2016 Harvest 5

Howdy folks and welcome to the first official week of summer...Yeehawww!!! Time seems to be accelerating at a tremendous speed here at the farm but we are loving the early summer crops that are popping up and the longer days have been amazing--we can get SO much done with all of this daylight. The weeds have been kicking our butts as of late but we're doing our best to stay on top of them. The deer fence Taylor built over the winter has proven again to be working like a charm. We had the gates open yesterday while we were working and a lonely deer wondered in. As we chased it toward the open gates it tried to (unsuccessfully) clear the fence.  It's pretty darn awesome to witness first hand how well this fence is working. Deer be damned!

This week we're harvesting peas and we are thrilled to include them in your boxes. Sugar snaps and snow peas are both making their seasonal debuts and we hope you love these tasty guys as much as we do. Kohlrabi is back again and we hope you all enjoyed it last week. I'll be posting a kohlrabi tahini salad on Dishing up the Dirt later this week so if you're in a rut and not sure what to do with that guy I've got your back. Otherwise, just slice it up and dip in hummus, butter or simply sprinkle with sea salt. The arugula is tastier than ever and we're so happy with this most recent planting. Perfect germination, tender leaves with a subtle peppery bite. We think it's the best arugula of the season! This may be the last week for bok choy until the fall (although we may squeeze in one more week if it's possible) so enjoy them while they're here. The collard greens are absolutely delicious right now. We've been enjoying them sliced really thinly and sautéed with a little butter and topped with crumbled bacon and a pinch of parmesan cheese. SO good!  The mustard greens have been a great addition to our daily sandwiches and also make a superb pesto. One of our awesome CSA members emailed us some photos of her pesto batches from the last few weeks and it's awesome to see what you all are whipping up in the kitchen! Never hesitate to email us photos. We love it!

Anyhow, we hope you all are enjoying this summer weather and the fresh bounty. Happy cooking!

Your farmers,

A + T

Harvest 5

  1. Bok Choy
  2. Collard Greens
  3. Arugula
  4. Sugar snap peas
  5. Snow peas
  6. Turnips
  7. Mustard Greens
  8. Kohlrabi

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2016 Harvest 4

Howdy folks and welcome to week 4 of your CSA! We hope you've all enjoyed the cooler weather and even the rain. We've been pretty happy that Mother Nature has given us a brief irrigation break which has allowed us to focus on other farm chores instead of moving water all day long! The fields are teeming with squash blossoms, the rows of lettuces look like a hand sown quilt and the corn stalks are growing by the minute.  It's amazing how quickly things grow with the longer days, warmer temperatures and of course that extra rain. The farm looks pretty darn bountiful and we hope you're hungry!

This week we introducing a few more goodies to the usual greens. Kohlrabi is making its seasonal debut and if you've never tried kohlrabi before I encourage you to eat it raw before cooking with it. It's absolutely delicious when peeled, sliced into thin matchsticks and tossed with an herbed yogurt sauce for a simple "slaw" or even sliced into thin rounds and dipped into a little butter with some sea salt. Kohlrabi can be a pain to peel but it's worth the effort so give it a whirl! The leaves are edible and make a great pesto. Along with kohlrabi you're receiving swiss chard for the first time and fresh garlic. The fresh garlic is amazing!!! It hasn't been cured so keep it in the fridge until you're ready to use it.  This week you're also receiving White Icicle radishes which are the spiciest radish variety we grow. They're extremely crunchy and pack a bit of heat and are great added to salads, sandwiches and even roasted. When they're cooked they lose a bit of their spiciness so if you aren't a fan of the spice I'd try cooking these guys.

Anyhow, we hope you all enjoy your veggies this week. There are many new great items and we're excited to hear what you make with them. As always below there are a few links to recipe ideas if you need a little inspiration. The bok choy salad is our favorite salad of the moment and we hope you love it as much as we do. 

Happy cooking!

Harvest 4 Box

  1. Kohlrabi
  2. Kale
  3. Swiss Chard
  4. Fresh Garlic
  5. Garlic Scapes
  6. Head Lettuce
  7. White Icicle Radishes
  8. Bok Choy

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2016 Harvest 3

Howdy folks and welcome to week three of your Tumbleweed Farm CSA. It's a crazy time of the year on the farm where we are running around trying to stay on top of chores and doing our best to not fall too far behind. The days are spent tending to early spring crops, harvesting for markets, restaurants and CSA, prepping beds for summer crops, seeding, transplanting, irrigating, weeding, irrigating and weeding--- Rinse and repeat! We love the chaos but it's also a stressful time of the year when the heat arrives and the entire farm is constantly thirsty. With that being said, the future is looking very bright.  Despite the heat we have some tasty veggies that will be making their seasonal debut very soon. Sugar snap peas, snow peas and summer squash are all looking really healthy and should be popping up in the boxes very soon! Beets aren't far behind and the tomatoes, eggplants and peppers are all looking really healthy. The lettuce transplanting is in full force--we transplant 500 heads of lettuce from the greenhouse out into the field each week and the leaves are so tender and delicious this time of the year we can't get enough. We hope you all love the lettuce as much as we do.

Because of our major crop devastation of spring broccoli and cauliflower you all won't be receiving it at the same time this year. With that being said, each week for the next month or so we'll do our best to make sure each box receives broccoli at least once.  The gophers didn't wipe out the entire planting so we're able to harvest a small percentage of what they left behind which we're stoked about! We're sowing our large fall plantings of broccoli and cauliflower this week and we are hopeful the the fall harvest will prove to be abundant. 

We hope you enjoy your week 3 box and the recipe suggestions below. 

Cheers from your farmers!

Harvest 3

  1. Red Choi (a baby bok choy variety)--this little guy tastes really good tossed on the grill
  2. Collard Greens (see the recipe suggestions below for these tasty greens!)
  3. Garlic Scapes (awesome grilled!)
  4. Head Lettuce
  5. Dill
  6. Turnips
  7. Spicy Spring Mix (eaten raw or lightly sautéed these pack a little spice. See the recipe suggestion below.

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