Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

What a treat to have donut peaches in the fruit share today.  Here’s a bit of info on donut peaches, via hormel.com (of all places!)
Donut Peach
A variety of white Peach that originated in Asia. The name [...]

This is another beautiful recipe from Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks.
Plum and Peach Crisp
Fruit:
1 pound ripe peaches
1 pound ripe plums
1/4 cup natural cane sugar (or brown sugar)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoons arrowroot (or cornstarch)
a scant 1/2 teaspoon orange blossom water (opt)
Crisp:
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour (all-purpose flour)
1/2 cup natural cane sugar [...]

Thanks to the Prarieland CSA in Champaign/Urbana, IL for this delicious sounding recipe.
Kohlrabi Gratin
4-6 kohlrabi with leaves
1 T butter or olive oil
1 clove garlic
2-3 T sliced green or bulb onion
3-4 c stock
3-4 T flour
salt and pepper to taste
2 ounces sharp cheddar or other strong cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Remove greens from kohlrabi [...]

At distribution today you may have been mystified at those funny looking root vegetables at the end of the table. Well, that’s kohlrabi, one of the brassicas; the most familiar brassica is broccoli, so they are related. And actually, it’s not a root vegetable, technically - the edible globe is the plant’s swollen [...]

We received this note from a CSA member today:
I am a member of the CSA and it’s my first year and I love it - BUT I’m a student and I’ve had a summer session class on Tuesdays for the past two weeks and my fall session I’ll also have a Tuesday class. I [...]