Oct 2, 2012

Week 18, Oct 2-5, 2012


Available for you: 

Watermelon - 1
Blue Potatoes - 1 quart,
Winter Squash - White Acorn - 1
Cucumbers EUROS 1+ additional field cuke
Carrots - 6
Spinach
Baby Beets with Greens - 1 bunch
Swiss chard, Red - 1 bunch
Tomatoes - 1
Herbs - 1 bunch

deliveries are subject to change

Recipes of the week:

Hello members!

Last week was a bit crazier than normal. First, it was the first week of fall shares... and there is always a glitch, no matter how hard I try each year to make sure no one is forgotten, someone is always missing from the "Packing list". So,...I checked the list twice (feeling a bit like Santa) yet a special new member named Tanya was not on my list. The list has now been updated (I think we finally got it!) and she is added to the list.

We would like to wish the best to our previous worker/delivery driver Heidi. She left us suddenly, the day before deliveries, last week, because a nursing career opportunity presented itself to her, due to an unexpected opening. So good luck and study hard, We'll miss you! And Please welcome our new driver, Kevin, who rescued us with such short notice. We would also like to offer a special apology to all you delivery members! We realized that you did not receive your tomatoes last week. Both drivers (one being myself) left the farm without the tomatoes, after we both discovered they were missing, we were both too far away to return. We will make it up to you with extra items this week.

We had a busy weekend trip, to the N.H. Coast, for a family wedding. I did all the flowers for the wedding party. Corsages and boutonnieres too. It was fun and beautiful all at the same time. Blue and green hydrangeas and bright green berries and even green roses filled the bouquets. We are back now and ready for another great week of fresh vegetables.

Just when you thought we were out of fruit....we have it again! Watermelons! YAY! So delicious. We have a later planting that just ripened up for a sweet ending to summer days. White Acorn Squash taste just like "Green Acorn" although Jay thinks it may be a bit sweeter. Beet Greens steam really quick for a flavor similar to spinach or use them raw and they will add a really robust pizzazz to your salad. Get ready, look what's BACK ! Our famous, BLUE potatoes. You can boil and mash them as they fade slightly when cooked into a beautiful shade of peri-winkle. I like them whipped up and then onto my dinner plate right next to bright orange carrots on one side and steamed red chard on the other. All with a little pat of butter. I can't wait to have them tonight. They taste great roasted too. Any way you prefer to cook your potatoes, I just know you will like these little blues. Enjoy your vegetables!

Anne

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