Baby Red Potatoes - 1 quart
Broccoli - 1 bunch
Summer Squash - 1 (just starting will be more soon!)
Kale - 1 bunch
Swiss Chard - 1 bunch
Lettuce – 1 head
Tomatoes - # TBD
Blueberries- 1/2 pint or more
Items available for Purchase:
Grown Locally:
Maple Syrup - Maple Shade Farm, Cambridge
Tomatoes – Our own!
We have lots of new items for you this week.
Blueberries are here! We have been really busy picking blueberries for you this week. They are ripening, although it seems the bushes have quite a few green ones, still to ripen. This can be a good thing and we hope to get them for several weeks. They are so sweet and delicious. Eat them plain as a snack, in your favorite yogurt, to top off your breakfast cereal or try one of our wonderful blueberry desert recipes this week.
Broccoli is new this week too. To care for your organic broccoli you should soak it in a sink full of cool water and 1/2 cup of salt. (start with warm water until salt is dissolved). I also put a heavy pie plate on top with a filled water jug set in it, to hold the broccoli under the salted water. Leave it soaking for 15 minutes and when you remove it if there any inch worms they will be at the bottom of your sink and not in your broccoli dinner. Rinse well with cold water before storing in a plastic bag in the coldest part of your refrigerator. Some years they are more prevalent than other years, but we never know. Broccoli will keep for almost two weeks when properly stored.
Summer Squash are also arriving. We can see all the blossoms but they are starting slow, this may change as the rains may increase the numbers as the week progresses. Swiss Chard is finally here and oh so yummy. Jay says he likes it so much better than spinach. The heat makes all the spinach bolt (go to seed) which is very common when it is so hot. But Swiss Chard which has a similar taste, and is easily replaceable in all spinach recipes, loves the warmer weather and seems to be more tolerant of the heat. Tomatoes are a little slower this week too, but plenty of green ones to come again soon. Enjoy your produce!
Anne
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