It’s Raining Squash

Small Shares

• Tendersweet Cabbage
• Yellow Squash
• Zucchini
• Basil
• Cucumber
• Beets
• Kohlrabi or Hakurei Turnips

Full Shares

• Tendersweet Cabbage
• Yellow Squash
• Zucchini
• Basil
• Cucumber
• Beets
• Kohlrabi
• Rainbow Chard

What have I been doing for the past week?  Mostly picking squash.  Yellow squash has a bad habit.  When it starts producing, it floods you with squash.  Then it slows down to a trickle for a few more weeks.  But there is always the initial avalanche of squash under which we find ourselves buried.  Zucchini is famous for its fast growth and tendency to hide in the foliage until the fruit has reached baseball bat proportions.  But at least it grows at a steady, if alarming, pace.  We hope you enjoy the bumper crop of squash and zucchini this week.  If you don’t know what to do with ALL THAT SQUASH, both zucchini and yellow squash are great in baked goods.  I have a recipe for Whole Wheat Chocolate Zucchini Muffins that use three whole cups of squash.  Cooper and I have already baked them twice!  They freeze well, so you can bake a bunch now to have on hand for summer picnics and parties.  We have also enjoyed some baked stuffed zucchini, and we have been adding it to sautes and stir-fries.  Roast it or grill it and add it to summery pasta salads with that deliciously aromatic basil.

We have also been blessed with a bumper crop of cabbage.  I know refrigerator space it often scarce, but your cabbages will hold for several weeks.  This week you have a Tendersweet Cabbage.  The leave are thinner than typical cabbage, and it is exceptionally sweet and delicious.  This is a great cabbage for raw salads like coleslaw.

The hot weather of late means the end of many spring crops.  Lettuce, arugula, radishes, and turnips are all done.  The green leafies get bitter in the heat and bolt.  The tender radish and turnips get tough and sharp.  The kale and collards may hang on for a couple weeks longer, but the black rot is taking them down.  Everything has a season, and there is always something new on the way.  Carrots should be ready soon.  Potatoes are not far off.  And dare I say it, cherry tomatoes from the high tunnel are on the horizon as well.