Mountain Bounty Farm News 

Dear farm friends,

Farm detour, into the nitty gritty. It’s not all fun and games with beautiful salads. With a leaky system that supplies our overhead sprinklers requiring expensive repairs, last week we decided last minute to do a major plumbing upgrade instead.

Irrigation needs for the season have been intermittent but are about to go full bore, so we went for it. A little mud, a little glue inhalation, a lot of help from Mikey and his backhoe, and we got it: 700’ of 4” pipe installed with a hydrant at the corner of each field.

Now, back to the veggies.

Thanks for your support,

John

New system with the old system that it’s replacing in the foreground

Cory gluing pipe

Uh oh, it turns out that water finds the lowest spot

With 4” pipe, it’s not that easy to get everything to line up, and the pipe is heavy. Thus I procrastinated doing this project for several years.

Done, only blew out once, ready for backfill

Farm Box Contents

(Contents are subject to change depending on harvest and weather conditions at Mountain Bounty and our Partner Farms.)

Please check the delivery list at your CSA site and sign your name indicating you have picked up your shares. We deliver exactly what is on the delivery list.

Vegetable Share CSA

Provided by Mountain Bounty Farm and our partner organic farms

Small Box (Feeds 1-2 people)

• Frisee Lettuce (Full Belly Farm)
• Potatoes (NorCal Farms)
• Cauliflower (Coke Farm)
• Sage (Mountain Bounty Farm)
• Red Russian Kale (Mountain Bounty Farm)
• Spinach (Mountain Bounty Farm)

Fruit Share CSA

Provided by Frog Hollow Farm

Fruit Share Subscriptions are currently on a seasonal break.

Deliveries will resume May 14th - NEXT WEEK!

If you have prepaid Delivery Credits, those will hold over after the break.

Summer Fruit Share costs will be $34/box moving forward after the break for new Delivery Credit purchases.

Mushroom Share CSA

Provided by Grass Valley Mushrooms

This week your mushroom shares will be either blue or yellow oyster mushrooms.

Have a taco night with these Shredded Mushroom Carnitas (Click here). Crispy edges and a perfect balance of salty and sweet, these veggie tacos are perfect for a meat free evening.

Bread Share CSA

Provided by Deer Creek Bakehouse Nevada City

Our new CSA Bread Share is a year round, weekly delivery of Country Sourdough Bread from Deer Creek Bakehouse in Nevada City. 

Each week or bi-weekly, you will receive a loaf of freshly baked bread, delivered to your convenient CSA pickup location. 

Recipes, storage tips and inspiration on how to "Use Up" leftovers from last week:

• This Potato Salad with Radishes (Click here) is enhanced with fresh herbs and the crunch from radishes and celery! It is the perfect side to your warm spring barbeques!  

• Roasting cauliflower is my absolute favorite way to eat this cousin of broccoli! It becomes sweet and nutty and melts in your mouth. Try out this Roasted Cauliflower with Crispy Sage and Toasted Pine Nuts (Click here) - you won't be disappointed!

• In just 20 minutes you can whip up this Crispy Kale, Shiitake and Avocado Ramen (Click here). It is so yummy and healthy and can be easily made to fit anyone's dietary needs by swapping the noodle choice!

• Bulk up the nutrients in your salad by adding an egg and (why not?!) bacon! Try out this Frisee Salad with a Perfect Poached Egg (Click here). The bitter greens become dressed in the golden egg yolk in this winner of a salad. 

• "Feed the Fam" Baby/Kid/Pet friendly recipes - If I reach a point in the week where I feel like my kids haven't had enough of those hearty greens, I'll blend up a Banana and Kale Smoothie (Click here). Sometimes I throw in a scoop of peanut butter too!

"USE IT UP" WEEKLY RECIPE!

Hearty and humble, beans and greens with a side of cornbread has been a staple dish in Appalachia for generations. Use a combo of collards, arugula, turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, or spinach — whatever you have on hand.

Simmered in broth with herbs, garlic, onions, and bacon (optional for vegetarians), these Appalachian Beans and Greens (Click here) make a simple, flavorful, and affordable meal in about 30 minutes!

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Mailing Address:

14579 Blind Shady Road, Nevada City, CA 95959

Phone:(530)292-3776