Week 19, Second to Last
On one of the rainiest days we've had all season I it here and write about the second to last CSA pick-up of 2019. Today's unexpected deluge may cause some erosion and soil compaction, but it might also give the last few crops in the ground a sweet boost. It's almost impossible to simulate such thorough watering with our irrigation system. Rain water is also comes loaded with nutrients from the atmosphere. Did you know that lighting helps to fix those nutrients in the water? That means that when there is lightning rain water has extra nutrients.
In the shares this week:
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Small Share |
Farm |
Large Share |
Farm |
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Salad mix |
French Farms |
Salad mix |
French Farms |
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Scallions |
French Farms |
Scallions |
French Farms |
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Leeks |
Worden Farm |
Leeks |
Worden Farm |
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Green beans |
Worden Farm |
Green beans |
Worden Farm |
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Oranges |
Central Florida |
Oranges |
Central Florida |
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Kale |
Cool Runnings Farm |
Kale |
Cool Runnings Farm |
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Green cabbage |
Worden Farm |
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Extra oranges |
Central Florida |
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Extra kale |
French Farms |
You are getting two onion family items this week, I hope you can handle it! Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by trying to think of something to make for dinner I go to bonappetite.com. They have the sexiest food pictures and often compile long lists of recipes with any particular vegetable. For example, check out this post titled 27 Leek Recipes That Are Like, Onion Wh
Green beans from Worden farm this week will be fun to prepare into this salad which features peeled orange wedges, fennel and one of my favorite salad ingredients lately, goat cheese.