Share List for June 26

Share items for week of June 23 & 26:
1 bu sweet salad turnips
1 head escarole OR Endive
1 head red lettuce
1 head romaine lettuce
1 bu kale
1 bu Swiss Chard
1 bu parsley
1 bu cilantro
1 pint snow peas
2 zucchini

Fruit share:3 pints local New Jersey and Long Island blueberries and 1 pint choice of gooseberries, currants, blueberries or raspberries
Flower share: potted or cut flowers

Tips for making the most of your CSA share!

Check out the following blogs for advice on how to make the most of your CSA share and deal with some of the challenges you might face, like getting this week's giant heads of lettuce into your refrigerator.

The Crisper Whisperer: 10 Secrets for Making the Most of your CSA

Nourishing Words: My Top Ten Tips for Loving Your CSA Experience

Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn - Seven Tips for Managing Your CSA

The Adventures of Ernie Bufflo - CSA Tips and Tricks

Don't forget to share recommended recipes. Send recipes to kwtcsa@gmail.com!

Bok Choy Recipe

Mark Bittman's Bok Choy with Shiitake and Oyster Sauce
(plus video)

Share List for June 16th 2010

This week we are bagging greens ourselves, to eliminate the confusion. However it takes two staff members almost a whole day, and uses up a lot of bags which will get thrown out later. So that is the tradeoff.

VEG SHARE:

1 bag mesclun lettuce, .5 lb

1 bag spinach, 1 lb

1 bu cilantro

1 bu bok choi

5 garlic scapes

1 pint snow peas

1 head lettuce

FRUIT SHARE: NOTE: this is the last week of strawberries. The season started extremely early this year (around May 8) and usually lasts only about 4-5 weeks. That is why more fruit is not included this week because strawberries are in short supply already. We will make up for it with incr. quantity over the next few weeks.

2 pints strawberries

2 stalks of rhubarb

FLOWER SHARE:

1 large potted flower (Dahlia or Snapdragons) OR 1 bunch lavender AND 1 small potted flower (nasturtium or chamomile)

more rhubarb recipes

For rhubarb enthusiasts, see the following links for recipes!

Rhubarb Crumb Bars

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble

Rustic Rhubarb Tarts

Ginger Rhubarb Galettes (vegan)

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (vegan)

Bags for the People

The first CSA distribution of the season is tomorrow! Remember to bring your bags:

Here is how to make a reusable bag out of a t-shirt from Bags For The People

June Events in Garden

There are several free fun events in the community garden this month:

Monday 7/14 at 7:00PM - Dana Brand Reading
Author of "Last Days of Shea" and "Metsfan"
Location: in the Community Garden on E. 4th Street between Caton and Ft. Hamilton

Sunday 6/20 at 2.00PM - Jazz performance in the garden
with Vinnie Sperezza and friends.

Monday 6/21 - Poetry on the summer solstice
with Pam Grossman and friends

canning tips

If anyone is interested in canning, here is an article of the subject

Ideas for using Rhubarb

Link to recipe for Rhubarb Mousse

share list for June 12th

Garden of Eve CSA Share for week of June 9-12, 2010

VEG SHARE:

1 lb potatoes
1 lb mesclun lettuce
.3 lb spinach (1 quart container, or about ½ of a produce bag, packed lightly)
1 bu cilantro
1 bu bok choi
1 bu sweet salad turnips
4 garlic scapes

FRUIT SHARE:

3 pints strawberries
2-3 stalks of rhubarb

EGG SHARE:
½ dozen pastured eggs

FLOWER SHARE:

1 large dahlia pot (Roslyn, Bayport, Riverhead) OR 1 bunch lavender AND 1 potted snapdragon (NYC sites)

Reminder Food Survey

Thanks to everyone who completed the survey that Just Food and Mount Sinai are conducting regarding the eating habits of the Just Food community.

If you haven't filled it out yet please let us know what you are eating!

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/304790/What-do-you-eat



Sincerely,

Paula Lukats
Just Food