Forkful: August - Week 12

WHAT'S IN MY SHARE?

• Lettuce
• Sweet Corn
  
• Tomatoes
  
• Eggplant
  
• Carrots
  
• Cucumbers
  
• Peppers
  
• Summer Pears
  
• Cantaloupe

PICK-UP LOCATION
Bardwell Farm
49 Main Street - Hatfield, MA 01038

CAN'T MAKE YOUR PICKUP DAY?
Please call or message us and we'll make arrangements for you to pick-up your share at another time.
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​(413) 800-5583
bardwellfarm@gmail.com

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Brandin bunching sunflowers for farm share members last week :)

FIELD NOTES
The heat is back and thankfully the overnight storms haven't been to bad. Did you know we're getting almost an inch of rain for every storm, if not more?  

Don't forget Tuesday and Friday, during CSA hours, we will be sampling 10 varieties of tomatoes, including heirlooms. Of course we'll have salt and pepper, olive oil and specialty vinegars to pair too. To cleanse your palate in between we'll have Mother's Pickles and bread from Woodstar Cafe. It'll be fun!

High Tunnel 2 is finally in operation and we’ll be planting a peas and oats cover crop to over winter. Next spring we’ll be planting several varieties of tomatoes for an early summer harvest. We're so excited!

September is almost here and our greenhouse project will be next. Soon we’ll be building hoops and the end wall configurations. 2020 is shaping up to be an amazing year.

Looking forward to seeing you all this week!

​Owner Harrison Bardwell

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WHAT TO USE FIRST

1. Sweet Corn - best eaten the same day, try to use within 2 days, husked corn should be refrigerated, stored loosely in plastic or brown paper bag keeping the end open
2. Eggplant - eat within 2 days or refrigerate, unwashed, in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, up to 5 to 7 day shelf life​
3. Tomatoes - ripe, 1 to 5 days pantry and 5 to 7 refrigerator  
4. Pears - store at room temperature, ripens in 2 to 3 days
5. Cantaloupe - store at room temperature, ripens in 2 to 3 days, refrigerate whole ripe fruit up to 5 days, cut fruit up to 3 days
6. Peppers - don't wash until use, refrigerate in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, 5 to 7 days shelf life​
   
7. Pickling Cucumbers - don't wash until use, refrigerate in a plastic or paper bag keeping the end open, 5 to 7 days shelf life
8. Lettuce - wash, dry, place in a container with a paper towel on the top and bottom, refrigerate in crisper, 5 to 10 days shelf life
9. Carrots - wash, use greens within 2 days, store in a container with a little bit of water, refrigerate, several weeks of shelf life if water is changed periodically

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LETS GET COOKING​

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RECIPE SPOTLIGHT
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Native Food Restaurant's Carrot Green Salad
Food52 | Genius Recipes
Not sure what to do with your carrot tops, check out this cool video and recipe!

More recipes:

• Carrot Top Cake - cooking.nytimes.com
• Velvety Carrot Soup with Carrot Top Pesto - myrecipes.com
• Carrot Top ChimiChurri - sweetcsdesigns.com
• Grilled Flank Steak with Carrot Top Salsa Verde - weightwatchers.com
• Grilled Ratatouille Pasta Salad - epicurious.com
• Eggplant Wraps - epicurious.com
• Pasta with Grilled Sausage, Peppers and Eggplant - epicurious.com
• Crisp Eggplant Chips - epicurious.com

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6 THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK

We picked up some pretty amazing yellow and red watermelons :)

We fed the little ones!

We harvested lots of cabbage!

Picked some pretty crazy snacking peppers!

Watched an amazing Friday sunset, love these!

We bunched lots and lots of flowers!

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7 DAY SUPPORT
​Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions, need assistance or want to provide constructive criticism. Also, when the program starts, don’t be afraid to talk with your Bardwell Farm Representative in-person during a pick-up day. You can always contact us by using the links below. 
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(413) 800-5583
bardwellfarm@gmail.com