Mountain Bounty Farm News 

Dear CSA,

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Week is taking place from February 19th through February 25th, 2024! During this special week, we are joining farmers and farmer support organizations across the country to come together in promoting farms that provide weekly farm deliveries to their communities.

As you probably are aware, there are a number of reasons that people choose to support a local farm's CSA:

You can eat, cook and buy your produce with the confidence that your are supporting your immediate community and sustainable growing practices.

"I love the sustainability of it: knowing where it is coming from,

how it is grown, and the local deliciousness!"

-CSA Member for "as long as I can remember"

You "know" your farmer. Maybe you even have a small moment of fandom when you recognize a person out in public as someone who has grown your food!

"Quality produce at a good price that supports a great farm that is teaching future farmers as well"

-CSA Member for 1-5 years

You recognize the value of self care in bringing fresh, quality, organic produce home to you and your family as well as the value of true people behind a business you support that will support you back.

"I love Mountain Bounty Farms for their attention to me when my husband was very ill. They worked with me to be able to switch my deliveries between Reno and Tahoe City as needed."

-CSA Member for 6 months

You are excited to try new things and approach the challenge of seasonal eating.

"Homegrown! Supporting local variety makes me try new things and gets my kids to eat veggies!"

-CSA Member for 5-10 years

While there are an abundance of reasons to be a member of a CSA, the benefits to the farmers you support are just as valuable.

"I love that we grow such a wide variety of produce for our CSA. Each week I pack a box for myself and am always eating fresh and nourishing meals with our vegetables. These veggies fuel me and keep me feeling good while working on the farm to bring the same high quality produce to our CSA members each week. 

And having the opportunity to deliver the boxes and meet some of our members has been awesome. I am amazed by the appreciation and support they give.

The cycle of reciprocity fuels me, just like food for the soul"

Enjoy your shares this week!

-Becky and the Mountain Bounty Crew

Seasonal Flower Shares - **BEGIN NEXT WEEK**

Provided by Little Boy Flowers

The Early Spring Flower CSA offered by our partner farm Little Boy Flowers is now live for signups with deliveries starting next week! This CSA runs for 8 weeks, Feb 28/29 - April 17/18

The Early Spring Flower CSA includes bouquets of our farm's most popular blooms- anemones, ranunculus, Icelandic poppies and tulips. The size of the bouquets progresses with the season.

We are now offering a Mountain Bounty personalized coffee blend CSA (both Regular and Decaf) from Remedy Coffee Company in Auburn!

Remedy coffee is made with a focus on quality, by working directly with growers and producers, and small batch-roasting to bring out the natural flavors of the coffee bean. Their coffee is served at local Nevada City haunts such as Three Forks and Briar Patch. We are thrilled to offer up our own signature coffee; the "Mountain Bounty Blend" as a Weekly or Bi-weekly CSA Subscription.

Farm Box Contents

(Contents are subject to change depending on harvest and weather conditions at Mountain Bounty and our Partner Farms.)

Please check the delivery list at your CSA site and sign your name indicating you have picked up your shares. We deliver exactly what is on the delivery list.

Small Box (Feeds 1-2 people)

• Potatoes (Super Tuber Farm)
• Broccoli (Coke Farm)
• Red Russian Kale (Riverdog Farm)
• Lettuce (Pinnacle Farms)
• Gold Beets (Terra Firma Farm)
• Yellow Onion (Coke Farm)
• Parsley (Pinnacle Farm)

Fruit Box

(Provided by FROG HOLLOW FARM and contents subject to substitutions)

• Pink Lady and Fuji Apples - Cuyama Orchards, New Cuyama
• Navel Oranges - Blue Heron Farms, Rumsey
• Royal Tangerines - B&J Ranch, Thermal
• TDE Mandarins - Buck Brand, Porterville
• Ettinger Avocados - Eco Farm, Temecula

**Due to delivery logistics, we are unable to return the Fruit Share Boxes to Frog Hollow. Please recycle your box at home**

If you are unsure if you are signed up for Fruit Shares, please visit your Member Dashboard HERE to verify!! Please do not grab a share unless you see your name on the pickup list.

Mushroom CSA

(Provided by Grass Valley Mushrooms)

This week will be either a bag of Oysters Mushrooms or Lions Mane, locally grown from Grass Valley Mushrooms.

General cooking instructions: Mushrooms should be cooked for about 15-20 minutes. Sautéing them is what we do most around here! 

Start with a dry sauté (no oil or butter) on low heat first for about 5 minutes to soften them and break down the outside cellular wall of the mushroom, and this will get some of the excess moisture out. Then, add oil or butter and your seasoning and go to a low-medium heat, sauteing for 10-15 minutes.

Tips and Recipes:

The Kitchen Community’s website provides an amazing resource for learning about both Oyster Mushrooms (click here) and Lion’s Mane Mushrooms (click here.) These links include nutrition facts, how to properly store and cook them, along with some recipes. One that looked particularly yummy was these “crab cakes” made with Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Check it out: “Crab Cakes” recipe (click here.)

Recipes, storage tips, inspiration and nutrition information:

• Golden Beets can be a refreshing change from the classic red beets we are so used to. While not too different in taste, they offer a slightly sweeter flavor rather than the deep earthiness of their cousin. And while equally delicious roasted and tossed in a salad, you may want to try this Golden Beet Soup (click here) to keep you warm on a rainy day.

• Because Leeks are in the same family as onions and garlic, they are pretty easy to throw into any recipe. However, if you want to highlight their flavor, you may want to try this simple and highly rated recipe from the New York Times — NYT’s Fillet of Fish with Leek Sauce (Click here).

• If you’re craving something cozier than a kale salad this week, try using your Potatoes and Kale in this Garlic Potato Spinach (Sub Kale) Stir-fry (Lasooni Aloo Palak) (Click here.) This recipe is vegan as well as gluten/nut/soy-free!

• This winter salad is one of my favorites. You can use your Red Russian/Lacinato Kale or Lettuce as the base, and tweak the other ingredients with what you have on hand! If you didn’t use your Delicata Squash last week, you could use them in place of the Butternut Squash. Enjoy! Ultimate Winter Salad recipe (Click Here.)

Important Dates:

• All shares will be delivered on Wednesday, November 27th for the week of Thanksgiving.
• We will be closed for a Farm Vacation from 12/21/24 through 1/5/25. There will be no deliveries those weeks, as well as no Admin support.

info@mountainbountyfarm.com

Mailing Address:

14579 Blind Shady Road, Nevada City, CA 95959

Phone:(530)292-3776