CSA Newsletter Week 39/52 (September 27&29)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 39/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

Tales of a First Year Farmer

Oh to be a first year farmer at Mountain Bounty Farm! There are a handful of us here at Mountain Bounty who have just taken their first steps into the world of produce production, jettisoned from our boring non-farmer lives into the wonderful realm of dirt and veggies. And what a fun place it is! Coming into the season I didn't know what the heck a kohlrabi was. Is kohlrabi even real? Is that a word? Turns out they are real, and delicious. In our short time here we have learned so much from the lovely crew and now take pride in being able to call ourselves true dirt ridden, straw hat wearin', veggie corallers. Our backgrounds may be varied, but we can all agree that having the chance to work the earth and be a part of a sustainable food system is an experience that is more than amazing. We are all grateful to be a part of this community and to learn the joys of pulling a big, fat, meaty, juicy, beefalicious beet out from the ground, knowing that it will end up on somebody's dinner plate.

Various tales of a First Year Farmer:

-Chasing geese off the crops

-Doing donuts in a tractor

-Fixing said tractor after doing said donuts

-Feeding the neighbor's goats some yummy carrots

-Playing in big 'ol puddles after the first fall rain

-Crop transplant racing

-Avoiding the farm's beehive full of angry angry bees

-Having a wardrobe that is usually tinted brown with earthy dirt tones

-Relocating gophers

-Frolicking hand in hand in the fields

-Filling up on the best produce around!

Enjoy your shares this week,

Farmer Jack

Mark your calendars: We're hosting a Harvest Festival (and our own 25th Birthday Party!) on Saturday, November 5th. There will be games, crafts, music, square dancing, and a pig roast. More information to come and we hope to see you there.

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Lettuce

  • Chard

  • Cilantro

  • Fennel

  • Jalapeños

  • Red Peppers

  • Leeks

  • Kale

  • Tomatoes

  • Broccoli

  • Garlic

SMALL BOX:

  • Lettuce

  • Chard

  • Cilantro

  • Jalapenos

  • Red Peppers

  • Scallions

  • Garlic

  • Tomatoes

RECIPES

Cast-Iron Pizza with Fennel and Sausage

Broccoli Garlic Quiche

Greek Orzo Stuffed Red Peppers with Lemony Basil Tomatoes

Grilled Scallions

Simple Sautéed Chard

Savory White Beans with Chard on Toast

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Warren Pears (classic European texture — soft and juicy with a melting mouth feel. The Warren pear is sweet to taste and avoids the typical grittiness found in most other pear varieties.)

  • Emerald Beaut Plums (A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruits, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages.) OR Flavor Treat Pluots (They're reddish-purple over tender, yellow flesh that's extremely juicy. One of our last stone-fruits of the season, the Flavor Treat, is a welcome reminder of the height of summer.)

  • Gala Apples (Sweet, fragrant, and very juicy, Gala apples are one of our favorites to eat out of hand..)

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

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CSA Newsletter Week 38/52 (Septmeber 20&22)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 38/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

Rain in the foothills! What a joy to see some moisture reach our parched hills. This Thursday, we'll celebrate the fall equinox - one of the two moments each year when the sun sits directly above the equator, giving us a day and night that are approximately equal. It seems only natural that this shift is met with rain and some chilly nights. While there are several more months of farming ahead of us, we'll see a noticeable change in the pace of things at the farm. We'll be spending our days cleaning up the chaos of summer, turning over beds for the last of the fall plantings, seeding cover crops, and harvesting at every chance we get. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to slow down and notice the shift in seasons.

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace

Mark your calendars: We're hosting a Harvest Festival (and our own 25th Birthday Party!) on Saturday, November 5th. There will be games, crafts, music, square dancing, and a pig roast. More information to come and we hope to see you there.

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Lettuce

  • Red Peppers

  • Carrots

  • Dill

  • Red Russian Kale

  • Romano Beans

  • Tomatoes

  • Fennel

  • Arugula

  • Scallions

SMALL BOX:

  • Lettuce

  • Red Peppers

  • Carrots

  • Dill

  • Red Russian Kale

  • Romano Beans

  • Tomatoes

RECIPES

Romano Beans with Mustard Vinaigrette and Walnuts

Beans with Arugula and Mint Pesto

Kale Sauce Pesto

Orange Honey Glazed Carrots

Couscous with Roasted Fennel

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Emerald Beaut Plums (A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruits, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages.)

  • Flavor Treat Pluots (They're reddish-purple over tender, yellow flesh that's extremely juicy. One of our last stone-fruits of the season, the Flavor Treat, is a welcome reminder of the height of summer.)

  • Gala Apples (The Gala are sweet, crisp, and fragrant with creamy yellow flesh which is at once dense and finely textured. A pretty apple with golden skin and pink to orange striping.)

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES This week is the final delivery of the Summer Flower Share. If you've placed your share on hold this season, you will receive a cash credit on your account which will automatically apply towards your next order with us. Thank you for your support of our Flower Shares!

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CSA Newsletter Week 37/52 (September 13/15)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 37/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

Each Thursday afternoon, our crew gathers in a stifling hot office and formulates our plan of action for the following week. We prioritize tasks based on how urgent they are, coordinate weeding with watering and transplanting, we make time to seed our new crops in the greenhouse while also managing our crops in the ground. We talk about pests and diseases and how best we can manage them. We try to find space for every single crop we want to grow and are always amazed that we can somehow find more room. We also spend three days a week harvesting and packing for our CSA, wholesale accounts like Briarpatch Co-op and our favorite restaurants, and harvesting for the Nevada City Farmers Market. Needless to say, our schedule is packed and it's a delicate and well rehearsed orchestra performance that we achieve each week.

We then switch gears and talk about what we want to harvest and put in the CSA box for the following week. We have a rough "box formula" that we like to adhere to (root vegetable, alium, bunched green, lettuce and herb plus other speciality items as seasonally available in each box.) With that in mind, we discuss what's ready to harvest, what you got in your box last week, the different items we want to put in small vs. regular, what the total value of the box is, what meals you could potentially make with all the items, etc. This is a fun and collaborative process that really makes the box feel like something special. Once we decide on contents, we put them on our website for those of you who meal prep and like to know what to expect.

All this to say, farming is a real labor or love (done in 100 degree heat and smoke filled skies) but we do it because we love it and because we love sharing these wonderful things we grow with you. We hope you can feel the love each week when you pick up your CSA shares.

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Lettuce

  • Red Peppers

  • Potatoes

  • Basil

  • Leeks

  • Sage

  • Collard Greens

  • Shishito Peppers

  • Cucumbers/Cherry Tomatoes

  • Eggplant

  • Tomatoes

SMALL BOX:

  • Lettuce

  • Red Peppers

  • Potatoes

  • Basil

  • Scallions

  • Sage

  • Collards

  • Shishito Peppers

RECIPES


Our big item this week is potatoes which we harvested in August and now slowly give out until the end of the year. Because we're also giving leeks in the regular box, I'd suggest a Potato and Leek soup, thankfully it's cooled down a bit since last week. I'm not a soup person so I'm thinking I will make a Potato and Leek Gratin. Maybe brown butter sage gnocchi is more your style (I promise gnocchi is not as intimidating as it seems.) If you aren't sure what to do with your sage bundle from the week, here's some tips on how to dry it and use it throughout the fall. You'll want some when we give out butternut squash! I also saw this video on the internet a few weeks ago and I've been excited to try Miso Glazed Leeks.

Collards aren't as popular as their cousin Kale, but I promise they are just as good. I'm excited to try this Crispy Chickpea Stew or stick to the classics and cook with ham hock and bacon. You may notice a hole or two in your collard leaves this week. You can thank the cabbage moths for testing some of the leaves. 

This may be our last week for basil, so don't forget to make a batch a pesto. You can always freeze any extra pesto (pro-tip: freeze in ice cube trays) and then you'll have easy portions to add to dishes throughout the fall.

Finally, our shade cloth on our red pepper patch this year has produced an astounding amount of red peppers without sun damage. I'd highly suggest making Romesco Sauce, which does require roasting or grilling your peppers but you're going to want to put this sauce on everything. I'd also recommend making a Shashuka on a slow Sunday morning with fresh tomatoes and red peppers.

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Autumn Flame Peaches (Autumn Flame brings the peach harvest to a close with a truly nostalgic peach sweetness. The Autumn Flame is naturally more firm but softens beautifully if aged properly on the kitchen counter. It becomes almost as meltingly soft as a Gold Dust if left to enjoy until the skin begins to wrinkle slightly.)

  • Emerald Beaut Plums (A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruit, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages.)

  • Flavor Fall Pluots (This late-season pluot variety brings our stone fruit season to a close. These pluots are dark-skinned with a golden colored, firm, juicy flesh, with a very mild aroma, complementing an appealing, balanced sweet and tart flavor.)

  • Hosui Asian Pears (The Hosui is popular in both Japan and in California. Hosuis have a rougher, thicker skin than the other Asian pear varieties we grow. They have a flesh that while still crunchy has a more melting mouthful, making the texture combination when eaten out of hand spectacular. Very sweet with a mild pear taste, their round shape and beautiful golden hue make them ideal for presentation with a distinctively Autumnal feel. )

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! Next week is the final delivery of the Summer Flower Share. If you've placed your share on hold this season, you will receive a cash credit on your account which will automatically apply towards your next order with us. Thank you for your support of our Flower Shares!

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CSA Newsletter Week 36/52 (September 6th and 8th)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 36/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

As summer vacation season comes to a close, I want to give a quick FSA (Farm Service Announcement) about how our vacation holds work. We offer unlimited vacation holds, for all shares, and you can easily place your share on hold from your Member Dashboard. The hold deadline is Friday at 11pm for changes to delivery for the following week. You do not pay for the weeks your share is on hold!

Vegetable Shares (Year-round): When you purchase a subscription, you prepay for either 25 or 4 deliveries. When you place your share on hold, you don't use one of your prepaid deliveries, so that delivery gets added to the end of your subscription. For example, if you pay for 4 weeks at a time, then place your share on hold for one week, your share will renew again in 5 weeks. You do not pay for weeks your share is on hold. You don't receive credit on your account for vacation holds on your vegetable share because you receive all prepaid deliveries before your share renews again.

Fruit and Flower Shares (Seasonal): If you pay in advance for the whole season, you receive credit on your account at the end of the season for any weeks you've placed your share on hold. If you pay for 4 weeks at a time, you don't use one of your prepaid deliveries the week your share is on hold and your share will renew again once you've received 4 deliveries.

The hold deadline is Friday at 11pm for changes to your share for the following week. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding vacation holds.

We'll be trying to stay cool this week and looking forward to cooler temps coming soon.

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Rainbow Chard

  • Green Beans

  • Red Peppers

  • Tomatoes

  • Carrots

  • Arugula

  • Thai Basil

  • Scallions

  • Melon

  • Radish

SMALL BOX:

  • Chard

  • Green Beans

  • Red Peppers

  • Tomatoes

  • Carrots

  • Arugula

  • Thai Basil

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Summerset Peaches (Bright yellow with hardly any blush to speak of, Summerset is a freestone peach with a distinct, bold flavor. Sweet and juicy with a tart, acidic bite, it is a nice contrast to the sweet Cal Red that precedes it. Summerset has a nice firm texture that holds up when frozen and it's among our favorite peaches to bake with.)

  • August Fire Nectarines (These mighty and sun-bathed nectarines have incredible tang and brightness. When ripe, they have an incredible balance of sweet and acid that feels like a little fire-cracker of flavor.)

  • Emerald Beaut Plums (A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruit, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages.)

  • Hosui Asian Pears (The Hosui is popular in both Japan and in California. Hosuis have a rougher, thicker skin than the other Asian pear varieties we grow. They have a flesh that while still crunchy has a more melting mouthful, making the texture combination when eaten out of hand spectacular. Very sweet with a mild pear taste, their round shape and beautiful golden hue make them ideal for presentation with a distinctively Autumnal feel. )

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Thai Basil Chicken

Gruyere Grilled Cheese with Sauteed Chard

Carrot Slaw

Arugula, Radish, Avocado Salad

Stuffed Peppers

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CSA Newsletter Week 35/52

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 35/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

This week we celebrate the final corn harvest and with it, what feels like the end of the summer season. While a few summer crops will stick around as the days slow down, we'll soon say goodbye to melons and corn. Corn is one of our most space, nutrient, time, and water intensive crops so growing it for you all is a real labor or love and dedication to our love for sweet corn.

For those of you who don't know, an adorable song about corn has taken over the internet this week. It's rare that the viral video of the week can be referenced in this weekly newsletter and I'd like to leave you with the song's lyrics below. You can also watch the short video here.

“It’s corn, with a big lump with knobs.
It has juice. I can’t imagine a more beautiful thing.
It’s corn, I can tell you all about it.
I mean, look at this thing.
When I tried it with butter everything changed.”

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Sweet Corn

  • Melon

  • Tomatoes

  • Bell Peppers

  • Parsley

  • Kale

  • Lettuce

  • Leeks

  • Jalapeno

  • Cabbage

  • Shishito Peppers

SMALL BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Melon

  • Tomatoes

  • Bell Peppers

  • Parsley

  • Kale

  • Leeks

  • Jalapenos

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Summerset Peaches (Bright yellow with hardly any blush to speak of, Summerset is a freestone peach with a distinct, bold flavor. Sweet and juicy with a tart, acidic bite, it is a nice contrast to the sweet Cal Red that precedes it. Summerset has a nice firm texture that holds up when frozen and it's among our favorite peaches to bake with.)

  • Perfect Peach Pie & How to freeze peaches

  • September Bright Nectarines (A beautiful deep red nectarine with yellow streaking the September Bright has a unique red to orange ombre flesh with very high sugar and an excellent tart acid balance making this a vibrantly flavorful nectarine)

  • Emerald Beaut Plums (A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One of our most hardy fruit, the Emerald Beaut just gets sweeter and sweeter without losing texture as it ages.)

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Muhammara (Syrian red pepper dip)

Coleslaw

Stuffed Peppers

Fresh Tomato Sauce

Chicken Breasts and Leeks

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CSA Newsletter Week 34/52

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 34/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

Every day around noon, our whole crew pauses what they are doing to take a break and eat lunch. While that's not entirely out of the ordinary, however, what's extraordinary about this act is that we rest under the shade of a majestic oak tree that must be over 150 years old. This tree provides a much needed reprieve from the elements for not only the farmers, but also some of our storage crops. As garlic, onions, and winter squash come in from the fields, they take a few weeks under the oak to dry and cure in the shade. This tree has hosted countless lunch breaks, potlucks, burrito days, secret santa exchanges, check-ins, harvest festivals and helped cultivate the community that we hold most dear. During a recent discussion of "what would we be most sad about to lose to a fire," it was an immediate consensus that we'd be devastated to lose this tree. We're beyond grateful for a place to rest, gather, and celebrate. And we hope for many more opportunities for connection with each other in the future.

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace


THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTSREGULAR BOX:This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest. Box contents for the following week are posted online on Thursday here.

  • Sweet Corn

  • Cucumber/Zucchini

  • Tomatoes

  • Melon

  • Basil

  • Peppers

  • Cilantro

  • Lettuce

  • Kale

  • Scallions

SMALL BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Tomatoes

  • Melon

  • Basil

  • Peppers

  • Lettuce

  • Scallions

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • O' Henry or Cal Red peaches

  • Flavorheart pluots (Flavor Heart gets its name from its distinctively tapered shape. Its dense, pale yellow flesh is very low in acid and the sweetness and color contrast strikingly with its dark purple, almost black skin. For the best eating experience, Farmer Al recommends leaving the fruit on your kitchen countertop for a few days until it gets soft. 'Cool the soft fruit in your refrigerator and enjoy a delightful sweet treat like no other," he says!)

  • August Fire nectarines (Elegantly shaped and rich in flavor, with deep red skin and warm orange flesh.)

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Classic Pico de Gallo

Southwestern Corn Chowder

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CSA Newsletter Week 33/52

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 33/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

Hash browns, gnocchi, hasselback, mashed, smashed and baked potatoes... We can't stop thinking about potatoes! This past week we finished harvesting all of our 26 beds of potatoes. Planted the first week of March, these potatoes have survived both several cold snaps in the spring, and the relentless 100 degree days of summer in the foothills. During the first cold snap, we irrigated them all night long in order to prevent their tender tops from freezing. The things we do for a good potato crop! Potatoes, onions, carrots and winter squash are all items we grow during the summer and then store them in order to give them out in the winter. Part of farming is strategizing how to grow as much as you can throughout the season and provide for our CSA members in the winter season while it's tougher to grow things. We're lucky to have farm partners to work with in the winter but we also love giving boxes full of Mountain Bounty Farm storage crops in the winter!

While you won't find potatoes in your shares this week, there will be many potatoes to come throughout the fall and winter and we hope you enjoy them!

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Melon

  • Lettuce

  • Green Bell Peppers

  • Jalapenos

  • Shishito Peppers

  • Thai Basil

  • Scallions

  • Green Beans

  • Arugula

  • Tomatoes

SMALL BOX:

  • Corn

  • Melon

  • Lettuce

  • Cucumbers/Bell Peppers

  • Jalapenos

  • Shishito Peppers

  • Thai Basil

  • Eggplant

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Cal Red peaches (The beloved Cal Red is in a class of its own and is the "Oh my God" peach. Aptly named for the Golden State, the Cal Red is a beautiful golden peach marked with a gentle, sun-kissed blush.)

  • Flavor King pluots (A dark-skinned pluot with yellow-red flesh, it has an intense rich flavor combined with sweet, spicy tones that are reminiscent of the Santa Rosa. A nice acid bite and firm texture that softens beautifully as the fruit continues to ripen, the Flavor King is amazing out of hand and equally good for baking. They come off the tree right at the peak of flavor.)

  • August Fire nectarines (Elegantly shaped and rich in flavor, with deep red skin and warm orange flesh.)

  • Reed avocados (Reed avocados are larger, rounder, and creamier than the popular Hass variety. They're widely known for their creamy smooth texture and buttery flesh.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Eggplant with Thai Basil and Chicken

Pad Thai with Thai Basil

Peach Salsa

Three Bean Salad with Green Beans

Roasted Tomatoes with White Beans

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CSA Newsletter Week 32/52 (August 9th and 11th)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 32/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

It’s hard to believe that it is finally August, but here we are! Month of lifting heavy things, harvesting storage crops and long days spent transplanting for the fall. We’ve been incredibly impressed by the consistent quality and quantity of the produce we’ve been able to bring out of the fields each week, and our box values, as they typically do in the summer months, continue to hover well above the average cost per box.


We look forward to this next season of farming. If you are thinking of us, we’ll be crossing our fingers for smoke free days and the strength and resilience to keep our spirits high and your boxes overflowing. Wish us luck!

Enjoy your shares this week

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

  • Potatoes

  • Melon

  • Lettuce

  • Red Onion

  • Green Beans

  • Basil

  • Tomatoes

  • Carrots

  • Eggplant

SMALL BOX:

  • Potatoes

  • Melon

  • Cucumber/Green Bell Peppers

  • Red Onion

  • Green Beans

  • Basil

  • Tomatoes

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Summer Lady peaches (An early-ripening variant of the O'Henry, it is similarly well-balanced and aromatic. Slightly more round and uniform than its O'Henry parentage, the Summer Lady has deep burgundy streaks at maturity and delights our tastebuds almost a full two weeks earlier.)

  • August Red nectarines (These late season nectarine that is elegantly shaped and rich in flavor, with deep red skin and warm orange flesh.)

  • Crimson Royale pluots (With an elongated shape similar to an apricot, the Crimson Royale has a tangy red skin which contrasts deliciously with the sweet orange flesh within.)

  • Reed avocados (These softball-sized specialty avocados have thick green pebbly and easy to peel skin which gives way to a buttery and creamy flesh)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Caponata

Black Pepper Tofu and Eggplant

Cantaloupe Popsicles

Caprese Sandwich

Tomato Galette

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CSA Newsletter Week 31/52 (August 2nd & 4th)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 31/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

You might read the list of items for the vegetable share this week and think, wait, melons?! In the vegetable share!? You read that right, it's melon time. For the next few weeks, you’ll receive a variety of musk melons and watermelons in your vegetable share. We absolutely love growing melons and love sharing our favorite varieties with you.

We grow a little bit of each variety in order to get enough melons to give to all our members over several weeks. Here's a breakdown of the melon varieties you could receive in the next few weeks:

  • Hannah's Choice: Aromatic, very sweet, and full of flavor.

  • Athena: Athena cantaloupe has exceptional sweetness. The aromatics of this fruit are honey and floral with a sweet melon aroma.

  • Halona: Excellent flavor and muskiness with sweet orange flesh.

  • Visa: Green flesh, galia melon with wonderful sweetness due to the high Brix Content.

  • Ocelot: mini seedless watermelon with tiger striped rind. Mouth-watering flesh and firm, dense texture combine for an excellent eating experience—tastes like summer!

  • Mini Love: Sweet and firm watermelon. Distinctive, bright green rind with dark green stripes and dense, bright red flesh.

  • Natsu Cocoa: a new variety for us this year, Very uniform fruit with exceptional sweetness and dark green, tiger-striped rind. The epitome of summer — Natsu means "summer" in Japanese.

Enjoy your shares this week

Grace

THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Lettuce

  • Rainbow Chard

  • Tomatoes

  • Melon

  • Garlic

  • Arugula

  • Shishito Peppers (warning: some of these are spicy!)

  • Basil

SMALL BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Lettuce

  • Chard

  • Tomatoes

  • Melon

  • Garlic

  • Shishio Peppers (warning: some of these are spicy!)

We've added some helpful information for different storage tips for fruits and vegetables to our website here. Let us know if you ever have questions about how best to store your produce.

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here.

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Zee Lady peaches

  • Flavor King pluots

  • Fantasia nectarines

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Watermelon, Mint, Feta Salad

Melon and Prosciutto salad with Arugula

Fresh Corn Salad

Peach Cobbler

White Corn Pizza

Blistered Shishito Peppers

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CSA Newsletter Week 30/52 (July 26/28)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 30/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

It's hard to believe that August is almost here and yet, we keep bustling to the same speedy rhythm - plant, harvest, pack, weed, rest, repeat. This is ‘peak season’ on the farm, an elegant way of saying that right now, everything happens all at once. In classic mid-summer farm fashion, last week one of our irrigation pumps broke, resulting in us only being able to irrigate small sections at a time and delaying some of our fall plantings. Farming can sometimes feel like something is always going wrong, and yet, with determination and our honed problem solving skills, we can get the parts fixed and begin planting and irrigating normally again. Our crew is at its strongest and swiftest, using all the energy we can spare to get everything that needs doing, done and we wouldn't be able to pull this off without them!

Grace

THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Lettuce

  • Kale

  • Carrots

  • Onions

  • Tomatoes

  • Jalapenos

  • Basil

  • Bell Peppers/Cucumbers

SMALL BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Lettuce

  • Kale

  • Carrots

  • Tomatoes

  • Onions

  • Jalapenos

  • Eggplant

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here:https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/summer-fruit-share-wnc-C23344

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Flavor King Pluots (A dark-skinned pluot with yellow-red flesh, it has an intense rich flavor combined with sweet, spicy tones that are reminiscent of the Santa Rosa. A nice acid bite and firm texture that softens beautifully as the fruit continues to ripen, the Flavor King is amazing out of hand and equally good for baking. They come off the tree right at the peak of flavor.)

  • Zee Lady Peaches (The Rich Zee is an excellent early variety to whet the appetite for summer peaches. It is much smaller than later varieties and is more of a 'water' peach than a 'sugar' peach, but a big crowd pleaser at the farmer's markets. It has a strong fragrance, a gentle flavor, and tender, juicy flesh.)

  • Flavortop Nectarines (The Flavor Top is one of the highest scoring nectarine varieties in regional fruit tastings. It's a beautiful variety, with bold streaks of red and yellow and firm succulent flesh. They hold up extremely well when sliced so are ideally suited for a fragrant midsummer fruit salad and are one of the varieties we especially recommend for grilling. Flavor Tops are available in early to mid July.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Eggplant Five Ways

Tomato Galette

Carrot Salad

Best Gazpacho

Margherita Pizza

Corn Salsa

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CSA Newsletter Week 29/52 (July 19/21)

MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS

Week 29/52 of 2022

Dear Farm Members,

With the very warm weather of last week, we've entered peak summer territory, The tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and corn are here and we are patiently awaiting the first melon. This week, we'll harvest our first corn patch. There’s something about wading through the green maze of stalks, silky tassels high overhead, that transports you into another world entirely. First thing in the morning while it’s still cool, our crew fills cloth ‘apple picking’ bags to the brim, grabbing the fattest golden ears and removing them from the stalk with a swift rip and twist. In the past, we’ve experimented with cutting off the very tip of each ear to remove any potential corn worms, but quality has improved so much in recent years that we’ve decided to leave it to fate and forgo that step. Our advice? Peel back the silk and investigate the top of each ear soon as you get home, removing any corn worms you might encounter. This ensures that your corn will keep in the fridge, unassailed, until you’re ready to eat it yourself - in salsa, as fritters, grilled and slathered with butter, whatever you can dream up - the sky’s the limit. Here’s hoping for a wonderful week, and that your boxes leave you feeling ‘farm rich’!

Enjoy your shares this week,

Grace

THIS WEEK'S CSA CONTENTS

REGULAR BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Potatoes

  • Scallions

  • Tomatoes

  • Sage (storage tips)

  • Lettuce

  • Cucumbers

  • Eggplant

  • Shishitos (warning: some of these are spicy!)

SMALL BOX:

  • Sweet Corn

  • Potatoes

  • Scallions

  • Tomatoes

  • Cucumber

  • Parsley

  • Chard

SUMMER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)

Please double check the delivery list to confirm you are signed up for this share. You can sign up for shares starting next week here:https://mountainbounty.csaware.com/summer-fruit-share-wnc-C23344

Please do not take a Summer Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.

  • Flavor King Pluots (A dark-skinned pluot with yellow-red flesh, it has an intense rich flavor combined with sweet, spicy tones that are reminiscent of the Santa Rosa. A nice acid bite and firm texture that softens beautifully as the fruit continues to ripen, the Flavor King is amazing out of hand and equally good for baking. They come off the tree right at the peak of flavor.)

  • Elegant Lady Peaches (Elegant Lady peaches are well named with a beautiful balance of sweet and acid along with a brilliant red color. These firm, round, freestone peaches are perfect grilled and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.)

  • Summer Flare Nectarines (Our Summer Flare trees produce some of the largest and juiciest nectarines we see. Rich in flavor, they're often solid red with hardly a streak of yellow in the skin. A clingstone, the Summer Flare is an ideal variety to bite right into and eat out of hand.)

SUMMER FLOWER SHARES continue this week! You can you can join here for shares starting next week.

RECIPES

Greek Eggplant Dip

Corn Salad with Chile and Lime

Herby Potato Salad

Gnocchi with Sage Butter

Swiss Chard Pancake with Tomatoes

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Mailing Address:
14579 Blind Shady Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone:
(530)292-3776