Message from the farmers
This week we continue to have some supplies of Garlic scapes and Squash blossoms in sufficient amounts to give to some of the CSA members. I will try to give both groups different items during the season so that everyone can get to try all the vegetable varieties we have.
The warm weather has merged several plantings of our Bok Choys together so that they are maturing almost all at the same time, (even though they were planted in different fields 7 days apart for each seeding). While I had planned to alternate weeks between the Full and Partial shares, giving each group different types of Bok Choy every other week, it looks like things haven’t turned out exactly the way I had planned.
I know some of you folks probably are thinking, “Gosh, what are we going to do with all this Bok Choy?” For those of you that are new to our CSA, you might not know that I had Bok Choy almost every day of my life growing up on the farm. So, I’m thinking, “Gosh, they’re only going to have one stirfry in the week, because they have only enough Bok Choy for one meal ??” So, who can figure?
Bok Choy being a member of the cabbage family has basically all the vitamins and nutrients that Broccoli and other members of the cruciferous vegetable group have. I know it’s a good thing to have in your diet, even if it can give you more than your average share of gaseous bodily sounds, like burps and ’stuff ‘.
Our former president, George W. had a diet deficient in Broccoli, and look where our country is now. Now, I’m not suggesting that having ample quantities of Bok Choy in your diet are going to improve the Nation’s economic condition, but I think it’s a good start.
Be well,
Fred & Karen
PS. Monday the 21st, was the longest day of the year in length of daylight, the Summer Solstice.
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