- Radishes or turnips
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Spinach
- Chard
- Bok Choi
- Chinese broccoli
- Herb
This week has been another wet one. Friday night we got over ½ and inch in just a few hours. Fortunately the basement did not flood again. It cleared up in time for us to have a fairly good day at the Beaverton Farmers Market. If you have not put in your home garden yet, you are not alone. Please consider ordering from our website, we have all the goodies seeded and ready to go: https://pumpkinridgegardens.square.site/.
Juvencio managed to do the first of four weeding sessions on our spring planted onions. We have so many varieties including blush, rossa lunga, cipollini, patterson storage onion, Ailson Craig, Walla Walla and three different shallot varieties. I planted over 10 beds of onions and hope to move on to leeks today. We still have celery, parsley, celeriac and all the tomatoes and peppers to get in the ground. Juve and I worked most of Friday on getting the winter squash in the ground. Juve went ahead of me, shoveling fresh compost onto the beds and I came behind transplanting each squash plant. Juvencio laid remay over the squash but was too exhausted to put out the weights on the fabric. The rain held it down overnight but by the morning it had all blown off. After the farmers market and the Bans off our bodies march I relaid the fabric and put out weights. It has been a few exhausting days.
We have a lot to get done in the next two to three weeks. We will need your help with harvesting all the peas and veggies to come. A sign-up sheet will be sent out soon so you can get scheduled to help on the farm. You can also just show up! Sundays and Wednesdays 7:30 am!
It is election week! Do not forget to turn in your ballots. It is best to drop them at the drop box but it is now OK to have them post marked by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday 5/17/22. We have two CSA members on the ballot for state representatives in two different districts. Check out Representative Lisa Reynolds https://www.lisafororegon.com/ and Representative Nathan Sosa https://www.nathansosa.com/. We appreciate you stepping up to elevate our voices.
Our overwintered onions are starting to size up. Our scallions are growing nicely but this week there will be no alliums (onion family). We have tons of greens that cook down to half their size so take advantage of soups and salads and use some of these recipes.
Recipes for Bok Choi:
Soup for a chilly night:
Well received at dinner tonight “perfect for a chilly spring evening”
Spring Minestrone 4 serving; 30” to prepare
1/4 c EVOO
Small onion or 2 shallots, thinly sliced
2Tbs grated fresh ginger
2Tbs minced garlic
2 Quarts stock
1 c. Garbanzos or canelli beans
1 c farfelle (or other small pasta)
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and sliced into 1/2” pieces (could use Chinese broccoli, sugar snaps)
1/2 c frozen peas Or edamame
4 c spinach or kale leaves, torn into bite-sized pieces
For serving: pesto, grated Parmesan, fresh lemon juice
Sauté onions in EVOO until soft, then add garlic and ginger, salt and pepper and sauté until fragrant. Add stock, bring to a boil and simmer 5-10 minutes. Add beans, pasta and asparagus and cook until pasta is almost done, then stir in peas and greens; cook until greens are tender (about 5 minutes) (I had to add about another cup of water as pasta soaked up a lot of moisture) Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice, a dollop of pesto, and top with some fresh Parmesan.