Share #3 June 17th & 19th

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Spinach, Baby Kale, Pea Shoots, Bok Choy, Green Onion, Thyme and maybe Radish

Week #3 and the texture of the produce is already changing. The bok choy and the green onions add a little crunch this week, moving us beyond just early season delicate greens. I love the versatility of bok choy, it really takes on the flavor of what you cook it in. Gingery Butter sauce is my favorite!
Green onions are here! We don't grow these every year, they take some extra planning and foresight, at a time of year we are trying to not plan and just be done! We plant them in the fall, and some years we are so busy trying to wrap up the farm we neglect to get a garden space mapped out for them. We need to order seed, at a time of year we are not ordering seed! Then we actually go to plant and the planting equipment is usually buried behind, all the equipment we are storing for the winter! It's no small feat when they make it in the ground during October. Please take a moment to smell them before you wash or use them. They smell so sweet and earthy. The pungency really surprised me...enough that I had to share it with you! It's amazing to think about those little onions surviving a Teton winter and already being ready to harvest. I love the image of the garden holding and nurturing onion seeds while winter storms rage above the soil blanketed by snow.

Good news! The adventure pigs of last week's newsletter have been staying where they are supposed to be. Things felt much smoother this week without the need to chase pigs!
Not good news...but great news for the future! Eggs...we don't have many. I am rotating what sites they go to, so if you see them at your pick up location enjoy them. But it may be only once every 6 weeks that they appear for you. Our flock of layers is very past their prime and not yielding like they used to. We did get a new batch of chicks that are growing and will start laying in mid-October. We'll have lots of eggs right after the CSA ends....whomp, whomp. Timing chicks with the arrival of consistent warm weather, does not give us many eggs in the summer months. Reach out later in the fall, to find out how you can get eggs!

Check out our Instagram page! I have been sharing photos of our farm lunches! One of my farm hats is "lunch lady". I cook lunch for our crew 4 days a week, using the same veggies you are getting in your share or the leftovers from markets and CSA deliveries. The meals are simple, nourishing, fresh and made to feed hungry farm workers. Some days I am cooking for 15 people and I never have hours to spend on fussy recipes. These meals are easy to adapt to feeding your family after a long day at work. I always promised myself I'd photo document the meals one season, and this is the year.
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​​Lunch on the Farm this week: Burritos with radish, garlic, pea shoots and green onion. Salsa made with our canned salsa and fresh baby garlic.
Recipe Ideas: Ants on a log, but on Bok Choy stems! Bok Choy with Gingery Butter Sauce, Green Onion Dip, Lemon Thyme Dressing, Kale-Garlicky Greens (on the Kale/Baby Kale page) or Spinach Dip

Recipes

Site Host Needed!
We are in need of a site host on Thursdays at the farm! It is a volunteer position and the volunteer receives a 1/2 share for being there! It's a great way to be on the farm and meet amazing members of our community! If you know anyone who would be a good fit, PLEASE send them our way!
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We have lots of extra goodies available at your pick up. If you want something specific, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved just for you. Dinner just got easier!
The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Boneless Loin Roast, Hock, Leaf Fat Tenderloin and Back Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Rib Eye, Sirloin Steak, Patties, Stew Meat, Sirloin Tip Roast, Brisket,  Round Roast, Flat Iron Roast, Beef Fat and Liver
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WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
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Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 

Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7 (Starts June 18th)
Jackson Hole Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (Starts June28th)

Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]