My dear Community,
It’s cold enough in Buellton overnight now that all of our summer crops are put to winter’s rest. Luckily, we’re still cashing in on late tomatoes from our Goleta farm. It always feels like a tough transition when strawberries are no longer available for CSA boxes but it won’t be long before we get sweet tangerines to add some color and sweetness.
We will be making boxes next week- the week before Thanksgiving. If you know you will be out of town or would like to put your box on hold, please do so now. This really helps us plan for harvesting as everything will be a little hectic from now until then. We will take our annual break the last two weeks of December to spend time with family and loved ones. We’ll be back in the new year to kick everyone off on the right foot.
We make it really easy to give the gift of organic vegetables. Gift health to someone in your life. You make the payment and add a personal message and we’ll do the rest. You can even add extras, like a loaf of bread, olive oil, or a cut of locally pastured meat to complete the package.
Speaking of locally raised meat. We have a limited quantity of beef and lamb from San Julian in the store. I’m doing my best to keep up a stock, but because of recent closures in FDA facilities, it’s harder and harder for smaller businesses to process meat.
Sending love from our family farm to you.
Be good to each other.
CSA Contains:
CARROTS
MOUNTAIN MAGIC TOMATOES
ROMAINE LETTUCE
RED ONIONS
GARLIC
BUNCHED SPINACH
MINI SWEET PEPPERS
ARUGULA
SPAGHETTI SQUASH
BROCCOLI
BIG BOX ADD: CHERRY TOMATOES, GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, LACINATO KALE, FUJI APPLES, GARNET STYLE YAMS
JUST the BASICS:
BUNCHED SPINACH
CARROTS
MOUNTAIN MAGIC TOMATOES
ROMAINE LETTUCE
BROCCOLI
MINI SWEET PEPPERS
JUICE FEAST:
CARROTS x2
ROMAINE LETTUCE
GRANNY SMITH APPLES
LACINATO KALE
ENGLISH CUCUMBERS
CILANTRO
FENNEL
BUNCHED SPINACH
VALENCIA ORANGES
FRUIT EXPANSION: FUYU PERSIMMONS + APPLES
LETTUCE of the WEEK: GREEN LEAF
MUSHROOM MIX: SHIITAKE + OYSTERS from WOLFE FARMS (possibly just shiitake. as the cold weather comes in the mushrooms slowed way down)
Creamy Whole30 Bacon Garlic Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients:
3-4 cups cooked spaghetti squash see notes on how to cook
8 pieces cooked bacon chopped in pieces or bacon bits
1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli
Sauce
1 cup full fat coconut milk be sure to use full fat canned coconut milk (otherwise, it won’t be thick and creamy). I use Thai Kitchen brand.
1 medium egg
1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
fresh ground pepper to taste
(Find the full recipe and inspiration here at Paleo Gluten Free)
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Ingredients:
4 cups cooked and Shredded Chicken
2 tbsp olive oil
2 heads broccoli, florets removed
10 cremini mushrooms, sliced
1/2 small onion, diced
1 cup chicken broth
1 recipe Vegan Alfredo Sauce
salt and pepper, to taste
rosemary, for garnish
(Find the full recipe and inspiration here at Down Shiftology)
Paleo Cashew Chicken
Ingredients:
For the chicken:
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into 1” cubes
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 black pepper
2 tablespoons arrowroot starch or corn starch (not paleo or Whole30)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
For the sauce:
1/4 cup coconut aminos or gluten free soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup chicken broth or water
For the vegetables:
1 tablespoon coconut oil
3 cloves garlic
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped into 1” bite-sized pieces (sub mini sweet peppers
2 cups broccoli florets
1 1/2 cups sugar snap peas (sub carrots for sweet & crunchy)
3 scallions, chopped
1 cup raw cashews
sesame seeds, to garnish
(Find the full recipe and inspiration here at The Healthy Consultant)
Spinach Arugula Breakfast Hash
Ingredients:
POTATOES
2 tbsp olive oil
4 cups diced potatoes, You can use any potato variety you like. I prefer gold or yellow.
1/2 white or yellow onion, diced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
EGGS + SPINACH + ARUGULA
2 cups mix of spinach & arugula, Can use just spinach if you prefer.
2 tsp garlic, minced
4 eggs
salt & pepper to taste
(Find the full recipe and inspiration here at The Whole Cook)