Hey there CSA members!
The tomatoes are pouring in and so many perfect cherry tomatoes coming out of the high tunnel we can barely pick them as fast as they ripen now. Tomatoes are my absolute favorite crop and we spend a lot of hours maintaining them since they’re started in March. I think homegrown organic tomatoes don’t really get much better then these and hopefully these sweet fruits being one of the most hydrating veggies along with cucumbers will help everyone stay energized in the summer heat. My favorite thing to do with them lately is to make caprese pizza on the grill! We are just starting to see some of the first peppers coming in but just a few so far. Im expecting quite the crop this year because they look really healthy and bushy but they are later. This last week we got the garlic in but we still have a lot more to harvest and the crop is looking excellent this year. Here is this weeks crop list.
Cherry tomatoes: I think we have some amazing cherry tomatoes and they make great pico, or caprese salads, or roast them on a skewer on low on the grill. So many coming in that we are loading up large shares with double of these this week just like last week.
Heirloom tomatoes: These are so good for BLT’s or tomato sandwiches, or sliced thick on a plate with just some olive oil and balsamic and basil or cheese. They also make great sauce or panzanilla salad.
Zucchini and Summer Squash: Just like the green zucchini the yellow zucchini is cooked the same way and lends itself well to stir fries, pizzas, pastas, and curries. I really like them grilled.
Cucumbers: I think these fruits pair great with our tomatoes for a fresh tomato cake salad. My grandma always made them as cucumber salad with onions and sugar and they were always so popular they were gone the moment they hit the table. I really like sprinkling sea salt and tajin seasoning on them also to eat fresh.
Yellow Carrots: The carrots keep coming! enjoy these bright yellow roots packed with nutrition.
Red Torpedo Onion: Our red torpedo onions are a nice sweet summer onion with thin rings making it easy to mince or slice thinly on anything.
Curly kale, Our curly kale is great for salad or cooking. When using it raw its best to massage the greens with some oil to tenderize it a bit for salad.
Micro Greens: Our micro green of the week will be a random selection and probably sunflower shoots or radish this week!
Serrano Chile: just a little heat for some thai or mexican food perhaps? A little goes a ways with these dark green chilies.
Thats all our items for this week folks. Thanks for being part of the CSA and I hope you enjoyed the first half of the season and this beggining of the second half….. We will keep the ball rolling and the vegetables pumping out here for a delicious and nutritious rest of summer ahead of us.
-Kyle and crew
