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This past week gave us another 4+ inches of rain, more than our crops like. Here’s the bounty from week 14 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 bag of Yukon Gold potatoes 1 bag of green beans 1 honey dew melon 3 peppers 1 head of heirloom Deer Tongue lettuce 2 red tomatoes 1 [...]

Seriously, week 13 indeed! I was still without power on Thursday, my CSA pickup day, so my farmer (who moonlights as an angel) sent me home with three gallons of water and told me to come back for my share on Saturday! Here’s the bounty from week 13 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 2 [...]

With uncertainty about what hurricane Irene might do to the crops, here’s the bounty from week 12 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1/2 dozen ears of corn 1 bag of potatoes 1 bag of sweet onions 6 sweet Bianca peppers 1 cantaloupe 1 bag of cherry tomatoes (mix-n-match) 6-8 red or orange tomatoes (mix-n-match) [...]

Life is funny. There you are, making your Giambotta, marveling at its resemblance to its first cousin Ratatouille, when along comes Caponata. It seems that the Sicilian version of Caponata introduces something in a brine, like olives or capers. Some are arguing that if it isn’t Sicilian, it isn’t Caponata. I’m reserving judgment until I [...]

Another week 11! You gotta love a farmer who gives you two Week 11s! (It’s a variation of Ground Hog Day!) This week is the halfway point in the CSA. Here’s the bounty from week 11 (redux) of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1/2 dozen ears of sweet corn 2 summer squash 1 eggplant (purple [...]

Time is flying by, it seems. Happily, I’ve been getting some things put by for the Dark Days. Meanwhile, here’s the bounty from the here and now, week 11 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: Looks a little like Christmas. 1 dozen ears of corn on the cob (More niblets for the Dark Days. Although [...]

Here’s the bounty from week 10 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 dozen ears of corn 1 bag of cherry tomatoes 1 head of cabbage 1 bunch of kale 4 red tomatoes 2 yellow tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 bag of onions and garlic 4 squash From the outset, I put by 10 ears of [...]

Another week that flew by! Here’s the bounty from week 9 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 4 yellow summer squash 4 yellow zucchini squash bag of tomatoes bag of cherry tomatoes bag of kale bag of green beans bag of cauliflower That’s a lot of food and my work is cut out for me.

Wow, this past week went fast! Here was the bounty from my Sport Hill Farm CSA last week: 4 zucchini 2 of either zucchini or yellow summer squash 1 head of green cabbage 1 cucumber 1 bag of tomatoes 1 head of escarole 2 cauliflower heads 1 bunch of kale 1 bunch of salad turnips [...]

Patti (my CSA farmer) is on a zucchini roll lately. She made zucchini brownies (which I heard were fabulous) and went on to share this link to Zucchini Five Ways. Now is the time to ferret out the zucchini recipes since it’s just the beginning of what’s looking like a long and prosperous zucchini season. [...]