We've reached peak season! Everyone's favorite vegetables and fruit are being harvested! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, peaches and melons will be in the shares this week. The greens are still beautiful and summer squashes continue to shine.


Vegetable Share: 

• Lettuce, Kale, Swiss Chard or Sorrel
• Slicing or Pickling Cucumbers
• Beets, Carrots or Watermelon Radish
• Broccoli or Eggplant
• Summer Squash, Kousa Squash, Patty Pan or Zucchini
• Onions
• Chives
• Tomatoes
• and more!

Fruit Share:

• Donut Peaches!!!!!!!
• Peaches
• Blueberries
• Watermelon or Cantaloupe
• Apples
• and possibly more

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.

 

Try some of these recipes from our blog!

This is the time of year that I make batches of ratatouille almost every week. It's easy to make, comforting but light enough for summer, and versatile. I serve it over polenta, goat cheese grits, pasta and even as a pizza topping. This week, here are five different ways to prepare this delicious French stew. -Ginger 

• Alice Waters' Ratatouille This recipe is the classic preparation.
• Slow Cooked Ratatouille Slow cooking gives this ratatouille a rich flavor. I love this one served over goat cheese grits.
• Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille Roasting the vegetables gives this recipe a wonderful sweetness. This is my go-to preparation.
• Ratatouille Tart
• Ratatouille in an Electric Pressure Cooker Are you obsessed with your Instant Pot too? I've already made this recipe twice in the past two weeks. I also throw a box of campanelle pasta and a cup of water in to cook all together.

In this VEGISODE™, Stacey and Denise go outdoors and show you the basics of grilling vegetables.

 

Check out all our Vegisodes and subscribe to be notified when timely new videos are added. These videos are designed to help you make the most of your CSA share with tips on storing, preparing and preserving your veggies. 

Place your add-on orders today to pick up next week with your CSA share.

 

Currently Available: 

• Baer's Best Beans 
• Brox Farm Maple Syrup
• Celeste Oliva olive oils and balsamic vinegar
• Farmer Dave's Honey
• Farmer Dave's Pickles and Pickled Beets
• Farmer Dave's, Alex's Ugly Hot Sauce
• Stonewall Kitchen

As the summer progresses we'll be adding more local and seasonal products.  For the food preservers in the group, we will be offering bulk quantities of some of our vegetables and fruits, on weeks that we have extra available.   

Thanks to generous donations by you (CSA members) to the Groundwork Share-A-Share™ fund, we were able to subsidize the cost of shares in 2016 for over thirty individuals and families, as well as shares for local food pantries.

Please consider helping us in our efforts to make the CSA accessible to more families by donating to Groundwork Share-A-Share.