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Fresh, sustainable p= roduce grown locally.

Cane Creek Farm

CSA Newsletter

The crops are really producing and have appreciated= the rain we have received in the last week. The previous week it seemed to rain everywhere but here. We are still seriously deficien= t in water, as evidenced by the almost dried up creek, but the crops are do= ing fine. This land is creek = bottom land and has a great capacity to hold water. A dry season is more productive for us than a wet se= ason.

The cauliflower you receive this week is not as pre= tty as that in the grocery store. I tried the orange and purple types as well as the white, but the whit= e seemed to do better. I hope= you will give it a try. Put = cheese sauce on it and it won’t matter that it has some defects!=

The food preservation class this month is Making Ja= ms and Jellies. We will use s= ome of our blackberries and blueberries to make a batch of jam and each per= son will take home a jar of jam. I started these classes because CSA members asked for them. It is not that hard to preserve food, b= ut many have never participated in putting up food and feel more comfortabl= e after doing it with others. If you are interested in joining us, please register as we have maximum an= d minimums for the classes.

You will see construction activity at the farm as w= e start building a house for my parents in the back woods. The graders have already made their first app= earance, as they began clearing the site for the house and driveway. We are putting in a new driveway fo= r them that will become the farm entrance, eventually. We also will be grad= ing the parking area and making it more level.

Bushels of beans are for sale. See Announcements.

Farm News

Vol. 2 No. 12, July 11, 2008

Suggestions and Recipes

These Italian flat beans are just delicious. Cook them with some of the new pota= toes, make a squash casserole, marinate some cucumbers, tomato and pepper f= or a salad and you have a meal! The beans are good even when they are big, as long as they are flat.

Another quick, easy meal is roasted vegetables. Anything in the box this week ca= n be roasted, except the cucumbers and berries. Cut them up so they get done at the same time, toss with= olive oil and garlic salt or seasoned salt and roast for 20-30 minutes at = 400 degrees. Serve with a cuc= umber salad and you will have= a satisfying meal.

We are growing the Echinacea for its ro= ot, which has medicinal properties. = It will be harvested in another year. In the meantime, we get to enjoy the flowers an= d the wildlife it attracts.

Questions or comments? E-mail us at lynn@canecreekfarm.net or call (770)