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Don't Let Joining a CSA Intimidate You - Worcester Mag

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Don't Let Joining a CSA Intimidate You Worcester Mag

Gardening: Getting your hands on fresh produce - Red Deer Advocate

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Gardening: Getting your hands on fresh produce Red Deer Advocate

The best tasting produce is the freshest produce. For some it comes straight from the garden but for people without time, room or desire to grow vegetables there ...

Week 5 from Valley Flora!

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Week 5 from Valley Flora! Broccoli! Cauliflower! Cabbage!

Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!

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What's Cookin' at the Farm...

Broccoli at last!
New Produce: Cabbage, Bunch Carrots, Cauliflower
Flower Shares!

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What's In Your Share This Week:*

Baby Arugula
Green Cone Cabbage
Sugar Snap Peas
Head Lettuce
Strawberries
Cilantro
Broccoli
Bunch Carrots
Purple Cauliflower

On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)

Nothing this week...

*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...

Carrots
Beets?
Broccoli
Dill
Lettuce
Strawberries
Snap Peas
Fava Beans
Red Ursa Kale

Broccoli, at last!
It's a few weeks late, but the broccoli is finally here! Our early plantings were set back by spring slug damage - an issue I've never seen before in any of the hundreds of broccoli plantings we've set out into the field over the years. I experienced a few worried weeks back in early May when I wondered if our first plantings were ever going to bounce back from their slug-razing, but a little warmth and long sunny days finally did the trick. Now, of course, we are headed into a broccoli pile-up of epic proportions since our early plantings are maturing in sync with our mid-season plantings. Which is all to say, it's time to bust out your favorite broccoli recipes. Broccoli Caesar anyone (sub your green cabbage for the Napa cabbage)? Or peruse this diverse collection of broccoli recipes from Epicurious.

Our spring broccoli season tends to run through July, so it'll be a staple in your share for at least the next month. Enjoy!

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New Produce
Bunch Carrots: Our first spring seeding of carrots also suffered a setback when we got six inches of cold rain over a few days in April. Some of the seed simply rotted in the ground, and some germinated and then got mowed down by - yes, you guessed it - slugs. We re-seeded as soon as we could but ultimately fell a few weeks shy of my goal to have freshly-dug carrots year-round on the farm. We're back in 'em now and if all goes according to plan, you should see carrots every single week for the rest of the season - even some rainbow carrots here and there!

Green Cone Cabbage: I love this whimsical cabbage variety for lots of reasons. As a farmer, I love how early it matures and how sure-heading and consistent it is. As an eater, I love how tender and sweet it is, and how easy it is to cut up in the kitchen. You'll see six or seven different types of cabbage from now until December, but only this one will make you want to get on You Tube and pull up some old Saturday Night Live Conehead skits.

Purple Cauliflower: This one snuck up on us! A week ago they were but lavender buttons wrapped in the cozy embrace of big-framed cauliflower leaves. Then, BAM!, on Tuesday we were filling bins with neon cauliflower (a lot can happen in a few long days around the summer solstice!). I love this variety because it stays purple when you cook it.

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Flower Shares!
Flower shares are officially on! If you are signed up for flowers, look for a separate weekly email from Amelia. Remember to take your bouquet home each week, and please only take flowers if you have signed up for them.

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The Farmstand is Open for Summer Hours!

Every Wednesday & Saturday
9 am to 2 pm
Rain or shine!

Fresh Produce
U-Pick Strawberries & Flowers
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers if possible!

Directions to the Farm

For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:

Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.

Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients

Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.

Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.

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The Common Market - Delivering Local Food for the Common Good - NYC Food Policy Center

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The Common Market - Delivering Local Food for the Common Good NYC Food Policy Center

The Common Market is a nonprofit regional food distributor with a mission to connect communities with good food from sustainable farms.

5 Questions to Help Find the Best CSA for You - Tufts Now

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 1:11pm

5 Questions to Help Find the Best CSA for You Tufts Now

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing a CSA, said New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Director Jennifer Hashley. These range from ...

Growing Educated Eating Throughout the Hudson Valley with Glynwood - Chronogram

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 12:03pm

Growing Educated Eating Throughout the Hudson Valley with Glynwood Chronogram

Despite being best known for their farmer training programs, CSA organic produce, and farming and food advocacy, the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and ...

HEALTHY LIVING: 5 tips for eating local produce - Meriden Record-Journal

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 9:59am

HEALTHY LIVING: 5 tips for eating local produce Meriden Record-Journal

HEALTHY LIVING: 5 tips for eating local produce- Fruits and vegetables that are grown close to home have more nutrients and fuller flavors due to the shorter ...

14 Shocking Things You Never Knew About Grocery Store Produce - Reader's Digest

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 8:06am

14 Shocking Things You Never Knew About Grocery Store Produce Reader's Digest

Apples are primarily picked in the fall, so how are you finding them *fresh* in your supermarket in the middle of summer? Long storage, says David Barbour, ...

Opinion: Collier County is a force in the national food system - Naples Daily News

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 7:00am

Opinion: Collier County is a force in the national food system Naples Daily News

While Collier County is known for its beaches and resort-style living, its historic and current economic engine is agriculture.

Boutique Farms: Creative And Resourceful Farmers Find Their Artisanal Niche - Hartford Courant

Google Feed - Tue, 06/25/2019 - 4:18am

Boutique Farms: Creative And Resourceful Farmers Find Their Artisanal Niche Hartford Courant

For many area farms, July is the height of the growing season, and for Connecticut residents, there may be no better time to seek out and sample the wide variety ...

Online Farmers Market Hits The Road With Redesigned School Bus - Anne Arundel, MD Patch

Google Feed - Sat, 06/22/2019 - 12:12pm

Online Farmers Market Hits The Road With Redesigned School Bus Anne Arundel, MD Patch

Online Farmers Market Hits The Road With Bus - Anne Arundel, MD - Pasadena-based Black Bottom Farm Collective offers *fresh* produce and meals through an ...

Community project to help local farmers harvest the sun - The Keene Sentinel

Google Feed - Sat, 06/22/2019 - 3:00am

Community project to help local farmers harvest the sun The Keene Sentinel

Farmers in the Monadnock Region could soon harness the power of the sun — for more than growing crops.

Community solar project to help local farmers harvest electricity - The Keene Sentinel

Google Feed - Sat, 06/22/2019 - 3:00am

Community solar project to help local farmers harvest electricity The Keene Sentinel

Farmers in the Monadnock Region could soon harness the power of the sun — for more than growing crops.

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

Google Feed - Fri, 06/21/2019 - 5:04am

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York Lake Placid News

LAKE PLACID - Summer is the most exciting time to eat in Essex County. Not only can consumers find locally grown food in season, but they can find it nearby at ...

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

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SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York Lake Placid News

LAKE PLACID - Summer is the most exciting time to eat in Essex County. Not only can consumers find locally grown food in season, but they can find it nearby at ...

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

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SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York Lake Placid News

LAKE PLACID - Summer is the most exciting time to eat in Essex County. Not only can consumers find locally grown food in season, but they can find it nearby at ...

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

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SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York Lake Placid News

LAKE PLACID - Summer is the most exciting time to eat in Essex County. Not only can consumers find locally grown food in season, but they can find it nearby at ...

Ploughing for organic profits - The Nation Newspaper

Google Feed - Thu, 06/20/2019 - 4:10pm

Ploughing for organic profits The Nation Newspaper

In Ogun State, farmers have been using organic farming methods, without applying chemical fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides. This has enable..

Ploughing for organic profits - The Nation Newspaper

Google Feed - Thu, 06/20/2019 - 4:10pm

Ploughing for organic profits The Nation Newspaper

in Ogun State, farmers have been using organic farming methods, without applying chemical fertiliser, pesticides and herbicides. This has enabled them to ...

Eat healthy and local with community-supported agriculture - WSMV Nashville

Google Feed - Thu, 06/20/2019 - 10:55am

Eat healthy and local with community-supported agriculture WSMV Nashville

If you're wanting to eat healthier and local, there's a program for that. It's called “CSA,” that stands for Community Supported Agriculture.

Don't Let Joining a CSA Intimidate You - Worcester Mag

Gardening: Getting your hands on fresh produce - Red Deer Advocate

Week 5 from Valley Flora!

The Common Market - Delivering Local Food for the Common Good - NYC Food Policy Center

5 Questions to Help Find the Best CSA for You - Tufts Now

Growing Educated Eating Throughout the Hudson Valley with Glynwood - Chronogram

HEALTHY LIVING: 5 tips for eating local produce - Meriden Record-Journal

14 Shocking Things You Never Knew About Grocery Store Produce - Reader's Digest

Opinion: Collier County is a force in the national food system - Naples Daily News

Boutique Farms: Creative And Resourceful Farmers Find Their Artisanal Niche - Hartford Courant

Online Farmers Market Hits The Road With Redesigned School Bus - Anne Arundel, MD Patch

Community project to help local farmers harvest the sun - The Keene Sentinel

Community solar project to help local farmers harvest electricity - The Keene Sentinel

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

SAVOR THE SEASON: Celebrating Adirondack summer eats - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News

Ploughing for organic profits - The Nation Newspaper

Ploughing for organic profits - The Nation Newspaper

Eat healthy and local with community-supported agriculture - WSMV Nashville

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