Week #5 - FFF CSA - As cool as a Cucumber!

Did you ever wonder where the saying - "as cool as a cucumber" comes from? Did you know that the inside of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature? Cucumbers while commonly referred to as a vegetable are actually fruit and are related to zucchinis, squashes and pumpkins.

Our cucumber plants have begun to explode with fruit and experience tells me that we will all soon have an over abundance of these green torpedoes! While you can't beat a fresh garden cucumber simply sliced and gobbled up from the cutting board... eventually we all need to think of other uses.  Tzatziki is a great way to use cucumber! Made from shredded cucumber, yogurt, garlic, and herbs, tzatziki is a greek sauce great for dipping with pita or other vegetables. Tzatziki is the
traditional sauce found in gyros or served with soulvaki. We prefer our tzatziki a little thicker than most so use a recipe with some sour cream:

http://greekfood.about.com/od/dipsspreadspures1/r/Tzatziki.htm

You can use mint or parsley instead of dill as well depending upon your preference.

So what you really want to know is...

What's in this week's (Week #5) CSA box
Lettuce (mixed greens)
Kale
Herbs (Parsley, Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Oregano)
Carrots
Zucchini
New Potatoes
Beans (yellow, green, purple)
Beets

New this week!
Broccoli (for full shares only this week)....don't worry there will be some for everyone...
Turnip
Cucumber

We have started milking this week so days begin with the routine of milking five goats and hopefully one cow. Grace - our cow is new to milking and we are still working out a routine that is going to work for all of us. I'm looking forward to making cheese and soap again!

Again a reminder that we need all pails and cups back so we can wash and re-use. Also if you have extra large containers that you are going to recycle... give them to us and we will use to keep your veggies fresh! Thanks!