We came up a bit short on apricots this week. If you don’t receive apricots or raspberries (for the large shares) you will receive double strawberries. We also switched from cauliflower to broccoli at the last minute due to harvesting issues. Cauliflower will be back next week!

CSA Contains:
RED TOMATOES
CUCUMBERS
BASIL
CARROTS
APRICOTS from RANCHO SAN JULIAN
STRAWBERRIES
BUNCHED SPINACH
RED LEAF LETTUCE
GREEN ZUCCHINI
BROCCOLI
BIG BOX ADD: ROMAINE LETTUCE, CARROTS, RASPBERRIES, RED BEETS, RED ONIONS

FRUIT EXPANSION: STRAWBERRIES and RASPBERRIES

JUICE FEAST:
RED BEETS
CUCUMBERS
CILANTRO
CARROTS
STRAWBERRIES
BUNCHED SPINACH
ROMAINE LETTUCE
LACINATO KALE
CELERY
APPLES
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I was listening to a podcast today and I heard Dr. Axe say, “Meals are medicine.” He talked not only about all the benefits of broccoli, kale and all the other vegetables, but also the potent healing properties of herbs and spices. By using healing herbs and spices, we can thrive and focus on our overall conditions, rather than on a particular ailment that typically arises from a lack of equilibrium of the mind, body and environment. I found Dr. Axe’s page with 101 Herbs and Spices for healing here to be quite interesting and enlightening.

CSA Contains:
CARROTS
BROCCOLI
STRAWBERRIES
BUNCHED SPINACH
GREEN BEANS
RED TOMATOES
RED LEAF LETTUCE
PERSIAN CUCUMBERS
BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS
YELLOW SPRING ONIONS
BIG BOX ADD: CARROTS, HASS AVOCADOS from SPLENDID PRODUCE, RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, GREEN ZUCCHINI

FRUIT EXPANSION: RASPBERRIES and BLACKBERRIES

JUICE FEAST:
CARROTS
RED BEETS
STRAWBERRIES
RASPBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
PERSIAN CUCUMBERS
CILANTRO
FENNEL
LACINATO KALE
BUNCHED SPINACH

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CSA Contains:
CUCUMBERS
CILANTRO
GREEN ZUCCHINI
CARROTS
RED LEAF LETTUCE
SPINACH
BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS
STRAWBERRIES
GREEN BEANS
BROCCOLI from FRESH VENTURE FARMS
BIG BOX ADD: HASS AVOCADOS, CARROTS, STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, RED or GREEN CABBAGE

FRUIT EXPANSION: BLACKBERRIES and BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS

CSA Contains:
CUCUMBERS
CILANTRO
GREEN KALE
CARROTS
RED BEETS
SPINACH
BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS
STRAWBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
RED or GREEN CABBAGE

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I have to admit – I’ve never eaten a parsnip. In fact most veggies I’ve eaten are newer to me as of 10 years ago when I was rescued by the farm life. So when Tutti Frutti offered their parsnips for our CSA box I jumped on the opportunity to try something new. It’s all about diversity right?! With diversity comes an array of different nutrient complexes. Parsnips have a slightly sweet and nutty flavor (as I’m told) and they are an excellent source of many important nutrients, packing a big dose of fiber, vitamins, and minerals into each serving. They are fantastic roasted and can sub for potatoes in a mash making them a lower starch, yet delicious dish.
Tomatoes are just starting to ripen on the farm as some of the first big tomatoes are trickling out behind our cherries. With the big rainy season this year, we got behind on planting and with these foggy days, what is planted, is not ripening as quickly. I’ve been surprised to see everything on the farm take a big leap in growth though over the past week. Fruit is ripening on the trees and melon vines are taking off. Hoping to see the first apricots come off the trees and into our fruit expansions soon.

CSA Contains:
CHERRY TOMATOES
CUCUMBERS
RED LEAF LETTUCE
CARROTS
YELLOW ONION
BUNCHED SPINACH
STRAWBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS
PARSNIPS from TUTTI FRUTTI FARMS
ITALIAN PARSLEY from SUNRISE ORGANICS
BIG BOX ADD: ROMAINE LETTUCE, CARROTS, GREEN ZUCCHINI, ARUGULA, LACINATO KALE

FRUIT EXPANSION: STRAWBERRIES and BLUEBERRIES FROM BELLA VISTA FARMS

CSA Contains:
LACINATO KALE
CUCUMBERS
ROMAINE LETTUCE
CARROTS
FENNEL
BUNCHED SPINACH
STRAWBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES from BELLA VISTA FARMS
GREEN KALE
ITALIAN PARSLEY from SUNRISE ORGANICS

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