2021 Harvest 6

Hot damn everyone!!! It is toasty out there!!! We hope you’ve managed to find some relief from the heat somehow and hopefully this week’s haul will help to keep you cool, refreshed and healthy enough to beat the heat. There are some yummy, simple and cooling recipes below that we hope you enjoy.

The farm is still hanging on during this heatwave and we are lucky enough to be able to make it rain constantly. We’re moving irrigation from sun up to sun down and most of the crops are doing alright. We may lose some lettuces and a few other tender greens that we recently transplanted from the greenhouse to the field but we’ll get through and there should be plenty of variety coming out of the ground in the coming weeks. This is the busiest time of the year on the farm and we’re grateful to be out here doing what we love even when it’s a tad on the toasty side.

Stay healthy and safe out there everyone.

Cheers from your farmers,
A & T & Baby P

Harvest 6

  1. Endive (also known as Frisée or chicory)

  2. Head lettuce

  3. Rainbow Chard

  4. Scallions

  5. Golden Beets (remove the greens and store them separately)

  6. Cabbage

  7. Dill

Recipe Suggestions

Chicory Salad with White Beans & Anchovies (this is by far our favorite way to serve endive!!!)

Chicory Salad with White Beans & Anchovies (this is by far our favorite way to serve endive!!!)

2021 Harvest 5

Howdy folks and welcome to week 5. We hope you all are having a great start to your week and have cleared out your fridge and are ready for this week’s haul. If you are struggling to get through some of the random greens from week’s past, one of my favorite meals is “compost pasta”. Literally, I sauté some garlic in butter on the stovetop and then throw in all of the half wilted greens from the dark corner of our fridge. Cook until wilted and then add it to pasta with plenty of freshly grated cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and viola! It never fails. Even with the saddest looking veggies in the fridge.

Anyhow, we’re pretty happy to debut the first of this season’s broccoli and scallions this week. Along with beautiful heads of romaine lettuce, giant spinach, kale and the first outdoor beets of the season. The first round of beets came from the greenhouse and now the outdoor plantings are cranking! The beet and yogurt dressing featured below is SO GOOD!! I hope you all get a chance to whip it up. It’s refreshing and tastes great on pretty much anything.

We hope you all enjoy the veggies this week. Thank you again for being a part of the Tumbleweed CSA. You guys rule!

Happy cooking and eating everyone.

Your farmers,
A & T & Baby P

Harvest 5

  1. Kale

  2. Spinach

  3. Romaine Lettuce

  4. Beets

  5. Broccoli X 2

  6. Scallions

Recipe Suggestions

Lamb & Walnut Patties with Rice, Greens & Beet Dressing (this recipe also uses up the beet greens!)

Lamb & Walnut Patties with Rice, Greens & Beet Dressing (this recipe also uses up the beet greens!)

Broccoli & Sauerkraut Egg Cups for your little ones!

Broccoli & Sauerkraut Egg Cups for your little ones!

2021 Harvest 4

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Howdy folks and welcome to week 4. We are SO excited about the debut of kohlrabi!!! I know that seems a little crazy to be so excited about this gnarly looking veggie but it’s one of our favorites and will add the best crunch to any salad, slaw, or simply used as a crunchy vehicle for dipping into your favorite sauce or dip. It’s also lovely roasted and pureed. We love using it instead of potatoes for mashers and it tastes great pureed into a creamy soup. I think this week a creamy kohlrabi and spinach soup with lots of the garlic scapes could be a really tasty dish. And of course, fore more ideas see the recipe suggestions below.

Anyhow, we hope you enjoy this weeks haul. The fields are looking great and all of the summer crops are starting to really take off. Peppers, tomatoes, melons, eggplants, sugar snap peas, and corn are all thriving. In the meantime we hope you enjoy these greens!

Happy cooking!

Your farmers,
A & T & Baby P

Harvest 4

  1. Kohlrabi (the leaves are edible and can be sautéed or added to smoothies or soups)

  2. Head Lettuce

  3. Carrots (remove the tops and store them separately)

  4. Turnips (remove the tops and store separately)

  5. Spinach

  6. Collard Greens

  7. Garlic Scapes