Week #4 - FFF CSA - Peas... glorious peas!

Have you ever had the experience where you eat something fresh from the garden and you don't recognize it as the same food you get at the grocery store? No? Well, then you haven't eaten peas straight from the garden! Garden fresh peas are sweet nuggets from heaven. Even those people who swear they hate peas... if I can manage to get them to try peas straight from the plant, they always have to admit that they are wonderful!

So there is no debate on how yummy they are! However, at least in our house, there is much debate on how to eat them.... shell them or not? Cook them or not? Everyone has a different opinion on the best way to eat peas. My opinion for what it is worth is they are best shelled, warm with sunshine, slurped out of the shell before you even go indoors!

Need more ways to eat your peas...? Check out this link (and click the arrow beside "1 of 4" )

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/16-ways-to-use-fresh-peas.html?page=1

What's in the Box? Week #4

Lettuce (mixed greens)

Swiss Chard
Kale
Herbs (Parsley, Basil, Chives, Cilantro)
Carrots
Zucchini
Peas

New this week:

New Potatoes
Banana peppers (not super hot, more of a sweeter pepper)
Beans (purple and green) (did you know that purple beans turn green when you cook them?)

Please remember to wash/rinse your vegetables. While we don't use any chemicals, we do use all natural fertilizer (a.k.a. manure) so its always advisable to give everything a rinse.

So Philip is finally home from Japan, arriving Monday night with lots of souvenirs and more stories. His sleep/awake clock is a bit wonky but he's glad to be home and boy, we are happy to see him!

We have had almost 3 inches of rain over the past week or so which means that we haven't had to water and most plants are happy! Of course the weeds are happy to and growing faster than everything else. We have tons of tomatoes on the plants so when these start to ripen, boy will those boxes be heavy!

Just a reminder that we really need the ice cream pails and plastic cups back from you in order to reuse and keep next weeks' vegetables cool and fresh!