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| Rain to the west of the farm! |
Wishing everyone who is heading back to school this week a wonderful year of learning!
We have spent most of last week watching storm clouds roll around the farm, while the farm just sat bathed by sunshine!!
Several of our members asked about our stream? "It is still very dry and has actually (some how) started to sprout some grass!" and also for an update on rainfall amounts, so here is a list of what we have received at the farm over the last 5 months!
Rainfall @ Strattons Farm.
April 1 inch
May 1/4 inch
June 3 inches
July 1 1/4 inches
August 1 1/2 inches
Our capped spring is now starting to feel the pressure and is taking longer to recover after use which is now effecting how long we can water the market garden for. We are still praying for rain!
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| Storm clouds to the east! |
This weeks basket:
Ground Cherries - We are lucky that one of our CSA members is also a chef! Top tip from Chef Chris is to soak your ground cherries in Grand Marnier and a little sugar or honey and then serve over ice cream! If this does not tickle your taste buds then how about Ground Cherry Salsa
Tomatillos - Lisa sent in a great recipe for Chicken with Tomatillos
Onions
Leeks - We plant a lot of leeks and it will be interesting to see how they have all done in the drought! One bed is looking amazing but the others are still looking rather small! If you do not want to use your leeks straight away then all you need to do is chop into chunks place into a ziploc bag and freeze! They can then be added to soups and stews during winter.
Garlic
Eggplant - Thank you to our CSA families who have been sharing recipes and photos this week. We seem to have a theme of eggplant curries! Debbie made an eggplant, bean and broccoleaf vindaloo and Irene and Andrew made Eggplant and cherry tomato curry and added a few potatoes to it as well.
Sweet Peppers
Zucchini
Tomatoes
Beans
Broccoli
Braising Greens or Kale -The braising greens are a mixture of mild Asian greens. They have been sporadic with growth but they need to be harvested! We are hoping to have enough for the whole week, if we do not then we will replace it with kale. The braising
greens can either be cooked or eaten raw.
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