What’s in the box?

carrots
zucchini/ summer squash
sweet corn
tomatoes
onions
spinach
cilantro
salad mix (medium and large)
cucumbers
garlic
watermelon (large)

Notes on the box

Store sweetcorn, and all your other veggies in the fridge. Garlic and onions can go in our stay on the counter, but they aren’t cured for long term storage.
As always, remove the tops from the carrots before putting them in the fridge.
Tomatoes should be stored stem side down on the counter, out of the fridge. If they are getting too ripe, you can keep them in the fridge, but the texture and flavor may change a little. Not a big deal of you are planning on cooking with them.

Cosmic Wheel Creamery Cheese Shares.

Take note! If you signed up for 10 cheese share deliveries and have not used a hold, this is your last cheese delivery! If you want to get a cheese share in the future, I have added the option in our store of adding a cheese share to a delivery or you can add cheese to all of your deliveries. Follow the link in your delivery email.

This week we have cheese curds… always a favorite for snacking! We also have a cheese that was made last year. It’s a grana style that’s very firm and dry. It’s good for grating over pasta or on salads. The recipe isn’t quite where I want it to be, so there’s no name. I’ll keep working on the recipe, but it’s one of those things that takes a long time to figure out if changes in the recipe are working since it has to age for over a year!

Recipes.

Fresh Grilled Corn Salsa
shuck an ear of corn and grill it on each side on a hot griddle or cast iron skillet. remove from heat and allow to cool. While it’s cooling, finely dice some onion, a bell pepper, a hot pepper (optional), mince a clove of garlic, and dice a few tomatoes, and chop fresh cillantro. Cut kernels from the corn cob. Mix everything together and salt and fresh lime juice to taste. You can also add a can of drained and rinsed black beans. Enjoy with tortilla chips or on tacos.

Roasted Cauliflower and suggestions for use

77 Cucumber Recipes in case you are in need of inspiration!

On the Farm.

This week we are basking in some summer glory. Josh is in his happy place with all the sweet corn he can eat! We’ve eaten BLTs or veggie sandwiches almost every day for the last 2 weeks.

Last weekend we got to go to the Polk County Fair. We love to see the kids showing animals and have a look at all the chickens and rabbits and horses and alpacas. All the cool 4H arts and crafts. We partake in some fair food and maybe some rides.

We also were grateful to get to have Ken Meter, one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S. (and also a CSA member!) come out to help our local Farmers Union chapter brainstorm on some ideas to improve our local food movement. We are trying to find lasting ways to build community around local food, make food from our farms more accessible, protect natural resources that we all depend on, and make our rural economy less extractive and more vibrant. If you are interested in food systems, a great place to learn some more is in Ken Meter’s book Building Community Food Webs. Here’s an article from Civil Eats to learn a little more.

Happy cooking and happy eating!

Ken Meter and Farmers Union members who are working on a local food alliance and brainstorming ideas to build community around local food, make food from our farms more accessible, protect natural resources that we all depend on, and keep our rural economy diverse and vibrant.