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Eighth annual Capay Crush Festival celebrates local wine and food
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Farm Fresh To You, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and home delivery service that provides fresh, local, organic produce and artisanal farm products to consumers' doorsteps, invites the public to its farm, Capay Organic, for the Eighth Annual ...

Lawnside's Free Haven Farms cultivates knowledge among the tomatoes - Cherry Hill Courier Post

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Lawnside's Free Haven Farms cultivates knowledge among the tomatoes
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One calculates how many people gain access to fresh, local food. Yet the truest measure of impact may be found in ... I'm advanced in most things when it comes to plants and agriculture.” In that, he conveys the mission of Free Haven Farms, a one-acre ...

Trendwatch: Community Supported Agriculture | Food & Restaurants | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest - Pacific Northwest Inlander

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a win-win, providing steady income for farmers and helping them know in advance what and how much to produce.

Week 17 of 28 from Valley Flora!

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Week 17 of 28 from Valley Flora! Broccoli, Fennel, Spuds!
Thanks for eating locally from our family farm!
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What's Cookin' on the Farm...
  • Valley Flora Hygge
  • Broccoli: Back So Soon?
  • Strawberry U-Pick still Open
Sweet peppers, my favorite September food group.
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What's Probably In Your Share This Week:*
  • Carrots
  • Yellow Onion
  • Zucchini
  • Tomatoes
  • Eggplant
  • Potatoes
  • Fennel
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Broccoli
  • Head Lettuce
On Rotation:
(Some locations will receive it this week; others in a future week)
  • Cucumbers
*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...
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Broccoli
  • Zucchini
  • Eggplant
  • Kale
  • Tomatoes
  • Beets
  • Hot Peppers
  • Sweet Peppers
  • Parsley
Valley Flora Hygge
This is the moment I wait for all year, when the pepper plants are bent over under their load of circus-colored fruit. Reds, oranges, yellows, and even purple. It means there's nothing to worry about if I forget to pack my lunch in the morning: there's snacking to be had in every field, from carrots to sweet corn to celery to cucumbers to tomatoes to peppers to apples to pears to kiwi berries. The imperative is to eat, which for us also means to gather.

In Denmark and Norway, there is a word: hygge (pronounced hoo-ga). We don't have an exact parallel in English, but it essentially describes "a form of everyday togetherness....a cozy and convivial atmosphere that promotes well-being." It's about enjoying the good things in life with people you love, maybe even by candlelight. It's a cornerstone of their culture and some sociologists blame hygge on the fact that the Danes are among the happiest people in the world.

Hygge is pretty easy to come by these days around our table, surrounded by this cusp-of-fall abundance and the best crew we've ever had working on the farm. I hope your weekly harvest basket inspires a little hygge around your table as well.
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Back so Soon?
I feel like I was just apologizing to you about the super-sized heads of broccoli in your share, and eek! They're baaaa-ack! The fall brassicas are coming on strong in our new field and I fear it's a bit of an almost-instant-replay from early summer. Some of the  broccoli crowns are close to 2 pounds apiece (blame those nitrogen-fixing cover crops again!). The good news if you're not head over heels for broccoli is that there are only a few plantings for fall, compared to 5 or 6 in the spring, so the onslaught won't last nearly as long.

And to address the plethora of our top bumper crops of 2018 (broccoli and eggplant), a recipe that asks for both: Charred Broccoli Salad with Eggplant Puree

Sorry again. Please file complaints by mail with:

Mother Nature
Attn: Bumper Crops Complaint Division
10 Trillion Microbes Way
Planet Earth
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Strawberry U-Pick Still Open
Believe it or not, the strawberries are still fruiting and will continue to do so as long as the rain holds off. I'm personally eager for rain, but for those of you who haven't made your jam or put some in the freezer, there's plenty of elbow room in the patch right now and lots of fruit to be had. We notice that fall-picked berries sometimes have a shorter shelf life, so we recommend keeping them refrigerated for fresh eating or freezing/jamming them immediately.
 
Cleo, age 7, the new chalkboard artist at the farm.
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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