Tomorrow is the last day of June. Time does fly. Happy Independence Day! We wish you good fireworks, good food, and good company.
Your summer crops are chugging along. Cukes, zucchini, tomatoes grow more robust each day. Yellow flowers and pollinating insects equal fruit in the near future. The last planting of spinach succumbed to fusarium wilt, but the New Zealand spinach looks promising; this is a crop we've not tried before, but I'm told it is tender and delicious. Soon, we can all be the judges! Yesterday, we planted Jericho lettuce, celery root, and red noodle beans. Tomorrow, the second crop of zucchini plants get settled. Bring on the sun, sun, sun...
In this week's share:
1) CHOICE: one bottle cherry stomp juice OR one bottle Joe's Summer Blend juice from Red Jacket Orchards. Red Jacket in Geneva, NY is one of our fruit grower farm partners. Their juices are to die for!
2) 8 garlic scapes: Did you use these last time? They are so versatile. Chop off the flower head and a small portion of base, which can be tough. Dice the remaining stalk and add to almost anything. Saute briefly in butter or olive oil to create a crisp, tasty topping for pasta, eggs, bread. Use raw in salad dressing. Endless possibilities. Freeze and use all year long!
3) 1 bag arugula microgreens: baby leaves for a stand-alone salad, sandwich ingredient, garnish. Packed with fresh flavor and nutrition.
4) one pint strawberries: It's been a tough season for strawberries. Lots of rain and overcast days during ripening. Enjoy the end of a fleeting harvest. Grown sustainably by Red Jacket Orchards.
5) one pint sweet cherries: Where strawberries end, cherries begin. Also grown by Red Jacket.
6) two pounds tomatoes: A few days of sun brought the return on March Farm early season tomatoes. We eat these while we watch our plants grow.
See you tomorrow!
Cheers,
Joe and Ilsa
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