THE BEET: VOLUME 20; WEEK 6

FULL SHARE & YELLOW HALF SHARE PICKUP TONIGHT


218 Gates Avenue between Classon and Franklin
(IMPACCT Brooklyn at the Gibbs Mansion)
5:00 to 7:30 pm

We’re starting a bread share!

If you were at pickup last week, you saw it, you tasted it, and now it’s time to order! And for those who missed last week, we’ll have more bread samples for you to taste tonight!

Clinton Hill CSA members get a limited time 25% off offer with Maison Flèche. The share will last 16 weeks, from July 22nd to November 4th, and is open for both half and full share options.

How to order:

1. Choose between a half loaf or a full loaf
2. Decide either to:

  • Choose one loaf type for the season (all are sourdough): Regular Sourdough, Cranberry & Hazelnut, Olive and Oregano, Wholegrain, Seeded, or Walnut

  • Choose Bread of the Week! Each week will be the baker's choice- a fun way to get variety and try all the loaves!

3. Decide how often you want it - weekly or bi-weekly
4. And how many!
5. make sure to select "store pick-up" at checkout (all orders will be available to pickup at 218 Gates Ave)

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

This week's share

  • Yellow bulb onions

  • Ruby Red Swiss chard

  • Squashes or broccoli or beets

  • Cucumbers

  • The last of the garlic scapes

  • Kohlrabi (perhaps the last)

  • Red Romaine lettuce

  • Red Russian kale

  • The first tomatoes!

  • Cilantro pots

  • Fruit: Yonder Farm’s peaches

Mushrooms this week, and eggs as always!

The News from Windflower Farm

Distribution #6 - Week of July 12, 2021

What’s new on the farm?

We have yet to put our rain gear away. Another 1¼” fell last week, it’s raining now, 2” are expected overnight and the forecast calls for a rainy week. Wet stretches are not uncommon in summer but organic vegetable farmers fear them because of the diseases they bring. We have effective tools against insect pests, and better and better equipment to deal with weeds, but we are poorly equipped when it comes to diseases. When downy mildew strikes cucumbers or basil, when powdery mildew infects zucchini, or when late blight attacks tomatoes, we are essentially helpless. Sprays only briefly postpone the inevitable. Our techniques are almost exclusively preventative: we select disease-resistant varieties when available, we plant in a way that encourages good air flow, we grow especially sensitive crops in greenhouses, and, as a last resort, we spray a material like copper or sulfur – both of which are approved for organic production. And when it appears that there is nothing else to do, we harvest early. Last weekend, weeks ahead of normal, we began harvesting garlic and onions. So far, so good. I’d like to tuck the whole farm indoors until all this blows over.

Have a great week,

Ted

Recipes

I made this zucchini butter pasta last week with the green and yellow squash from our shares - highly recommend! If we end up with broccoli, this broccoli and farro salad is always great as well! And if we get beets (or if you still have yours from last week), use them along with your cucumbers and scallions to make holodnik, a traditional Russian chilled soup.

Rachael Maingot