CSA Newsletter ~ Week 10

From 60mm of rain overnight last Monday into scorching heat over the last few of days it has been another roller coaster weather week!

Thankfully the direct seeding we had done on Monday survived the downpours and has germinated really well.

What has been sad this year is the lack of pollinators at the farm whether it be our honey bees or wild ones. We have seen a huge decrease this year, more than any other year at the farm.  So we have some crops that are slow to produce or are just not producing at all! We are hoping to have watermelons next week but we are not going to have the bumper crop that we had last year.

Thank you to all our members who have been returning the tomato and potato tubs please keep them coming as it allows us to reuse them and fill them up with more vegetables for you!

This weeks vegetable line up is:

Lettuce

Onions

Zucchini - Made this over the weekend and it was amazing

Zucchini Hummus

1 zucchini chopped into chunks,

2 TBSP of tahini

1 clove of garlic

1/2 tsp of salt

Extra virgin olive oil

We like a bit of seasoning so I would recommend

1 tsp of cumin

1/2-1 tsp of cayenne or sweet paprika

Place all ingredients into the food processor apart from the oil.  Blitz! You may need to scrape the sides down.  Then slowly pour in the oil 'till you reach a consistancy you like.  We like it thicker over runny so it is maybe only 2 TBSP of olive oil for us.

Sweet peppers - Texas Eggs

Eggplant -

 Eggplant involtini with Moroccan marinara sauce

 Eggplant/aubergine no meat meatballs I would replace the breadcrumbs with almond meal.

Tomatoes - This week you will receive one quart of field and one quart of cherry tomatoes.

Cucumbers

Beets

Sweet Beetroot and Carrot Salad

• 225 g beetroot
• 225 g carrots
• For the dressing:
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 75 ml olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
  
  Boil the beetroot in their skins until tender (you can also do this in a glass dish in the microwave). Cool, peel and then chop the beetroot. Peel the carrots and then grate them. Mix the two vegetables together in a dish and then pour the dressing over the top.
  
  Kale - Kale Caeser
  Carrots
  Beans - Beans and Beetroot salad
  Herbs

Hot Peppers - Help your self.