Fall 2011 CSA Week 1

We know that a lot of folks have a hard time sometimes distinguishing between, say tat soi and bok choy, so we like to take pictures of our CSA share items and label them, so our members have a reference once they bring their shares home. I took these pictures at market on Saturday, since I won't be home on Tuesday when Ben will harvest and then deliver your shares. We usually like to put all the CSA items together for one picture, but since we did this at market, it wasn't really conducive to our situation. Anyway, the single picture items should be somewhat helpful for identifying your CSA share items. So, as I stated in the email, you will receive the following items in your shares:

SCALLIONS                           ARUGULA

BOK CHOY                           PEPPERS

DAIKON RADISH                RADISHES/

NAPA CABBAGE                  HAKUREI

LETTUCE                              TURNIPS

KALE

Note: scallions, lettuce, and hakurei turnips not pictured

bok choy great for stir-fry

tat soi also great for stir fry, but also salad

daikon radish

you can cook the greens and stir fry the root or eat it sliced, raw with salt

it's also good in kimchi

red Russian kale (aka ragged Jack)

this is good every which way

you can also save and eat the stems (they require a longer cooking time than the leaves)

arugula

great raw and cooked

French breakfast radishes

you can eat the greens cooked

the roots are great as a snack, in salad, or in a stir fry

sweet gypsy peppers

raw and cooked - either way, they're tasty!

marconis

these are my favorite sweet peppers, by far

Well, that's all folks! We'll try to post more share pictures as the season progresses. Definitely feel free to email us if you have any questions about your share items or what to do with them. We've got TONS of ideas :). Thanks for stopping by!

- Patricia