Farm News
7/31/2009 4:55pm
Foodies,
Sorry for the late email but our service has been down all week due to the weather. The one nice thing about all the rain is that it gave us a chance to go see the movie, FOOD, INC. It is showing at the Village Eight off Dutchman's Lane and YOU MUST SEE THIS if you care about food, which of course you do, or you wouldn't be in a CSA. I wish every person in the world could see this.
The crew is out harvesting your food right now and the beans have really come on this week. The beans you will be getting this week are called Royal Burgundy and they are a purple bush bean that turns green when you cook it. They are also delicious eaten raw. The squash is also doing well and we will have combination of yellow, zucchini and patty pan for you to choose from. The patty pan is extra good on the grill with a little olive oil. WIll also have the first of the green peppers and cherry tomatoes as well as onions and basil. If you saw the article in the Courier-Journal this week about this month being the coldest on record, then you also read that this is having a real impact on vegetables, especially tomatoes. But, we feel really fortunate that we have these wonderful cherry tomatoes for you this week. Often they are eaten before you even get back to your car!
I am still not able to be out in the field or at the markets but Beth will have everyones share at St. Matthew's tomorrow. I am going to try to come up to St. Matthew's for a little while tomorrow after the nurse comes in the morning to change my bandages.
Even though it has been a challenging growing season, things are looking up and we are excited about all the good produce that is coming in now. We are also planning for fall crops and have started broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage as transplants that will go out soon. These tend to do better in the fall for us than in the spring.
Again, thank you for supporting locally grown food. It is your commitment to this that will enable us to make the world a better place. Let me know what you think about FOOD, INC.
Larry
Sorry for the late email but our service has been down all week due to the weather. The one nice thing about all the rain is that it gave us a chance to go see the movie, FOOD, INC. It is showing at the Village Eight off Dutchman's Lane and YOU MUST SEE THIS if you care about food, which of course you do, or you wouldn't be in a CSA. I wish every person in the world could see this.
The crew is out harvesting your food right now and the beans have really come on this week. The beans you will be getting this week are called Royal Burgundy and they are a purple bush bean that turns green when you cook it. They are also delicious eaten raw. The squash is also doing well and we will have combination of yellow, zucchini and patty pan for you to choose from. The patty pan is extra good on the grill with a little olive oil. WIll also have the first of the green peppers and cherry tomatoes as well as onions and basil. If you saw the article in the Courier-Journal this week about this month being the coldest on record, then you also read that this is having a real impact on vegetables, especially tomatoes. But, we feel really fortunate that we have these wonderful cherry tomatoes for you this week. Often they are eaten before you even get back to your car!
I am still not able to be out in the field or at the markets but Beth will have everyones share at St. Matthew's tomorrow. I am going to try to come up to St. Matthew's for a little while tomorrow after the nurse comes in the morning to change my bandages.
Even though it has been a challenging growing season, things are looking up and we are excited about all the good produce that is coming in now. We are also planning for fall crops and have started broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage as transplants that will go out soon. These tend to do better in the fall for us than in the spring.
Again, thank you for supporting locally grown food. It is your commitment to this that will enable us to make the world a better place. Let me know what you think about FOOD, INC.
Larry
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