{"id":1881,"date":"2018-05-02T02:17:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/csa-week-2-great-greens-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:45:25","slug":"csa-week-2-great-greens-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/csa-week-2-great-greens-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"CSA Week 2&#8212;Great Greens and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nijiZ4pn2BQ\/WukYUYugtmI\/AAAAAAAAD9s\/c-I-fOUaU3UI0qCTutluANyLOWJNcSV8QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/tat%2Bsoil%2B050118.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nijiZ4pn2BQ\/WukYUYugtmI\/AAAAAAAAD9s\/c-I-fOUaU3UI0qCTutluANyLOWJNcSV8QCLcBGAs\/s400\/tat%2Bsoil%2B050118.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>In The Share<\/b><br \/>TAT SOI: When a vegetable is this deep green, you know it&#8217;s good for you<br \/>RADISHES: Slow to grow this spring, these are the first<br \/>BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE: The first butterhead of the season is always a treat<br \/>RED LEAF LETTUCE: Good for everything from sandwiches to salads<br \/>SPROUTING BROCCOLI: The plants in the field have started to make their first flower buds. Look for this broccoli cousin in your share for awhile.<br \/>BRAISING MIX: Greens that are best saut\u00e9ed, perfect for a dish of mac &amp; cheese &amp; greens<br \/>GARLIC CHIVES OR ARUGULA:&nbsp; Every dish deserves a little topping.<\/p>\n<p><b>What to Do With Your Share<\/b><br \/>This is a good time of year to take advantage of the opportunity to add such an array of delicious, fresh greens to your meals. We offer a couple of suggestions here to compliment your shares. On the Asian green side of things, here are recipes for both <a href=\"http:\/\/everythingbeginswithane.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/complex-choices.html\">bok choy<\/a> soup and <a href=\"http:\/\/fairsharenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/what-to-do-with-your-share-week-2.html\">stir fry soup<\/a>. These are both especially good if you have a good broth to use. Some folks keep it creamy with coconut milk.<\/p>\n<p>The braising mix and sprouting broccoli make a nice addition to either a boxed or <a href=\"https:\/\/fairsharenews.blogspot.com\/2008\/08\/whats-in-share-week-13.html\">home-made <\/a>version of mac &amp; cheese. Greens can be a part of many dishes, adding both heartiness and nutrition.<\/p>\n<p><b>Farm Report<\/b><br \/>It has been quite a couple of weeks since we last wrote.&nbsp; On Tuesday last, we were a part of a six-person crew that carried out a controlled burn of the 150 acres of native grasses on the family farmland that surrounds us. <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uY1a4pBVTew\/WukYU7vXHSI\/AAAAAAAAD90\/VMBNik_hKroIRimgEeJbEP9AW7eeIVwsACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/burn%2B1.JPG\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uY1a4pBVTew\/WukYU7vXHSI\/AAAAAAAAD90\/VMBNik_hKroIRimgEeJbEP9AW7eeIVwsACEwYBhgL\/s400\/burn%2B1.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This was not our first rodeo, as they say, and we managed to get it all done safely by the early afternoon.&nbsp; If you look closely, in the background is the green oasis of Fair Share Farm surrounded by the smoldering moon scape.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8ULiZycVp0\/WukYU1oTX1I\/AAAAAAAAD9w\/Xp4JGr7-wRMcKS19Y83ZjxTmAxCeWczpACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/afterburn%2B1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-K8ULiZycVp0\/WukYU1oTX1I\/AAAAAAAAD9w\/Xp4JGr7-wRMcKS19Y83ZjxTmAxCeWczpACEwYBhgL\/s400\/afterburn%2B1.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Native grasses have a long relationship with fire which reduces the competition from cool season grasses and shrubs, while at the same time cleaning up old thatch that can smother the new season&#8217;s growth.<br \/><u><span style=\"color: #000032;\"><br \/><\/span><\/u>Meanwhile, the vegetable farm work continues at a Spring sprint.&nbsp; The fields are filling up with the last of the cool season crops.&nbsp; The weather has switched from winter to summer in a short week&#8217;s time, so we will see how all of our lettuces, cabbages, carrots, onions and potatoes hold up.&nbsp; The potatoes are just now peaking out of the soil.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Jdkg3T47i8\/WukYt9TlmFI\/AAAAAAAAD-I\/3AWJfxPh65gIA_UlzQaP9g4923et_7YcACLcBGAs\/s1600\/potatoes%2B0501418.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Jdkg3T47i8\/WukYt9TlmFI\/AAAAAAAAD-I\/3AWJfxPh65gIA_UlzQaP9g4923et_7YcACLcBGAs\/s400\/potatoes%2B0501418.JPG\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Our new flock of laying hens (I guess they are technically pullets) are getting close to 3 months old and growing well.&nbsp; We are hoping they start laying by the end of July. <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ebDFTuN2puU\/WukY0eb_rBI\/AAAAAAAAD-M\/HsNjWGQHSiYTU8EVtU7oJVvgDGChaiHCACLcBGAs\/s1600\/pullets.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"768\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ebDFTuN2puU\/WukY0eb_rBI\/AAAAAAAAD-M\/HsNjWGQHSiYTU8EVtU7oJVvgDGChaiHCACLcBGAs\/s400\/pullets.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The ShareTAT SOI: When a vegetable is this deep green, you know it&#8217;s good for youRADISHES: Slow to grow this spring, these are the firstBUTTERHEAD LETTUCE: The first butterhead of the season is always a treatRED LEAF LETTUCE: Good for everything from sandwiches to saladsSPROUTING BROCCOLI: The plants in the field have started to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/csa-week-2-great-greens-and-more\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CSA Week 2&#8212;Great Greens and More<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2766,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions\/2766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairsharefarm.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}