Friday June 27th
This week is the second to last Spring CSA basket... We had to skip a week along the way making summer baskets start a week later but all in all it wasn't too bad! And if things keep up as they are it's going to be a fantastic summer! Even as I sold tomato plants in May with my tuque on, when people asked me what my predictions for summer were I was still quite optimistic.
This week we made the decision to bring in our older layers for processing, they still should have had a steady month or so of laying but with the stress they suffered due to the hawk they slowed down dramatically, we feared that to wait for them to start laying again would not be worth it. Our new flock is due to start laying anytime. As for this week, we divided all the eggs we had for a total of seven eggs each.
In this weeks baskets:
1 bag of Chez Nous Mix
1 bag of Heirloom Lettuce Mix
1 bag of Swiss Chard
1 of Escarole/Endive
1 Garlic Scape
1 herb: Sage and Basil (If you haven't tried brown butter sage yet...it's good with everything from steak to pasta!!!)
Half of you got a cucumber and the other half will get one next week
On the farm this week: we planted Sweet Potatoes for the first time
This week is the second to last Spring CSA basket... We had to skip a week along the way making summer baskets start a week later but all in all it wasn't too bad! And if things keep up as they are it's going to be a fantastic summer! Even as I sold tomato plants in May with my tuque on, when people asked me what my predictions for summer were I was still quite optimistic.
This week we made the decision to bring in our older layers for processing, they still should have had a steady month or so of laying but with the stress they suffered due to the hawk they slowed down dramatically, we feared that to wait for them to start laying again would not be worth it. Our new flock is due to start laying anytime. As for this week, we divided all the eggs we had for a total of seven eggs each.
In this weeks baskets:
1 bag of Chez Nous Mix
1 bag of Heirloom Lettuce Mix
1 bag of Swiss Chard
1 of Escarole/Endive
1 Garlic Scape
1 herb: Sage and Basil (If you haven't tried brown butter sage yet...it's good with everything from steak to pasta!!!)
Half of you got a cucumber and the other half will get one next week
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| For those that don't know....scapes are part of the garlic plant that we cut off in spring, they are milder than garlic and delicious! |
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| Grilled scapes for breakfast.. |
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| I also used scapes and Swiss Chard for a gnocchi dish this week. If you've never made homemade potato Gnocchi before it's so easy and goes good with fresh veggies of any kind... Here's a link to the recipe I always use: Step by step potato gnocchi |
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| I had my gnocchi over a bed of Swiss Chard with a brown butter sage sauce and mushroom ragu. |
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| Last week I gave you broccoli leaves. I needed to share with you something I tried that was so delicious! Broccoli leaf chips. Few tablespoons of Olive or Coconut Oil and a few drops of fresh lemon, maple syrup, hot sauce, garlic powder and salt. Bake at 400 . They cook really fast and didn't need any flipping. |
On the farm this week: we planted Sweet Potatoes for the first time
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| Onions, leeks and celery coming along great.. |
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| First tomatoes are ripening |
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| Weighing out the Swiss Chard |
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| Peas next week! |
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