May 24

May 24, 2011

Hi Everyone,

The first CSA pickup is here! In December when we are figuring out the first pickup date, May 24 seemed so reasonable. But that was 2010. 2011 is a whole new ball game. Unless you’ve had your eyes glued to the internet trying to glean the truth about Fuk-us-hima (hima means a system of environmental protection in Islam) – I think our Mother of Nature has a very wicked sense of humor! – you may have noticed that we are having a very cool, wet spring. As Lauren said, “This is the first year we’ve had to plant in mud.” But despite the crazy weather (and it’s far worse in other parts of the country), we’ve still been able to get the seeds firmly in the ground. And despite our unenlightened decisions (how could any sane person think it’s a good idea to split atoms with radioactive by product lasting thousands of years just to boil water?), Mother Nature still spins our globe and the seasons come and the seeds sprout. Sometimes just a little later....

Included in the first week’s share:

red, white & yellow scallions (early onions)
fennel (see recipes)
sorrel (see recipes)
rhubarb
green garlic
baby spinach or lettuce
fall harvest potatoes (from the root cellar)
fall harvest onions (from the root cellar)
mint

We will also have local Jersey lettuce for sale, horseradish and extra rhubarb. Also available for sale this week:

local raw honey
jams & jellies
Amish butter
local organic flour – wheat, pastry & spelt
pickled organic beets
eggs
pastured ground pork
uncured smoked bacon (no nitrates)
pastured ground beef
organic yogurt
chevre
organic applesauce

(Note: We have limited quantities of items but can easily order more. Just let us know what you would like more of. We can get more dairy products, including milk, ricotta cheese, sour cream, goats milk, hard cheese and many different cuts of meat).

Enjoy!
Lisa, Lauren & Jacob