We still have LOTS of green cabbage as well - which makes a great salad substitute at this time of year. Not into eating it raw? One CSA member sent me an email with this recipe for Caramelized Cabbage and Walnut Pasta they said was so good it made them want to eat a head of cabbage every week!

Another member told me she makes a big batch of chicken noodle soup and shreds a whole head of cabbage and adds it to the soup and all three of her kids eat it up!

We are working hard to get the greens going for the last two shares, I'm also trying a few micro herbs and other goodies just to shake things up a little bit. As always, thank you for being on this journey with us!
Mushrooms available again this week! Maggie over at D&M mushrooms showed me her growing space last week as we talked about selling her mushrooms through our farm. We are going to offer them as an add-on for the next few weeks, and we're putting the pieces together to offer a mushroom share for the rest of the year! Use the share customization form to order mushrooms!

I've been cooking with these delicious oyster mushrooms for a week and a half now and I just love them! I sautéed with onions for a pizza topping, I made stuffed squash with rice, mushrooms, pesto and spinach, I just sautéed them up and ate them with eggs and biscuits for breakfast . . .
Recipes

Jess Girotti here, with your recipes for this week. I've hand-picked a few recipes that would be great with this week's share and tried to find a few that would be great as Superbowl/Olympics watching snacks. If you don't see anything that you're excited about, head on over to the new recipe pages on the Upswing website. I've added recipes that highlight each vegetable along with information on storing and preparing produce!

This one was shared with us from CSA member Rachel Mekelhammer. She says "it was probably one of the best things I’ve ever done with a cabbage! It makes me want to get a cabbage every week. And leeks. It’s delicious." I've already added it my menu for this week based on her glowing recommendation. I know some of you have problems viewing the NY Times recipes, so I've posted an adapted version on our cabbage recipes page here.

Still not so sure about Kohlrabi? Switch up your pasta night and give this one a try. Bacon, parmesan and some fresh parsley for color and a little hint of springtime.

These would make for a great superbowl snack (or Olympics watching snack if football isn't your thing). Like a crispy smashed potato with fewer carbs! #winning

Rutabagas can be a tough sell (especially with the younger crowd) but they're pretty hard to resist when they're mashed with sour cream and fresh dill. Sometimes I forget to mention that it's not a new mashed potato recipe until after it's been gobbled up. ;)

These would work with any of the root veggies you get this week. Pick one or do a variety like they use here. No time to make the dip? Bottled ranch dressing would be great here too.

This is a great light soup for a cold winter day. I love the tang of the orange zest along with the zing of the ginger (which is a great immune booster for cold and flu season). If you want to make it a bit more hearty, add a grilled cheese sandwich on the side.

Check out this sneaky little appetizer. They'll never even realize they're eating vegetables!
Sincerely,

Your Farmers
Brittany and Kevin
Pick Detail Reminder:

Some weeks your share might be pre-packed in a paper bag(s). Shares are valued at $30/week (20% more than the weekly value during summer and fall, so expect a slightly larger share than what you might be used to. Don’t worry, you have two weeks to use it up before the next share, and winter produce lasts really well when stored properly - see below for storage info).

In order to provide some level of choice for your winter share when they are pre-packed, we will be offering share customization options through our online store. We will send an email the Friday before your pickup, when you will be able to customize your share. If you don’t sign in to customize, no worries, you’ll just get the awesome variety of produce we already planned to give you!

The reason we might not offer a market-style pick up every distribution is because the threat of freezing temperatures makes having the produce out in the elements very risky. We will play it by ear, though, so if the forecast looks good and picking up market-style makes sense, we might choose to do that.

Winter shares require flexibility. We really appreciate you signing up and working with us to effectively get our locally grown organic produce to you.

If you aren't going to be able to make it to get your share, please email me as soon as possible so we can make other arrangements.
Storing Winter CSA Produce

Potatoes: In a dark, cool and dry location if storing for more than 2 weeks, otherwise just in a cabinet will suffice, but keep away from light
Sweet Potatoes: In a dark, room temperature, dry location (in a cabinet in your kitchen is great)
Onions, Shallots, Garlic: In a cool/room temperature location

Cabbage, Leeks, Carrots, Beets, Radish, Turnip, Kohlrabi, Rutabaga, Celeriac, Spinach, Kale, Lettuce, Pea Tendrils, Micro Greens, Fresh Herbs: Best storage is in a plastic bag in the fridge.