Zestful Gardens

Dear CSA Members,
In the Share this Week:
Lettuce
Turnips & Greens
Hot Peppers
Pie Pumpkins
Purple Carrots
German Butterball Potatoes
Red Long of Tropea Onions
Green Beans
Purple Pole Beans
Tomatoes
Today is the first day of Fall! We are kicking off the season with Pie Pumpkins! We had one cooked with butter for dinner last night and it was great. They are also good in [...]

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In the Share:
Lettuce
Bok Choy
Basil
Summer Squash & Zucchini
Cucumbers
Cantaloupe or blueberries
Cioppini Onions
Garlic (soft neck)
Tomatoes 
News from the Farm: Rain!!! We are so thankful. It has been very dry on the farm and a few of our crops have not been happy (broccoli, cauliflower, celery). We are thrilled with a little moisture. The only downside about the rain, is [...]

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In the Share this Week:
Lettuce
Cucumbers
Summer Squash & Zucchini (lots)
Tomatoes
Basil
Beans (green, purple, & yellow)
Fennel
Ailsa Craig Onions (sweet)
 
Work Party – Sunday, August 9th 3pm- 5pm. We’ll be Cleaning Garlic and other fun projects! (Cool drink provided, but no potluck this month)
Volunteering on the Farm: We have a bumper crop of garlic this season and would love help [...]

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In the Share this Week:
Lettuces
Fava Beans
Chinese Cabbage (with some holes from our very active Flea Beetles)
Endive (good drizzled with olive oil and cooked in the oven until it wilts)
Red Ribbed Italian Dandelion (good in a simple salad with olive oil and lemon or garlic)
Ailsa Craig Onions (named after the large rock in Scotland)
Mini Basil Bunches [...]

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In the Share this Week:
Shelling Peas also called English Peas (Eat the peas inside the pod, not the pod on these)
Carrots
Green Scallions
Kohlrabi
Summer Squash & Zucchini
Head Lettuces
Green Cabbage
Collard Greens
Strawberries
Work Party & Potluck this Sunday from 3-5pm. Danielle Harrington, from our farm crew, will have a special activity for the kids and Najeea will be cooking more [...]

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What you got (if you’re one of our CSA members) on June 30th

Head Lettuce (your choice of varieties: romaines, crisp heads, oak leaves, & more!)
Baby Beets (golden or chioggia)
Redbor Kale
Scallions (green or purple)
Italian Dandelion (a great blood purifier)
Chinese Cabbage
Green Cabbage
Strawberries
Oregano (with flowers!)
Peas (sadly this is the end of the peas)

Coming soon: Summer Squash & [...]

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Here’s what our CSA members picked up on June 16th:

Garlic Scapes
Peas
Baby Swiss Chard
Red & Green Mustard
Lettuce
Spinach
Daikon Radish

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