CSA Tip–“Stop and Smell the Flowers” I want to thank my good friend and fellow CSA member, Jody Larkin, for absolutely insisting that I stop each week and pick some flowers. Some days, when I’m hot, sweaty, tired, and irritable, this is a real chore for me. But I have persevered, and I have never …
Featured Item–Kabocha Sunshine Squash Kabocha squash is a general term for a variety of Japanese winter squashes, or pumpkins. Perhaps the most delicious variety of Japanese kabocha squash is the kind we will be receiving this week at the farm, sunshine squash. It is shaped like a squat pumpkin and has hard, orange skin. It’s …
Featured Item—Arugula I was asked to focus on arugula this week…one of my very favorite greens. I have reprinted much of last year’s post below, as it was a pretty thorough discussion of the topic. However, I added three new recipes. Arugula, or “rocket”, is a salad green that is very popular in Italy and …
In my last edition of Simply Fresh for the season, I had planned on writing up some thoughts about this year’s CSA experience, but the incredible recent events of the storm and its aftermath has set me in a bit of a different direction.Instead I have a written a recipe that should look quite familiar …