Week Two

Hello everyone!  Happy belated Mother's Day to all the moms!  We hope everyone enjoyed the first week of veggies and strawberries and that getting your box and flowers was smooth and easy.  This past week all the rain we've been getting has made things a little difficult for us.  Loads of our berries are rotting; we really hope no one got any bad ones, we went over them again and again, but you can probably never get them all.  We have to spend lots of extra time with them when they're wet, looking over each one as we pick them to make sure there are no bad spots.  This detail work seems to hinder our progress in other areas, like weeding and planting, but so it goes with life on the farm.  The good news is that the sun will be out tomorrow and Wednesday to bring some cheer and dryness.   
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR BOXES BACK THIS WEEK.  It's best if everyone could break them down (which means have them be flat instead of in box form) when you return them.  At Foster's market, there will be a spot in the cooler where you can place the flat boxes--there will be a sign.  Thanks everyone!  I think we may in future years issue out reusable Bluebird Meadows canvas grocery bags that you can use to put all your goods in instead of having to bring home the waxed box.  An exciting feature of our 2010 CSA.  :)

IN YOUR BOXES THIS WEEK:

half-shares

3 pints of berries

bunch of our sweet, overwintered carrots

two heads of small lettuce (lovely speckled mottistone and a red lollo)

a bunch of stir-fry asian greens (komatsuna and bok choy)

full-shares

half share + 

extra pint of berries

extra bunch of carrots

bunch of red russian kale

NOTE:  We have not picked this produce yet, so when we list these items there could always be the possibility of something changing at the last minute.  Hopefully not, but just in case, we thought we'd go ahead and tell you this.

RECIPES:  For the asian greens, both of these items cook fairly fast and we hope you give them a chance as they are quite delicious and flavorful.  We like to saute the greens with a store-bought teriyaki sauce.  They pair very well with rice or rice noodles like pad thai.  We usually use tofu or chicken as our protein source with them.  

We use a little bit of olive oil to coat the bottom of the saute pan and a pad of butter, place over medium heat till the oil warms and the butter melts, add a chopped up clove of garlic, saute for a couple minutes being sure to stir the garlic, then add the chopped up asian greens and saute over medium heat for about 7-10 minutes, adding a tablespoon of teriyaki sauce about halfway through the saute.  Voila, easy asian stir-fry greens are done!

A more professional recipe can be found over at epicurious, our favorite online recipe source.  Just click on the word epicurious above and it'll take you to a tofu and asian greens recipe.  

FLOWER SHARES

This week for Wednesday CSA members, you will be receiving Dutch iris as pictured above.  They are a lovely cut with a great vase life and we hope they brighten your week!

Thanks everyone and let us know if you have any questions or comments.  We'll be seeing you soon!  We'll let everyone know again if we have extra flats of berries this week.  Take care.