Share #4 June 24th & 26th

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Butterhead Lettuce, Bok Choy, Swiss Chard, Turnips, Garlic Curls  and Sage

The Summer Solstice was on 6/20. I love this day every year. The sun is way up North arching over the Tetons, and the moon is rising by Taylor Mountain...at least from where we sit. The sun and moon pushed to their furthest points and now headed for a swap to completed at the Winter Solstice.

"Oh, Radiant and Glorious Sun! Illuminate my body, mind, soul. Show us how to bloom where we are planted. Bless our seeds of growth and change. Help us to be whole, and we will rise like you in full Glory.
Welcome Sun into your heart to ignite Inner Light. Shine on! The world needs your unique, radiant Beauty." ~Mahada Thomas

I loved this Solstice prayer when I read it. The idea of each of us rising every day in full Glory. Our uniqueness and beauty truly being celebrated. We are grateful to each of you unique beings for supporting our unique vision of a farm. We love growing for you and hope our food helps you to live your best life. We hope it awakens your taste buds and helps you feel fully alive, nourished and loved.

Speaking of the sun...
I read something else a few years ago that has stuck with me...Food is Light incarnated. Crazy, right? Again...Food is Light incarnated. A big ball of fire millions of miles away is part of the magic involved in growing food. Just mix in a seed, soil, CO2 and some water. Photosynthesis is the sciencey name for it...cells trapping light and growing...into something that can sustain us. Just think about that for a second. Plants grow because of sunlight. Everything we eat starts as a plant at the beginning of the food chain.
The thing about "food is light incarnated" that gets me is that the simplest things tend to be the most miraculous. Of course plants need sunshine to grow, basic 8th grade science. I am a being built of light from 93 million miles away?! Mind-blowing. 
We are eating sunlight, and moving through this world because of it! Doing all the things we think we need to do...but we are really just sacks of cells which were created and are consistently fueled by light. So YES! You are radiant. YOU are radiant sunlight walking around. Let your light shine! Taste the sunshine in your food. Celebrate it!

Last week felt like summer! Hot, sunny, biting fly-y. I am thoroughly stoked for those first two notions of summer! But no worries...early spring weather returned Sunday to keep us in check, lest we get in the summer groove too early. We seemed to get through the frost of Monday morning unscathed. Yippee! We'll be back to hot and sunny by the end of the week...maybe the cold weather will have set the flies back a bit! The garden will jump into high action with the heat this week. The growth will be easy to see. We are in full swing with all 3 markets happening, CSA deliveries and WEEDING. Every second we can spare is dedicated to pulling, hoeing, mowing or removing weeds any way we can before they go to seed.
3 BIG CHEERS for our amazing crew who are working so hard to make sure you get your veggies AND the garden gets weeded. 

​​Lunch on the Farm this week: Pasta, Grandpa's sausage, Garlic Curls, Swiss Chard, Oregano, Turnips. Later in the week, Tempeh, Rice Noodles, Garlic Curls, Turnips and a soy ginger sauce.
Recipe Ideas: Bok Choy, Swiss Chard with Noodles; Swiss Chard Veggie Burgers, Sage Tahini Salad Dressing, Sage Bread 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, 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
Jackson Hole Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (Starts June 28th)

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