Howdy folks, and welcome to Week 5 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA share!

It's been a hot one out here this week. While plenty of our summer crops are absolutely loving the heat, a few of our cool-weather favorites are ready for a break. This will be your last week receiving spinach until the fall, bok choy is taking the summer off until September, and arugula is hitting pause for a few weeks as well.

The good news? Summer is just getting started. The tomato plants are beginning to crank, peppers are looking fantastic, zucchini and cucumbers are growing like weeds, the melon patch is thriving, and even the winter squash is showing off beautiful, healthy foliage. It's an exciting time of year on the farm as we watch the seasons shift and the summer crops take center stage.

This week's Recipe of the Week, Korean Beef Bulgogi with CSA Vegetables, is so gosh darn delicious and a fantastic way to use up a big portion of your share in one colorful, flavor-packed meal. If you give it a try, we'd love to hear what you think!

We hope you enjoy this week's harvest. Happy cooking, happy eating, and thank you for supporting local food and our farm.

Your farmers,

Andrea, Taylor, Pepper, Maize, and our awesome crew

Harvest 5

Cilantro—Cilantro is one of the most potent and detoxifying herbs for our bodies. It helps remove heavy metals from our bodies and has antibacterial properties along with being one of the most adrenal supporting herbs out there.
Broccoli—Broccoli contains many vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Research suggests that some of broccoli’s plant compounds are thought to help prevent cancer when eaten often. Broccoli’s benefits include helping reduce inflammation, keeping blood sugar stable, and strengthening the immune system.
Arugula—one of the healthiest leafy greens! Containing a ton of antioxidants and anti -inflammatory properties along with being jam-packed with magnesium which helps prevent high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
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.
Turnips—Rich in vitamins and minerals turnips are high in antioxidants which help provide anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antibacterial effects, among other benefits. The greens boast a whole list of their own nutritional values but the biggest ones are that they’re high in vitamin A and calcium. Please remove the greens from the turnips and store them separately so the roots don’t get soft.
Spinach-rich in iron, potassium, vitamins C & E, and magnesium. Spinach can also aid in digestion and has anticancer properties. Eat this veggie up!!
Head lettuce— high in folate (if you’re suffering from allergies this season eat this green up!) It’s also a good source of copper and vitamins A, K and C.
Collard Greens—not only are they high in vitamin K they are also a good source of cancer fighting compounds. They are rich in glucosinolates which is a sulfur-containing compound which is thought to help stop cancer process at different stages of development. Pretty rad!