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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.
Basil
Beets
Carrots
Cucumber
Eggplant
Garlic
Green Beans
Onions
Raddichio
Sweet Peppers
Tomatoes
Zucchini
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Save the dates!
Friday, August 5th
Friday, September 9th
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RECIPES WANTED!
10th Anniversary Cookbook
Recipes Wanted!
It's hard to believe that next year will mark 10 years since the CSA began at Rushton Farm. What a wonderful journey it has been. A cookbook is in the works to help celebrate the occasion. We have many recipes in our coffers but would like to have CSA members share a favorite recipe or two. Recipes that use the fruit or vegetables found in our shares are preferred. Please email recipes to Allyson McTear at amctear@verizon.net or place hard copies in the folder in the farmshed by September 2nd. Many thanks and stay tuned for cookbook updates.
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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 of Farm Program
Noah Gress - Field Manager
Chelsea Allen - Field Manager
Eliza Gowen - Outreach Coordinator
Todd Alleger - Agroecology Project Coordinator
Molly Clark - Rushton Farm Apprentice
Fabien Richard - Student Research Apprentice
Katie Pflaumer - Student Research
Apprentice from the University of Pennsylvania
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Week of July 26, 2016 | Volume IX | Issue No. 10
IN THE BAG Tidbits from the staff
Sharing the Bounty
It is that time of year when the heat and rain reward us with a hefty bounty of vegetables in the field. The tomato plants that have been heavy with green fruit are now turning red. Just two weeks ago it was a single tomato in the share. This week it will be 7 or 8 lbs. Other crops are performing as well. The zucchini and cucumbers continue to produce and the pepper plants, eggplant and melons are coming on strong. Look for large shares as the summer heat pushes things along.
I would like to remind our members that anytime there is an item you don't want or there is too much of an item, feel free to leave it and it will be donated to a local food bank. One of the key components of Rushton Farm and the WCT Community Farm Program is the Share the Bounty Program. The Share the Bounty Program was established to demonstrate how small farms can make a significant difference by donating a portion of their harvest to local food shelters.
Starting with the first growing season in 2008 it was decided that Rushton Farm would donate at least 10% of all food harvested to those in need. The farm does this in three different ways; donating extra produce, growing specifically for donation and gleaning. These donations go primarily to the West Chester Food Cupboard and the Chester County Food Bank.
In the eight years since Rushton Farm was established over 20,000 lbs of food has been donated to area food shelters through the Share the Bounty Program. Hundreds of volunteers have helped to make this possible and each year more volunteers become involved. It is a great way to learn about land protection, sustainable agriculture and the value of food donation. If you want more information on the Share the Bounty Program please contact me at cfd@wctrust.org.
-Fred
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THE DIRT Notes from the field
With this summer heat the Rushton Farm Staff is adjusting some work times to avoid the lawsuits associated with employees collapsing in the field. I'm kidding- we have an incredible staff and I genuinely want to avoid any cases of heat stroke. I also don't want to cause any international incidents involving a certain French student working in harsh conditions (of course he keeps insisting he wants more work- that should stop after this week!)
It has been a few years since the 90 degree morning when I was accused of "sleeping" in the tomato rows (true story and I wasn't asleep- not on that day anyway) and I would like to make sure no one else is caught "sleeping" in the field due to heat stroke. Because of this there may be some longer lunch breaks in the middle of the day and the farm may be closed early on non-pick up days if the heat tops 95 or the humidity is unbearable. If there is ever a need to contact us and no one is on the farm please feel free to text or call me (Fred) at 610-203-3673.
Stay cool and keep hydrated!
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Ingredients
- 6 tomatoes, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 seeded and minced jalapenos, plus 2 roasted, skinned and chopped jalapenos
- 1 red bell pepper, fine dice
- 1/2 red onion, fine chopped
- 2 dry chiles, seeded, cut into short strips and snipped into pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lime, juiced
- Chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste
- Fresh scallions, cilantro or parsley, to taste
Directions
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Place in refrigerator for up to 12 hours for flavor infusion. Serve with tortilla chips.
-Alton Brown, food network
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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.
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