Upick week of middle to end of August

The season is getting late and members that have not been able to get here
still need to enjoy some of the fruits of our labor.
Now is the time since August is half over.

We have put together a selection of goods available now.
Please pick up your basket available for each CSA Member that will include the following:

2 small brown bags of potatoes - fingerling and gold -$5
3 savoy cabbage                                                           $7
1 braid garlic (6)                                                           $5
1 clamshell mixed herbs                                               $2
2 quarts of tomatoes                                                     $9
1 SIMPLY GREEK yogurt                                         $2
                                                                                   $30


Substitutions are available- please choose at least $30 worth of goods now.
Your membership has no expiration date but we may prefer you use up your share by the fall.

UPICK Week of August 1st

Hello Members

Come to the farm anytime if weekends are not convenient for you!

If you are unable to pick fresh - we will have frozen veggies available for you in the Winter...

Available Now
see our blog on natlnutrients to learn how to cook some of these veggies.
http://natlnutrients.blogspot.com/

onions... leeks... garlic is curing in barn... kale... wild greens... beet greens... beets...lettuce...celery

carrots...turnips...new potatoes...radishes

corn - we get this from a local farm on Rt 8 - sorry but they are not organically grown

our corn is organic but the field is very small this year

green beans...zucchini...yellow crooked neck...chinese cabbage...savoy cabbage

eggs...herbs...goat cheese...honey...granola...brick oven pizza...frittata

cookies...tye dye tshirts

Tomatoes are still green - we will let you know when they are ready to be picked!

Introducing one of our Sister Farms

This sister farm is the mirror image of Ambrosia in it's sustainable techniques  - they are beyond organic - no plastic - no gmos - no additives expect the compost, glass clippings, cover cropping, and mulch.

We are shepherds to the land, our sister farm and us, only giving for the sake of being nurturing, kind, generous, and altruistic - as most parents are to their children.  Perhaps that is what you are too - a nurturer of Ambrosia Farms, because you support our way of giving to the Earth and to creatures great and small -  to our bodies, and to our selves!

What is available for UPICK:
WEEK OF JULY 23rd

Cabbage - Sister
Cippolini Onions - Sister
Scallions, Green Onions - Ambrosia
Wild Greens - Ambrosia
Carrots - Sister
Beets - Sister
Beet Greens - Both
Cheese - Dutch Girl
Goat Yogurt  - Ambrosia Farms - NY members only tasting
Cow Yogurt - Evans Farmhouse - NY
Cow Yogurt - Brown Cow - CA
Agretti - Ambrosia
Lettuce - Ambrosia
Zucchini - Sister
Yellow Crooked Neck - Ambrosia
Squash Blossoms - Ambrosia
Herbs - Both

Available in Store
Blueberries - UPICK Bacchus Rd
Pie - Blueberry
Maple Syrup - Wallings
Pizza - Ambrosia
Cookies - by Cousin
Grass Fed Meats
Turkey
Duck - Ambrosia

Harvest Highlights - July 7th

Chinese Cabbage - green jewel - from our Sister Farm - in the store now fresh picked!
Here are some recipes

Kimchi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dj3OUVx3Ts

Italian Style
http://prouditaliancook.blogspot.com/2009/12/savoy-cabbage-sauteed-and-stuffed.html

Soup
http://teczcape.blogspot.com/2010/04/chinese-napa-cabbage-soup-cooked-with.html

twice cooked pork
http://chinesecooking.blogspot.com/2007/07/twice-cooked-pork.html

stuffed
http://recipespicbypic.blogspot.com/2009/01/pork-stuffed-cabbage-rolls.html

Also in the Store this Week

TieDye Tshirts by Anne
Granola by Harvest
Cumin Goat Cheese by Dutch Girl
Pizza by Ambrosia Farms
Lettuces by Ambrosia Farms
Mixed Mesclun by Ambrosia Farms
Taste Goats Milk by Ambrosia Farms
Fresh Baked Goods by Cafe Canole
Dairy by Evans Farmhouse
Maple Syrup by Wallings
Yogurt
Golden Glow Soap
Confetti Cookies by Cousin

The Fair in Brookfield is happening this weekend too
Also Foraging for Greens - Lots to DO...

UPICKers Stomp on Agretti!

These were not labeled properly -  I'm sure everyone thought these were grass - but at $5 a packet of seed - it's expensive - so I am labeling it today so it does not get stomped on again!  It's a learning curve and alittle humerous - don't worry.


"arba dei frati (friars' beard), also known as agretti, is a wild, grass-like spring vegetable grown in northern Italy. Slightly acidic and bitter when raw, they are tossed into salads. When cooked, they taste very much like spinach. looks like gourmet grass" 


Dark leafy greens are very nutritious and one of the most nutritious foods you can eat - even most of the weeds - are really edible dark leafy greens such as wild mustard, sting nettles, mustard - to name a few.   Please enjoy the greens when UPICK and tread lightly!  You may be stepping on real food!

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"June 02, 2011, 4:06PM

The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for parts of Central New York from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday. The frost could damage sensitive plants and crops."

We covered the tomato plants which were not planted yet - luckily - and picked baby lettuce.

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List of what is available for UPICK CSA MEMBERS Weekend Sat, Sun, and Mon (6/4th,5th,6th)

This weekend you can pick up /UPICK the following:

1. prewashed bowl of baby mixed lettuce 
2. foraged wild greens such as nettles, mustard, mint, and lambs quarters - see more on utube and "wildman steve brill" and "eat the weeds"!
3. scallions
4. pea shoots and tendrils
5. brick oven pizza
6. local baked goods
7. maple syrup
8. "dutch girl" cheese
9. farm fresh eggs

We will also have your shopping lists to keep track of your selections.