CSA 2025 - Week #11 (A)
AUGUST 27,28 & 29
Grandpa has been visiting us for the past few weeks, and just in time for the musk melon (cantaloupe) harvest. Picking these beauties at just the right moment has been a fun learning experience with new varieties and this new-to-us climate. Needless to say, I think they love growing here. They’ll be in the shares for all members this week! And many more melons to come! We might just call this the year of the melon!
Have a beautiful week, friends!
-Maggie & Matt
IN THE BOX…
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
Storage: On the counter. Make sure the red tomatoes ripen to a deep red.
Red Tomatoes
Storage: On the counter. Make sure the red tomatoes ripen to a deep red.
Musk Melon
Sometimes called cantaloupe, these are actually musk melons.
Storage: IN THE FRIDGE! They are harvested ripe and they will rot if you leave them on the counter!
Long Green Peppers
Storage: In an air-tight bag in the fridge.
New Red Norland Potatoes
These are for eating fresh. If you don’t eat them within a few days, put them in the fridge for up to a week. They will cook quickly!
Storage: In an air-tight bag in the fridge.
Green Basil
Eat within a day or two.
Storage: In an air-tight bag in the fridge for a day at most. Or you can store “bouquet-style” in a glass in the fridge.
Zucchini
Storage: In an airtight bag in the fridge.
FRUIT SHARES - Fruit Members Only
(Non-organic/Ecologically-grown) from Champlain Orchards
Contender Peaches or Coral Star Peaches
HOW TO RIPEN: Remove the fruit from the paper tote and put them out on the counter so that the fruit does not touch. They will ripen (soften) on their own in a day or two. To speed it up you can try to store the peaches/nectarines next to other ethylene-emitting fruit, like a banana.
**The fruit is packaged in paper tote bags inside a cardboard box at the site. If you are not a fruit share member, do not touch the totes!**
IF IT DOES NOT SAY "FRUIT" NEXT TO YOUR NAME ON THE CHECK-IN SHEET, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE A FRUIT TOTE. We only send the exact number of orders to each site. We know that the fruit is tempting and delicious and you can still sign up if you haven't already! info@goldenearthworm.com
If someone else is picking up your share for you, be sure to instruct them on the pick-up protocols. Last year we had a "substitute" pick-up person take an entire box of fruit! It's one tote bag per fruit share membership.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!
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