Share #9 August 13th & 15th

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Swiss Chard, Turnips, Radish, Basil, Shell Peas, Head Lettuce, Pickling Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Bok Choy, Summer Squash, Sunflowers and maybe Cucumbers

We are at the point of the season where it seems all of our energies are going towards harvesting. It is becoming more challenging to keep up with the bounty the garden is providing, a great problem to have! Picking peas is very time consuming, but yields such a sweet reward. The garlic is calling us. It is ready to be pulled from the field and put in the shed to dry. We may have had a record sunflower and tomato harvest on the same day. We are running out of buckets to harvest into! The walk in refrigerator is so full that it feels like playing a puzzle game when we need to fit something else in there.
​I hope you can feel the ability of the Earth to nourish you right now. I hope you can taste how good all the fresh veggies are right now. It is a really great time to be an eater of food in the Tetons!
We woke up Monday morning to a rain shower and then it drizzled for about an hour. The day stayed cool and breezy, it was a big change from the constant heat we have been having. The forecast is calling for cooler temps, but nothing in the freezing zone. It seems like the garden will continue to grow and thrive as it has been all summer. 
Pickling Cucumbers? They are one of my families favorite garden veggies. You don't have to pickle them!! We like them because the skin is more tender and less bitter then a standard cucumber. Use them the same way you would any cucumber. We love them so much we eat them like apples. Did you know cucumbers are one of the few foods that actually hydrate you when you eat them? Most foods require more water from your body to digest then they actually give you, but cucumbers provide more water then you need to digest them. We take them with us on hikes as a snack. I can vividly remember my little ones sitting in their car seats eating cucumbers whole as we headed out for an adventure. Now as teenagers who are way cooler then me...they still look happy when we get the first pickling cukes of the year.

Lunch on the Farm this week: Polenta with Summer Squash, and fresh tomato sauce. Burritos with Idaho Salsa
Recipe Ideas: Turnip and Chard Soup; Roasted Hakuri Turnips with Israeli Couscous Salad, Lemon Butter Basil Turnips or Curried Zucchini & Swiss Chard

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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, Tenderloin, Bacon, Neck Bones (make the real deal Ramen!) Hock and Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Sirloin, Eye of the Round, Patties, Stew Meat, Ground Beef, Sirloin Roast, Tongue and Liver
​Hunters and Huntresses: We have pork fat for your wild game sausage making. Let me know if you want to order any and I can send it to your pick up location.

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
JH Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7
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