2024 CSA Week 13

This week marks the beginning of the second half of the 2024 season.  We still have 12 weeks left of local food goodness coming your way!  The final delivery of the season is November 20, a week before Thanksgiving.

A few quick reminders in case you're biweekly and didn't see last week's newsletter:
  1. If you send someone else to pick up your share, please make sure they leave our box and retrieve any cooler items for you.
  2. If you order milk, make sure you return your bottles.
  3. Please be considerate of your pickup host's time and property.  They do this as a free service to their community.
  4. If you are missing anything from your box or if an item is damaged, please email me within two days for a credit.

This week's features

  • Peaches from Mickley Organic Farm!!!!!  Only 30 lb., limit of 2 lb. per order.
  • Middlefield Cheese is restocked
  • Sweet corn is back!  Mickley Farm's final planting of sweet corn for the season is ripe.  This is the largest planting, so more to go around.
  • Tomatoes by the peck and 1/2 bushel for canning from Sweetwater Farm

GO SHOPPING HERE

Vendor Spotlight

Simply Sweets, a family-owned and operated business since 2001, offers a personal touch to their baked goods. Their focus is on quality, detail, and making every batch the best!  Their mother made chocolates for years and showed them how to make delicious hand-dipped chocolates. 

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After years of baking for special orders and selling at events, Simply Sweets opened a store outside of Mercer three years ago.  You can also find savory items like quiche, soup, and sandwiches sometimes.  And you might find the perfect gift item there, too!  They offer just a few of their delicious treats to our CSA.  If you go to their shop, make sure to tell them that you're a NWPA Growers CSA member! 

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Recipes

Italian Stuffed Pattypan Squash

Roasted Spiralized Beets with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

Chicken with Peaches

Peach Salad with Arugula, Basil and Goat Cheese

The Best Homemade Salsa for Canning

Tomato Jam

Caramelized Onion Jam

Happy Labor Day.  Eat healthy and eat local this holiday.