Hellgate CSA

Every week we receive wonderful farm fresh foods and then have to figure out how to use them all before the next week when more wonderful farm fresh foods arrive. Sometimes it is just a challenge to figure out what the item IS, let alone how to eat it all before it goes bad or you are inundated with more yummy food.

Don’t forget, Order Deadline is Wednesday, June 23rd for the Tuesday, June 29th Delivery!

This week is the first week of the fruit and herb shares as well as veggie shares. Please keep in mind this will mean more produce and more people in the same space so be prepared for a little line, bring bags and enjoy the awesome fresh food this week!

Vegetable Share
- lettuce
- mustard greens
- curly cress
- lavender
- swiss chard
- sugar snap peas

Fruit Share
- Apples
- Cherries

Herb Share
- sage
- dill

Happy Monday Everyone!

Those of you with Fruit and Herb shares, next week is the first distribution.

For those of you with Veggie shares, here is tomorrow's share menu:

- Strawberries
- Lettuce
- dried black beans
- cilantro
- asparagus

Don't forget bags and please take a look at your schedule this month as we
still need volunteers for many slots!

Happy eating!

Don’t forget, Order Deadline is Thursday, June 10th for the Tuesday, June 15th Delivery!

Farm Notes from Nancy

The finalized CSA schedule is finally done for all the groups! This always feels like a monumental task when we begin and once the routes are sketched out, it all falls into place. If you have not already received and email showing your schedule, be on the lookout for this today.

The Farmers markets we attend are in full spring/summer swing. On Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning we load the van with coolers and head to Saratoga to see our local customers. This market runs all year round and has been great in getting the community involved; it is a busy market with lots of variety. On Sunday we head for Dorset VT; a lovely old architecture village just to our east over the first ridge of the Green Mountains. This market is held on a green and seems more like a festival and community meeting morning.

This week I was intrigued by the inclusion of jerusalem artichokes in our initial season share (I thought for sure we'd get radishes!).  I didn't want to eat them raw, nor did I want to roast them, so I searched the internet for something interesting and tasty-sounding.  I found that in these jerusalem artichoke fritters, which I prepared last night.  

Note from Green Thumb Farm:

Welcome back for another Season!

Our season of growing is in full swing. Many of our crops are in the ground and ahead of schedule from last year. Our Strawberry crop was the earliest since we've been growing them (over 45 years). We've never picked berries before the 1st of June - but this year we have.
Because of the early season our Farm Tour and strawberry picking is moved up to June 19th, a Saturday. It is open to all CSA members, including immediate family of members and share partners. A walking tour of one of our early fields with peas, lettuces, squash and beans will be followed by picking - 1 quart per person, no charge for tour and berries.

Last month, I made (and wrote about) a really tasty dish of quinoa, melted leeks and a poached egg. It sounded good when I first looked at the recipe, but was blown away by how it tasted all together - nutty, salty, buttery, rich but not heavy.  Fantastic. However, the melted leeks really stood out in the whole thing.  I wrote: 

First Share Salad

Good morning Hellgate CSA Members,

The first distribution for those of you with VEGETABLE SHARES is tomorrow, June 8th, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. There will be cookies and lemonade served in the back and some core members will be there to meet and greet you.

A few notes:
- Bring bags for your veggies. If you have extra plastic bags, please bring them to donate to others who may need them. There will be a spot at the front of the line for the extra plastic bags.