Monroe Family Organics CSA Newsletter for Week 8

 Farm Update

Thursday afternoon at our Midland drop-off!  As I was watching the first rush of people go through the line at our CSA drop-off on Thursday, talking, laughing, and picking out their veggies, I got a little sentimental thinking about how much I love our awesome community of CSA members!  I am so grateful for all of the amazing people I have gotten to know through the CSA, so I took this picture to celebrate you all, and what we've built together. :-)

Hi everyone!  Hope you're all doing well and enjoying this hot weather!  Things at the farm continue to grow like crazy, and the rains we've had recently are definitely helping them along.  This is actually going to be a much shorter newsletter than normal because we are hitting the road in a few hours for my cousin's wedding, and as always, there is so much to do and so little time in which to do it.  And things at the farm are pretty much the same as last week; lots of weeds, lots of harvesting, lots of hot weather.  So I'll catch up with you next week with a longer newsletter with more details about what we're doing at the farm, but for now, here's what will be in the shares this week!  Enjoy, and I'll see you at the drop-off!

What to Expect in the Shares this Week

 

If you pick up at our Alma, Mt. Pleasant, or Midland drop-off, here are the options for your shares!  If you have a half share, you’ll choose one item from each choice category, and if you have a full share, you’ll choose two.  And if there is something you don’t like or can’t eat, you can bring it to the trading station at the end and trade it for something you like better. 

• Dill, basil, or microgreens
• Fennel, cabbage, kale, or chard
• Carrots or parsley
• Potatoes
• Cherry tomatoes or spring mix
• Surprise veggie! (We do this when we have a lot of odds and ends coming out of the fields, and right now we have several items that are on their way in or on their way out.  Hence, surprise veggies!)
• Onion or zucchini

 

If you pick up at our Lansing, Okemos, St. Johns, Midland hospital, or Alma hospital drop-off, or if you have home or workplace delivery, here are your options!  We have three different prepacked shares, and you can let me know which one you want by filling out this quick form by lunchtime the day before your drop-off.  If you have a half share, you can choose one of these options, and if you have a full share, you’ll choose two.

Share A:

• Dill
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Cherry tomatoes
• Surprise veggie
• Onion

 

Share B:

• Basil
• Swiss chard
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Cherry tomatoes
• Surprise veggie
• Zucchini

 

Share C:

• Microgreens
• Fennel bunches
• Carrots
• Potatoes
• Spring mix
• Surprise veggie
• Onion

 

Recipes

You know how sometimes you get in a cooking rut, always doing the same thing with a particular ingredient?  Like maybe you always cook kale the same way, or you always make the same recipe with your zucchini.  If you've gotten into a little bit of a rut with your cherry tomatoes, always just cutting them in half and putting them on top of spring mix to make a quick salad, here is another idea to help you bust out of your rut!  This Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes is fast, easy, and you can play around with the proportions to suit what you have on hand.  Perfect for a busy weeknight!