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3:00pm - 7:00pm
Brox Farm Stand
1276 Broadway Road
Dracut, MA
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Tuesdays
3:00pm - 7:00pm
Groundwork Lawrence
60 Island Street
Lawrence, MA
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Last Week of CSA!
Please return all Boxes
Sadly, this is the last week of the 2016 CSA Season. We will need to collect all of the Farmer Dave's plastic boxes this week to be cleaned and stored for next year's shares. Please take a look through your house and return any boxes that you may have.
We also ask that you bring grocery bags with you to pick up this week to bring your share contents home with you. We'll need to take all of the boxes back with us this week!
Thank you!
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Register for 2017 and Save!
Registration is open for 2017 CSA Shares.
Members who register and pay for their shares by January 6, 2017 will receive the 2016 pricing. Prices will increase on January 7, 2017.
Members paying for their shares by check will receive a 3% discount. To take advantage of this option, simply choose the "pay by check" option while you are checking out. Your discount will be calculated for you.
We look forward to growing for you!
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Farm Notes: Thank you for a wonderful season.
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| Elizabeth and John wish you a Happy Holidays |
This is the last week of the 2016 CSA season. Every growing year is unique. This year was marked by one of the longest, most severe droughts that the area has ever seen. Because areas north, south and west of us did not have such a severe drought and the vast majority of our food is shipped into our area, there is little talk now about the drought's damaging effects to our local food system. To think back to July and August when the ponds were running dry and the trucks in the fields were kicking up dust with every pass, puts me in awe of all the food were able to harvest this year. Over the past several years we have invested heavily into our irrigation systems. This year that investment really paid off and judging from each week's abundant shares you would hardly know there was a drought. At Farmer Dave's we are creating a food system that overcomes the adverse effects of our fickle weather and our changing seasons. We are creating a food system that focuses on food quality, flavor and health and not the marketability and profitability that is the focus of our conventional modern supermarket food system.
This year Jane and I welcomed our twins into the world and are now happy to be feeding them the wonderful food from our healthy soils. Now, more than ever I understand why so many families join Farmer Dave's. To see ones child's eyes enjoying food so much reminds me of the value of the season's hard work. And that value is so great.
Wishing you peace and happiness in this Holiday Season,
Farmer Dave and the whole farm team.
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In Your Share: Week 7
This is what we are planning and hoping to harvest this week. Ultimately Mother Nature has the last word so the actual contents of your share will vary.
- Broccoli or Cabbage
- Brussel Sprout tops
- Butternut Squash
- Carrots
- Celeriac
- Kale
- Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
- Watermelon radish
- Apples
- and more!
Try some of these recipes from our blog!
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Recipe of the Week
Red Lentil and Winter Vegetable Curry
From Farmer Dave's
- 1 large butternut squash or 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 3 carrots, peeled and cut into rounds
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cups red lentils, washed and sorted
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon curry powder
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fresh chopped cilantro for garnish
- Brown rice (optional)
Directions
1) In a large pot, saute onion in olive oil until translucent. Add butternut and carrots and cook for about 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add curry powder, turmeric and optional cayenne pepper and toast for about 1 minute until fragrant. Add lentils, chickpeas, salt and coconut milk. Cover with water (approximately 5 cups). Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer and cook, covered, until the squash is tender and the lentils are broken down.
2) Serve over brown rice or quinoa if desired. Top with fresh chopped cilantro.
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Vegisode:
Posh Squash, B'Gosh!
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| Vegisode: Posh Squash, B'Gosh! |
In this Vegisode, Stacey and Denise talk squash:
-Identifying the different kinds of squash
-How to cut and chop the different kinds of squash.
-And a recipe: Penne with Roasted Squash and Pancetta!
Don't miss a single Vegisode!
Subscribe to Farmer Dave's Youtube channel.
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Groundwork Share-a-Share Update
Thanks to generous donations by you (CSA members) to the Groundwork Share-A-Shareâ„¢ fund, we were able to subsidize the cost of shares in 2015 for over thirty individuals and families, as well as shares for local food pantries.
To learn more about the program, click here.
Thank you all for helping us keep this program going in 2016!
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C
ontact Us:
Farmer Dave's CSA
437 Parker Road
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 349-1952
farm@farmerdaves.net
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