What’s in the box?

tomatoes! (medium and large shares)
corn
onions
celery
cucumbers
pepper
broccoli
carrots
zucchini/summer squash
cauliflower (small and large shares)

Notes on the box.

First Tomatoes of the season! Yum! and more to come! Tomatoes are best stored with the stem side facing down on your counter. They tend to get a little mealy and flavor isn’t as great if stored in the fridge, but if you are going to be cooking with them, putting them in the fridge isn’t a big deal. Enjoy!
Sweet corn! Store it in the fridge. We pick it right before we pack it so it’s good and fresh. The sooner you eat it the better it will taste. We go for corn on the cob within the first couple days of picking. Just a pot of simmering water, drop in the shucked and de-silked corn, let it simmer for maybe 3-5 minutes, get it out of the water and put on some butter, salt, and enjoy! If we don’t eat it all as corn on within the first few days, we like to cook it in a more involved recipe like chili, corn chowder, or a sauteed corn in pasta!
Celery is rough this season. We planted it in a higher spot with sandy soil so that it would be well drained if we had another wet year. But this year being super dry, the celery just didn’t size up. It’s got a super concentrated flavor, though. The stems are good in salads and leaves for stock.
Remember to remove the tops from the carrots for storage so that they don’t go limp!

Cosmic Wheel Creamery Cheese Shares.

Whole Milk Ricotta nd Aquilla, our raw milk aged Jack-style cheese. Time for some yummy desserts with the ricotta? The Aquilla is great for veggie cheese sandwiches… just mayo, spicy mustard, cucumber slices, tomato, bell peppers, and cheese. Dinner here almost every night this week! You can also cube it up to add to salads.

Recipes.

Chilled Cucumber, Celery, and Avocado Soup
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a pan. Add a diced onion, a bunch of diced celery stalks, 2 cloves of minced garlic to the pan and saute until tender. Add 2 cups of chicken or vegetable sock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until veggies are soft. Chill well. When fully chilled, transfer to a blender and add 1 seeded, unpeeled large cucumber or a couple of medium cucumbers and some chopped cilantro, dill, or other fresh herb of your choice. Blend well. Add 1/2 an avocado, diced and 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt (optional) and blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt. Garnish with more diced cucumber and avocado and serve.

Easy Broccoli Salad This recipe calls for chopping the broccoli into small florettes, but I like to use my food processor to make it go a little quicker. A few pulses and it’s ready to go. Add some shredded carrots, too!

Zucchini, Sweetcorn, and Chermoula I’m so excited to try this recipe!

Esquites Mexican Corn Salad A favorite here!

Creamy Corn Pasta with Basil

Sweetcorn, Ricotta, and Zucchini Fritters

On the farm.

Don’t forget to add mushrooms or coffee to your next delivery through the link with your name in the delivery email! Let me know if you have any questions.

Folks it’s been hot. I’m sure you all have been feeling it, too. We are doing our best to get everything done despite the heat. We got some serious rain last night and thankfully nothing came of the tornado warnings!