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 What's in the box this week?
CSA Office Hours
9am-4pm, Monday-Friday
Contact Karen or Jeff at
1-888-779-4511 opt 4
or
Email csa@froghollow.com
Can't pick up your box?
Call us the Friday before
your next delivery to
place a hold on your delivery.
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Greetings!
Bacon Lettuce Peach sandwich by Flickr user thenickster. Licensed for use via Creative Commons.  | The wet weather earlier this year made
for some rough conditions for our blossoming cherry and apricot
crops. The Rainier cherry trees flowered at a time to get plenty of
attention from the bees and, being well-pollinated allowed for a
bountiful crop. Some other varieties of cherries and apricots were
not as lucky. CSA members from last year will remember how we were
awash in apricots and this year, it's almost the polar opposite.
We're waiting for the first of our Golden Sweets to come off the tree
in the hopes that we'll have another round of apricots to go out.
This week's box brings you more of
those lucky Rainiers and the first of our peach crop! Meet the
Crimson Lady, a delightfully juicy clingstone with an attractive
blush. Delicate and tender, they're a little better suited for
eating out of hand than for baking. In preparation for the many more peach varieties on the way throughout the season, remember that if
you leave your peaches out at room temperature, don't stack or
cluster them. These babies need room to breathe! If you want to stick
them in the fridge so they last just a little longer, store them in a
plastic bag, however keeping them cool may cool down your enjoyment
of them. Farmer Al recommends letting them get back to room temp for
eating so you can "fully experience the robustness of their
flavor."
The fruits in the CSA box are sometimes
smaller than fruits that are sent to the Farmers Markets. Our CSA was
originally called Happy Child CSA, and while enjoyable for all ages,
it was initially designed with children in mind. The fruit is
selected to make it easy for young children to eat out of hand.
Getting kids to eat healthy is getting a big push from many angles.
You may have heard of the Farm to School program, which connects
schools with local farms to help promote healthy, nutritious eating
in schools. This last Thursday, the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act of 2010 was introduced in the House to in part help
increase access to nutritious foods for kids via schools. It includes
$50 million for Farm to School and after markup by the Education and
Labor committee is expected to see approval before the current child
nutrition law expires at the end of September.
Cheers,
Kimi Owens
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Frog Hollow CSA on Facebook
Some of you like the farm on Facebook, but did you know we
also have a page devoted to the CSA? Share recipes and thoughts about the
week's box, discuss organic food, post photos of yourself with an orange-peel
smile, or simply meet other fruit-loving Facebook folks. Hope to see you there!
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Recipe of the Week
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BLP - Bacon, Lettuce, Peach sandwich
The photo above, by adventuresome Flickr user thenickster shows a BLP that they made based on the below recipe from the NY Times. The Times used plums, but thenickster used a peach. If you give it a whirl, let us know!
1 garlic clove, minced
1 pinch kosher salt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
Lemon juice, to taste
4 slices white bread
6 small or 3 large peaches, pitted and sliced
6 bacon slices, cooked
Lettuce leaves.
1.
On cutting board using the flat of a knife, or with a mortar and
pestle, mash together garlic with salt until a paste forms. In a small
bowl, mix garlic paste with mayonnaise. Stir in the basil, thyme, sage
and lemon juice.
2. Toast bread, then
spread all 4 slices with herb mayonnaise. Sprinkle plums with lemon
juice, to taste, and divide between 2 slices of bread. Cover plums with
bacon, breaking bacon slices in half if necessary. Top with lettuce
leaves and remaining bread. Cut in half and serve immediately.
based on:
Bacon Lettuce Plum Sandwich - NY Times
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