Week three from the farm

This week's harvest - turnips, carrots, kale, fennel, lettuce, radishes, Napa cabbage, broccoli, beets, green onions, strawberries!! The flowers are not from the Winter Green Farm but from another stall. They were so pretty that I couldn't resist.

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We've already started eating our bounty. Had C. over for lunch and we had a salad which included some lettuce, beet greens, turnip greens, kale, radishes, broccoli and carrots. Still have plenty more.

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Last week we also had kale and we tried one of the recipes that was included from the farm. And both B. and I found that we liked kale just fine. Very tasty! This week we'll try Napa Cabbage Slaw and also Braised Fennel with Parmesan.

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This week I ordered a salad spinner, something I never have thought necessary. However, now that B. & have have salad so often, I find it invaluable and am sorry I waited so long to get it! I've also ordered an electric vegetable chopper but that hasn't arrived yet. It's amazing how much chopping there is with all these vegetables and I think it'll turn out to be quite handy.

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As far as our own little garden in our yard, the peas are ready to eat. There are not a lot of them but they add a nice touch to salads. We've got some tomatoes growing, too, but so far they are still green.

Community Farm

This is our 2nd week of produce from our share of the Winter Green Community Farm. This week we got Swiss Chard, Kale, parsley, carrots, radishes, lettuce and two boxes of strawberries. We still have some lettuce left from last week's box so we'll be busy with salads this week! We also have some interesting recipes planned for the week - Swiss Chard Egg Loaf, Carrot & Parsley Salad, Sauteed Beet and Potato Hash and (if we have some Swiss Chard left over) Chard with Sweet & Sour Ginger sauce. Last week we tried Creamy Choi Soup using the pac choi that was in the first week's box. Both B. & I really liked it though neither of us had ever had pac choi before.

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Each week we get an email (mid-week) from the farm which tells us what to expect from this week's harvest, how to store it, tells about the people doing the harvest, and gives recipes. You can also find the information from previous weeks at their site http://www.wintergreenfarm.com/ (just click on the ONLINE BOX NOTES). I'm finding this helpful to get more recipes for some of the vegetables that I'm unfamiliar with.

A perfect afternoon

Yesterday the weather was fine. After all that rain we'd been having, we were thrilled to have sunshine - and warmth! I sat outside on the deck, reading my book and watching Bill stain the fence as I enjoyed my croissant and fresh strawberries from the Farmers' Market. Idyllic!