CSA Week 1!!!

Apprentices Diane, Phil, and Jared have been
working hard on the farm this spring

Baby cucumber, they will be in your CSA
in just a few weeks

Week 1:

Wow, summer is here.  As I sit down to write the first of twenty summer CSA blog posts it is a scorching 93 degrees. What a difference a few days (and 365 days) makes. Overall this has been a cool wet spring but my memories of spring quickly fade on days like today. I am incredibly grateful to see the pond next to the barn at peak capacity. With all this rain, the water table has been recharged after last year's extreme drought. We have been working hard all spring preparing the farm for your arrival, and here we are: week one of the summer vegetable CSA. For folks who have purchased a half share, this is week 1 (an ODD week). This means, if your last name starts with A - L this is your week! Folks who have a half share and who's last name starts with the letters M - Z, we look forward to seeing you next week.

If you didn't make it to CSA orientation you will notice a few

 

These two melt my heart

changes in the distribution barn when you arrive to pick up your share. As always please check in at the counter and lets us know you are picking up your share. Items in the share will be listed on the chalk board by the entrance as well as on the chalkboards above the display tables. Also we don't provide bags so please bring your own reusable bags.



Farm softball!

What's in the week 1 share:

Head lettuce, arugula, green garlic, choice of cooking greens (chard, kale, or collards), spinach, and pop corn.

Pick Your Own:

Choice of herbs: Thyme, oregano, and sage

A favorite Powisset past time

You may be scratching your head wondering what to do with green garlic... Green garlic is garlic that has not yet fully matured. It is tender and more mild than cured garlic. You can slice or mince the white end as well as some of the green stem. Use it as you would a clove of garlic or toss it fresh on salad. For a more in depth explanation as well as a green garlic pesto recipe follow this link:
https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/02/15/green-garlic-pesto-recipe/
I like to toss some greens like arugula, kale, or spinach into my green garlic pesto and toss with steamed pasta, or spread on some good bread.

Your farmer,

Zannah