Re: Summer CSA Week 10 - No Boxes At Blue Max???

[Cindy Barnard]

No boxes were anywhere to be seen at Blue Max in River Forest today.  Did anyone have a successful pickup there, or was the location overlooked?

Disappointed,
Cindy




On 8/9/2011 11:51 AM, Vicki wrote:

Eggs:  This is week 10, the week when only weekly egg shares should receive eggs.  If I have said I will send replacement eggs, they will also be delivered. 

I know this is a day early, but I am trying to get ahead since I am leaving Wednesday afternoon. 

This week the weather has finally broken and we are able to breathe a bit easier.  What a relief!  The hurricane rains of August have been coming our way - nothing bad. No drenching downpours, but nice rain.  Mr Weather Man says we will have highs in the upper 70's this week.  That is the kind of weather in which we can feel productive. And, that is something we really need to be.  The weeds are causing many troubles down here.  I have had to make difficult decisions on whether to weed an area or to take it out.  In at least half the cases we have mowed down and disked under the crops, much to my dismay.  It was necessary if we ever plan to get on top of the remainder of the weeds. 

I was out on Sunday doing some test weeding to see how feasible it was going to be to weed certain beds.  For the most part, I did decide we can weed what is left in the field.  Now, if we get too much rain and can't get out there, I may change my mind.   The rain may hinder our ability to get out to plant our next sets of seeds.  Fall crops need to go in, so I hope we dry back out quickly.   As always, the flip side is that the existing crops love the rain, so either way something is going to be happy. 

Reminder: I will be going out of town starting this Wednesday through most of next week, so no box switch requests will be allowed while I am away.  I do apologize if this is an inconvenience to you. 

Your Box

Green Beans

Hot banana pepper - I like to use a bit of one for seasoning, but they are also good stuffed and grilled or roasted.  Depending on how much heat you like; remove the seeds and veins to reduce the heat.  To further reduce the heat rinse the inside of the pepper with cold water.  Try a little banana pepper cooked in with your beans for a little zip.

Bell Peppers

Nectarines: Mick Klug Farm

Peaches - Mick Klug Farm

Cherry tomatoes - you either received Chocolate cherries, Sun Gold, or Sun Cherry tomatoes.  I wanted to include full size tomatoes also, but we just did not have enough come in to do that.  If you have some cherries that are not fully ripe, let those sit at room temperature for a couple days and they will finish ripening up. 

Celery - This is one tough crop to raise.  If the head was small we added two heads. Fresh celery is very aromatic; almost clovey.  Most wonderful. 

Plums - Seedling Fruit

Leeks - we are starting to do a bulk harvest of onions and so are holding back on onions for a week or two on those until they dry out. 

Cucumbers 

Next week - Cantaloupe, sweet corn, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, black beans from Three Sisters, jalapeno peppers.  I will send you a recipe for black bean and corn salsa. 

Vicki
Genesis Growers
8373 E 3000 S Rd
St Anne, Il  60964
815 953 1512
www.genesis-growers.com

[Evelyn Hammer]

I think they are.running behind!! I'm a drop.off.point in Joliet and they JUST dropped off here!!!

Evelyn

On Aug 18, 2011 12:48 PM, "Cindy Barnard" <ceba...@comcast.net> wrote:
> No boxes were anywhere to be seen at Blue Max in River Forest today.
> Did anyone have a successful pickup there, or was the location overlooked?
>
> Disappointed,
> Cindy
>
>
>
>
> On 8/9/2011 11:51 AM, Vicki wrote:
>>

>> *Eggs: * This is week 10, the week when only weekly egg shares should

>> receive eggs. If I have said I will send replacement eggs, they will
>> also be delivered.
>>
>> I know this is a day early, but I am trying to get ahead since I am
>> leaving Wednesday afternoon.
>>
>> This week the weather has finally broken and we are able to breathe a
>> bit easier. What a relief! The hurricane rains of August have been
>> coming our way - nothing bad. No drenching downpours, but nice rain.
>> Mr Weather Man says we will have highs in the upper 70's this week.
>> That is the kind of weather in which we can feel productive. And,
>> that is something we really need to be. The weeds are causing many
>> troubles down here. I have had to make difficult decisions on whether
>> to weed an area or to take it out. In at least half the cases we have
>> mowed down and disked under the crops, much to my dismay. It was
>> necessary if we ever plan to get on top of the remainder of the weeds.
>>
>> I was out on Sunday doing some test weeding to see how feasible it was
>> going to be to weed certain beds. For the most part, I did decide we
>> can weed what is left in the field. Now, if we get too much rain and
>> can't get out there, I may change my mind. The rain may hinder our
>> ability to get out to plant our next sets of seeds. Fall crops need
>> to go in, so I hope we dry back out quickly. As always, the flip
>> side is that the existing crops love the rain, so either way something
>> is going to be happy.
>>

>> /Reminder: I will be going out of town starting this Wednesday through

>> most of next week, so no box switch requests will be allowed while I

>> am away. I do apologize if this is an inconvenience to you. /
>> /
>> /
>> *Your Box*

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[Lisa Kohn]

Don't know about timing - we got ours in Hyde Park yesterday - but I wanted to point out that the box description that Cindy replied to is NOT the description for this week's boxes.  I didn't forward Vicky's email this week, because it merely reminds the egg people of the routine, and does not give box contents (she's out of town this week).

I'm on crutches on a floor above the kitchen so can't go down and check but as I recall our box had Turtle Beans, cukes, a japanese eggplant, basil, a lovely melon, green peppers, jalapenos ... and I don't remember if there's anything else.
Lisa

[Nettie weston]

I don't know if this makes a difference, but 57 south of Peotone has been HORRIBLE at times both ways.  I don't know if that might be affecting delivery times if they use that to come north.  I was caught for 45 minutes going 2 miles earlier this week. 

[ceba...@comcast.net]

Our box must have arrived some time late in the day....it was there when I checked back today....

Thanks!

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