Monday, October 29, 2007

Pick of the Week - October 29th

Pick of the Week: Red Mustard Sweet Peppers Hot Peppers Celery Turnips Horseradish Mixed Tomatoes (mostly unripe) Red Onions Mixed Squash Herb: Basil Garlic – mixed variety packs Fruit – Apples - Enterprise f/Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Pick of the Week - October 22nd

Pick of the Week: Chard Shanghai Cabbage White Hailstone Radishes Japanese Stem Onions Spaghetti Squash Red Norland Potatoes Pumpkin Herb: Par-Cel (great for soups) Garlic – Jumbo Roaster Size – German White Fruit – Apples - Empire f/Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Pick of the Week - October 15th

Pick of the Week: Fava Greens Mixed Sweet Peppers Mixed Tomatoes Yellow Onions Mixed Squash Mixed Hot Peppers Tomatillos Munchkin Pumpkins for decoration Garlic – Jumbo Roaster Size – NY White Fruit – Apples - Keepsake f/Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Pick of the Week - October 8th

Pick of the Week: Red Leaf Lettuce Mixed Sweet Peppers Trombocino Squash Mixed Tomatoes Red Cippollini Onions Butternut Squash Garlic – Music variety Fruit – Pears – Luscious f/Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Pick of the Week - October 1st

Pick of the Week: Red Shanghai Cabbage – stir fry Bok Choy – great for stir fry Mixed Tomatoes Mixed Beans Tomatillos Mixed Winter Squash Potatoes – All Red (pink flesh) Fruit – Golden Delicious Apples f/Windy Brow Farms

Monday, September 17, 2007

Pick of the Week - September 17th

Pick of the Week: Shanghai Cabbage Yard Long Beans Eggplant Mixed Squash Mixed Tomatoes Onions Yukon Gold Potatoes Jalapeno Peppers Acorn Squash Fruit – Harrow Pears f/Windy Brow Farms Herb of the Week – Par-Cel (looks like parsely, tastes like celery)

Monday, September 10, 2007

Pick of the Week - September 10th

Pick of the Week: Chard Mixed Squash Cucumber Lemon Cucumbers Fuzzy Gourd Tomatillos Mixed Hot Peppers (in a separate bag) Snacker Sweet Peppers (small orange peppers – very SWEET) Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes Fruit – Gala Apples f/Windy Brow Farms

Monday, September 03, 2007

Pick of the Week - September 3rd

Pick of the Week: Kale Celery Mixed Sweet Peppers Mixed Hot Peppers Eggplant Mixed Squash Mixed Tomatoes Blue Potatoes – Blue Skin & Blue & White center – very pretty sliced up! Sweet Corn Burgermaster Red Onions Fruit – Mollies Delicious Apples f/Windy Brow Farms Garlic - Music Variety Herb of the Week - Basil

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Pick of the Week - August 27th

Pick of the Week: Beans-Rattlesnake variety (green with purple streaks) Lil Lope (small cantelope) Mixed Cucumbers Mixed Sweet Peppers Black Eggplant Mixed Tomatoes Sweet Corn Red Cippolini Onions Fruit – Gravenstein Apples f/Windy Brow Farms Garlic - Elephant Variety

Monday, August 20, 2007

Pick of the Week - August 20th

Pick of the Week: Sorrel Red Cabbage Eggplant Yellow Squash Cucumbers Lemon Cucumbers (looks like a lemon, tastes like a cucumber) Mixed Tomatoes many heirloom varieties with purple, yellow, orange, bicolor and of course red ones too! Sweet Corn Herb of the Week: Garlic Chive Flowers Sprinkle on your salad for a light garlic flavor Fruit – Nectarines from Windy Brow Farms Garlic – A garlic ROUND – which is an undivided garlic

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Pick of the Week - August 13th

Pick of the Week: String Beans Zucchini Eggplant Cucumbers Mixed Tomatoes many heirloom varieties with purple , yellow, orange, bicolor and of course red ones too! Radishes – White Hailstone variety HOT peppers Herb of the Week: Par-Cel Fruit – Tydeman Apples from Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Pick of the Week - August 7th

Pick of the Week: String Beans Chard Yellow Squash Zucchini PattiPan Squash Eggplant Cucumbers Fuzzy Gourd Sweet Peppers Onion – Sweet Spanish variety Mixed Tomatoes Garlic – Music variety (hardneck) Fruit – Raritan Rose Peaches from Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Pick of the Week - July 30th

Pick of the Week: Lettuce Zucchini- Eight Ball variety Squash – Yellow & Green Kirby Cucumbers Cucumbers – Straight 8 variety Mixed Tomatoes-first of the season! Garlic – Porcelain variety (hardneck) Herb of the Week: Sweet Basil Fruit – Shiro Plums from Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Pick of the Week - July 24th

Pick of the Week: Yukon Gold New Potatoes (thin skin) Zucchini Chard Cucumber Garlic – Ozark variety (softneck) Herb of the Week: Chives Fruit – Red Heart Plums from Windy Brow Farms

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Pick of the Week - July 17th

Pick of the Week:

Beets w/Beet Greens
Zucchini (mixed yellow & green)
Green Beans
Stem Onions
Green Shallots - Thinnings from the shallot patch. These were planted a little too late so did not produce shallot bulbs.
Garlic - Music variety (hardneck)

Herb of the Week: Cilantro

Fruit - Flaming Fury Peaches


Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Pick of the Week - July 10th

Pick of the Week:

Chard Zucchini Onions -Walla Walla variety Kohlrabi- They are excellent raw by itself and in salads, and may also be steamed, stir fried, braised or stuffed. The cooked leaves have a collard like flavor.

Garlic Curls (use just like garlic)

Herb of the Week: Basil - Purple Basil variety

Monday, July 02, 2007

Pick of the Week - July 3rd

Pick of the Week:

Sorrel - lemony flavor- see recipes on newsletter
Fava Beans
Zucchini
Green Onions
Kale
Garlic Curls (use just like garlic)

Herb of the Week: Garlic Chives - garlic chives have a delicate garlic flavor and are used extensively in oriental dishes. Use in stir fries with meat, poultry, noodles, scrambled eggs and soups

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Pick of the Week - June 25th

Pick of the Week:

Maruba Santoh With Maruba you get two vegetables in one. The loose round vibrant chartreuse leaves provide a mild piquant mustardy flavor while the flat white stems impart a juicy crisp pac choi taste. Cut Maruba into small pieces & make a mesclun mix.
Fava Greens - great sautéed in oil or butter. Sauté until leaves are very limp & stems are tender.
Beets - edible greens too! for salad or sauté
Baby Carrots
Garlic Curls (use just like garlic)

Herb of the Week: Catnip Use catnip in salads and tea. Fresh leaves can be rubbed on raw meat as a tenderizer or mixed with olive oil and seasonings for a marinade. The dried leaves are used in cat toys. Many cats eat it fresh! Freeze whole mint leaves in ice cubes for tea or lemonade. Mix chopped mint with butter for boiled new potatoes (or with parsley or dill). Make fresh brewed old-fashioned iced tea made with your favorite tea and big bundles of fresh mint stalks and leaves and with lots of lemon. A great night-time tea!

Monday, June 18, 2007

Pick of the Week - June 18th

Pick of the Week:

Mixed Lettuce Shanghai Cabbage Rhubarb - recipes on back Garlic Curls (use just like garlic)

From the Wild Side: Garlic Cress - Garlic cress is great raw in salads, mixed with more mild greens. It's also good steamed, simmered, or sautéed. In Europe , they use it in sauces. Cook no longer than five minutes, or the leaves will become mushy. A garlic mustard flavor. Herb of the Week: Basil

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Pick of the Week - June 11th

Pick of the Week:

Mixed Lettuce
Mixed Chard
Green Garlic

Herb of the Week: Cilantro

Sorry for the light delivery this week, but we had employee problems. Leslie was a no-show and Audrey quit - all on harvest day!

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Pick of the Week - June 4th

Pick of the Week:

Baby Red Iceberg Lettuce Cimarron Red Lettuce Crisp Mint Green Lettuce Green Garlic Collards Herb of the Week: Mint