2024 Harvest 16

Howdy folks and welcome to week 16 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA. This week we are happy to have bok choy back in rotation along with carrots, more corn, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, lettuce, and kale. It’s a transitional box with plenty of summer bounty with a taste of fall mixed in there!

We hope you all are enjoying these last few weeks of summer and hope you get to slow down and enjoy a few home cooked meals with your favorite people.

Harvest 16

  1. Baby 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.

  2. Head Lettuce— A rich source of vitamins A, K and folate. Also a good anti- inflammatory leafy green.

  3. 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.

  4. Kale—super high in antioxidants, contains vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese and various polyphenols.

  5. Eggplant—Contains moderate levels of vitamins A and C, which help protect your cells against damage. It's also high in natural plant chemicals called polyphenols, which may help cells do a better job of processing sugar and keeping your blood sugar in balance.

  6. Cucumber— If you are feeling dehydrated eat a cucumber! Cucumbers are hydrating and contain more than 50 trace minerals. They contain chlorophyll in their skins that’s bonded to B vitamins and vitamins A and C. And cucumbers support digestion and hydration.

  7. Bell Peppers—Bell peppers are very high in vitamin C, with a single one providing up to 169% of the recommended daily value. Other vitamins and minerals in bell peppers include vitamin K1, vitamin E, vitamin A, folate, and potassium.

  8. Full Size Tomatoes—Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.

  9. Cherry Tomatoes— See above

  10. Corn—Fresh sweet corn is chock full of a variety of vitamins, minerals and fiber (both soluble and insoluble fiber)

Recipe Suggestions

Tumbleweed Farm Greek Salad (SO EASY AND DELICIOUS!)

Cilantro Lime Chicken & Corn Salad (really refreshing!)

Bok Choy & Kale Slaw with Creamy Peanut Dressing (this is the best way to use up your bok choy and kale!)

Bok Choy Coconut Curry (SO TASTY!!)

Spicy Miso Roasted Eggplant & Tomatoes (This is hands down one of the tastiest recipes you’ll make with eggplant and tomatoes. So good!!)

Hazelnut Crusted Eggplant Parmesan (A wonderful gluten free eggplant dish the whole family will love!)

2024 Harvest 15

Howdy folks and welcome to week 15 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA! We hope you all are settling into the last weeks of summer and are ready for more high season produce. This week’s haul reflects months of hard work throughout the farms season. From early spring seeding in the greenhouses, to late spring transplanting into the fields, weeding, watering, trellising, pruning, moving irrigation lines, and then all of the heavy harvest loads we are proud to have this week’s harvest available to you all! We hope you all are able to relax a bit and enjoy some home cooked meals with your family and friends this week.

Happy coking and eating everyone!

Your farmers,
Andrea, Taylor, Pepper, Maize and our awesome field crew.

Harvest 15

  1. Rainbow Chard—Rainbow Chard—this dark leafy green is high in antioxidants and important vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, K and A and a healthy dose of magnesium (which many people are deficient in).

  2. Fennel—This anise flavored veggie is packed with important vitamins and minerals to help maintain overall health. Rich in Vitamin C, magnesium, potassium and manganese fennel is also been proven to help reduce inflammation and contains antibacterial properties.

  3. Turnips—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.

  4. Zucchini/Summer Squash—Zucchini/summer squash is a highly alkaline food that is one of the mildest and easiest vegetables to digest. Zucchini is a great source of vitamin A, C, & B-complex as well as minerals such as iron, zinc, potassium, and manganese.

  5. Cucumber— If you are feeling dehydrated eat a cucumber! Cucumbers are hydrating and contain more than 50 trace minerals. They contain chlorophyll in their skins that’s bonded to B vitamins and vitamins A and C. And cucumbers support digestion and hydration.

  6. Garlic— 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!

  7. Cantaloupe—Cantaloupe is an amazing fruit that has over 19 vitamins and minerals that help to boost the immune system, detoxify the organs, and deeply hydrate and alkalinize the body.

  8. Corn—Fresh sweet corn is chock full of a variety of vitamins, minerals and fiber (both soluble and insoluble fiber)

  9. Full Size Tomatoes—Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.

  10. Cherry Tomatoes— See above

  11. Shisito Peppers— Besides Vitamin C, shishito peppers have a high amount of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E. These contribute to improving the immune system as well as the body's nervous system. Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E also prevent the cells and tissues from getting damaged. This keeps immunity levels up at all times.

  12. Jalapeno Peppers—jalapeños are rich in vitamins A and C and potassium. They also have carotene -- an antioxidant that helps protect your cells from disease– as well as folate, vitamin K, and B vitamins.

Recipe Suggestions


Coconut Chickpea & Turnip Curry (this is SO good!)

Miso Glazed Turnips (best side dish ever!)


2024 Harvest 14

Howdy folks and welcome to week 14 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA. Hot damn!! This is “the summer box.” We are stoked with this week’s harvest and we hope you all are as excited as we are. This has been a busy week of just keeping our heads up and spirits high as we get our butts kicked with so much happening all at once. The farmers market harvest days are getting longer and longer and CSA harvest days are pretty grueling as well. But we are keeping up for the most part and really proud of what is coming out of the ground. The corn is sweet as heck and we eat it straight off the stalk without cooking it. However, you really can’t beat grilled corn on the cob so however you want to prepare it just know it will be delicious.

We hope you all enjoy this week’s harvest.

Happy cooking and eating everyone.

Harvest 14

  1. Kale—super high in antioxidants, contains vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese and various polyphenols.

  2. 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.

  3. Lettuce Mix—A rich source of vitamins A, K and folate. Also anti- inflammatory!

  4. Cucumber— If you are feeling dehydrated eat a cucumber! Cucumbers are hydrating and contain more than 50 trace minerals. They contain chlorophyll in their skins that’s bonded to B vitamins and vitamins A and C. And cucumbers support digestion and hydration.

  5. Eggplant—Contains moderate levels of vitamins A and C, which help protect your cells against damage. It's also high in natural plant chemicals called polyphenols, which may help cells do a better job of processing sugar and keeping your blood sugar in balance.

  6. Bell Peppers—Bell peppers are very high in vitamin C, with a single one providing up to 169% of the recommended daily value. Other vitamins and minerals in bell peppers include vitamin K1, vitamin E, vitamin A, folate, and potassium.

  7. Full Size Tomatoes—Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer.

  8. Cherry Tomatoes— See above

  9. Corn—Fresh sweet corn is chock full of a variety of vitamins, minerals and fiber (both soluble and insoluble fiber)

  10. Cantaloupe—Cantaloupe is an amazing fruit that has over 19 vitamins and minerals that help to boost the immune system, detoxify the organs, and deeply hydrate and alkalinize the body.

  11. Garlic—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!

Recipe Suggestions

Tumbleweed Farm Greek Salad (this so stinking good and EASY!!)

Melon, Cucumber & Corn Salad with Zucchini-Lime Dressing (just do yourself a favor and make this—and then report back. It’s so good!)

Lamb, Chickpea & Eggplant Casserole (this actually comes together really quickly and is delicious!)

Salmon Crunch Salad with Creamy Peanut Sauce (add extra cucumber in place of kohlrabi)

Eggplant, Tomato and Lentil Stew (very good and very easy!)

Tomato & Cucumber Ranch Salad (the first “REAL” salad my kids actually love and request!)

Zucchini & Kale Chicken Meatballs (another great one the kids will love!)