Week 12, Tuesday August 21

1 bunch- Swiss chard

1- Bell Eggplant

2- Red Bunching Onions

2- Cucumbers

1- Bunch Celery

1- Bunch Basil

4- Roma Plum Tomatoes

2- Red Slicing Tomatoes

2- Sunkist Tomatoes

3- Green Bell Peppers

1- Basket Cherry Tomatoes

Mushroom & Fruit Shares

Mushroom: White Button

Grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm

Fruit:1 basket- Hello Donut Peaches

Grown by Fix Klien Kill Orchard

Fruit: 1 basket- Yellow Peaches

Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard

Special Notes about this weeks share:

1. Due to all the rain the tomatoes will not last as long please use them up. 2. Due to all the rain the cucumbers have a tough skin, they may taste better peeled.

Dear CSA Member,

We want to thank everyone for the positivity at the CSA sites. It sure has been a tough summer. We received about 15inches of rain these past few weeks. We want to remind everyone again, to please use up or preserve your shares quickly as they will not hold as long as usual due to the excess rain.

The Fall Farm Festival is 3 weeks away. Saturday, September 1st here on the farm. 11:30-3 145 Garcia Lane, Leeds NY 12451. Bring your family and friends for a day on the farm. It is a great day to come to the farm and see how your vegetables are grown, meet your farmers, and walk the fields. We have the grill hot and will have pork as well as grilled Sweet Corn along with a Stoneledge Farm vegetable chili made by Kim and Mickael of Paradis to Go http://paradistogo.com There will be Stoneledge Farm Coffee, and water. We ask that members bring a dish to share so that lunch is a giant potluck get together. If possible, please bring your place settings, utensils, and cup. No pets, please.

The Chelsea is sponsoring a bus to come to the farm visit. It is only $5 per person and seats are limited. Please order soon if you would like to take the bus. Click here for ticket information and details.

Make a getaway out of it and enjoy the Catskills! Use this link and plan your trip today.

We have a few orders of sweet corn available for this weeks delivery. (week 12, order soon if you are interested) Story’s sweet corn is available on the Marketplace for another 2 more weeks. Story’s sweet corn Non-GMO and conventionally grown. It is not organic. There is a limited amount available each week. The order deadline is Friday, August 10th by 1 pm for week #11 delivery. If you need help logging in the marketplace, please let me know.

Marketplace:

10% off the white cannellini beans when you use coupon code BEAN at checkout.

Login to your member account to place your order.

Order Deadlines: Mushroom’s and Sweet Corn the Friday before your CSA delivery by 12pm.

All other marketplace orders Monday by 1pm.

Minestrone Week! Click here for a great Minestrone recipe!

Celery: Stoneledge Farm Celery! Not your average celery. This is a beautiful dark green and extremely flavorful celery. Very easy to freeze for winter soups and stews or enjoy raw with a nut butter or in a summer salad.

Tomatoes: So many varieties! Share your favorite tomato recipe! We love tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and balsamic!

Sweet Peppers: A universal vegetable. Check out some of these tasty stuffed pepper ideas!

Millet-Stuffed Peppers with Ginger & Tofu

Storage: Leafy Greens- In a plastic bag in the refrigerator.

Tomatoes- Preserve or eat fresh right away.

Onions, Celery, Peppers- Crisper draw

Eat Me UP!- Onions

Zero Waste! Freeze, or Can!- Freeze- Greens, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers

Have questions on how to preserve some these items?

Email the farm info@stoneledge.farm

Blanching Steps

Enjoy the Harvest,