To note:
CSA Members!: You balances are not in this email but will be next week. If would before next Tuesday either email me or ask at market! Thanks!
Our markets this week:
Wednesday: Ann Arbor
Saturday: Ann Arbor, Royal Oak, and Detroit's Eastern!
We are hiring again! We have positions for farm crew, markets, and weeder harvesters. Check out our ads on indeed for more information.
Recipe:
RUTABAGA! Still swooning! You can mash them just like you do your potatoes or you can follow this recipe for security.
Mashed Rutabaga
Ingredients:
- Scrubbed and cubed rutabaga, 1 quart will do. Some folks peel them, but without the wax and chemicals, I don't think there is any reason.
- 3-4 Tablespoons oil or butter
- Salt and pepper
- Nutmeg (optional)
- Put rutabaga in a sauce pan and cover with water (add a dash of salt!)
- Bring to boil and and simmer until tender (about 30 to 40 minutes)
- Drain and return to pot
- Add butter, salt, pepper, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Mash 'em up!
These are great as a side dish. Great centrally located. Great.
Food for thought:
Short and sweet. A true punt of an email. We are glad to be back and we hope you are glad too. Even though it will be cold, we will be at market with our delicious vegetables!
Helen writing for the Lake Dividers!
Good for the Earth, Good for the Farmers, Good for the People. The Trifecta of sustainability. Good for the earth: Taking care of the natural world is a important, after all, it takes care of us; Good for the farmer: We believe farmers should have livable hours and livable wages; Good for the people: We believe in food equality and bringing our produce to market at an affordable price and keeping it accessible is important to us.
- HIRING
- Looking to join our CSA or renew your membership? Find more details here. The basics? Open an account with us, get a bonus, and use your account to purchase produce with us at any of our markets. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask.
- We are accepting workshares both on the farm and at market. Please email for details.
Greens:
Arugula
Bok Choy- could be the last week for the long haul...
Head lettuce- limited
Kale
Microgreens!
Mustard
Radicchio- A delicious bitter green. Here is some info from The Spruce Eats. Great added to salads (our green variety is stand alone delicious). Ours are looser heads than you may have seen before, yet just as fantastic.
Tokyo Bekana
Pea Shoots
Spinach- limited
Swiss Chard- back next week
All manner of deliciousness:
Cabbage
Napa cabbage
Carrots- Rainbow and regular
Garlic- For me, these juicy cloves go in just about EVERYTHING!
Kohlrabi- petite treats back along with the staple economy-sized.
Onions- All types, sweet and pungent, yellow and red!
Daikon Radish- White- Chinese type and the spiciest of the three, Purple, and green Korean daikon
Watermelon Radish
Rutabaga: Purple and Green! Lovely texture. Great roasted. Great mashed. Great in soups!
Turnabaga: As sweet as a sweet turnip but with the texture of a rutabaga!
Sweet Turnips
Purple top turnips- Excellent for roasting!
Wintersquash- Butternut Squash and pie pumpkins!Herbs:Cilantro
Parsley
This weeks MarketsSaturday: Ann Arbor, Detroit's Eastern Market, and Royal Oak Market
The Ann Arbor Market is located in the Kerrytown District at 315 Detroit St, Ann Arbor, MI. The market runs from May thru December, 7 am to 3 pm and January thru April from 8 am - 3 pm.
The Eastern Market in Detroit is located about a mile northeast of downtown. It covers about 43 acres, bounded by I-75 on the West and Gratiot Avenue on the South. It runs year round from 6am – 4pm
The Royal Oak Market is an indoor market located at 316 E Eleven Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067. It runs year round from 7am - 1pm.