June 27, 2016 Veggie Box News

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June 28, 2016

Box Contents

1 lb Zucchini

1 bu Carrots

1 lb Santa Rosa Plums

1 bskt Gold Nugget Tomatoes

½ lb Green Beans

1 lb June Pride Peaches

½ lb Salanova or Batavia Lettuce

¾ lb Bok Choi

Special Orders

10 lbs Orange Nantes Carrots $12/10 lb bag

Pastured Pork Shares: A combo of bacon, sausage, ham and pork cuts

$8 per lb 10-15 lb pre-packed cases Please email the farm to place your order: csa@riverdogfarm.com

Box Notes

Green Beans are making their first appearance this week! The first of the green beans are always the best, tender, fast-cooking and so flavorful!

A great way to enjoy the new green beans and spring potatoes is to combine them in a Salad Nicoise. Here is a link to a recipe that features the beans, spuds, and hard-boiled eggs: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/salade-nicoise-15533

More Special Orders:

Available starting the week June 27, 2016:

2nds June Pride Peaches 10 lbs for $25

They are great for canning, jamming, or freezing for smoothies.

Pickling Cucumbers 10 lb case for $20

Please place your orders for add-on items by Monday morning prior to your delivery. You may call or email the farm to place your special orders: 530-796-3802, csa@riverdogfarm.com.

Summer Sausage Special:

10 lb case of Assorted Sausages for $80. The case includes 8-10 packages of 4 sausage types: Bratwurst, Breakfast, Mild Italian and Hot Italian. The sausages are made with Riverdog Farm pastured pork, processed at our local butcher shop Manas Custom Meats in Esparto. Please email the farm by Monday to place your order for the week csa@riverdogfarm.com.

Field Notes

It’s a scorcher this week! Today, Monday is expected to be 106 degrees! We will finish the harvest day early to avoid the hottest time of the day which happens between 3 pm and 5 pm. Over the weekend, there was a 277 acre grassland fire in Brooks, about 5 miles south of the farm. It is 100% contained. CalFire took about 24 hours to put out the fire.

Save the Date

Hoes Down Harvest Festival

Saturday October 1, 2016

11:00 am to 11:00 pm

For tickets and volunteer work shift info, please visit: www.hoesdown.org.