Share # 14, September 17, 2011

Angie helps to bring in the harvest with style!


IN THE BOX:

Kale

Green Beans

Tomatoes

Garlic

Onions

Beets

Cabbage

Potatoes

Mizuna ( Asian green)

Radicchio

Green/red pepper

Eggplant

Zucchini/Summer squash

Arugula


NOTES FROM THE FIELD:

With predictions of patchy frost for Thursday night, some of the farm crew hopefully protected the tender zucchini and summer squash.
We put sprinklers on other areas, since extra moisture makes the plants less vulnerable to frost.

The newsletter gets written on Thursday night so...we shall see! Only one frosty night is predicted and then warming temperatures for the rest of the month suggest a lot more harvest time is ahead!



NOTES FROM THE FROG HOLLER RECIPE BOX

Lots to work with (or play with) in your box this week! Days are numbered for the tender veggies such as tomatoes, green beans, zucchini and eggplant, but the hardy root vegetables and greens are happy as, well, hardy vegetables! But we are still officially in the summer season until Sept. 22, so why not whip up a batch of Ratatouille, a classic French summer dish! Almost all the ingredients are in your share this week; you'll have to supply the herbs from another source - maybe your own herb garden?

We enjoyed a delivery this week from Maan, our Lebanese neighbor who has cooked up authentic Middle Eastern food for the farm crew just about once a week all summer. And that's no small feat for a large group of hungry farm hands! We supply the veggies and Maan cooks the food; this week we snapped green beans for him and received his classic Lebanese Green Bean Dish in return. Lucky us! If you came to Holler Fest and got in on the Lebanese cuisine Saturday evening, you ate Maan's cooking. It didn't last very long; folks line up fast for what has become a Holler Fest tradition!

Radicchio is a new addition to the box this week. There are several varieties of this popular Italian bitter green. This appears to be a variation of the Castelfranco version, not the dark red "Chioggia" heads that you may have seen in the grocery store. The characteristic strong flavor is all there, and it pairs well with other strong-flavored foods. Here are two radicchio recipes that also use the arugula in your box. Buon appetito!

NOTES FROM THE FROG HOLLER SHARE BOX:

There are four more shares after today's share. That means the bi-weekly shareholders will each receive two more boxes; full shareholders will receive four. We will be posting an online evaluation form in the next week or two; we appreciate and value your feedback! The bi-weekly share was a new option this year; we are interested to hear how it went for folks. So stay tuned for the form but most of all, for the next four weeks, enjoy your veggies!

Have a great week!