Good Morning Sweetlanders
Happy Week 1 of the CSA! We’re working hard to make your pickup as safe and efficient as possible; we have new contactless pickup procedures in place to keep you and our staff safe during the pandemic. Thanks for your support during this strange new normal.
When we started Sweetland 8 years ago our goal was to grow delicious and nutritious food for our community while being good stewards to this beautiful piece of farm land. Today, it seems like that that goal has never been so important. Local food makes us a resilient community in the face of adversity, and you can’t grow local food without healthy farm land!
I recently got a sweet email from a CSA member, who said “There is something timeless and fundamental about Sweetland Farm…Isn’t it magical to be starting another planting season?” So true! As I write, the sun is bathing the leaves of the tomato plants in our greenhouse and washing over the veggie fields. We’ve been seeding, planting, planning and weeding all spring and it’s time to reap what we sowed. We are so excited to share the harvest with you all!
Here’s to a great CSA season!
Cheers, Norah and the Sweetland Farm Crew (Emily, Daley, Sawyer, Bob, Taylor, Steve, Risa, Dan, Chris, Jacob & Kate!)
Now, on to this week’s bounty!
Week 1 Brimming Basket
- 4 pounds parsnips (so sweet after a winter in the ground!)
- Bunch of 12 wild leeks (aka “ramps”)
- 2 bunches tatsoi (a delicate Asian green, great fresh or sauteed)
- 2 bunches spring braising greens
Week 1 Half Pint
- 2 pounds parsnips (so sweet after a winter in the ground!)
- 1 bunch of 8 wild leeks (aka “ramps”)
- 1 bunch tatsoi (a delicate Asian green, great fresh or sauteed)
- 1 bunch spring braising greens (aka baby Hakurei turnips, cook the whole plant!)
Recipes of the Week
- *Dessert first? You’ll think so if you make these roasted parsnips!
- *Ramps are a spring treat, and we love using them whole, artfully arranged as a pizza topping 🙂
- *I plan on combining my tatsoi and braising greens into one bright green, succulent celebration of spring cooking!