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Fried Beets and Carrots, Two Ways

Submitted by Harlan on

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We get a lot of beets and carrots throughout the CSA season, and we frequently get them together. They're both summer root vegetables, and in addition to being harvested together, they also work well cooked together. I've been making a simple recipe from a CSA cookbook (recommended!) for a few years, and today made another version of the same idea, to good results. Both recipes are below.

Fried Beets 'n' Carrots

New Web Site!

Submitted by Harlan on

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Welcome to the new Hellgate CSA web site! It is a work in progress, so please comment or send email if there's something that doesn't work. A few important things:

  • The former "members.hellgatecsa.com" site has been merged with the main "www.hellgatecsa.com" site. Your login and password for the old members site should work with this new site.
  • Once you log in, you should be able to comment on any blog post. Your login and password for the old (WordPress) blog site will no longer work -- use your member account instead.

Notes from Green Thumb Farm

Submitted by ktboogie on

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(Repost of July 31st, 2009 posting)

August is here and the cool damp weather has continued for another month. Our cucumbers and summer squashes have had their yield decreased by over half due to the weather. We’re still waiting to see what the outcome will be on our tomatoes but if this continues it will not be good. We spray no fungicide or other pesticides on these crops so we are very weather dependent.

Mustard Greens

Submitted by ktboogie on

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Mustard greens are full of nutrients such as Vitamin A, Folate and Potassium. They are delicious sauteed with butter or oil, garlic and salt. They are also wonderful in a savory tart. Below is a recipe from Eating Well that I thought was a little different. The peanut sauce adds a sweet balance to the bitterness in the greens. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon rice-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (1 tablespoon)

Share information - July 28th

Submitted by ktboogie on

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Hi everyone, here is the share information for this Tuesday:

Vegetable Share
sugar snap peas
romano beans
shelling peas
mustard greens
green onions
lettuce

This is the first week of the basil share.

Fruit Share
peaches
plums

Don't forget, the next meat & dairy order deadline is July 30th at midnight, and delivery is on August 4th. Contact us if you have never ordered before, and we'll set you up.

Notes from Green Thumb Farm

Submitted by ktboogie on

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We finally had 5 sunny days in a row!

After a long cold, damp, rainy June, the warmth of summer has begun. Over the last month our planting schedules have been disrupted and our crops, when we could get them in the ground, have not been growning at their usual rates; meaning heat loving crops such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers and melons will arrive later than normal.

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