box 12 :: 2010

ANGELIC ORGANICS

Dill, Thyme, Carrots, Kale, Lettuce, Leeks, Onions, Watermelon, Red Kuri Squash, Sweet Peppers, Hot Peppers, Heirloom Tomato, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Cucumber

HARVEST MOON ORGANICS (split share)

Watermelon, Cucumbers, Green Peppers, Green Beans, Hot Peppers, Kale, Basil, Summer Squash, Chard, Fennel, Eggs

WHAT'S COOKIN'?

• Peppers are in full swing and now is the time to “put up” some Hot Pepper Jelly! Serve with cream cheese and Ritz crackers for an effortless appetizer (caveat: it’s only effortless *after* you’ve done the canning, of course).
• This might be the last of the zucchini so use ’em while you can! Go savory with Zucchini Pancakes or sweet with Zucchini Bread.
  

2008 | box no. 12 | contents

Click on an ingredient and link to a past 24 Boxes post using that vegetable.

salad greens
Lettuce, Choi
cooking greens
Collards
alliums
Red Onions
fruiting crops
Tomatoes, Peppers, Orange Honeydew Melon, Red Kuri Squash
herbs
Parsley
roots
Carrots
brassicas
Cauliflower

Week 12 newsletter

box no. 12 | contents

• Red Kuri Squash
• Sweet Dumpling Squash
  
• Tomatoes
• Watermelon
  
• Green Peppers
• Red and Green Cabbage
• Beets
• Carrots
• Leek
• Garlic
• Onions
• Kale
• Basil

Twelve down, twelve to go…

Box no. 12 marks the halfway point of 24 Boxes. So far, so good. I’ve had a lot of fun preparing posts and recipes. Last week, Blogger featured us on their “Blogs of Note” list which garnered a surprising amount of hits and a lot of new readers.

The constant rain that we’ve been experiencing in the Chicagoland area has taken it’s toll on some of the crops at the farm. The average rainfall in Rockford, Illinois during the month of August is 4.21 inches; August 2007 dropped a total of 13.65 inches of rain! But that’s part of subscribing to a Community Supported Agriculture program – you have to take the good with the bad. Overall, Angelic Organics is predicting a good fall and winter share of potatoes, winter squash, fall brassicas, sweet potatoes, popcorn and beets. But for now, we’re still enjoying the fruits of summer – tomatoes, melons, carrots and basil – and looking forward to some dryer weather so the crops (and the farmers) can recover.

Click here to download a pdf of the Angelic Organics Farm News for box no. 12.