June 12, 2015
Week 3
Here are some of the items you may be
receiving in your delivery this week:
Bloomsdale Spinach, Mesclun, Apollo
Arugula, Spring Onions, Rhubarb, Purple Top Turnip, French Breakfast Radish, Golden
Beets and Asparagus.
I hope everyone is enjoying the
beautiful weather we are having. Thank goodness for the rain we have been
receiving. It’s perfect with it coming every few days to deeply water the
plants. All of them are enjoying it especially the rhubarb. The leaves are
gigantic, over 2 feet across!
There are many recipes for rhubarb
out there. The boys and I favour rhubarb compote as it’s fantastic over vanilla
ice cream or pancakes with whipped cream.
Rhubarb Compote
4 cups chopped rhubarb
1/3 cup maple sugar (you can use any
sweetener you like)
Place both ingredients in a saucepan,
cover and heat on med to med-low heat. Cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring
occasionally until soft. Feel free to add other fruit or more sweetener once
it’s done cooking. It keeps in the fridge for about a week.
I have been speaking with many other
farmers this week and am feeling very blessed that our farm has an operational
greenhouse. The long winter is still having an effect. Usually by this time of
year our gardens are overflowing with harvest but instead the markets continue
to be lean. I believe it will take another month to get back on track. Great
news is the tomatoes in the greenhouse are coming into bloom!
If you have any questions please feel
free to contact me.
Your Farmer,
Amber
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