Summer CSA Week Fourteen Distribution
HALF SHARE
half pound peppers
half pound gold rush beans
one pound concord grapes
heirloom tomato sampler box
pint of tomatillos
5 asian pears
FULL SHARE
one pound peppers
one pound gold rush beans
one pound concord grapes
pint of tomatillos
5 asian pears
5 japanese eggplant
2 kermit eggplant
8 pounds tomatoes
NOTES FOR THIS WEEK:
concord grapes: Commercial grape production dates back to the year 1000 B.C., but it was not until 1854 that the Concord variety made its debut, appropriately named after the Massachusetts village of Concord where the first of its variety was grown. The Concord grape is a robust and aromatic grape whose ancestors were wild native species found growing in the rugged New England soil. Experimenting with seeds from some of the native species, Boston-born Ephraim Wales Bull developed the Concord grape in 1849. On his farm outside Concord, down the road from the Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne and Alcott homesteads, he planted some 22,000 seedlings in all, before he had produced the ideal grape. Early ripening, to escape the killing northern frosts, but with a rich, full-bodied flavor, the hardy Concord grape thrives where European cuttings had failed to survive. In 1853, Mr. Bull felt ready to put the first bunches of his Concord grapes before the public -- and won first prize at the Boston horticultural Society exhibition. From these early arbors, fame of Mr. Bull’s Concord grape spread world-wide, bringing him up to $1,000 a cutting, but he died a relatively poor man. The inscription on his tombstone states, “He sowed--others reaped.” Yes, they have seeds, but they’re so sweet and beautiful! Grown by Red Jacket Orchards in Geneva, NY.
asian pears: Asian pears combine the flavor and sweetness of pears with the crunchiness of crisp apples. Also known as pear-apples, salad pears, and crystal pears. Today’s variety is Twentieth Century. They were grown organically on a private North Salem, NY estate.
gold rush beans: Bean season is winding down.
tomatillos: Here’s some info on tomatillos and here’s some more recipes.
tomatoes: This is probably peak tomato week!
peppers: Select from spicy poblanos, Giant Green Marconi frying peppers, Sweet Chocolate, and Purple Islander bells.
eggplant: We’d like your feedback on the japanese and kermit eggplants. Have you enjoyed these? do you wish we’d grown more “normal” eggplant?
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