share highlights- last week of august

For all you waiting for this spicy green, IT"S HERE! Today is our first cutting of the fall planting of ARUGULA. It's bounty is as great as the flavor. This green can be eaten raw or cooked. Also the creamy carola potato and sage among other offerings. Ingredients for  my ideal comfort dish.

This week marks our halfway point in the season. Next week is the first distribution of our Fresh, Fall share so you may see some new faces around the fields or share barn. It's a good opportunity to introduce yourself or help a new member if they have questions.

“Continually trying to look on the bright side interferes with our finding the wisdom that lies in the fruitful darkness. Continually striving upward toward the light means we never grow downward into our own feet, never become firmly rooted on the earth, never explore the darkness within and around us, a darkness without whose existence the light would have no meaning.” 
― Stephen Harrod Buhner

FRESH fall share orientation this weekend

WHO: all fall shareholders of littleGrasse
WHAT: Orientation to farm & farmers
WHEN:  Saturday August 31 noon-1pm
WHERE: 309 Miner Street Road (mile from campus down Miner St)
WHY: meet fellow members & learn a bit about what we do and how food pickup works

* We'll tour the gardens, livestock and the share barn talking about our methods and answering questions.
* For each share you have, send at least one person from your house. More people are welcome.
* If you have a remainder due on your balance, it's also a chance to settle up.
* One of the gardens is down on the Grasse River and folks are welcome to swim afterwards.

NO ON-STREET PARKING, PULL INTO THE BARNYARD.

share highlights- third week of august

 Highlights include YELLOW SWEET PEPPERS, fresh RED ONIONS and ROYAL BURGUNDY BEANS.

 

"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane."

                                                                                             -Kurt Vonnegut

share highlights- second week of august

This week includes some delicious FINGERLING POTATOES and PEPPERMINT.  There are many other familiar favorites including tomatoes and carrots. Today was the first picking of a bountiful green bean crop with the fitting name, 'provider,' so you'll be seeing them in the next couple distributions.

handful of fingerlings

mint

mouthful of hock at weekend potluck

"Plant 'til you're planted."    -St. Lawrence Nurseries

share highlights- start of august

This week's harvest highlights include juliet salad  TOMATOES, Jalepeno PEPPERS, PARSLEY and TURNIP GREENS. The parsley patch isn't as large or prolific as last season, but the plants have kicked in and it's of high quality. What's with the turnip greens? These are the thinnings of the initial planting and thus are small and tender. We offer these (in addition to beet greens and the entire carrot with tops), because the greens are quite nutritious and can disappear into many a hot dish. Instead of tossing them into the compost, we offer all the edible parts of the plant and let you decide how to handle it. In some cuisines the greens are more prized than the roots.

Hey, is the fennel wilting in your fridge and you feel guilty tossing it?! Last night we made a simple and flavorful dish.  It was a bit chilly and so it was a pleasure to turn on the oven. Toss halved potatoes,thick  slices of fennel root, onions and whole garlic  cloves into a casserole dish with your favorite fat. Chop in some of the fennel top for flavor. Bake covered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. The fennel sweetens. Truly!

 

"I was 32 when I started cooking; until then I just ate. "

                                                                                        JULIA CHILD

august garden morning on 10th

WHO: littleGrasse shareholders & friends
WHAT: group morning in the garden with potluck to follow
WHEN: Saturday August 10th  9am-1pm
WHERE: share barn at 309 Miner Street Road

For the potluck we'll be making a chick pea and tomato salad!

Reminder: No on street parking. First cars park smartly (edges of driveway) in barnyard. If that's full, there should be space at the farmhouse next door.

The gardens are lush and ripe for a walk around. Members are welcome to take a few minutes to do this anytime of the summer. We encourage it! 

garlic harvest complete!