May 29 - Whole Farm CSA

Whole Share: Carrots, Hakurei Turnips, Broccoli Rabe, Lettuce Mix, Spicy Mix Micros, Chives, Sorrel, Choice of Garlic

Half Share: Carrots, Hakurei Turnips, Broccoli Rabe, Spicy Mix Micros, Chives, Choice of Garlic

The summer CSA starts 2 weeks from now, and we change to our Summer Schedule. Our Farm Pickup days change to Tuesdays and Saturdays and we add deliveries to many in town locations.

We can only deliver your veggies and flowers to the drop off locations, so you would still need to come to the farm for meat and eggs.

On the CSA sheet this week you will see our options for summer pickup. Please fill out your preferred location.

Tuesday:

Rocky Creek Farm, Market style, Tuesdays 12-6pm (Then in the cooler for 3 days)

GVLT, Tuesdays 3-6pm

Thursday:

Abundant Health Chiropractic, Thursday 9-1pm

Genuine Ice Cream, Thursday 4-8pm

Enso Natural Medicine, Thursday 2-6pm

Common Font, Thursday 3-5:30pm

XYPN, Thursday 3-5pm, Employees only.

Spire Climbing Center, Thursday 4-9pm

Saturday:

Rocky Creek Farm, Market style, Saturday 9-12am (Then in the cooler for 3 days)

Mischa’s, Saturday 10-6:30 pm

Outlying areas:

Livingston, Park County Chiropractic, Thursdays 2-6. * Add Delivery Fee

Big Sky, ByWOM, Friday, 3-6 * Add Delivery Fee

In addition to produce, don’t forget to pick up eggs and a bouquet from the fridge!

This week at the farm we are wrapping up seeding and getting produce into the ground. The green house is full of less cold hearty seedlings waiting to be transplanted into the field as frosts and surprise snow storms become more infrequent. Spring also means preparing the bee hives for summer. There are currently two hives on the farm that we peeked into this week. The queens in both hives are alive and actively laying eggs! There are already four full frames of honey. A fun bee fact: if the had queen died or if the hive was unhappy with their queen, they would build a distinctive structure called a “superseder cell.” The superseder cell is filled with nectar and is used to raise a new queen. Luckily both our hive kingdoms are content with their queens. The farm also just got new bee boxes with built in windows. Once they are inhabited, we will be able to look inside the hives to watch the bee activity.

Meet the fan favorite runt of the lambing season!

In your boxes this week you will find fresh greens, herbs, root veggies and the first broccoli of the year. Hakurei turnips are a versatile ingredient in multiple meals. Unlike many variety of turnips, Hakurei do not need to be cooked. They are delicious raw, thinly sliced and added to salads for a nice crush and bite. When cooked, hakurei become much sweeter and can be a nice addition to stir fries.

Also this week you will receive Broccoli rabe, the leggy cousin of traditional broccoli. With smaller flowering heads and long, edible stalks and leaves, the whole plant is tasty and tender when cooked. Here is a recipe for sautéed broccoli rabe to add green side dish to your meal.

https://www.loveandlemons.com/broccoli-rabe-recipe/

Happy June!

Lily