- Spinach Spicy Sauteed Spinach
- Green onions Green Onion Bagel Spread
- Garlic Chives (use in place of onions for a light garlic flavor)
- Watercress Avocado and Watercress Salad
- Asparagus 2# Grilled Asparagus
- Eggs-1 dozen
It’s been a week of good rain. We were lucky to avoid the heaviest hale that hit near Waumandee, and only saw a few of the golf ball size pieces in the lawn that night. We can see the new seedings making beautiful rows of baby vegetables , and so now when things dry out we’ll be ready to get weeding.
Your share includes 2 healthy pounds of asparagus. We’re enjoying big batches of grilled asparagus for the simple preparation and delcious taste of it cooked this way. I even use the george forman grill in the house sometimes when I’m tired and don’t want to worry about lining the spears up crossways on the grill.
Watercress is our wild harvest item from the head of the creek in Yaeger Valley. It has a slightly spicy taste. You can enjoy it with a light vinaigrette as in the Watercress Avocado Salad recipe linked above. Or if you tend to be sensitive to the heat in these greens, you can add a little to a fresh spinach salad to liven up your salad or saute it lightly to mellow out the heat.
We have one of the concrete raised bunker beds fully planted and the second one finally filled with potting soil and ready to be planted. The third is scheduled to be set by the weekend. One of the trial crops going in the deep bunks is sweet potatoes. We will see how that goes, but the carrot crops are all going in these bunks this year.
Other farm happenings include the month long remodeling of the barn. We have our new walk-in cooler/freezer in the barn which is a beautiful site! We have been using 6 chest freezers to accomodate the winter shares and it was a blessing to receive an FSA low interest loan to make our upgrades to the new walk-in cooler/freezer. The old walk-in cooler was purchased used 10 years ago for $600 and served its purpose well. However, the seals and efficiancy of this unit were not the greatest. The old walk-in took new life as a temporary brooder for the meat chicks. Then it took on a new permanent life as the insulation panels within the walls of the chicken coop. Upcycling is only limited by ones imagination!
Other barn improvements include a poured concrete floor in the entire barn and the elimination of the chickens from the barn as we’ve grown to use this space as our packing shed and event space. It’s an exciting evolution and you’ll have to come out and check out our new space. The 3 weddings at the farm this May are breaking this new space in and I think everyone has really enjoyed the new rustic pine board look.
Eat Well. Smile Often.
Your Farmer,
Heather