WEEK 12; August 25, 2022
What’s in the box?
cucumbers
fennel
onions
carrots
peppers
kale
basil
tomatoes
Notes on the box.
Basil leaves should stay dry and they aren’t big fans of the refrigerator. My preferred way to keep basil is in a little glass of water on the counter like a bouquet of flowers. Then it will smell nice in your kitchen until you are ready to eat them! Fresh basil and tomatoes with feta on a pizza? Yum!
Tomatoes should also be stored out of the fridge if you plan on eating them fresh. They will get mealy otherwise.
Cosmic Wheel Creamery Cheese Shares.
This week we have some feta and our gouda style that we call Deneb. If you want to keep your feta longer than a week, you can make a brine to store it in. Mix 1 cup of water and 2 tsp of salt. Put the feta in and make sure it’s completely submerged in the brine. It should last about 3 weeks in the brine. Another delicious way to store feta is in olive oil with herbs and dried chili. Here’s a recipe
Recipes.
White Bean and Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing
Cucumber Fennel Refrigerator Pickles
Shaved Carrot and Fennel Salad With Honey Vinaigrette
On the Farm.
its been a strange growing pattern this summer. many summer crops came up fast and early and faded out fast with plenty of time left for more. But the tomatoes just keep hanging out, not ripening very fast, lots of fruit on the vine so we will have an abundance here soon. normally we get all the way through August with corn, squash, melons etc. but not this year. We’ll start cutting winter squash next week for some cured delecata in two weeks. and with a steady pattern of warmer weather we will make adjustments to planting schedules. We’ve got more broccoli coming, cabbage, romanesco, cauliflower, more basil, more cilantro, radishes, turnips, arugula and some nice salad mixes. it might feel a little light this week, but the weather now is setting us up for an abundant fall.
Next Week.
Leeks
carrots
beets
head lettuce
tomatoes
peppers
beans?
plus more