Tuesday 30 August 2016

FFF CSA - Week 10/12 - What's in the Box? - Yellow gems!

I can't believe its the last week of August! Summer feels like it has evaporated overnight. Cooler nights and fall crops are upon us.

Week ten brings our shareholders another large haul of deliciousness but I specifically wanted to mention two yellow gems they will find in their box.

The first is a pale yellow oval shaped fall veggie known as a spaghetti squash. This vegetable gets its name from the texture of its fruit when baked. To cook, simply cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, then bake at 400F for 35-45 minutes. Dragging a fork through the cooked squash results in noodle shaped pieces that can easily substitute for regular pasta in many noodle dishes.

The second yellow gem are ground cherries. Our CSA shareholders will find a sampling of these flavourful cherries in their baskets this week. Ground cherries are in the same family as tomatoes and closely related to tomatillos (same papery husk) and taste both sweet and tropical. Some people have said that they taste like a cross between a tomato and pineapple! Ground cherries are ready in early/late fall and thus we are sharing a snack size sample with our shareholders. As larger varieties are available, you can use ground cherries to make jam, chutney or wine!


So... What's in the Box this week?
  • Swiss Chard (in with herbs this week... cause we are running out of room!)
  • Beets
  • Baby carrots
  • Zucchini
  • Cucumbers
  • Potatoes
  • Peppers 
  • Pattypan squash
  • Spaghetti squash
  • Turban squash (fulls only)
  • Ground cherries 
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Herbs in a cup - oregano, parsley, chives, basil

Note: We do rinse the produce but it would be prudent to wash all vegetables when you get them home. Keeping the herbs (ends) in a cup of clean water will keep them fresh longer. (unless of course, you are drying them for storage later.)



Reminder: Please return your empty box along with all re-usable containers (ice cream pails, plastic containers, etc) so that we can reuse them all over again. 


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