2024 Harvest 3

Howdy folks and welcome to week 3 of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA. We’re excited to debut a few new items this week. The first outdoor spinach of the season along with the garlic scapes! If you aren’t familiar with garlic scapes you’re in for a treat. They are the flowering part of the hard neck garlic plant and they are so flavorful and pungent. You can use them the same way you’d use a bunch of scallions. They’re great raw and cooked. Any recipe that calls for a clove of garlic you can swap a garlic scape for. There’s a few recipes below to help inspire you if you’re interested.

Things out in the fields have been cold and wet. We worked hard yesterday in the rain to get the harvest all picked. The good news is that we’ve been able to take a break from irrigating and it looks like warm weather is on the way. The plants are happy out there but a little warm sunshine is needed for some of our later spring crops to start cranking!

We hope you all are enjoying the flavors of the season. Below is a list of this week’s haul! Happy cooking and eating everyone.

Your farmers,
Andrea, Taylor, Pepper & Maize (and our awesome crew!)

Harvest 3

  1. Spinach— rich in iron, potassium, vitamins C & E, and magnesium. Spinach can also aid in digestion and has anticancer properties. Eat this veggie up!!

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

  3. Radishes—are a rich source of magnesium, potassium and vitamin C. They have been studied and results confirm that they likely alter the way cancer cells reproduce so they may reduce cancer risk. They are full of fiber and for their tiny size contain a lot of health benefits. Remove the greens from these to help keep the roots crisp for storing.

  4. Salad Mix—These leafy greens are a rich source of vitamins A, K and folate. Also a good anti- inflammatory leafy green.

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

Recipe Suggestions

Garlic Scape Farro Risotto with Collard Greens and Sausage (you can use kale here!)

Below are recipes from my kids website but the recipes are great for all ages!!!

Flourless Double Chocolate Chaga Spinach Brownies (these are wicked good! We make them weekly!)

Savory Spinach & Goat Cheese Blondies (this is one of my favorite recipes this year!)

Hidden Veggie Chocolate Banana Pudding (so good we eat this for breakfast with granola on top!)

2024 Harvest 2

Howdy folks and welcome to week 2 of your CSA. This week we are excited to debut the greenhouse beets (the rest of the season they’re grown outside but the early season greenhouse planting gets you beets sooner!) And I don’t know about you, but I like beets and having them as early as possible makes me so happy! They’re decent size so some bunches only have 2 beets per bunch. The greens are also delicious and are great tossed into salads, smoothies, or turned into pesto. Go wild!

We hope you are enjoying the spring bounty. Here is a list of what’s inside this week’s haul.

Harvest 2

  1. Mustard Greens—these spicy greens are high in antioxidants and are particularly rich in vitamin- K which is crucial for bone health. Vitamin K also supports brain function and a healthy metabolism.

  2. Collard Greens—Also high in vitamin K they are also a good source of cancer fighting compounds and 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!

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Green Garlic—the list is too long!! It’s anti-fungal, anti- inflammatory, boosts immune health, and is full of antioxidants!


Recipe Suggestions

Bok Choy, Kale & Beet Slaw with Creamy Cashew Dressing (swap kale for collard greens this week!)

Lamb & Beet Curry Meatballs (these are SO good and great for young babies and kids of all ages!)

Lamb Meatloaf with Tahini Sauce & Beet Relish (one of our most loved meals EVER!!)

Miso Salmon and Turnip Cakes (My kids LOVE this meal!!)


2024 Harvest 1

Howdy folks and welcome to the first week of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA share of the 2024 season. We’re so excited to have you all a part of the farm family this year. Things are looking really good out in the fields and even with a few unexpected late seasons frosts (eeek!!) things are thriving. We’ve had to row cover a lot of hot weather crops that are out in the fields to keep them surviving these cold nights but other than that, we’ve been really pleased with the spring weather. Hot days, mixed in spring rain, and then some overall just comfortable working weather. It’s been a great start to the season out here!

This week’s box reflects what the spring is producing here. Lot’s of leafy greens, spring root veggies, and lettuce. We hope you all enjoy your first box of the season!

Happy cooking and eating everyone!

Your farmers,
Taylor, Andrea, Pepper & Maize

Harvest 1

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

  2. Arugula— one of the healthiest leafy greens! Containing a ton of antioxidants and inflammatory properties.

  3. 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.

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

  5. Green Garlic- the list is too long!! It’s anti-fungal, anti- inflammatory, boosts immune health, and is full of antioxidants!

  6. Radishes- are a rich source of magnesium, potassium and vitamin C. Remove the greens from these to help keep the roots crisp for storing.

Recipe Suggestions