Tewksbury Grace Farm

Hi Friends,

We’ve been sizzling on our hilltop up here!  This heat has been tough, but we got a load of water yesterday, and we’ve been irrigating to reduce our plants’ stress.  For our stress, I’ve filled up a small stock tank to cool down in, just enough room for one person to soak!  Keep your fingers crossed for a good rainstorm on Saturday – everything needs a big drink. The sunny hot days have been great for our solar oven cooking… dog food, corn on the cob, vegetable quiche, and baked eggs, all roasted to perfection.  This week’s bag will include:

• Italian DiBue Cabbage (loose wrap, conical-shaped summer cabbage – very juicy and crunchy)
• Kale (last small bunch until fall)
• Carrots
• Kohlrabi
• Cilantro or Basil
• Walla Walla Sweet Onions
• Cucumbers (some are supposed to be white or yellow!)
• Head Lettuce or Radicchio (these are delicate items, and we do not pre-wash them)
• Fresh Garlic
• Gold Beets (make sure to use the greens like spinach)

Meals we made this week

Solar Oven Quiche- Seared, sweet potato disks, chopped sweet onion, chopped summer squash, sweet curry, chopped radicchio... place in baked pie shell. Pour beaten eggs, milk and flour mix over vegetables and top with heavy hand of parmesan cheese and bake in solar oven for one hour.

Grilled Radicchio Salad- Grill-seared wedges of radicchio, liberally drizzled with Italian balsamic vinegar, then tossed with goat cheese feta, walnuts, chopped celery, and slivered fennel.

Have a healthy, happy week!

Johnny