Lancaster Farm Fresh #2

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

This is our second farmshare from Lancaster Farm Fresh, and below is the list Amy Crystle sent us to say what’s in it and who grew it:

1 lb Bloomsdale Spinach grown by Organic Willow Acres

1 pint strawberries grown by Green Valley Organics

2 bunches red radishes grown by Misty Meadow Acres

1 head Romaine lettuce grown by Riverview Organics

1 bunch scallions grown by Farmdale Organics

1 8oz pkg Cremini mushrooms grown by Mother Earth Organics

1 6oz pkg Portabella mushrooms grown by Mother Earth Organics

2 heads butterhead lettuce grown by Goshen View Organics

Of course, this is a two-box week, so double that!  M washed, steamed, and froze one pound of spinach.  It’s strange to feel that we’re just emerging from winter eating, and here we are, freezing food for next February. 

Spinach was one of the foods I thought we could stand more of in the freezer next year, so we’ll put up both pounds of it.  We still have fresh spinach from last week’s share, so we get to eat it, too!  The strawberries were AMAZING, and I ate them after a dinner of New Jersey asparagus and salad from the box.  The zing of the radishes was still on my tongue, and it mixed in beautiful and interesting ways with the sweet tartness of the strawbs.

Ahoy!  The season begins!