Farm Happenings

Don’t forget that this Saturday (7/26) 9-11AM is a U-pick day! Come on out to grab some extra veggies, herbs, or flowers.

The farm is hiring! Please share this opportunity with folks who may be interested. Full time positions available.

As always, if you need to pick up your share late, on Friday at the farm from 7:30-4pm, please text Kristi to let her know.

You-Pick this week:

Currently available: Flowers, herbs, okra, cherry tomatoes, beans (yellow, purple, and green), and edamame.

Here is our handy-dandy guide for you-pick, including where to find the field, harvest methods, and other useful information.

Farm Stand this week:

• Beets – $4/pound
• Cabbage – $3-4/head depending on size
• Carrots – $4/pound
• Corn seconds- $0.50/ear
• Cucumbers – $1/each
• Cucumbers, pickling – $3/quart
• Eggplant – $1.50-2/each depending on size
• Honey – $14
• Melons – $3-4 depending on size
• Peppers, Bell – $1/each
• Peppers, Bullhorn –
• Peppers, hot/specialty – 3 for $1
• Shallots – $1-2 each, depending on size, or $3/quart
• Summer squash (Zucchini Mexicana, Patty Pan, and Yellow squash), $1-1.50/each depending on size
• Tomatoes – $3.50/pound hybrid, $4/pound heirloom

CSA Share this week:

• Cabbage
• Cucumbers
• Green beans
• Summer squash/Zucchini
• Tomatoes
• Mixed peppers

Recipes & Tips for This Week’s Share

A great recipe that incorporates items from this week’s share and farm stand is this Cucumber-Melon salsa, great for the hot weather!

An interesting flavor combination to try with our peppers from farm stand is this Lemon-cumin peppers recipe.

Looking for a new way to use your zucchini? Try this Baked zucchini and tomatoes.

As always, there are many more recipes on our blog! Let us know if there’s a recipe you use our veggies in, we’d love to include it.