Howdy folks and welcome to week 4 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA share. Hot damn it’s getting toasty out here! We’ve had quite the week of heat but our crew busted butt and we got everything that needed to get done, done! Honestly, working in the heat and grime with a good group of folks makes everything more tolerable and even our young kiddos had fun helping out in the heat this week. Running through the irrigation sprinklers helped!

This week’s haul is a good one! I asked my girl’s what they were most excited about in the shares this week and they both said “kohlrabi”. If you haven’t experimented with kohlrabi yet don’t let this gnarly looking vegetable scare you. It’s absolutely delicious and so crunchy! My kid’s favorite way to eat kohlrabi is to have me slice the kohlrabi into thin matchsticks and sprinkle sea salt and nutritional yeast over it. Don’t knock it till you try it! It’s good!

Alright, we hope you all get a chance to sit down at the table for some good meals this week with the people you love. Below are some snap shots of the past week here in the fields.

Happy cooking!

Your farmers,
Andrea, Taylor, Pepper, Maize & our amazing crew!

Harvest 4

Spinach— rich in iron, potassium, vitamins C & E, and magnesium. Spinach can also aid in digestion and has anticancer properties. Eat this veggie up!!
Salad Mix—These leafy greens are a rich source of vitamins A, K and folate. Also a good anti- inflammatory leafy green.
Bok Choy—Full of anti-cancer properties such as Vitamins C & E, beta carotene, and selenium which is thought to slow the growth rate of tumors.
Garlic Scapes—the list of health benefits is almost too long!! It’s anti-fungal, anti- inflammatory, boosts immune health, and is full of antioxidants! Just eat garlic with every meal!
Kale—super high in antioxidants, contains vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese and various polyphenols
Carrots—Rich in beta-carotene which your body converts into Vitamin A. This vitamin is important for vision, bone and immune function. Carrots are also high in antioxidants and important minerals for overall body health. Remove the greens on the carrots before storing them so they don’t go soft.
Beets—rich in folate, manganese and copper. Copper is very important as it helps make red blood cells and helps keep your immune system healthy.
Kohlrabi— Kohlrabi is great for gut health as it contains both soluble and insoluble fiber. It also contains a wide array of antioxidants, such as vitamin C, anthocyanins, isothiocyanates, and glucosinolates. These plant compounds protect your cells against free radical damage that may otherwise increase your risk of disease.