Volume 23, Week 8
Full share &🌼yellow🌼 half shares
218 Gates Avenue between Classon and Franklin
(IMPACCT Brooklyn at the Gibbs Mansion)
5:00 to 7:30 pm
Week 8 News
Wild Blueberry shares continue this week! Important note for members with blueberry shares: blueberries are arriving in bulk and individual shares will be weighed on site - PLEASE make sure to bring a container for your share! !
Granola pop up! Fort Greene Granola will be popping up with fresh batches of their super-healthy Original and Faraway Spice flavors in addition to their new invention, Ballpark Classic , a blend that combines the nostalgic flavors of a baseball stadium (Peanuts, Cracker Jack, Pretzels, etc.) into one salty-sweet snack!
This week’s share
Assorted tomatoes
Lettuce
Kale
Fennel
Beets
Cucumbers
Zucchini and/or summer squash
Beans
Yellow onions
Fruit: blueberries from Yonder Farm
Extras: eggs, bread, coffee, blueberries, and flowers :)
News from Windflower Farm
Distribution No. 8, Week of July 22, 2024
Alternaria, a fungal pathogen, has moved into our cantaloupes. It’s a little like having the Gambino crime family move into the neighborhood. Alternaria plays a mean game. Like the mafia’s money laundering, its protection racket, and its hardball sanitation business, Alternaria has a diversified portfolio: the genus Alternaria goes after virtually every crop on the farm. One species causes leaf spot of cantaloupe, watermelon and cucumber, another causes early blight of potato and tomato, and a third causes purple blotch of onion and leek, to name a few. Fittingly, Top Cop, an elemental copper spray, is the organic growers’ go-to Alternaria remedy. Nate will be on the spray rig tomorrow morning, making our neighborhood safe again.
Have a great week, Ted
Recipes
Anticipating a lot of fennel in the swap box, which is a shame because it’s very good and very versatile! If you’re okay with the licorice-y flavor , try it raw in a salad w/ blue cheese and apples - if not, try it with pasta, roasted with chilli and lemon, or with olives, capers, and tomatoes