Hellgate CSA

Vegetable Share
lettuce
basil (red or green - red may be slightly stronger in taste)
mini tomatoes
mizuna
peppers-eggplant-summer squash mix
 
Fruit Share
TBD, most likely apples and pears
 
Tomato Shares today!
 
Thanks to all who stepped forward and signed up to volunteer. There is one slot open for setup tomorrow, FYI.
 

Fall is upon us. Our Summer crops will be coming to an end soon as our cooler weather crops begin - Tatsoi, pak-choi, bok choi, broccoli raab, arugula, red and green mustards, kales of varied types, broccoli, cauliflowers and more in the next two months. Beets, carrots, leeks and a few more tomotoes, summer squashs and some winter squash and beans will all be arriving at our pick-up sites.

Please see below about upcoming workshops on preparation of local food and eating local food throughout the year.

Vegetable Share
lettuce
cilantro
leeks
bok choi
radishes
eggplant-summer squash-tomato mix
 
Fruit Share
TBD, but most likely stone fruit and apples
 
Basil share! 
Beans & Flour (postponed from last week)!

Just a reminder that orders for next Tuesday's meat and dairy deliveries is midnight tonight! If you're interested in placing an order but haven't done so before, follow these instructions to get started.

Here's Nancy's updates on the goings-on at the farm:

Dear Members,

Vegetable Share
mini tomatoes
basil
tatsoi
lettuce
squash
peppers
eggplants (maybe)

Fruit Share
TBD, but most likely stone fruit and/or apples

Basil Share, Flour Share, and Bean Share this week, too!

No tomato shares from Farmer Bill this week.

Vegetable Share
lettuce
cucumbers
summer squash
dill
string beans
swiss chard

Fruit Share
TBD, probably more stone fruit

Herb Share
summer savory
mint

Basil Share, Meat & Dairy this week, too!

Dear Members,

We are writing this reminder for our delivery coming up on Tuesday, September 1st. The order deadline is on Thursday, August 27th at midnight. We are proud of the farm network we have created to provide you some of our regions fresh and family grown products. We hope you enjoy then all and we also hope to expand our offering as time goes by and we get better at our coordination with everyone.

Vegetable Share
lettuce
basil
string beans
summer squash
cucumbers
sweet peppers
eggplant

Fruit Share
TBD, but most likely stone fruit like nectarines and plums

Basil share today! This is separate from the basil in each vegetable share.

I'm one of those weird people who don't much like raw stone fruit. Why did I get a fruit share? Strawberries and apples. But the middle of the season is a tedium of peaches, nectarines, and plums. What to do? Add lots of sugar and cook, naturally!

American fruit desserts include compotes (fruit simmered with sugar), crisps (fruit covered with a butter/sugar/flour/oat crumb topping and baked), cobblers (fruit covered with a buttermilk pastry dough and baked), and of course pies and their relatives, tarts and galettes.

I'm embarrassingly inept with pastry dough, so I've been making stone fruit crisps with great results. Below is a recipe for what I made yesterday, with half a fruit share, based on a Deborah Madison recipe from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.

What do you do with all this fruit?