2024 CSA Week 7

We start our second quarter of the season this week.  There has been a chance of rain and thunderstorms almost every day for a week, but almost every time the rain has skirted around us.  We finally received 1/2" of rain at my farm on Wednesday afternoon.  We really needed it and a little more.  Thankfully we have mulch on most of our veggies to help retain moisture in the soil.  

This Week's Features

Biweekly Group A
New items this week:

• Cabbage (just a few!)
• Pickling cucumbers
• Garlic
• Onions (red and candy)
• New beef inventory from Hazy Hollow Farm

This may be the final week for blueberries, depending on how ravenous the Japanese beetles are.

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Featured Business

Wild For Salmon began as only an adventurous trip to Alaska in 2002 to do some commercial salmon fishing with a friend. Following our first fishing excursion, we arrived home with 2 coolers of salmon for our friends and family. This is when we quickly realized the uniqueness of the product and the possibilities that lie ahead. We have grown to serve individuals, buying clubs, local farm markets, restaurants, and health food stores.

June and July are busy months on the boat. The fishing season lasts approximately 5-7 weeks. Steve is the skipper of our 32’ boat, while Jenn, the first mate, and two other local men are deckhands. While on the boat, we listen to the radio to hear the official fishing periods. As we catch the salmon they are kept in refrigerated holds, making sure the quality is preserved. On average, every 10 hours we offload our fish onto a larger crab boat which takes the fish in for processing. It is quickly filleted, flash frozen, and vacuum sealed to capture the “direct from the boat” flavor. After fishing, the salmon is sent back to PA where we sell the salmon at local farm markets and other venues.

"We created this business to provide natural, sustainably harvested salmon products of superior quality, priced for the common good. We offer wild, Alaskan sockeye salmon because we believe the health benefits received from wild salmon are an essential part of our mind and body health." ~Jenn & Steve pictured with Ava and Tommy. 

NWPA Growers carries several varieties of seafood from Wild for Salmon. You can learn more about Wild for Salmon at their website. If you find additional varieties that you would like to see us carry, please let us know and we will consider adding them to our inventory.  

Recipes

Do you often have CSA veggies that go bad before you get to use them?  I know...life gets busy and your best intentions of using all those fresh local veggies sometimes get sidetracked.  As a CSA member, a good habit to get into is to take inventory of your remaining CSA veggies early in the week and make a plan to use them up or preserve them before your next box arrives on Wednesday.  It only takes a few minutes to prep many veggies for the freezer or make a batch of pesto, and then you can use them later when fresh isn't as readily available.

Roasted Zucchini and Summer Squash

Garlic Confit

Easy Fermented Garlic

Lemon Parmesan Kale Salad

French-Style Potato and Green Bean Salad

Have you seen all of the recipes that Autumn and CSA members have been posting in our CSA Members Facebook group?  If not, head over there and check them out!

You can find tons of recipes on our Pinterest pages, too!

Happy cooking and happy eating!