Summer Share 2011- Week 16

Small CSA Contents: – 1 pint cherry tomatoes – 1 package chicken sausage – 1 dz pastured chicken eggs – 1 bunch carrots with tops – 1 bunch turnip greens – 2 ct green peppers – 2 ct poblano peppers – 1.5 lb Stanley plums – Broccoli or celery Vegatarian Substitutes – Approx 1.5 lbs…

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Summer Share 2011 – Week 15

Pasta, Butter, Red Peppers, Winter Squash, and Apples It is starting to feel like fall outside, so this week we’ll embrace some fall flavors.  The highlight of this week’s bag is a pumpkin sage linguini from Ohio City Pasta. This delicate pasta will taste just fine tossed with some butter and roasted winter squash. Alternatively,…

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Summer Share 2011 – Week 14

Sweet Corn, Ground Beef, Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Peaches It is hard to believe that sweet corn season is already coming to an end.  This week will likely be the last week that we’ll get to feature this product.  Don’t worry though…just this past Monday some of my producers blanched and froze 1,500 lbs of sweet…

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Summer Share 2011- Week 13

Cantaloupe, Honey, Heirloom Tomatoes, and more I hope you enjoyed your BLT week last week. I know I did. I’ve had lots of requests for extra bacon this week. There will be bacon for sale at the back of the truck. As for this week’s bag, we have several sweet treats. First, everyone will be…

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Summer Share 2011- Week 10

Gouda, Cherry Tomatoes, Hot Hungarian Peppers, Tomatoes, and Patty Pan Squash This week is one of my favorites because it is easy cooking!  The patty pan squash is one of my favorites.  It is a round, disc shaped squash that is bright yellow.  It has a sweet taste and thick flesh.  It can be chopped…

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Summer Share 2011 – Week 8

Pork chops, maple syrup, chard, and Lodi Apples Sorry the post is a little late this week.  I had the package all planned out on Monday, but then Tuesday I woke up to find that half of my farmers’ fields were turned into lakes overnight with the thunderstorms Monday night.  One of my farmers in…

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Summer Share 2011 – Week 7

This week we have a very special bag.  Blueberries and peaches came on real quick this week with the heat, so we’ll be featuring both. The blueberries are coming fresh from Moreland Fruit Farm in Moreland Township and Vogley’s Berries in East Sparta, just outside of Canton.  Both are what’s called a “Michigan High Bush”…

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Summer Share 2011- Week 6

Return of cherries, candy onion, raspberries, and beans/peas Independence Day has come and gone and I’m already hearing my customers asking for more cherries!  I hope they were as popular with you and your guests as they were with mine! This week we’ll showcase the season’s first raspberries alongside the sweet cherries.  Also of note…

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Summer Share 2011- Week 4

Chicken Sausage, Spinach, Goat Cheese, and the last round for Strawberries Ok, so I was wrong.  We thought berries were going to taper off quickly last week, but the cool weather has helped them hold on.  So strawberries this week will take us right into cherries next week! This week’s signature product is our new…

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Summer Share 2011 – Week 3

Strawberries, Ground Beef, Tomatoes, Spinach and more The strawberries were a big hit last week so we’ll feature those again this week.  Strawberry season is very short in Ohio; this will be our last time to have them until next year! This week’s bag has a slight “taco salad” theme.  We have fresh hoop-house tomatoes,…

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