Spoutwood Farm CSA Harvest Guide: Week 6- July 14, 2005
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**** Happy Bastille Day! ****
MILD CRISIS DOWN ON THE FARM!! The Farm has its most significant shortfall of members in 6 years. In order to meet budget and pay our farmers appropriately, we need 20 more paying members. Certainly charitable donations would also offset the deficit and would not be turned down (Spoutwood is a non-profit, donations are tax-deductible). Tell your friends and family! Remember you can receive a $32 rebate with a successful referral. Have interested people contact Liz (717-235-9272) or Rob (717-235-6610). Large shares are regularly $550 and medium shares are regularly $340. Prorated prices for each week missed are as follows, $20/large and $10/medium.
WORK HOURS: Please contact Liz ASAP (by phone or e-mail) to confirm a day and time you are planning to work on your share hours. THIS IS IMPORTANT! We need to know in advance that we have help on the schedule.
Big Juicy Thanks to all those who came out on Saturday for the Mud Party. We were surely tuckered out by the end, but we had a banner turnout and managed to finish the final coat on the exterior of the Straw Bale Greenhouse by 5pm. Hallelujah!
Peas – Last of the peas. Eat whole, cut up and put in salads, stir-fry, etc.
Green Beans – “We have a Beananza,” was the way our resident punster Tom Harbold reported it in the field. Ah yes, there are beans! Try a marinating recipe or freeze for later use or gobble them all up now.
Broccoli – These side shoots have been forced by the recent rain. Cook the whole shoot, tender stems and all. Wash well because we had to spray Bacillus Thuringensis (Bt) for cabbage worms.
Beets –All three Beets: Golden, Dark Red and Chioggia. Because they are such pretty colors, we like to slice very thinly to adorn salads. But if you are predisposed to cook or pickle with the dill in your share, who are we to stop you. Beet greens are a delight in salads or cooked like spinach. We love to steam them lightly and put butter or olive oil and seasonings on. Yum!
Kohlrabi – Veggie of the week. See reverse.
Cucumbers – Oh how wonderful a freshly sliced cucumber. Try with peanut butter on crackers or bread./
Lettuce – is quickly bolting in the heat so you could find it a tad bitter.
Swiss Chard—Both the Bright Lights and the Fordhook Giant (green) Chard don’t do as well in the hot season, but you should receive some about every other week.
Herbs – Basil and Mint
Flowers – African marigolds or zinnia, dill flowers, fiery red bee balm, fluffy meadow rue, red or pink celosia (cockscomb), and snowball hydrangea.
Recipe of the Week: Spiced Kohlrabi with Cheese
4 Kohlrabi
pn Salt
2 tb Butter
2 tb All purpose flour
1 c Milk
1/4 c Grated American cheese
1 tb Chopped parsley
1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
Cut off tops and pare the thickened stems of kohlrabi. Slice stems and drop into boiling salted water to cover. Cook for about 20 min or until barely tender. Drain well. Boil tender leaves separate in same manner; drain well. Chop leaves very fine and combine with stems. Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Add flour and stir well. Gradually add milk and cheese and cook, stirring constantly until cheese is melted. Add kohlrabi and cook until heated through. Garnish with parsley and ground nutmeg.
Many CSA members have asked about this not-in-every –grocery-store-vegetable called Kohlrabi so here is the scoop:
Kohlrabi is a German word that means “cabbage-turnip”. This vegetable may look like a “turnipy” root but it is really a cabbage. The large, bulb-shaped part is actually the fat stem of the cabbage which grows above the ground.
Kohlrabi is one of the few common vegetables of Northern European Origin. There are two kinds, the white (or light green that you see in Spoutwood’s harvest) and a purple. Kohlrabi has a sturdy shelf life; it can be stored in the refridge without its’ leaves up to three weeks.
Surprise, surprise this cabbage packs a lot of health-power. Here are the top five contenders:
Indoles (anti-cancer good stuff which may becomes more beneficial when heated).
Sulpforiphane
Isothiocynates
Vitamin C
Potassium
How does one prepare a kohlrabi for eating? Remember it’s a cabbage!
Peel then shred raw for salads, cole-slaws and even tabbouleh.
Peel then slice raw for finger food and dips.
Peel then cube to braise in soups and stews.
Peel then slice or julienne for stir-fry.
Peel and prepare as you would mashed potatoes.
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