CSA 2020 - Week #9
Sweet Corn is here!
Notes from the fields
Tomatoes, Peppers, Watermelons, Potatoes, Green Beans and a ton of other summer favorites are coming very soon! The anticipation is almost too much to handle, I hear you! But these crops will take us all the way into September, so we have a lot of harvest ahead of us!
In other news, we're busy seeding our crops for the fall in the greenhouse. This includes red kale, collards, radicchio, cauliflower and broccoli.
This week's harvest
Sweet Corn!
This is the very first of our sweet corn harvest! There may be a little worm in the tip - or not. When you shuck it, just cut off the tip if there's a bit brown, which it's normal for organically-grown corn. Conventional corn is heavily sprayed with pesticides up to the day before harvest, so it's super contaminated with chemicals. Ours is completely organic and unsprayed! It's sweet and delicious too! There will be more to come...
HOW TO COOK CORN: Boil a pot of water. When it comes to a rolling boil, put the shucked ears of corn in the water and turn off the stove. Put a lid on the pot and let it sit in the water for 3 minutes. Then take it out and it will be ready to eat!
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge.
Uses: Cooked
When to use: Within 3 days
What I'm making: I'm just going to eat it!
Red Long Onions
These are an Italian heirloom variety.
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge.
Uses: Raw or Cooked
When to use: Within 5 days
What I'm making: Onion Tart
Red Batavian Lettuce
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge
Uses: Raw
When to use: Within 5 days
What I'm making: Salad!
Mini Cabbage
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge.
Uses: Raw or Cooked
When to use: Within 5 days
What I'm making: Coleslaw
Zucchini
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge.
Uses: Cooked
When to use: Within 5 days
What I'm making: Steamed with Onions, served with butter & salt
Cucumbers
Storage: In an airtight container in the fridge.
Uses: Raw
When to use: Within 5 days
What I'm making: Sliced as a snack
BRIERMERE FARM FRUIT SHARE begins NEXT WEEK!