Volume 22, Week 7
Full share & šgreenš half shares
218 Gates Avenue between Classon and Franklin
(IMPACCT Brooklyn at the Gibbs Mansion)
5:00 to 7:30 pm
New - Granola Share!
New share alert!! Fort Greene Granola is offering full and half shares beginning July 27th! Theyāll be on site this week and next to give samples and answer any questions. The deadline to sign up is July 24th. For more information and to sign up, click here!
And just a few weekly remindersā¦
Box and container returns: There are a few items you can bring back to distribution for us to return to the farm! Please don't use the farm as a way to recycle damaged and dirty cartons and boxes. Also, please don't return used rubber bands and plastic bags.
Items we can accept:
clean egg cartons
clean maple bottle returns
pint and quart box returns, if they are clean and not stained with fruit juices.
Going out of town? Email the google group CHCSAHalfShare2023@clintonhillcsa.org. You may find someone who can swap pickup weeks with you!
This weekās share
Lettuce (Romaine and/or Green Oakleaf)
Dill
Kale
Kohlrabi
Fennel
Cucumbers
Zucchini and/or summer squash
Tomatoes!!
Extras: Eggs, bread
Fruit: Yonder Farmās peaches
News from Windflower Farm
Distribution #7, week of July 10
The tomatoes are beginning to ripen here. Nova (orange) and Red Pearl, two varieties of grape tomato, āRebelski, a red beefsteak, and Gin Fizz, a large yellow-orange tomato, are starting us off, along with smaller quantities of Cherokee Purple. All of these were seeded in mid-March, potted on in mid-April, transplanted to high tunnels in the second week of May, and then weeded, trellised, irrigated, and trellised again between mid-May and now. Itās time to realize the fruits of our labor. Just add mozzarella, pesto, and a little slice of toast.
Rain has just begun to fall. On the weather map, the storm appears to extend from North Carolina to just north of Albany. The forecast calls for rain to last into tomorrow afternoon and to deliver 3-5ā before itās over. Nate and I have come inside. Nate was mowing blueberry pathways; I was mowing down old crop debris and weeds. I chose not to do any tillage work today because I was afraid it might result in soil erosion. Nate has dashed outside to put sandbags on the fragile road to our back fields to divert water and prevent a washout. Salvador and company have opted to stay out in the rain to finish harvesting lettuce. I suggested tomato trellising or seeding in the greenhouse, but Salvador was determined. Their raingear is the heavy-duty stuff from Helly Hanson, and it should keep them dry. Candelaria looked doubtful.
Iām fond of most things containing zucchini, including muffins, cookies, and sautĆ©s. Iām snacking on toasted zucchini bread as I write this. And right now, Jan is spiralizing zucchini in the kitchen. It took her a minute to get the result she wanted, but now she is making long noodles. She might serve it raw and cold on this hot day, but sheās also going to lightly sautĆ© some of it on the stovetop with a little garlic and olive oil. Sheāll eventually add spaghetti sauce, veggie meatballs and parmesan. Garlic bread and an arugula salad round out the meal. Jan, who dislikes most pasta, believes she has found her alternative, and itās a healthy one.
An inch of rain has fallen in the first hour of the storm. A flash flood warning pops up on my phone. Salvador and his boys are bringing the tractor and wagon into the farmyard, crates of lettuce stacked high. Candelaria is walking behind them, smiling, as always, and relieved, I imagine, to be done for the day.
Have a great week, Ted
Recipes
For those who dare turn on the oven: roasted grape tomatoes and garlic in olive oil
For those who donāt: zucchini butter pasta
And if you canāt bear the idea of cooking at all: tzatziki dip
Did you know? Our website has recipes, food storage tips, and information about the vegetables you might come across in your share!