David and Julia are looking for volunteers to help mulch tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, and peppers during the weekend of June 6. If you’d like to get your hands dirty, email them for more details: woodbridgefarm at sbcglobal.net.
And the Winner Is….
We are excited to reveal the winning design for our official Grand Street CSA market tote. Congratulations to Josh Wilson for creating this kneeling farmer:
Tote bags featuring Josh’s very cool design will be available for purchase at distribution.
Thanks again to all of our talented members who submitted artwork!
Basic Pesto
Contributed by Jeff Schiller
1 cup pine nuts
2-3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup basil leaves (can also add parsley, arugula, or a small amount of cilantro)
pinch of salt
Combine all in food processor until a creamy texture. Use on pasta, spread on slices of tomato, or drizzle over corn on the cob.
Basic Salsa
Contributed by Jeff Schiller
2 cups diced tomatoes
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 medium hot pepper, chopped (more to taste; remove seeds for milder heat)
1 large clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp lemon/lime juice or vinegar
chopped cilantro, basil, parsley to taste
salt, to taste
Mix all ingredients in bowl and enjoy right away, or let marinate overnight for a fuller flavor. Shelf life: 2 to 3 days, so enjoy quickly with chips, in burritos/wraps, or with avocado and eggs for huevos rancheros.
Farmer John’s Recipes
CSA member Jeff Schiller has alerted us to a new source of recipes, Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables. If you enjoy the ease of accessing recipes online, you can find pdfs of the book’s 38 recipes online at Farmer John’s website, Angelic Organics. (Scroll down, they are at the bottom of this page.)
Cooking Greens
Contributed by Jeff Schiller
Jeff serves up some additional variations on cooking greens. That’s right, any of our hardy greens: kale, kohlrabi, turnip greens, pac choi . . . Enjoy!
- Using any coarsely chopped greens and stems, steam until wilted.
- Take steamer from pot and set greens aside.
- Add soup bouillon to water, dissolve bouillon fully, and then return greens to the pot.
- Stir and serve!
And to jazz this up, consider these options:
- Before steaming the greens, steam other veggies first. You can try garlic scapes, onions, and later in the season, zucchini. When these have cooked a bit, add the greens as directed above.
- Add a hard-boiled egg or two.
- Serve the dish over grain or pasta
- Season with fresh herbs.
Just Food: The Binder
During distribution you may have noticed a Just Food binder sitting around, chock full of veggie tips and resources. Well, CSA member Russell Tanenbaum has created PDFs of each section of the binder for easy at-home access. Simply click on a section name below to read the info.
Introduction
Veggie Tip Sheets:
Table of Contents
Veggies A-C
Veggies D-O
Veggies P-Z
Preservation and Preparation
How to Conduct a Cooking Demonstration
Nutrition Tip Sheets
Resource Directory