Hot Shots

Our first CSA shares will be teeming with green leaves, such as basic salad mixes, spicy salad mixes, bags of arugula and spinach.  We try to wait until the leaves are the perfect size, not too small, not too mature, for the best taste/texture experience.  Some of the greens you will see this week while others you will get the following week.  If you have not conditioned yourself to eating fresh salads yet and feel overwhelmed, do not worry.  We’ve had bags of mixed greens last for up to 10 days in our refrigerator.

After clipping from the field, our farm crew and worker shareholders wash the greens carefully in a bin of cold water.  Then they wash them in another bin of cold water.  Finally, the greens are spun in a customized washing machine and individually bagged.
Keeping our salad greens fresh:    Since we have already bagged your greens, simply put them in your crisper drawer with the bag slightly open.   In the day(s) after harvest, the moisture from our initial washing will leave the bag. As you notice the greens losing this moisture, roll the bag down to seal it and, if very little moisture remains, add a damp paper towel.  

We bought the seeds for this mix from High Mowing Organic Seed, 
a company that pledges they do not buy or sell genetically engineered seeds.

The above mix is a sampling from "Hot Shot Spicy Mustard," with a few 
varieties including Red Giant, Purple Osaka, Green Wave,  and arugula.

Arugula is another spicy treat.  This week will yield a perfect size leaf

for just the right amount of nutty peppery-ness, not too sharp. 

It is WAY better than store-bought versions.  You'll see.