Newsletter - August 5

• 1 lb. Fava beans (recipes)
  

• 1 lb. Greens
  

• 1 lb. Green Tomatoes (recipes)
  

• 1 Napa Cabbage
  

• 2 oz. Parsley
  

• 2 Peppers
  

• 1 lb. Pole Beans

• 2 lb. Apple
  

• 2.5 lb. Peach
  

• 1.5 lb. Apricot

Eggs and cheese will both be delivered next week, August 12.

• The CSA is looking for some volunteers who have some flexibility on Wednesdays to meet the farm delivery driver at HIR around 1PM. Please contact Andy Kastner if you can lend a hand at andykastner@gmail.com
  

• Please remember to bring additional bags to leave for others to use.

With its long crinkled leaves, Napa cabbage is more delicate in flavor than green or red cabbage. Napa cabbage (Brassica rapa pekinensis), also known by the names Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, and Peking cabbage, is a member of the cabbage family that originated in China several millennia ago. It is delicious raw or cooked, and can be substituted for regular cabbage in most recipes. Napa cabbage has been grown in China since around the fifteenth century. It is an extremely popular vegetable in China today, partly due to its versatility. In Korea, which has also been cultivating Napa cabbage for centuries, it is pickled, salted, and flavored with ginger and chili peppers to make kim chi, the national dish of Korea. Napa cabbage was introduced to North America from China toward the latter part of the nineteenth century. Today, it is cultivated in countries all over the world.

recipes for napa cabbage and other vegetables

In the next few weeks as we increase production on the farm, you will notice an increase in your CSA shares. (And please keep in mind that likewise, during leaner times the share might be slightly less.)

The last few weeks have been very hectic: with a stolen truck, rainy cool weather, new personnel, and starting a new season. We too have been afflicted by late blight. However, thank God, our tomatoes in the high tunnels have not suffered, and we are taking precautions to make sure we do not get blight in the greenhouse. Many crops have been delayed due to the cool weather, such as the squashes, cucumbers, and tomatoes we were picking until this last week. The weather continues to be a concern with the threat of rain almost everyday and temperatures barely reaching 80 Fahrenheit. Having said all of that things are settling down some now as we settle into somewhat of a routine. This year we are adding two rented farms: one for crops and the other for livestock. We will be doing goat, lamb, beef, and turkey in addition to the chicken.

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!

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