June 25, 2016 - Share #1

A vegetative work of art!

WHAT'S IN  THE BOX:

Lettuces

Kale

Kohlrabi

Radishes

Beets

Broccoli

Garlic Scapes

Scallions

Parsley

NOTES FROM THE BOX:


Kohlrabi is a light greenish root vegetable that sort of looks like a miniature UFO!? Garlic Scapes are the thin, slightly twirly bunch of veggies that stand in nicely until we harvest our garlic crop. Garlic Scapes are milder than clove garlic, so use liberally! Everything else should be familiar, and delicious!

RECIPE IDEAS:

At the farm this week, we used peeled raw kohlrabi slices as dippers for hummus - fresh and tasty! If you're in the mood for something warm, try this Roasted Kohlrabi variation.

We had a box of "seconds" radishes that had splits in them so we incorporated radishes into many meals. Roasted radishes made their richly mellow radish appearance several times. Poached Radishes were an elegant side dish in one meal; we didn't have the recommended French Breakfast radishes but it worked just fine. And at the same meal we had Radish Sandwiches, with slices of Old World Rye Bread from our farmer's market neighbors, Mill Pond Bakery. The dark earthy bread, rich creamy butter ( we use Calder Farms), and crisp brightly-flavored radish slices make a delicious collaboration! Get the best quality ingredients you can find, and enjoy!

NOTES FROM THE FARM:

A little tour around the early summer farm:

We just planted our late tomatoes in the "hoophouse". Don't look like much, do they?

Here are the early tomatoes, looking pretty good so far!

and here is where the early tomatoes spent most of their spring - under row cover wraps! Now the peppers and eggplant are ready to emerge - and be weeded!

This is a depressing photo of what our entire row of cilantro looks like - chewed up by groundhogs! :-(

Our neighbor Tom Hines, who regularly appears in these newsletters, has spent the week hauling "brown gold" for us - aged manure from a local horse farm.

What's a newsletter without a chicken photo? Here are some of our happy birds eating their salad!

NOTES FROM OFF THE FARM: 

Frog Holler farmer Billy King and Frog Holler intern Daniela Risquez will perform Saturday, June 25, at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tearoom. Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, organic farmer Billy King shares an evening of his original music and tasteful covers. "Dani", our newest intern who sang professionally in Venezuela before coming to the States, will back up Billy as well as share her own unique vocal styling. A great night of organic music! 8:30 in the Tearoom.

Billy and Dani at The Ark's Open Stage

Have a great week everyone!