2015 Farm Share Week 23

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Oct 28 and Sat. Oct. 31

• Kale
• Collards
• Beets
• Winter Squash

2015 Farm Share Week 22

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Oct 21 and Sat. Oct. 24

• Carrots
• Sweet Potato
• Potato
• Lettuce Mix

Recipe Idea

Roasted Root Veg - http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-winter-vegetables-recipe.html

2015 Farm Share Week 21

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Oct 14 and Sat. Oct. 17

• Kale
• Carrots
• Daikon Radish
• Fennel
• Potato
• Sweet Peppers

Recipe Ideas

Daikon radish in the shares this week have a real mustardy flavor that can be tamed by cooking OR by fermenting.  Native to South East Asia, it shows up in many dishes from that region (Kim Chi!)

Here is great recipe to begin your fermenting journey with both the Fennel and Daikon.

http://stephaniewilgernc.net/daikon-radish-with-fennel/

And if your not in the mood for fermentation, here is another one -

http://whatcomlocavore.com/daikon-fennel-slaw-recipe

2015 Farm Share Week 20

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Oct 7 and Sat. Oct. 10

• Lettuce
• Collards (*Kale in small shares for Saturday)
• Parsley
• Beets

Recipe Ideas

Patzaria Salata: Beet, Garlic, Onion and Parsley Salad -  http://www.dianesays.com/newpatzaria-salata/

Parsley and Beet Salad- http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/italian-parsley-and-beet-salad-354973

Collards with Bacon and Onions - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/51803/kickin-collard-greens/

NOTE: Week 19 was cancelled due to flooding and rain damage.  The value of this share will be made up over the course of the last two shares of the season Week 22 and 23.

2015 Farm Share Week 18

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Sept. 23 and Sat. Sept. 26

• Lettuce
• Napa Cabbage
• Delicata Squash (skins are tender and good to eat after roasting in oven!)
• Apples (from our neighbors trees!)
• Sweet Peppers
• Jalapeno Peppers

Recipe Ideas

Lots of Delicata Squash ideas - http://allrecipes.com/recipes/16676/fruits-and-vegetables/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/delicata-squash/

8 things to do with napa cabbage - http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/809695/8-things-to-do-with-napa-cabbage

If you want to use the cabbage, apples, peppers AND jalapenos in one recipe!! - http://food52.com/recipes/8746-jalapeno-apple-slaw-with-honey-lime-vinaigrette

2015 Farm Share Week 17

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Sept. 16 and Sat. Sept. 19

• Spinach
• Kale
• Sweet Potatoes
• Acorn Squash
• Sweet Peppers
• Poblano Pepper (mild heat)

Recipe Idea

Sweet Potato Poblano Soup - http://nourishedkitchen.com/sweet-potato-poblano-pepper-soup/

Vegetable Spotlight

Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), belongs to the family Convolvulaceae (which includes the Morning Glory).  Its origin is likely between the Yucatan of Mexico and the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela.  Unknown in the ancient Mediterranean world, and there is no known mention of it in the Bible.  All its known species are found in the New World; no wild sweet potato has been found elsewhere.  It seems to be exclusively an American plant, which originated in the tropics or sub tropics, where it is perennial.

Christopher Columbus reported that he was served three or four kinds at a feast given in his honor by the king of the island Saint Thomas.  He recorded the fact that bread was made from them, which he called aje bread, aje or axi was the local name given for sweet potato.  Also recorded by individuals in Columbus’ fleet in 1494 was it’s presence on Hispaniola and Yucatan.  Plants were carried back to Spain an soon planted there.  They were generally cultivated in Portugal and Italy by 1566.  

By the early 1600’s, thanks to traders, sweet potatoes made their way to Asia, where they made great use of them, even today.  They never never really took off in France, possibly because the vegetable is not quite in tune with their cuisine, which reserves sugary tastes for desert.

The countries where sweet potatoes are a staple of human consumption, are: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda.

About 20,000 tons of sweet potatoes are produced annually in New Zealand, where sweet potato is known by its Māori name, kūmara. It was a staple food for Māori before European contact.

The sweet potato is not in the same family as Yams, and not closely related to the common potato either (nightshade family).

2015 Farm Share Week 16

Hello Everyone,

This week you will find in your shares:

Wed. Sept. 9 and Sat. Sept. 12

• Pumpkin (Good for pies!)
• Lettuce
• Nasturtium (Literally "nose-tweaker, or twister", has a mustard like spice, great added to salads).  Native to South and Central America, brought to Spain in the 16th century and refered to as Indian Cress.  Has more Lutien than any other edible plant.
• Sweet Peppers