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Week 15 from Valley Flora!

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Week 15 from Valley Flora! Melon Bliss!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Melon Bliss
  • Strawberry Lull
  • Tamales this Week
Melons for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And everything in between.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Red Onion
  • Zucchini
  • Cucumbers
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant!
  • Dill
  • Sweet Corn
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Melon
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Green Beans
*Harvest Basket contents may vary between pickup sites in a given week depending on what's ripe and ready on the farm. Don't worry - if something is on the list but not in your tote, you'll get it soon!

The VF Crystal Ball - What Might be in your Share Next Week...
  • Onions
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Cucumbers
  • Zucchini
  • Celery
  • Napa Cabbage
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Hot Peppers
Melon Bliss
Abby is all to thank for these two weeks of melon nirvana. She's mostly known as the Salad Queen at Valley Flora, dedicating herself for untold hours to the production of Abby's Greens each week. But for years she's also nurtured a passion for growing melons. In our coastal climate, melons are a gamble. For instance: Last year it rained four inches the week after she transplanted all her starts in mid-June and all but a few succumbed to damping off. One year it was perfect, hot, melon-growing weather all summer and then September turned rainy and her just-ripe melons went watery. Some years we simply don't get enough heat to bring on a perfect melon.

Nevertheless, Abby has spent a lot of years trialing different varieties and taste-testing the results and the winner is unanimously a cantaloupe named Sarah's Choice. The stars aligned this year and the melon crop is a stunner. In our household we appreciate the fact that sometimes they crack, or the mice take a nibble, or the skin looks funny. Those are the ones that make it to the kitchen and give us an excuse to eat as much melon as possible while it's here.
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Strawberry Lull
I'm glad there are melons to take the place of the strawberries these past two weeks since the strawberry patch has entered a decided lull. There's still fruit to be had, but the picking is much slower and less abundant. We're hoping there might be a September rebound based on the flowers and green fruit on the plants, but it's always hard to predict this late in the season when the weather could turn any time. Our Albion variety, which is set aside for u-pick, is producing better than the rest so there's still an opportunity to put some in your freezer if you haven't already done so.
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Tamales this Week!
Tamales are going out in marked blue coolers this week. If you're a tamale member, please check labels and make sure you take the right bag home! Enjoy, with fresh tomatoes and sweet peppers on the side!
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My favorite dahlia, Maarn, is at the peak of its bloom window right now, stealing the dahlia show near the farmstand.
The Farmstand is Open for Summer Hours!
Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm, rain or shine!

Fresh Produce
U-pick Strawberries
Homemade Jam & Hot Sauce

Please bring your own bags and u-pick containers!

Please note our hours are slightly changed from year's past, closing at 2 pm instead of 3 pm

 
For Recipes & Cooking Inspiration:
 
Valley Flora Recipe Wizard
Our own collection of recipes gathered over the years.
 
Epicurious
A vast collection of recipes, searchable by one or multiple ingredients
 
Full Belly Farm
Recipes from one of my favorite farms in California, pioneers of the organic movement since the 80s.

Farm Fresh to You
A storehouse of recipes, searchable by ingredient.
 
Helsing Junction Farm
A Washington farm that has a good collection of seasonal recipes geared toward CSA members.
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Sparks, Mercy, ArcBest to be New South Community Supported Agriculture pickup spots - Times Record

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Sparks, Mercy, ArcBest to be New South Community Supported Agriculture pickup spots
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Longview farm part of larger effort toward food equality
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As Imperfect Produce grows, so do challenges for local farmers
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Many farm stands, orchards, offer fresh produce around St. Lawrence County - North Country Now

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Many farm stands, orchards, offer fresh produce around St. Lawrence County
North Country Now
BIRDSFOOT FARM, vegetables, herbs, flowers; plus CSA and accepts CSA Bonus Bucks; 1263 CR 25, Canton; 315-386-4852, birdsfootfarm@gmail.com, http://birdsfootfarm.weebly.com/, certified organic. BITTERSWEET FARM, apples, beef, chicken, eggs, herbs, lamb ...

Many farm stands, orchards, offer fresh produce around St. Lawrence County - North Country Now

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Many farm stands, orchards, offer fresh produce around St. Lawrence County
North Country Now
BIRDSFOOT FARM, vegetables, herbs, flowers; plus CSA and accepts CSA Bonus Bucks; 1263 CR 25, Canton; 315-386-4852, birdsfootfarm@gmail.com, http://birdsfootfarm.weebly.com/, certified organic. BITTERSWEET FARM, apples, beef, chicken, eggs, herbs, lamb ...

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