Week 12

CSA'ers,

Your shares this week will include sweet potatoes and maybe a melon. Let me explain....Our sweet potatoes were harvested last week. Sweet potatoes need to cure a few weeks for the enzymes in the potato to develop the sugars for that sweet potato taste. If you cook up one of these sweet potatoes now, it won't taste like much of anything. So, as you receive sweet potatoes the next couple of weeks, I would set them aside in a cool dry spot and let them sit for 4-5 weeks. The longer you wait, the sweeter they will be.

On the melon front....We had such a hard time with our melons this year for a number of reasons, that I don't need to bore you with. The melons are coming in slowly and their numbers are not great. I thought what we would do is spread the melons, cantaloupe or watermelon, over a few weeks. That way everyone will get at least one. We will take our CSA list and the first five on the list this week will get a melon. Next week the next group and so on.

As you know the Hot Wax pepper's heat increases a bit each week. You'll also get a Long Hot pepper. The heat factor for the long hots is equivalent to a jalapeno.

This week in your share:

Potatoes (a red and white mixed quart)

Sweet Corn

Sweet Potatoes

Spring Onions

Sweet Onions

Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers

Green Pepper

Long Hot Pepper

Salad Mix

Spinach

Tomatoes

Garlic

Zucchini/summer squash

Green Beans

Melon (maybe)

Pick up Wednesday 9a-8p

See you tomorrow.

Steve