Feeling a bit overloaded by the bulk of lettuce in our spring boxes? Happens every year. Here are some quick recipe ideas to get you past that plain old salad:

Lettuce Soup: Wilt briefly with in chicken or veg stock, add some sour cream or yogurt, blend to smooth, season with salt and top with croutons and celery seed or an herb. (Try sprinkling those garlic scapes on top!)

Lettuce Boats: Double up your lettuce boat then fill with a protein (chicken, beef, fish, beans) and add your filling. Some ideas: rice, radishes, Japanese turnips, sprouts, sour cream, herbs, (sauteed) garlic scapes and a sauce. (Try satay, some miso, chipotle, curry, etc).

Lettuce Pesto: Blend it up with some olive oil, something nutty (pine nuts, walnuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, etc) and Parmesan. Use it as a sauce on a protein– chicken, fish, beef, or hey, a salad dressing on more lettuce! (Or freeze it in ice cube trays then transfer to a plastic bag for storage. Use it on a cold winter day when you’re dreaming of lettuce.)

Grilled Lettuce: Those heartier hearts are delicious brushed with olive oil, grilled and spritzed with lemon.

Braised Lettuce: Braise it in cream for something decadent.

Lettuce Stir Fry: Add it as a veggie in your stir fry mix. So…. think the classic Pad Khee Mao (aka drunk man noodle) with broad noodles, basil, protein and lettuce as one of your veg.

This Week’s Share

BOSTON LETTUCE | Qty: 1 head

BUTTERNUT SQUASH | Qty: 1 piece

SUNSHINE SQUASH | Qty: 1 piece

RED or GREEN KALE | Qty: 1 bunch
Not a kale fan? Kids won’t eat it? Try this week’s kale chips recipe!

THYME or ROSEMARY | Qty: few sprigs

GREEN CABBAGE | Qty:1 head

GREEN PEPPERS | Qty: varies
A mix of long and bell varieties.

YELLOW POTATOES | Qty:4 lbs.

FRUIT STORAGE INFORMATION
As soon as you get home, immediately remove the tree fruit (peaches, apricots, etc.) from the plastic bag. They can ripen out on the counter, but must be placed in the fridge as soon as they turn ripe & soft. Berries should always be stored in the fridge.

*FRUIT SHARE | Tues

1 mixed bag of GALA APPLES & BOSC PEARS*

* Bosc Pear Ripening Tip
Pears are ripe when they turn from green to a light brown. They are still hard when they are ripe! Once they’re soft, they’re too far gone and are deteriorating inside.

*FRUIT SHARE | Wed & Thurs deliveries
TBD

Recipes from Golden Earthworm

Farm Visit Sunday October 19th!!

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This Weeks Share

Please note, contents of the boxes can change, visit Golden Earthworm’s website for their newsletter, the most up to date harvest information and more recipes and farm news. To help your veggies last as long as possible, visit our storage tips page.

RED OAKLEAF LETTUCE | Qty: 1 head

GREEN CRISP LETTUCE | Qty: 1 head

BABY SALAD TURNIPS | Qty: 1 bunch

LONG RED PEPPERS | Qty: ?

BELL PEPPERS | Qty: 1 piece
Red, Yellow or Orange

BABY BOK CHOI | Qty:2 pieces

SWEET DUMPLING SQUASH | Qty: 2 pieces
This variety of winter squash should be eaten soon!

SUNSHINE SQUASH | Qty: 1 piece
This winter squash variety can be stored for a longer period of time, but we encourage you to try it now! There will be plenty more of it in the coming weeks!

BROCCOLI or SPINACH | Qty: 1 bunch

RED TOMATOES | Qty: ?

CHERRY TOMATOES | Qty: 1 pint

FRUIT SHARE TBD

Recipes from last week’s Herb Workshop

New CSA call for Core members!

Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies Workshop

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This Week’s Share

Please note, contents of the boxes can change, visit Golden Earthworm’s website for their newsletter, the most up to date harvest information and more recipes and farm news. To help your veggies last as long as possible, visit our storage tips page.

• RED NORLAND or RED GOLD POTATOES | Qty: 2 quarts
  Last week was the first potato harvest of the season, so you only received a small quart. This week, you’ll all be receiving 2 full quarts. If you can’t eat them all right away, you can store them in a paper bag in a cool, dry and most importantly, dark place. They should last for quite a while in the proper conditions.
• CHIVES | Qty: 1 bunch
• PURSLANE | Qty: 1 bunch
  Purslane is wild green, and by wild, I mean really wild! Can you believe that purslane contains more Omega-3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid in particular) than any other leafy vegetable plant? Wild! Purslane has a lemony, salty flavor and can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Try this week’s recipe! (See our recipes page for Stacey’s Purslane recipe!)
  
• EGGPLANT | Qty: 1 piece
  Rosa Bianca or Black variety
• LONG GREEN PEPPERS | Qty: 2 pieces
  NOTICE: These peppers are supposed to be sweet, but last year we received a few isolated reports that they were hot. So, please beware when preparing these peppers- especially around children! A quick taste of the flesh will tell you whether or not they are hot. (We contacted the seed company about this issue last year and they told us that this particular pepper was bred from one hot pepper parent. Apparently, it is possible to have a hot “baby” on a very rare occasion.)
• GREEN ZUCCHINI | Qty: 1 piece
• BUNCHED CARROTS | Qty: 1 bunch
• CUCUMBERS | Qty: varies
• TOMATO? | Qty: 1
  *This is the very start of our tomato season, so if you receive one this week, just remember that this is just a taste of what’s to come… Some deliveries may receive something else in place of the tomato.

FRUIT STORAGE INFORMATION
As soon as you get home, immediately remove the tree fruit (peaches, apricots, etc.) from the plastic bag. They can ripen out on the counter, but must be placed in the fridge as soon as they turn ripe & soft. Berries should always be stored in the fridge.

• *FRUIT SHARE | Tues & Wed deliveries
  1 portion PEACHES
  1 portion APRICOTS
• *FRUIT SHARE | Thurs deliveries
  To be decided.

• Kid’s Workshop Info
• Recipes and Pictures from last week’s Food Extravaganza!

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This Week’s Share

Please note, contents of the boxes can change, visit Golden Earthworm’s website for their newsletter, the most up to date harvest information and more recipes and farm news. To help your veggies last as long as possible, visit our storage tips page.

• GOLDEN BEETS | Qty: 1 bunch
• PARSLEY | Qty: 1 bunch
• SWISS CHARD | Qty: 1 bunch
• ROMANO or STRING BEANS | Qty: 1 bag
• ZUCCHINI | Qty: 3 pieces
• GARLIC | Qty: 2 heads
  Fresh garlic - straight out of the field, so they’re not cured or cleaned yet! You can eat them fresh as-is, or store in a cool, dry place. You’ll notice that the outer skin has not yet dried. To peel, just remove the thin purple-hued skin around the outside of each clove.
• RED GOLD POTATOES | Qty: 1 quart
• CUCUMBERS | Qty: 3 pieces
• *FRUIT SHARE | Tues & Wed deliveries
  1 portion BLUEBERRIES
  1 portion PEACHES
• *FRUIT SHARE | Thurs deliveries
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