Whats in your extra share this week.

Small
1.  Mix green
2.  Dikon Radish
3.  Red beet
4.  Cucumber
5.  Tomato
6.  Banana Squash
7.  Apple

Medium
1.  Russetted potato
2.  Winter Squash

Large
1.  Cabbage
2.  Extra Banana Squash
3.  Extra mix green
4.  Chinese Kale
5.  Extra winter squash

What's in your share this week

Small
1.  Mix green
2.  Red Beet
3.  Tomato
4.  Market More cucumber
5.  Russetted potato
6.  Mix squash
7.  Black radish
8.  Red meat radish
9.  Sweet Meat squash
10. Asian Pear

Medium
1.  Extra potato
2.  Chinese Kale
3.  White Patty Pan squash

Large
1.  Extra mix green
2.  Extra potato
3.  Spinach
4.  Parsnips
5.  Turnips
6.  Green cabbage
7.  Red Cabbage

What's in your share list this week.

Small
1.  Mix green
2.  Bull's Blood Beet
3.  Tomato
4.  Marketmore cucumber
5.  Russetted potato
6.  Green cabbage
7.  White Patty Pan squash
8.  Black radish
9.  Lemon cucumber
10. Arugula
11. Mix green bean

Medium
1.  Peach
2.  Dandelion
3.  Zephyr Squash
4.  Yellow patty pan squash

Large
1.  Vitamin Green
2.  Purple cauliflower
3.  Broccoli
4.  Extra mix green
5.  Banana squash
6.  Extra Dandelion and green bean

What's in your shar this week

SMAll
1.  Mix Green
2.  Bull's Blood Beet
3.  Broccoli Raab
4.  Tomato
5.  Peach
6.  Hubbard Squash
7.  Market More Cucumber
8.  Russetted Potato
9.  Green Cabbage
10. White Patty Pan squash
11.  Yellow Patty Pan squash

Medium
1.  Green Zucchini
2.  Straightneck Squash
3.  Sunburst Squash
4.  Zephyr Squash

Large
1.  Gala Apple
2. Golden Apple
3.  Bartlett Pear
4.  Bell Pepper
5.  Shungiku
6.  Red Meat Radish
7.  Extra Hubbard Squash
8.  Butternut Squash 

What's in your share this week

Small
1. mix green
2. White Radish
3. Red Radish
4. White Paty Pan Squash
5. Yellow Paty Pan Squash
6. Bull's Blood Beets
7. Arugula
8. Straight Eight Cucumber
9. Peach
10. Tomato
11. Prune
12. Banana Squash

Medium
1. Yellow Zucchini
2. Green Zucchini
3. Straightneck Squash
4. Zephyr Squash
5. Chinese Okra

Large

1. Green Cabbage
2. Artichoke
3. Collard Green
4. Red meat Radish
5. Armenian Cucumber
6. Extra mix green
7. Baby Bok Choy
8. Extra Banana Squash

What's in Your Share this week

Small
Tomatillo
Tomato
Green Bell Pepper
Apple
Hales Peach
Red Radish
White Radish
Papaya Squash
Yellow Sunburst Patty Pan Squash
White Patty Pan Squash
Green Zucchini
Straight Eight Cucumber
Bull's blood Beets
Mixed Greens
Bok Choy
Shungiku
Mache


Medium
All of Small share plus
Stanley Prunes
Pasilla Pepper
Extra Mache
Extra Bok Choy
Flying Saucer Squash
Crooked Neck Squash
Dark Green Zucchini

Large
All of Medium Share Plus
Cabbage
Purple Beans
Chinese Okra
Bitter Melon
Purple Ruffle Basil
Gala Apple
Anaheim Peppers
Extra of many items on the small share list

In your share this week

Small Share:

mixed greens
white radish
red radish
white patty pan squash
yellow patty pan squash
straight neck squash
papaya squash
golden zucchini
green bell pepper
poblano pepper
lemon alberta peach
suncrest peach
stanley prunes
baby artichoke
bok choy

Medium Share:
bigger quantities of the small share, plus
green zucchini squash
zephyr squash
raspberries
tomato

Large Share:
bigger quantities of the small and medium share, plus
gala apple
blackberry
wealthy apple
blue kale
spinach
opal squash
8 ball zucchini
extra bag of mixed squash

Cold Summer Nights

Hello Everyone,

Small Share:
Spicy Green Salad Mix
Bok Choy
Mixed Variety Squash
Monroe Peach
21st Century Asian Pear
Small Tart Peach
Tomato

Medium Share:
All of Small Share
Extra Mixed Variety Squash
Beets

Large Share:
All of Medium Share
Extra Bok Choy
Extra Mixed Variety Squash
Artichoke
Blackberry
Raspberry
Cabbage
Purple Basil
Beet Greens

Enjoy!
Jessica

Fuzzy Vegetables and Fruit For All

Zoe's Garden Large Share for August 31, 2010

Above: The more oval shaped tomatoes are
 the San Marzano Tomatoes
 while the heirloom tomatoes are round,
 but different sizes and colors.

Above: The Thai basil has purple flowers,
 while the Sweet basil is all green.

Above: On the left is the Chinese Yellow Cucumber
 and on the right is the Chinese Fuzzy Melon.

Above: At the front is the Chinese Snow Broccoli,
 top right is the blue kale, top left is the cabbage.

Small Share:

Yellow Onion

White Onion

Beets

Green Zucchini
Crookneck Squash
Pattypan Squash
Zephyr Squash
White Radishes
Sweet Basil
San Luzano Tomatoes
Salad Mix (Spicy)
**Includes Frisee, Arugula and other strong flavored greens
Virginia Peaches
Chinese Yellow Cucumber

Medium Share:
All of the Small Share
Baby Bok Choy
Blue Kale
Golden Zucchini
White Pattypan Squash
Flying Saucer Pattypan Squash
Extra Squash
Raspberries

Large Share:
All of the Medium Share
Blackberries
Extra Squash, mixed varieties
Eight-Ball Zucchini
Chinese Green Beans
Chinese Snow Broccoli
Chinese Purple Eggplant
Chinese Fuzzy Melon
Thai Basil
Heirloom Tomatoes

Note: Don't be fooled the Chinese Fuzzy Melon is not a melon, and can be prepared much like zucchini.

"Once heard that fuzzy melon is rarely found outside the Asian markets. If you do get it, try to consume it fresh and avoid storing it. The longer it is stored, the more its pleasant flavour will be lost. Before cooking, rub off the skin of the fuzzy melon with a small knive lengthway, its hairy skin is too thin to be removed by a peeler. Then cut it into slices or cubes. Because of its mild flavour, the melon is usually stir fried with meat, shrimps, ginger and shallots."-Taste Hong Kong

Have a great week!
Jessica

Eat Your Greens

**See that bright green bumpy item in the front of the picture above? That is the Chinese Bitter Melon.
 
So...another beautiful summer night. The crickets are chirping and my laptop is fighting with all of the salad greens for space on the kitchen table.

Weekly Share List:
Small Share:
Red Marble Onion
Yellow Onion
White Onion
Black Beauty Zucchini
Striped Zucchini
Zephyr Squash
Crookneck Squash
Papaya Squash
Sunburst Pattypan Squash
Mixed Greens (spicy)
Triple Crown Blackberries
Thai Basil
Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes (various colors)
Medium Share
White Pattypan Squash
Cucumber
Green Eight Ball Zucchini
Artichokes
Arugula
Large Share
Cabbage
Amaranthus Leaf
Extra Salad Mix
Extra Tomatoes
Extra Thai Basil
Yellow Eight-Ball Zucchini
Extra Squash (mixed variety)
Chinese Bitter Melon

Sweet Summer Selections: Berries and Sweet Corn

Good Morning,

Small Share:
• Salad Mix (Spicy)
**Includes Frisee, Arugula and other strong flavored greens
• Sweet Corn (2 ears)
• Thai Basil
• Tomato
• Yellow Onion
• White Onion
• Red Marble Onion
• Chester Blackberry
• Cylindra Beet
**This is a longer beet, similar to a carrot shape.
• Green Zucchini
• Eight-Ball Zucchini
• Pattypan Squash
Medium Share:
• All of the Small Share
• Sweet Corn (6 ears total)
• Light Green Eight-Ball Zucchini
• Crookneck Squash
• Black Beauty Zucchini
• Zephyr Squash
*These squash are multi-colored yellow on top and light green on the bottom
• Shingiku Greens
• Extra Thai Basil
Large Share:
• All of the Medium Share
• Cabbage
• Amaranthus Leaf
• Baby Bok Choy
• Sweet Corn (12 ears total)
• Red Raspberries
• Extra Blackberries
• Extra of the following varieties of squash/zucchini squash
     o Papaya Squash
     o Extra Pattypan Squash
     o Yellow Eight-Ball Zucchini
     o Crookneck Squash
     o Zephyr Squash
     o Black Beauty Zucchini
     o Mediterranean Zucchini
     o Starship Pattypan Squash
• Extra Thai Basil
• Shingiku Greens

Corn: Please contact me by email if you have any critters/insects in your corn. David did not think there were insects in the majority of them, but he did not want to open everyone’s corn to find out.

Boxes: Do you forget to bring your boxes back? To prevent forgetting my boxes at home I have been bringing reusable bags to my share pick up site, and leaving the boxes there. If you ever forget to return your box, please return it the next week.

Note: If you have multiple boxes at home, please bring them to your site the next time you pick up your share.

Update: Last week there were not raspberries in the small share. I apologize for the miscommunication.

Missing Produce: Sometimes between all of the things David and I are trying to accomplish on share drop-off days our wires get crossed. I hope this happens very rarely, but if you feel like your box differs from the list I have posted, please call or text (801)557-3800 specifying your name, phone number and share pick-up site information and I’ll do my best to get it straightened out a.s.a.p.

Blog Feedback: Thank you for being members of the Zoe’s Garden CSA. Our goal is to offer this blog as a resource, and therefore we need your feedback. Please email me at produce@zoegarden.com if there are other things you would like to see on the blog, if there are too many postings coming into your email inbox, or any other suggestions.

Member Suggestion: If you have anymore apricots left one member recommends dropping them in a pot of hot water for just a few seconds, and then the skin will easily fall off. She then discards the skins and pits and mashes the rest of the apricot. You can freeze the mashed apricots, add it to yogurt and cereal, used in dressings or desserts.

This week I will be trying to create a Thai inspired dish using the Thai basil, zucchini, onions and cabbage.

From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.
Jessica

Ripe Apricots and Spicy Greens

Hello,


Small Share:
Yellow Onion
Red Marble Onion
White Onion
Beet and Beet Greens
**The tops of the beets are a sweeter greens
Green Zucchini
Salad Mix (Spicy)
**Includes Frisee, Arugula and other strong flavored greens
Sweet Basil
Tomato
Apricots
**These were picked today and are very ripe. You can dry or freeze them if you will be unable to eat them all right away.
Chester Blackberry
Yellow Pattypan Squash
Zephyr Squash
**This squash is the multi-colored squash with a yellow top and light green bottom.
Red Raspberries

Medium Share:
All of the Small Share
Eight Ball Zucchini
Zucchini
Yellow Zucchini
Yellow Pepper

Large Share:
All of the Medium Share
Turnip Greens
**These are the full stemmed, rougher, more textured leaf greens.
Baby Bok Choy
Cabbage
Artichokes (Small)
Extra Apricots
Extra Salad Mix

If you have any questions about what is in your share please email me at produce@zoegarden.com.

From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Artichokes!

Hello Everyone,


Small Share:
Salad Mix (Spicy)
Tomato
Oregano
Nova Red Raspberries
Arapaho Blackberries
Garlic
White Onion
Yellow Potato Onion
Red Marble Onion
Eight Ball Zucchini
Regular Zucchini
Sunburst Scallop Squash
Beets
Beet Greens

Medium Share:
All of the Small Share
Red Fire Lettuce
Malabar Spinach
Extra Eight Ball Zucchini

Large Share:
All of the Medium Share
Amaranthus Leaf
Crookneck Squash
Pattypan Squash
Chinese Green Beans
Artichokes
Extra Onions
Extra Summer Squash
Extra Berries

HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?

CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGES

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM DAVID:
Oregano: Try using the flowers in salads.
CSA FARM TOUR: Did anyone have a chance to attend? What did you think? Email me at produce@zoegarden.com

Above: Spaghetti with Zucchini Squash

Below: Drying vegetables after rinsing.

From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Fresh, delicious produce with a side of gratitude.

Good Evening,

I hope you are all enjoying your share thus far. As wishful thoughts of the autumn months creep into my head on days when the temperature is above 90 degrees, I quickly remind myself how appreciative I am for all that summer has to offer. I am also grateful to David for working in the hot sun to bring us so many delicious varieties of fresh produce. Each week I call, and each week he has already been working since before sunrise and well into the heat of each day. So with that, here is your weekly share list. Enjoy!

Small Share:
Garlic
White Onion
Yellow Potato Onion
Red Marble Onion
Kohlrabi
Early Flat Dutch Cabbage
Chinese Buttercruch Lettuce (small share will receive a smaller head of lettuce)
Garlic Chives
Small Tomato
Summer Squash
Chemainus Red Raspberry
Arapaho Blackberries

Medium Share:
All of the Small Share
Yellow Squash
Chinese Broccoli
Chinese Green Bean
Lambert Cherries
Buttercrunch Lettuce (medium share will receive a larger head of lettuce)

Large Share:
All of the Medium Share
Malabar Spinach
Baby Bok Choy
Snow Peas
Leeks
Italian Parsley
Eight-Ball Zucchini
Regular Zucchini
Papaya Squash
Sunburst Pattypan Squash
Extra Blackberries
Extra Raspberries
Extra Cherries

HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?
CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGE

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM DAVID:

CHERRIES: The cherries are very ripe this week, and are not fresh picked today. They were picked within the last week and refrigerated due to the heat.

CSA FARM TOUR: CSA Utah Tour 2010
Date: Monday, August 2nd
Fee: FREE! But please RSVP to Jeff at 801-557-0521 or jeff.williams@ut.usda.gov
Bus: There is room for approximately 45 people so “first come, first served”
Time: 8:30 to 3:00
Bring: water, sun screen, hiking boots, hat, camera, writing materials, networking information
Departure time and place: Fashion Place West Trax Stop on Park and Ride at Winchester (400 South and 222 West), bus leaves at 9 am
1st stop: Bell’s 9:30 to 10:30
2nd stop: East 11:00 to 12:00
Lunch: Please bring a brown bag lunch and drink
3rd stop: Zoe’s 1:00 to 2:00
Return time: about 3pm

NEXT WEEK: There is a possibility of peaches (medium share), beets and arugula in next weeks’ share.

From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Sweet and Savory

Good Evening,


This week’s share has a variety of items to fit right in to our summertime cuisine. From berries and arugula that can be eaten without preparation. Onions, zucchini, and kohlrabi that can complement any grilled meal. To cabbage and frisee, which are perfect for light meals in the summer heat.

Small Share:

Red Italian Dandelion Greens
Grey Zucchini
Great Lakes Lettuce
Early Flat Dutch Cabbage
Garlic
White Onions
Walla Walla Onions
Marble Onions
Dinkum Raspberries
Cilantro
White Venus Kohlrabi
Lambert Cherries.

Medium Share:

Red Leaf Lettuce
Arapaho Blackberries
Eight-Ball Zucchini

Large Share:

Arugula
Frisee
Mustard Greens
Brandywine Raspberries
Blackcap Raspberries
Crookneck Squash
Extra Eight-Ball Zucchini
Mixed Long Zucchini
Extra Dinkum Raspberries

HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?

CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGE

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM DAVID:
CHERRIES AND BLACK CAP RASPBERRIES: This is the last of the Cherries and Blackcap Raspberries.

FRUIT: David tries to bring us the ripest fruits so it is often important to eat the fruit in your share quickly or freeze it to preserve it for a later date.

NEXT WEEK: There is a possibility of apricots in next weeks’ share.

SAME BUT DIFFERENT: Special Note. The Arapaho Blackberries can quickly disguise the Blackcap Raspberries. Please see the tiles to see a comparison between the two berries. Also, the Mustard Greens and the Frisee were bagged together. Again, please see the picture tiles. The Mustard Greens have edges that are more loose, less crinkled.

I am excited to grate and cube some of the extra zucchini and freeze it. In winter I will add the cubes to soups and use the grated zucchini in breads. Also, I am going to make a salad with the frisee, arugula and berries for lunch tomorrow.

From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Mystery Items In Your Share

If you are having a hard time identifying any of the 23+ varieties in your share this week...please click on this link or the image below. 

Have a great night,
Jessica

Getting Some Summer Color: Raspberries, Tomatoes and Lavender

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are enjoying the long summer days and colorful produce you picked up today.

Small Share:

Garlic
Walla Walla Onions
White Onion
Red Onion
Shingiku Greens
English Lavender
Sugar Snap Peas
Prelude Raspberry
Bing Cherries
Garlic Chives
Purple Venus Kohlrabi
Summer Squash-variety
Lettuce-variety
Turnip Greens

Medium Share:
All of Small Share
English Peas
White Venus Kohlrabi

Large Share:
All of Medium Share
Extra Bing Cherries
Extra Prelude Raspberries
Extra English Lavender
Extra Lettuce-variety
Red Leaf Lettuce
Buttercrunch Lettuce
Black Beauty Zucchini
Crookneck Squash
Yellow Eight-Ball Zucchini
Light Green Eight-Ball Zucchini
Amaranthus Leaf
Tomatoes


Weekly Update from David:

Lavender: Can be dried, use flowers in salad, cooked into pastries, added into ice cream, tea or coffee.

Zucchini: If the zucchini you received are more mature, David recommends stuffing them. The blog Fat Free Vegan has a recipe I am excited to try, Eight-Ball Zucchini stuffed with Rice, Basil and Sun Dried Tomatoes. I think I will be using a barbecue instead of an oven in order to keep my home cooler during the cooking process.

Garlic Chives: David recommends cooking them as a vegetable instead of as an herb.

Lettuce: If the leaves of your lettuce are wilting from the heat, soak them in cold water for 30-60 minutes, shake out water, dry with a towel or use a salad spinner and store in an airtight bag.

Raspberries: David recommends eating these right away since they are so ripe. If you want to use them at a later date he recommends freezing them.

Cherries: Enjoy, this is the last share of Bing Cherries we will be receiving.

Peas: David recommends cooking the English Peas since they are more mature at this point in the season. You can steam or add to a dish that you will be baking like a casserole or  a vegetables and rice dish.

Kohlrabi: If you have aphids on your kohlrabi, soak in cold water and then rinse while brushing the leaves with your fingers. I will be posting more information on aphids within a day or two.


I will be doing a follow-up post with the identification pictures shortly as well as including recipes that members have submitted and information on aphids.


From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Curry, Cherries and Chocolate Mint

Good Evening All,

This week there is a possibility of 15 varieties in your share.

Small Share:

Walla Walla Onions

Kohlrabi

Redbor Kale

Young Garlic

Bing Cherries

Fresh Curry

Chocolate Mint

Sugar Snap Peas

Salad Mix: (bitter)

    arugula

    mustard

    endive

Garlic Scapes

Medium Share:

All of Small Share

Broccoli Raab

Red Romaine Lettuce

Large Share:

All of Medium Share

English Peas

Extra Walla Walla Onions

Extra Bing Cherries

Extra Redbor Kale

Extra Garlic Scapes

HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?

CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGE

  ABOVE: CHOCOLATE MINT

 BELOW: FRESH CURRY

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM DAVID:

SHARE BOXES: Please be respectful of our drop-off sites and stack your returned boxes neatly. Also, please return your share box(es) each week when you pick up your new box. By not reusing your boxes, time, money and resources are lost.

CSA UTAH TOUR 2010:

Date: Monday, August 2nd

Fee: FREE! But please RSVP to Jeff at 801-557-0521 or jeff.williams@ut.usda.gov

Bus: There is room for approximately 45 people so “first come, first served”

Time: 8:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Bring: water, sun screen, hiking boots, hat, camera, writing materials, networking information

Departure time and place: Fashion Place West Trax Stop on Park and Ride at Winchester (6400 South and 222 West), bus leaves at 9 am

1st stop: Bell’s 9:30 to 10:30

2nd stop: East 11:00 to 12:00

Lunch: Please bring a brown bag lunch and drink

3rd stop: Zoe’s 1:00 to 2:00

Return time: about 3pm

Please email produce@zoegarden.com with any of your comments or questions.


From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Weekly Share Item List: June 29, 2010

Hello Everyone,

This week there is a possibility of 20 varieties in your share.

Small Share:
Shallot Scapes (last portion for small shareholders)
Walla Walla Onions
Young Garlic
Green Leaf Lettuce
Collard Greens
Kohlrabi (white and purple venus varieties)
English Peas
Italian Parsley
Zoe's Honey (market value: $14.00-no more portions available)

Medium Share:
All of Small Share
Oak Leaf Lettuce
Shingiku
Cilantro

Large Share:
All of Medium Share
Bok Choy Sum
Garlic Scapes
Broccoli Raab
Chinese Snow Broccoli
Chinese Green Beans
Sugar Snap Peas
Yellow Snow Peas
Malabar Spinach
Cipollini Onions
Extra Portion of Collard Greens
Extra Kohlrabi
Extra Walla Walla Onions
Extra Scapes

HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE?

CLICK ABOVE TO ENLARGE IMAGE

Weekly Update From David:

RECOMMENDATIONS: David recommends using the kohlrabi in a coleslaw, grilling it or sauteeing it. Also, he is excited to share the Chinese Green Beans with members because he is really proud of the taste, and thinks it is "awesome". Also, he wanted to let everyone know that the texture of the Malabar Spinach is much like a cactus or succulent. Please let me know what you think of this weeks' share at produce@zoegarden.com.

MEMBER TIPS: Marianne recommends this site for ways to use scapes. Alissa recommends this site for directions on freezing portions of your share. Alissa also sent in the following idea for a quiche:

One thing I like to do for breakfast with my share is to make quiche. I pull the leafs off the stems of the greens, then chop the stems and saute them in butter with some of my shallot scapes; onion scapes and young garlic. Then I chop the leafs into small pieces and mix them in to the saute just until wilted. I add 4 eggs per quiche (usually I make three at a time and eat them all week for breakfast) and some cheese. You don't need cream or milk or butter that most quiche recipes call for because the water in the greens is enough to keep it moist. You can pour it into a crust or just into a baking dish without a crust. With a crust, bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Without a crust it takes less time.

Thank you to Bethesda Renewal Centre and The Kitchen Garden for sharing ideas on how to use our produce!

If you have any particular questions about how to use the items in your share please send me an email at produce@zoegarden.com. Have a safe, and fun Independence Day.


From our garden to your kitchen, happy eating.

Jessica

Weekly Share Item List: June 22, 2010 UPDATED

Good Morning,

I have some updates to the share item list.

Only the Large Share includes the following:
Italian Dandelion Greens
Beet Greens
Buttercrunch Lettuce
English Peas

I apologize for any confusion.

All the best,
Jessica