UNITY
FOOD
HUB
69 School St., Unity, ME
www.unityfoodhub.com
MAINE FARM SHARE
HARVEST NOTES
WEEK OF October 16, 2016
THIS WEEK’S SHARE CONTENTS
VEGGIE SHARE
Bosc Pears Lakeside Orchards/Manchester
Bok Choi* Six River Farm/Bowdoinham
Ailsa Craig Onion* Brightberry Farm/
Dixmont
Butterscotch Squash* North Branch Farm/
Palermo
Purple Haze Carrots* Ironwood Farm/Albion
Seasonal Salad Mix* Fishbowl Farm/
Bowdoinham
Cauliflower or Napa Cabbage* Six River
Farm
Bunched Purple Daikon Radish* Six River
Farm
Greens galore
Baby Kale* Fishbowl Farm
Cilantro* New Beat Farm
Radicchio and Mustard Greens* Six River
Farm
*certified organic
Basic meat share
Honey Peel Salami+ White’s Farm/
Winterport
Ground Breakfast Sausage+ Phat Farm/
Unity
Chicken Thighs+ Commonwealth Farm/
Unity
Pepperoni (uncured)+ Roaring Lion Farm/
Rumford
*certified organic +GMO and nitrate free
Hub’s choice meat share
Dried Chorizo+ White’s Farm, Winterport
Smoked Bacon+ Phat Farm/Unity
Chicken Wings+ Commonwealth Farm/
Unity
Boneless Pork Chops+ Herschberger Farm/
Unity
*certified organic +GMO and nitrate free
BREAD Searsmont Sourdough Back 40 Bakehouse/Montville
Fermented foods Jalapeño Kraut and
Fermented Carrots* Thirty Acre Farm/
Whitefield
grains Rye Flour* Maine Grains/
Skowhegan
ISSUE #019
Recipes/Culinary Tips
Bosc pears are delightfully
creamy in texture. For a sweet
treat, try peeling the pears whole,
sprinkling with brown sugar and a
touch of salt, and roasting in the
oven at 400°F until the outside is
golden brown and feels like butter
when poking with a knife (check
regularly after 10 minutes to avoid
overcooking). Cut the pears in
half and enjoy with a dollop of
vanilla ice cream! The pears would
also be great sliced over your salad mix along with thinly shaved
purple daikon radish. Daikon
can have a peppery bite. To mellow, place the shaved radish in ice
water for a few minutes.
Bok choi is a great substitute for
spinach in a stir-fry—just toss it
in! Remember the stem will take
slightly longer to cook than the
leaf. You could also steam your
bok choi, and the steaming process can even bring about a sweeter flavor than other treatment.
Cauliflower also benefits greatly
from a simple steam until tender
and then drizzled with olive oil
and sprinkled with salt. As another option for your cauliflower, try
whisking together 1-cup of yogurt,
2-tablespoons of olive oil, black
pepper and salt, and smearing the
mixture over the whole cauliflower head. Park it in the oven rootside down at 350°F and roast until
the yogurt caramelizes and the
cauliflower is easily pierced with a
knife. The yogurt browns nicely,
creating a delicious golden crust.
Cut into wedges and enjoy!
The purple haze carrots, butterscotch squash and Ailsa Craig
onions are great for curried root
vegetable soup. Make sure you
have some curry spice in-house.
First slice-up your onions, 3
cloves of garlic, and about an
equal-size chunk of ginger, cook
together with a teaspoon of curry
mix until soft. Meanwhile, slice-up
your carrots and squash—for the
squash, peel it, scoop out the middle, and slice into equal-size
chunks. Toss the carrots and
squash into the pan with the onion mixture and stir until the root
vegetables soften slightly (not so
much so they get super soft or
mushy). Then pour in water or
stock to cover the veggies by
about half an inch. Bring up to a
boil then lower to a simmer. Once
the root veggies feel tender
enough to pierce easily with a
knife, transfer to a blender, add
salt, and blend until smooth. For a
more luxurious texture add cream
or coconut milk.
This week’s tips were contributed by Abby
Farnham, Food Access Coordinator for Southern Maine.
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If you have
questions,
contact:
Southern Maine – Abby Farnham
[email protected]
207-338-6575 x304
Central & Midcoast Maine – Sophie
[email protected]
207-338-6575 x215
Workplace Shares – Colleen
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