CSA Pickup #2

Well, this weather is crazy, isn't it? We were lucky that today the rain mostly held off until we had finished picking and working on other farm projects. Indeed, the cloudy and cooler climate is ideal weather for harvesting, and for greens, roots, peas and the like. Also it is much more pleasant to work in 60 and 70 degree weather than it is to work in 80 and 90 degree weather. So really I have no complaints on that front. My only concern is that it may not get hot enough for the tomatoes and melons to flourish and acheive the extreme level of productivity and deliciousness they have in recent years. Of course, this being the first technical day of summer, there are months of potential hot days ahead.
We had a great work day today picking peas, greens and the like. We also staked our first succession of tomatoes so they'll be ready for trellising soon, weeded our newest planting of lettuce mix, and weeded and thinned the kale. Here's what's to look forward to in your share tomorrow:
radishes: Chris Mulligan our most veteran workshare and also the best cook in town recommends these recipes
-slice them as thinly as possible and fry with a generous amount of olive oil until they are decidedly crispy, add salt to taste


-shred them like carrots and mix with salt and honey
rainbow and red rhubarb chard: saute with garlic and olive oil or butter, or steam
napa cabbage: stir fry! kimchee! (ps. we do our best to clean the veggies but the napa cabbage is notoriously impossible to clean thoroughly because of all those layers, also the slugs absolutely love this stuff, so you might want to wash these guys again)
peas! stick 'em in your mouth
pea greens: lightly sauteed in a pasta primavera or other dish, or chopped and thrown into salad
salad mix: clearly
garlic scapes: chopped and used like regular old garlic or! try roasting then whole or sauteeing them whole
herbs: parsley, oregano, mint, chives, sage
many many thanks,

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jo!