CSA Newsletter Week 12 August 22-29, 2021 | “B” Week What’s in the Box this Week? GOLDEN ROMA TOMATOES (6) –– These will be a golden orange color. They are a “paste” tomato, meaning they lack a lot of juice inside and are best used for making sauce or salsa! Store on the…
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CSA Newsletter Week 11 August 15-21, 2021 | “A” Week What’s in the Box this Week? GREEN TOMATOES (2) –– We are still waiting for all our tomatoes to turn red! So this week, we’re giving you some green ones! Store them on your countertop. Use them in a green salsa or try…
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CSA Newsletter Week 10 August 8-14, 2021 | “B” Week What’s in the Box this Week? WHITE SKINNED POTATOES (2 lbs.) — These are a buy-in from our partner organic farm Mile Creek outside Dayton. (We don’t have good luck growing potatoes, due to the infestation of Colorado Potato Beetles). Store these on…
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CSA Newsletter Week 9 August 1-7, 2021 | “A” Week What’s in the Box this Week? FENNEL — There are two parts to this vegetable, and they are both edible — the frondy stem and the white bulb. Trim the stems off the bulb (to save space). Chop the stems and add to dishes…
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CSA Newsletter Week 8 July 25-31, 2021 | “B” Week What’s in the Box this Week? RED SKINNED POTATOES (2 lb.) — These are a buy-in from our partner organic farm Mile Creek outside Cincinnati. (We don’t have good luck growing potatoes, due to the infestation of Colorado Potato Beetles). Store these…
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CSA Newsletter Week 7 July 20-27, 2021 | “A” Week What’s in the Box this Week? GOLDEN BEETS — These came from a pretty weedy bed, so the tops of the beets may not be so petty. Remove the tops from the roots as soon as you get home and store them separately…
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CSA Newsletter Week 6 July 12-19, 2021 | “B” Week What’s in the Box this Week? GARLIC OR GARLIC SCAPES ~ You’ll either receive a bunch of garlic scapes or a fresh head of recently harvested garlic from the “Great Garlic Harvest.” The skin on the garlic will not yet be cured, so…
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CSA Newsletter Week 5 July 4 – 11, 2021 | “A” Week What’s in the Box this Week? HEAD LETTUCE ~ This will either be a Bibb or Romaine style lettuce. Store it in a Debbie Meyer Green bag, or in a FridgeSmart container, and try to use within 5 days. ZUCCHINI &…
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CSA Newsletter Week 4 June 27 – July 3, 2021 | “B” Week What’s in the Box this Week? FRESH GARLIC ~ Fresh garlic looks a lot like cured (dried) garlic you get at the store, except the skin hasn’t dried yet, so it’s bright white! You’ll need to store it in your…
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How Organic Farmers Handle Weeds Our farm is buried in weeds. After a couple days of heavy rains last week, those weeds popped up fast. So we are playing catch-up this weekend! As an organic farm, we have special ways to handle weeds. That’s what this article is all about… First, let’s talk about why…
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