By now I assume everyone is getting back into (or have started) your weekly routine of dropping in to pick up your weekly share. It has been great seeing all our return members and welcoming our new ones. Just a reminder to please bring your Rumar bushels back each week. We also appreciate you returning all baskets, quarts, pints, bags and elastics…..why send them to the landfill when we can repurpose them. On a special note: we are in desperate need of egg cartons. If you can bring those 1/2 egg cartons back along with any other ones you have kicking around the house (and from your family and friend’s houses) we would be very grateful. Our egg production is good this year and we have totally run out of our huge stockpile.
Don’t forget, you can supplement your share with a purchase from our on-line store. Just place the order by Tuesday and we will have it ready for pickup when you arrive.
Here is what you can expect this week:
Rumar Farm Lettuce Mix Your weekly allocation for your salads, a mix of green and red. I was just talking to my mom the other day about how much we enjoy our earthy fresh lettuces and how much we will miss them in the winter. Enjoy them while they last!
Wild Mulberries Can be eaten fresh, used for sauces, jams, desserts or dried. They are foraged wild berries and very sweet. Considered a “super food” that provides protein and antioxidants. Its the inspiration for the famous mulberry pie. They must be used right away as they don’t keep very long.
Green Onions You can never get enough of these sweet and mellow onions because they are so versatile. They add a wonderful fresh flavour to salads and sandwiches when sliced and eaten raw. They have a delicious sweet, savory and mild flavour when cooked. Store in a vegetable bag in the fridge and use within five days.
Romaine Lettuce An amazing way to transform romaine lettuce into something delicious is to grill it. Slice the head vertically, which keeps the leaves connected to the core. Drizzle with olive oil and on medium high grill it to give sear marks and infuse a smokiness. After, splash of lemon juice and shaved parmigiana, you have a wonderful dish.
Fresh Spring Garlic Has a more powerful taste than cured garlic, full of moisture so it will cook faster too. You will be getting more garlic later in the season so just use it up. Since it isn’t cured you need to store it in the fridge. The greens can be added to your stock pot.
Sugar Snap Peas One of my favourite to snack on raw or chop up and add to my salad, high in vitamin C, K and fiber. Fresh crunchy peas can be sauteed with butter, salt, pepper and lemon zest. The perfect easy side dish in five minutes.
Wild Flower Honey Sample of our unpasteurized honey from wild flowers, clover and fruit blossoms. We have partnered with our friend Anthony Pasto from Happy Bees Apiary in Fenwick. If you like it, you can find 500g jars in our online store.
Enjoy
