MOUNTAIN BOUNTY FARM NEWS
Week 48/52 of 2022
Dear Farm Members,
One of the fun parts about farming is that some crops do better each year, and some simply.. do worse. At our end of year review, we spend a lot of time discussing each crop and how it did this season. We'll talk about pests, irrigation, disease, weather, etc and try to decipher what went wrong (or right) and how we can adapt for next year. In a lot of ways, farming is just running endless experiments with unlimited variables.
This season, our worst crop was beets. And if you haven't noticed, our logo is a beet bunch, so this was a big loss for us. While we did think to ourselves, maybe we should just finally change the logo to a broccoli head, we persevered and continued planting beets, hoping they would defeat their many nemesis and finally provide enough to give to all our CSA members. This is that week. For those of you who do not enjoy beets (approximately 20% of our survey responders), we are here to help. We've added extra beet recipes to help inspire your next great beet meal.
Enjoy your shares week,
Grace
THIS WEEK'S FARM BOX CONTENTS
This is likely what you'll receive in your shares but subject to change based on harvest.
REGULAR BOX:
Carrots (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Beets (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Turnips (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Kale (Full Belly Farm)
Spinach (Riverdog)
Onions (Coke Farm)
Cilantro (Coke Farm)
Napa Cabbage (Coke Farm)
Brussels Sprouts (Coke Farm)
SMALL BOX:
Carrots (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Lettuce (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Beets (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Turnips (Mountain Bounty Farm)
Kale (Full Belly Farm)
Onions (Coke Farm)
Cilantro (Coke Farm)
RECIPES
Trying to get excited about turnips? Try them glazed in miso, roasted with garlic, goat cheese, and sesame, or steamed dim-sum style in a savory Chinese turnip cake.
WINTER FRUIT SHARES (provided by Frog Hollow Farm)
Please do not take a WINTER Fruit Share if you are not signed up for one.
Crimson Gold apples- Cuyama Orchards -OR - Fairchild Tangerines, B&J Ranch
Braeburn Apples, Billy Bob Orchards
Kiwi, Wild River
Fuyu Persimmons, Cheichi Farm
Navel Oranges, Tule Special
Rio Red Grapefruit, DOC Organic
Important Dates:
Wednesday, December 28th/January 4th: We are on Farm Vacation and do not deliver these weeks
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