My Dear Community,
Happy MLK Jr. Day! “Our lives end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” This is one of many beautiful quotes by which to remember Martin Luther King Jr. today, and every day. I think it also resonates with me in the movement for organic food grown with the soil in mind. Choosing organic is a proactive stance, a vocalization against harmful pesticides and detrimental farming practices. In this movement, our voices and choices call for an active, purposeful life lived in harmony with our convictions.
I had to step back and laugh at myself a little. Last week I was confident that our egg production would increase. Our newest flock just started laying and we were on a roll. Then the chickens must have checked the weather report because they came to a sudden halt about a week ago. I’m definitely a little TOO used to the California sunshine because I always neglect to think about January where the temperatures start to dip into freezing. For as long as I’ve been doing this my mind always wants to skip right back into spring after the holidays. I’ve loaded up the chicken coops with hay for warmth and we’ll revisit this when they feel like laying again.
Last week we were slated to put brussels sprouts into the boxes. It’s reasonable to look out at 6000 plants and think there would be plenty. But after walking the field and picking what was available, it was very apparent that they aren’t ready yet. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the plant, but when you bend over to harvest it feltsmushy – no bulk yet inside. Everything slows down with the temperatures lowering. This will be the first CSA box in a while with no lettuce. I’m getting creative and am already thinking about different kinds of salads to make with cabbage, kale and other things that are available to try something new. Take a peek below at our recipes for inspiration.
Be good to each other.
CSA Contains:
CARROTS
NAPPA CABBAGE
BROCCOLI
RED ONIONS
SATSUMA TANGERINES
BABY SPINACH from SUNRISE ORGANICS
LACINATO KALE
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
ARUGULA
SPAGHETTI SQUASH
BIG ADD: ROMAINE LETTUCE, CARROTS, MOUNTAIN MAGIC TOMATOES, RED BEETS, SATSUMA TANGERINES
JUST the BASICS:
SATSUMA TANGERINES
CARROTS
BABY SPINACH
NAPPA CABBAGE
HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
BROCCOLI
JUICE FEAST:
CARROTS x2
ROMAINE LETTUCE
FUJI LADY APPLES
CELERY
FENNEL
BABY SPINACH
LACINATO KALE
CILANTRO
SATSUMA TANGERINES
FRUIT EXPANSION: FUJI LADY APPLES + SATSUMA TANGERINES
LETTUCE of the WEEK: ROMAINE
MUSHROOM MIX: SHIITAKE + OYSTERS from WOLFE FARMS