Week 2, June 14-18, 2011

What delicious organic veggies are available this week at Valley Dream Farm?

In Your CSA Bag

~ Baby Lettuce - 1/single, 2/regular
~ European Cucumber - one (from our greenhouse)
~ Broccoli Raab - 1 bunch
~ Green Garlic - 1 bunch
~ Carrots - 1/2 lb
~ Turnips - 1/2 lb
~ Oregano - a few sprigs

Also at the Farm Stand
Grown at Valley Dream Farm...
~ Flowers
~ Herbs
~ Bedding plants (20% off for all members, this week only)

Grown locally...
~ Maple Syrup, all sizes available - Maple Shade Farm
!! CSA members can purchase 2 half gallons for $48 !!
~ Tomatoes - Deep Root Organic, Canadian grower
~ Eggs - Great Scape Farm, Cambridge

Coming Soon... ~ Boyden Beef

Farmers' Markets

We will be in the Essex 5-Corners Farmers' Market across from the train station on Fridays from 3:30 to 7:30. Come see us! It is a great market to stroll around when your work week is over and the weather is nice.

Recipe of the Week Penne with Chicken and Broccoli Raab

News from the Field

The vegetables are getting off to a slow start this year, but our strawberries seem to be ripening ahead of schedule. We are hoping that pick-your-own will be open by this weekend.

This week your CSA bag will have two kinds of greens, one for salad and one for stir fry. Broccholi Raab is great as a side dish sautéed with green garlic; just add shrimp and pasta or rice for a full meal. This week's carrots are from cold storage and are crisp and sweet; they won't keep long so eat them up quickly.

Farmer Joe and the crew are busy planting all the winter squashes. Onions are all in; potatoes will be done as soon as the rain lets up; lettuce is always being restarted; peas and beans are up and growing. Sweet corn looks great and early -- we'll see as it gets closer to picking time!

Thanks!
Anne Tisbert

p.s. I am always looking for new recipes to try and to share in the newsletter. Got any you've tried and found delicious? Please drop off a copy at the farm or in your returning CSA bag.