in Jeffersonville and taking Jay with them to our new South Burlington Farmers market on Sundays. Jon who has also been putting in some long field hours and Jordan have been working hard finishing our new wash and pack room. Heidi has been making sure our deliveries go smooth and timely. I am busy keeping you informed while marketing, delivering and keeping the flower and seedling greenhouse organized. Shane has been doing a great job in the fields while he and our tireless field crew of Doris, Victor and Anna (as well as himself, Jon and Joe) all plant, harvest, maintain and weed all the plants to bring you the best tasting vegetables each week. On top of all this Wendy, our highly organized bookkeeper, manages all our endless notes of paper, and receipts while keeping all the payroll and account books straightened out, so we can continue at our busy pace. Working hard now means great veggies all season long.

Enjoy your produce! HAPPY 4th of July!! 

Anne

P.S. Members only can order a discounted MAPLE SYRUP SHARE . Get two half gallons for $55.00 grade B. CALL to Order.