We hope you have enjoyed your CSA shares this season. In the next few weeks we will be sending out a survey to help us develop our winter CSA share program for next year. We appreciate you being a part of brining back our winter CSA after a year off.

I also want to wax poetic about eating locally in winter right now, but one realization I'm coming to is that by having year round food production, I'm making a lot of important work overlap. I need to get outside to work in the greenhouse seeding our peppers and eggplants today! Ah! A break will come for poetry. One of the most important reasons I want to offer a winter CSA is because I always have AMAZING people work for me, and I want to give them year-round employment and fair wages (and I want more help so I can take more breaks!).

Thank you for supporting us - we hope you've enjoyed it! We will update with more on what we learned this winter and a survey soon.

Jess Girotti here, with your recipes for this week. If you don't see anything that you're excited about, head on over to the new recipe pages on the Upswing website. I've added recipes that highlight each vegetable along with information on storing and preparing produce!

If you're still in that Irish spirit after St. Patrick's Day, give this mac & cheese a try. It's loaded with cabbage and leeks and potatoes. Throw in some spinach if you want to add some extra green!

This is a delicious and easy stir-fry that's loaded with veggies. If you're not familiar with the Garden In the Kitchen blog, check it out! Silvia is a local Holliston mom that makes healthy and family friendly recipes that are always delicious.

Who doesn't love a french fry? You might even be able to pass these off as potato fries if your kids/spouse isn't paying attention.

I can't decide whether I love this salad because of the delicious flavors or because of the gorgeous colors. Probably both. If the winter greys are getting you down, give this one a try. I love it for a crunchy afternoon snack too!

This beautiful veggie bowl is packed with Thai flavors (and, conveniently, lots of CSA veggies too!).

This is like a big bowl of comfort on a cold day. The mushroom broth adds a ton of flavor without a ton of additional cook time.

Some weeks your share might be pre-packed in a paper bag(s). Shares are valued at $30/week (20% more than the weekly value during summer and fall, so expect a slightly larger share than what you might be used to. Don’t worry, you have two weeks to use it up before the next share, and winter produce lasts really well when stored properly - see below for storage info).

Potatoes: In a dark, cool and dry location if storing for more than 2 weeks, otherwise just in a cabinet will suffice, but keep away from light

Sweet Potatoes: In a dark, room temperature, dry location (in a cabinet in your kitchen is great)

Onions, Shallots, Garlic: In a cool/room temperature location

Cabbage, Leeks, Carrots, Beets, Radish, Turnip, Kohlrabi, Rutabaga, Celeriac, Spinach, Kale, Lettuce, Pea Tendrils, Micro Greens, Fresh Herbs: Best storage is in a plastic bag in the fridge.