MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 36/53 of 2020
Dear Farm Members,
Right on schedule, our peppers have been ripening and steadily making their way into your boxes. Some of these gems are easily recognizable - the green bell pepper, jalapeno, and beloved sweet red pepper- while others may be slightly less familiar. What follows is a brief guide to help demystify the 2020 pepper lineup in all its glory.
Green Bell Pepper- Mild, green, blocky pepper with thick walls, thin skin, small seeds, and a hollow interior. Delicious sauteed in curries and stir-frys, and perfect for stuffing. These peppers change slightly in color throughout the season, and later offerings may be a muddier green, or even partially red.
Sweet Red Pepper- Sweet and mild, crisp, red pepper with thin skin and small seeds. Delicious roasted, sauteed, or served raw in salads, slaws and relishes.
Shishito Pepper - A japanese frying pepper. Mild, green to red, 2-4” long wrinkled fruit with thin walls and skin that make it perfect for frying en masse in a cast iron with a little bit of oil and salt. These will usually be bagged when they appear in your boxes.
Jimmy Nardello Pepper - Italian sweet red frying pepper. Named after Jimmy Nardello, whose parents brought the seeds along with them when they immigrated from Italy. Deep, wrinkled, crimson red 6-10” long peppers. The sweetest red pepper you’ve ever tasted- amazing fried like a shishito or prepared in any of the ways you’d use a sweet red pepper
Jalapeno Pepper (spicy!) - Deep green, smooth, thick walled, 2-4" long peppers. The perfect amount of spice for adding to fresh tomato salsa.
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Lunchbox Pepper - Red, yellow, and orange mini-bell peppers. Sweet and crunchy with thick walls. A perfect snack served fresh with your favorite dip, or prepared like a sweet pepper. Perfect for pickling!
I’m also happy to announce that the farm is absolutely overflowing with an abundance of tomatoes! Starting September 8th we’ll be offering 10# flats of beautiful, ripe, red slicers as an optional add-on for pick-up at our Western Nevada County CSA sites. If you’ve been dreaming of canning, freezing, saucing, or making a big batch of fresh salsa - this is your chance. Orders can be placed through our website at: https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/store/flat-of-tomatoes-western-nevada-country-C16456
Farmer Kale
THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS
Disclaimer: Box contents are dependent on actual harvest, but this is what you’ll likely receive in your boxes.
Mark your calendars! Early bird renewal weekend for current members will be September 25-27. More information to come.
REGULAR BOX:
Lettuce
Basil
Zucchini
Melon
Tomatoes
Red Russian Kale
Sweet Walla Walla Onions
Carrots
Jimmy Nardello Peppers
SMALL BOX:
Lettuce
Basil
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Red Russian Kale
Sweet Walla Walla Onions
Sweet Red Peppers
SUMMER FRUIT SHARES: (Provided by Sunset Ridge Fine Fruits)
These shares run for 19 weeks until October 8th.
Valley Pearl Green Grapes (Lee Family Farms)
Krissy Red Grapes (Lee Family Farms)
Bartlett Pears (Stillwater Orchards)
FLOWER SHARE:(Provided by Little Boy Flowers)
This is the ninth week of the Summer Flower Share. If you are interested in joining for delivery starting next week, you can sign up here: https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/store/.
RECIPES
Recipes may sometimes call for more or less of a certain item in your boxes, or an ingredient you might not have on hand. We encourage you to enjoy the creativity associated with eating locally and seasonally.
Jammy Summer Squash Pasta with Basil and Anchovies
BLT Salad with Creamy Goat Cheese Dressing
Jimmy Nardello Peppers with Burrata
Blistered Frying Peppers (perfect for shishitos and Jimmy Nardellos!)
HOW TO PICK UP YOUR CSA SHARES:
Check the delivery list each week and initial for your order on the delivery list. As always, please only take what has been delivered for you.
We ask that you only touch the box/bag/bouquet that are a part of your order.
We are asking that you pick up your box from the site and take it home with you to prevent the amount of time you are spending at your CSA site. If you’d like to pack it into a reusable bag, please feel free to do that at your car. Please bring your empty box back each week for reuse.
If you are sick, please send a friend to pick up for you and let them know about the pick up procedure.
All produce has been packed by farm employees who are in good health and following our food safety policies.
Please wear a mask to your pick up site and practice social distancing.
If there's a problem, please take what we’ve delivered for you and conta ct us by email or phone.
If you share your subscription, please make sure you check in every week about who will pick up so one of you does not accidentally take someone else's order.
MEMBER LINKS
Read our Welcome Letter
Log into your Member Dashboard (pay your balance, place your box on hold, update your account, renew your subscription)
Going on vacation? You can place your box on hold from your Member Dashboard.
Click the date you'd like to hold your box on the delivery calendar on the right side of your screen.
If you have multiple subscriptions, you'll have to place both on hold and you can toggle between subscriptions here.
When you place your vegetable box on hold, your subscription extends one week into the future since our vegetable shares are year-round.
When you place your fruit or flowers on hold, you'll receive a credit at the end of that season that you can use towards your next renewal. If you place your bread on hold, you are not charged for that week.
Interested in renewing your subscription? You can buy credits additional delivery credits at any time. More information can be found in our Member Handbook (https://mountainbountyfarm.com/updates-from-the-farm/2020/5/17/welcome-to-our-csa).
Mountain Bounty Farm
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