July, 9th 2019
What’s in your share?
Snap Peas
Butterhead Lettuce
Summer Squash
Radicchio
Basil
Green Beans
Stir Fry Mix
Green Garlic
Bunching Onions
There’s an old saying, “what grows together, goes together”, that often plays into our minds when we are in the midst of the growing season. Being Wisconsinites, we eat heartier diets in the winter; potatoes, squash, stored beets and carrots, and often more grains and breads. (This winter, we were starting to get pretty sick of finding new ways to cook potatoes.) Then, as soon as summer comes, we are overloaded with an abundance of vegetables, sometimes feeling overwhelmed about what to do with them.
But the rhythm of the seasons make our job as cooks easy, providing vegetables that pair well with each other. In the spring we have greens, peas, bunching onions, and small roots; the perfect ingredients for that light, fresh salad we have been craving all winter. The summer brings zucchini, green beans, cabbages, and garlic, all substantial enough to withhold heat from the stove to be sautéed into a stir fry. As the summer continues to get hotter and we start sweating at the thought of turning on the oven, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers start ripening and have so much flavor and texture that we don’t even need to cook them.
We hope that you all are finding the vegetables in your shares to be enjoyable, while also leaving room for experimenting and learning about the seasonal changes through vegetables. As exciting and delicious as it is, it can also be challenging and sometimes exhausting to think of new recipes. We have gotten feedback from some of you, and it seems like a lot of our members have some great ideas and recipes that would benefit all of our members. Finding community through food is one of our biggest reasons for providing a CSA, and as farmers, we hope not only to become connected with our members, but that our members become connected with each other through the food that we have in common. That being said, we have created a Facebook group for all of our members (and anyone else) who is interested in sharing recipes and ideas. Please feel free to post recipes, upload photos of food or people enjoying the food, and converse with each other. It’s also a great place to ask questions about any of the produce in your shares. Chances are pretty good that someone else also has the same question.