MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 33/52 of 2021
Dear Farm Members,
This week, after years of dreaming, planning, and hard work, we began nearing the end of the giant project that constitutes moving our operation over entirely to the Birchville Farm Site. Most significant has been the installation of two beautiful new walk-in coolers, allowing us to store our produce and pack your CSA boxes out of the Birchville barn. For many years, we’ve harvested and washed the majority of our produce at the Birchville site, packed those thousands of pounds of veggies (and melons!) into our box truck and sprinter van, and transported them back to our Blind Shady site to unload, store, and pack. Our lease with the Bear Yuba Land Trust has allowed us to finally envision a future at Birchville, complete with new space and greater efficiencies. It’s a bittersweet moment for us, leaving the Blind Shady homesite where John started the farm over two decades ago, as it comes with a whole host of memories and has served us so well for so long. The farm has grown and changed in some seriously big ways since it’s genesis, and we are certain it will continue to do so as we encounter the endless stream of opportunities and challenges that are inherent to this line of work. We are so grateful to all of you - our CSA members and amazing community- without which none of this would have been possible. Thank you, and enjoy your boxes this week!
Kale
THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS
Our boxes are the best of what's in season! This list is what we are aiming to provide, but sometimes we have to substitute some items in your box.
REGULAR BOX:
Sweet Corn
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Green Beans
Sweet Red Peppers
Cilantro
Scallions
Arugula
Eggplant
SMALL BOX:
Sweet Corn
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Green Beans
Sweet Red Peppers
Eggplant
Thai Basil
SUMMER FRUIT SHARE continues this week!
Honey Punch Pluots (Lee Family Farms)
O’Henry Yellow Peaches (Lee Family Farms)
Valley Pearl Green Grapes (Lee Family Farms)
Thomchord Grapes (Lee Family Farms)
SUMMER FLOWER SHARE (provided by Little Boy Flowers)
The Summer Flower shares continue until September 23rd. You can check to see if you are signed up here: https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/store/subscriptions.jsp or you can join in for shares starting next week here: https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/summer-flower-share-wnc-C21726.
RECIPES
Szechuan Eggplant (Eggplant)
Brinjal Eggplant Curry (Eggplant, Tomato)
Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter (Tomatoes)
Green Bean Salad with Pickled Red Onions and Fried Almonds (Green Beans)
Grilled Pizza with Prosciutto, Arugula, and Lemon (Arugula)
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