Week 6 Winter CSA
Whole chicken, funky radishes, kale, onions, carrots, beets, eggs, and more
Today is New Years Day and despite the snow, cold, and holiday, the farmers and us will be getting your food ready for delivery this week. In fact I even visited a few of the producers yesterday morning to check in on how everything was doing. At 8 AM I pulled into the first farm, put the truck in 4 wheel drive, and pushed through snow drifted up to my running boards. There ahead of me was David on a sled behind a horse on his way out into the produce field. David was going out to brush snow off this week’s kale!
So the theme this week is loosely focused on chicken dinner. We have a whole pasture raised chicken, fresh, crisp kale, brussel sprouts, acorn squash, and much more.
Winter Week 6:
1 whole chicken
1/2 lb kale
2 acorn squash
1 lb brussel sprouts
1 lb watermelon radishes (a radish with a thick, white skin and deep purple core)
2 lbs turnips
1 lb onions
1 lb carrots
1 lb beets
1 dz eggs
8 oz pepper havarti
Maybe….braising greens/salad mix if the farmers can find some extra labor
We were supposed to get BOTH 1 lb watermelon radishes AND 2 lbs turnips? I only have one bag leftover from checking off my list, and it could be one of these, but not both, so I’m not sure what I got (I’m thinking these are the radishes, as they have a slightly pinkish hue).
The turnips are large (fist sized) and are purple at the top. The watermelon radishes are smaller and can range from creamy white to green. They will be pink on the inside. Let us know what you are missing, and I will make sure that you get replacements at the next pick up.
Monster brussel sprouts!