CSA July 18-24
7/18/2010 10:21am by Andre Cantelmo
This weather has been something; heat, heat and more heat! In the last week we have received 1.85 inches of rain, which is enough to help the crops grow some without irrigation, but not enough to make up for what we have missed out on. Most of the corn has rebounded and the corn that cannot be irrigated should mature fine. We seem to be in a little bit of a rain shadow around here, because many other parts of the region received quite a bit more rain than us as of late.
New potatoes are in the share this week, but not many. We have to go a long way down the row for these goodies, so there quantities are limited at first. If you haven't had a new potatoe before, you are in for a treat. It is nothing like a mature potato and does not require as much cooking. Right now some more rain would help the potatoes mature. Our early planting for new potatoes will last for a week, but after that we will rely on our main crop for more new potatoes. Significant rain would help!
For those who pick up on Sunday or Monday and did not receive corn last week you may take that corn at any time as a credit. I don't imagine that many of you with a full share will be able to use 18 ears of corn this week!
This week's share:
Full Share Half Share
2 tomatoes 1 tomato
2 slicers or 4 pickles 1 slicer or 2 pickles
1.5 lbs beans .75 lbs beans
4 carrots 2 carrots
2 sweet onions 1 sweet onion or 1 garlic
1 garlic 6 ears of corn
1 lettuce 1/2pt blueberries or pt pyo
1 pt BB or 1 qt pyo 1 bell pepper or 1 eggplant
12 ears corn 1/2 lb new potatoes
1 bell pepper
1 eggplant
1lb new potatoes
2 choices 1 choice
Choose from: Kohlrabi,chard,beets,radicchio, escarole, napa cabbage
Enjoy! Greg
New potatoes are in the share this week, but not many. We have to go a long way down the row for these goodies, so there quantities are limited at first. If you haven't had a new potatoe before, you are in for a treat. It is nothing like a mature potato and does not require as much cooking. Right now some more rain would help the potatoes mature. Our early planting for new potatoes will last for a week, but after that we will rely on our main crop for more new potatoes. Significant rain would help!
For those who pick up on Sunday or Monday and did not receive corn last week you may take that corn at any time as a credit. I don't imagine that many of you with a full share will be able to use 18 ears of corn this week!
This week's share:
Full Share Half Share
2 tomatoes 1 tomato
2 slicers or 4 pickles 1 slicer or 2 pickles
1.5 lbs beans .75 lbs beans
4 carrots 2 carrots
2 sweet onions 1 sweet onion or 1 garlic
1 garlic 6 ears of corn
1 lettuce 1/2pt blueberries or pt pyo
1 pt BB or 1 qt pyo 1 bell pepper or 1 eggplant
12 ears corn 1/2 lb new potatoes
1 bell pepper
1 eggplant
1lb new potatoes
2 choices 1 choice
Choose from: Kohlrabi,chard,beets,radicchio, escarole, napa cabbage
Enjoy! Greg
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