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This list may change, but here's our best guess of what you'll be getting in your share this week.
Beets Cantaloupe Eggplant Garlic Hot Peppers Onions Sweet Peppers Tomatoes Zucchini |
Click here to check out our photos from Tomato Tasting!
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| 2015 CSA MANUAL |
Just about everything you need to know about the Rushton Farm CSA is located HERE! 
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KEEP US IN
THE LOOP!
Email is our primary means of communicating all CSA matters, so please contact us if your address changes, or if you'd like a family member's address to be added to the CSA mailing list.
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WHEREABOUTS
Rushton Farm is located within the 85-acre Rushton Woods Preserve on Delchester Road, just south of Goshen Road in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Address: 911 Delchester Road Newtown Square, PA |
Fred de Long- Director
Noah Gress- Field Manager
Chelsea Allen- Field Manager
Eliza Gowen- Outreach Coordinator
Todd Alleger- Agroecology Project Coordinator
Jared Ingersoll- Rushton Farm Apprentice
Katie Pflaumer- Research Student- U. of Penn.
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Aquaponics is a sustainable, closed loop food production system where fish and plants are raised symbiotically. Utilizing this method of growing minimizes inputs while producing high yields with absolutely 0 waste. To find out more information about Greenstone Aquaponics click here. |
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Week of August 18, 2015 Issue No. 13
IN THE BAG Tidbits
HONEY
A few years back I had the pleasure of watching the original Winnie the Pooh movie with my niece and nephews. At the end of the movie my precocious nephew Malcolm suggested that Pooh may have been a little irrational with his obsession with honey and that he might have avoided some of his predicaments if he had taken a more practical approach to the procurement of honey. He obviously was not aware of his Uncle Fred's own obsession with the golden nectar blessed upon us by our glorious buzzing buddies, and I could fully appreciate Pooh's irrational behavior.
I have been accused at times of being a bit irrational myself when it comes to honey. I have a collection of honey (my own "honey pots") that goes back over twenty years to my first farm. Each jar represents a different season on a farm. The jars range in color from a light golden hue to a near black bronze. They all have different flavors based on the nectar available during that season. Because honey does not spoil I have been able to have honey "tastings" where participants can sample over a decade's worth of liquid joy.
Each farm season I wait for the late season honey harvest with bated anticipation. I am happy to say that this year's honey from the busy bees at Rushton Farm has arrived and it is wonderful. Before the first crops were planted at Rushton Farm we have had bee colonies in the fields to help with pollination and ultimately provide us with honey. This year represents some of the best to date.  Our talented bee keeper Noah Gress has harvested over 250 lbs of honey this season and has jarred up every drop. We will have the Rushton Farm Honey for sale on pick up days. We have sold out every year so stock up while you can... and beware of the huffalumps.
-Fred
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THE DIRT Notes from the field
PLEASE DON'T PICK THE APPLES!
They say it takes 7 years after planting an apple tree for you to get a decent harvest. Well it has been 7 years and we finally are getting our first apples! That being said we are not sure how many will be edible by the time they fully ripen in October but it is important that they remain undisturbed until fully ripened. Because of this we ask that members do not pick the apples even though they may look ripe. Apples are one of the most difficult crops to grow organically and at this point we are hoping for the best.
Thanks,
Rushton Farm Staff
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RECIPES
What to do with all those veggies
Zucchini Oven Chips 
Ingredients 4 servings
- 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 2 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) slices zucchini (about 2 small)
- Cooking spray
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Place milk in a shallow bowl. Dip zucchini slices in milk, and dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
4. Place coated slices on an ovenproof wire rack coated with cooking spray; place rack on a baking sheet.
5. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes or until browned and crisp. Serve immediately.
-Linda Oldenburg Cooking Light
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About Us
Rushton Farm is part of Willistown Conservation Trust's Community Farm Program.  Willistown Conservation Trust is a non-profit organization working to preserve and manage the open land, rural character, scenic, recreational, historic, agricultural and natural resources of the Willistown area and nearby communities, and to share these unique resources with people of all ages and backgrounds to inspire, educate and develop a lifelong commitment to the land and the natural world.
To learn more or to find out how you can get involved visit
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