Farmshare CSA Week 10 8/25
Week of August 25th, Week 10 of CSA
Labor Day Weekend Festival
Saturday, August 31st Taylor River Band
Sunday, September 1st Granite Grass
Monday, September 2nd Taylor River Band
2019 marks the 45th year running that Applecrest has invited our community to celebrate and share in the harvest. Our Festivals offer a break from the tangle of everyday living with pure and simple, honest-to-goodness family fun. They’re a time when moms and dads, grandparents and grandchildren, sisters and brothers, and kids of all ages can reconnect with each other and with the land to make memories that last a lifetime. So, grab the gang and come visit us at Applecrest where, as always, admission and parking are FREE. See you at the farm!
Our Fall Festivals launch on the first weekend in September and run from 11:00am to 5:00pm, both Saturday and Sunday, every weekend, through the end of October. Here’s some of the family fun that you might expect to find (please be sure to call the Farm Market or visit our website for the most up-to-date event details, weather, and picking conditions):
- Pick-Your-Own Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Raspberries, Peaches, Pumpkins, & Cut-Your-Own Flowers (depending on the season)
- FREE Live Music
- FREE Pie-Eating Contests
- FREE Tractor Rides
- Beer Garden, Serving Local Craft Beers, Wine, Hard Cider, & Soft Drinks
- Food Trucks
- Farm-style BBQ
- Old-Fashioned Creamery, Featuring Locally-Made Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, & Sorbets Made with Our Own Grown-On-The-Farm Fruits
- Our Famous Apple Cider Donuts
- Barnyard Animals
- Face Painting
- Bouncy House
- Apple Pie & Ice Cream
- Scratch-Made Baked Goods
- Free Tastings & Samplings
- Traditional Corn Roast, Featuring Grilled Sausages, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Fire-Roasted Corn, New England Clam Chowder, Fresh Pressed Apple Cider, & More
- Corn Hole & Other Lawn Games
- And More…
What’s in this week’s share?
Veggies:
Field Cherry Tomatoes
Field Tomatoes
Corn – Butter & Sugar or Silver Queen
Onion
Peppers
Cucumbers – Pickling & Slicing
Summer Squash & Zucchini
Fruit:
Peaches – Yellow or White
Early Season Apples – Jersey Mac, Paula Red, Tydeman Red, or Gravenstein
Field Melon – Yellow Watermelon, Red Watermelon, Cantaloupe, or Honeydew
Pick-Your-Own Blueberry, Peaches, Raspberries, and Apples open daily 8am-6pm!!
Our Favorite Recipes!
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 medium ears sweet corn, husks removed
- 1/2 cup Mexican crema, or sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup minced cilantro
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper, to taste
- 2 teaspoons lime zest, from one lime
- 2 tablespoon lime juice, from one lime
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
- Lime wedges, to serve
Heat a gas or charcoal grill to 400F. Clean the grates once it has heated.
Whisk together the sauce: In a bowl, whisk together the crema, mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, chipotle pepper, lime zest and lime juice. Taste and season the mixture with salt if needed. (Crema has a little salt already, so add extra judiciously.) Set aside.
Grill the corn: Place the husked corn directly onto grill grates. Grill the corn for about 3 minutes, undisturbed, or until kernels begin to turn golden brown and look charred. Turn over and repeat. When all sides are browned, remove from the grill onto a plate.
Top the corn with sauce and cheese: Using a brush or a spoon, coat each ear of corn with the crema mixture. Sprinkle with crumbled cojita cheese. Sprinkle with additional chipotle pepper, if desired. Serve immediately with extra lime wedges.
Ingredients
- Loose Red Onions 1 Lb
- 1 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
Gently toss watermelon, onion, basil, cilantro, mint, lime juice, feta cheese, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
Part of the fun of being a member of a CSA is collaborating with your community, so always feel free to post cooking suggestions or feedback on recipes that we post, or favorite recipes of your own that you’d like to share!
Each and every week we do our absolute best to get to you the veggies we include in this newsletter so you can plan your week accordingly. Despite all our best plans and intentions, share contents are subject to last minute changes due to weather, field conditions and random acts of mischief by our beloved Mother Nature. This means some weeks that half and full share compositions might not be identical and we will make up where applicable.
See you on the farm or on the road!
Cheers,
The FarmShare Team
