5 Week Spring Share
Every Wednesday - June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
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WEEK 5
VEGGIE LIST
**LAST WEEK**
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SALAD MIX
A BAG OF BEAUTIFUL MIX OF GREEN & RED LETTUCES
'THOUSAND HEAD' KALE
A BUNCH OF THIS LARGE, FLAT AND TENDER LEAF KALE
GARLIC SCAPES
A BUNCH OF GARLIC SCAPES HARVESTED AT JAYN'S FARM
SUGAR SNAP PEAS
A POUND OF EMILY TEBOGTS SUGAR SNAP PEAS
'PURPLE SPARKLE' RADISH
A BUNCH OF PURPLE TYPE FRENCH BREAKFAST RADISH
MINT
A BUNCH OF CULINARY MINT - GREAT FOR DIPS
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Garlic Scapes are the flowering part of the garlic that is picked in order for the garlic to put more energy into bulbing instead of flowering. Garlic scapes have a more mild and sweeter flavor of garlic and have a nice crunch to them making them awesome in stir-fry! They are only available for a short time!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup garlic scapes, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/3 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Tips
You can use ANY type of nut - walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, etc.
Use REAL parmesan cheese here
Pesto freezes extremely well
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In a food processor, process the garlic scapes and basil for 30 seconds.
Add the nuts and process for another 30 seconds.
Slowly drizzle in the olive oil as you continue to run the food processor.
Add in the parmesan cheese, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Mix and taste, adjusting the salt/pepper as desired.
Use the pesto over fresh homemade pasta (my favorite), use it as a sauce for homemade pizza, or smear it on a bit of crusty bread.
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More Recipes Linked Below - Just Click The Pictures!
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This is the first year growing this type of radish. They are very mild tasting and tender and don't forget you can make pesto with the radish greens - you can even just add them right into your garlic scape pesto! This is the second year growing the thousandhead kale that gets huge! Despite being a large plant they produce the most tender and best tasting greens out of any kale we have grown. Last year many of you emailed us asking about this green!
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Pest season is in full effect so we are keeping a close eye on all the curcubits - winter squash, zucchini, cucumbers and watermelons! The first wave of pest is the cucumber beetle that chews directly on the leaves while they are still young. For this we use Diatomaceous earth (Silica) this doesn't kill the bug but rather irritates it's breathing and they leave. It also disguises the plants because it turns them white.
The next pest coming is the squash bug which hides under the plants and sucks the juice out of the plants. For these it is all hand picking and squashing with our main focus on spotting eggs on the underside of leaves. The plants are growing fast with all this rain giving them are better chance of out growing the pest ability to feed. Fingers crossed!
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Thanks for taking the spring journey with us! We hope you were fed well over these 5 weeks & hopefully you learned atleast one new thing about your food!
Your Farmers,
Courtney & Adam
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