My dear Community,
What a wild ride of a storm we had yesterday. In Buellton, the rains didn’t seem as bad as the winds. We definitely had some flooding and a lot of trees came down, including a big one on top of my house. Luckily it landed just right and didn’t actually break through anything. The people in Goleta however, didn’t fare as well. The grace and force of mother nature in two instances. Giving thanks that the sun is expected to peek out on Wednesday, giving us a little relief while we make you this week’s box.
We still have a few more tomatoes to put in the boxes. This has been the longest crop of tomatoes I’ve ever seen. I’ve been roasting them for soup, slicing them on avocado toast and topping salads with them. We’ve loaded this box with all sorts of good reasons to turn on your oven. I steamed cauliflower last week and blitzed it with some butter and cheese for a mash. I’ll include the recipe below. It was so delicious.
We are in the heart of winter crops. Everything is growing extremely slowly and probably stopped the past few days. When fields get logged with water there’s no oxygen in the soil and the plants can’t grow. But I heard that the seeds of spring are being planted, literally, at least with zucchini for now.
Be good to each other.
CSA Contains:
CARROTS
WHITE CAULIFLOWER
RED TOMATOES
MOUNTAIN MAGIC TOMATOES
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
RED MUSTARD
GARNET YAMS
RED LEAF LETTUCE
CILANTRO
FUJI APPLES from VIVA TIERRA
BIG BOX ADD: BROCCOLI, CARROTS, ROMAINE LETTUCE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS X2
JUST the BASICS:
RED LEAF LETTUCE
CARROTS
WHITE CAULIFLOWER
RED TOMATOES
FUJI APPLES
GARNET YAMS
JUICE FEAST:
CARROTS x2
ROMAINE LETTUCE
GRANNY SMITH APPLES
LACINATO KALE
CELERY
CILANTRO
GREEN CABBAGE
BUNCHED SPINACH
EUREKA LEMONS
FENNEL
FRUIT EXPANSION: FUJI APPLES & PIXIE TANGERINES
LETTUCE of the WEEK: ROMAINE
MUSHROOM MIX: CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS WILD HARVESTED in SY VALLEY