Here's a recipe I like for cabbage (in my efforts to get the
Rancho Chico cabbage salsa or as close to it as possible):
Cabbage Salsa (I think I got this from Epicurius):
1/2 head cabbage, chopped
1/2 red onion, diced
handful or so of cherry tomatoes (or any kind of tomatoes
you like)
1 jalapeno diced (or any hot petter -- Caso's actually
has a beautiful, hot, VERY tasty manzano pepper that is round and orange)
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 limes' worth of fresh squeezed juice
1/2 tsp sugar
Mix. Chill. Enjoy 1-2 hr later (or the next day
and the next and...). :)
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| The 10th box of the season. Photo by Shannon Gilbert |
Greetings Folks! Here we are with our 11th
box of 2012, almost at the middle of the season already! Here at the little farm I'm feeling
proud about some crops we're accomplishing. Our sweet peppers are doing well and producing on schedule,
early compared to most home gardens who don't have season extensions. The hot peppers are ripening as
well. And the melons are forming
up nicely. Our tomatoes seem to
have taken a break from the ripening trend they were on, but they'll be back
soon! For now, we have little bits
of our crops or you've already received a couple of times. Like eggplant, which the Tonasket Co-op
bought! Cucumbers, which Glover
Street Market bought. Summer
Squash, which Arrowleaf Bistro bought. Some of you bought
our green beans and cilantro and basil.
I'm so grateful, because we really don't want to have to sell at Farmers
Market. That would make the busy
farm work 6 days a week and it seems like our little kids wouldn't want us to
do farmers markets. They still
like lots of our attention, and if they were at market with us they would run
around all crazy and disappear and climb high in the trees and play at the
river. . . so, we'll keep
focusing on wholesale and CSA.
Those crops I mention will be in your boxes soon, and we'll continue to
be grateful for the stores and restaurants who buy from us as well. And, we'll be using the technique of
giving ½ of you one food and the other ½ the other food, then flipping the
provisions for the next week.
Have you received any emails from me? If not, please
email me your address and I'll add you to the CSA 2012 List, that way you'll
know what food is available for preserving/events or you'll get a newsletter
update as necessary, etc. Thanks!
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| Micro greens are an exciting new crop for 8th Street Greens this year! Shannon gently removes the seedpods from the sunshoots. |
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| These are sunflower shoots. |
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| These are stunning Amaranth shoots. |
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| Micro greens are kept under shade cloth so they stay nice and tender! |
Cheese Shares: enclosed is a note from Clare of
Larkhaven Farmstead Cheeses about proper care of your cheese. We forgot to put it in your box last
week, but here ya' go anyways!
It's handy info. For future reference, anyhow!
Bread Shares: How about that fresh, soft Ciabatta
loaf last week? I went crazy
eating slabs of it with chevre or butter, salted tomato slices, and loads of
basil! Whew! That's a flavor I wait for all spring.
. .!
Egg Shares: best
vitamins ever, right?! I've been
lovin' sauteed summer squash with butter and thyme, then crack in an egg and
stir it up. Yum! Or cabbage sauteed with herb of choice
and some curry, then crack in the egg and spray it with Braggs or soy
sauce. Different Yum! Last week
Big River Breakfast made a summer squash egg wrap with tomato, mozzarella and
basil. Squash and basil from
us! Good Eats! Thanks to Julie for educatin' and
providin'!!!
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| The 11th box of the season. Photo by Shannon Gilbert |
This week's box: Original Salad 1/3 lb, Kohlrabi,
Famosa or Parel Cabbage, ample Bag of Cilantro, 2 Leeks, 2
Bulbs of Fresh Killarney Red Garlic, and 1 Hungarian Hot Wax Yellow
Pepper: all from 8th
Street Greens. 1 little bunch of Carrots,
from Yonder Farm (it was going to be Snow Peas from them but they got lower
yield this week than expected and the hail damaged a lot of them). The Early Star peaches are from
Applecart Fruit of Tonasket, Organic. And the Large Shares got Green Beans. Fruit Shares: The
peaches are Early Red Havens from Filaree Fruit. He's providing Fancy Grade for us. He said he'd have some fancies despite
the hail, yaaaay! He also got lots
of 2nds and canner grade this week because of the hail, please call him at
846-3480 for ordering details. The
Apples are Vista Bella, J.C.'s first summer apples. The berries are Black Raspberries. I ordered Blackberries. Oh well! Next
year I'll have lots of blackberries producing for all of you!
Cabbage keeps well, so put it in your produce drawer and
save it for later if need be.
You'll get cabbage one or two more times. The garlic is fresh, not cleaned or trimmed. I thought it'd be fun to share the
garlic the way we get it, so super fresh.
You'll notice a different smell and that it's a different way of peeling
it. The skins of bulb and cloves
are not yet cured, so they are still soft and alive feeling, plant-like. Garlic is Medicine and delicious!
Thanks and Cheers to an Exciting Season!!! ~~Shannon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
