FIRST CSA DELIVERY TUESDAY APRIL 28TH

Well it's almost here! The delivery of your first box of produce that some of you subscribed to back in February! There will be a bag of mixed greens, great for salads, sandwiches, or even stir frying! It will have some black seeded simpson, amish deer tongue, winter density, arugala, mizuna, tot soi, and what ever else we can find that is ready to start picking!

Also there will be a bunch of radishes. These will be mixed varieties of helios (yellow), purple plum, cherry belle, french breakfast & white globe. According to "Country Living" Magazine April 2009 issue, radishes are rich in folic acid & potassium, they also pack fiber, magnesium & vitamin C. Add radishes to simple salads, saute in a pan with butter and a sprinkle of sugar, or eat them out of hand for a healthy, nonfat snack!

Also here's a recipe for Egg-Salad Sandwich from the same April issue of Country Living Magazine pg. 159
Makes 1 sandwich. Working time 10 min. Total time 25 min.
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
3/4 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
Kosher salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1/4 cup watercress
2 slices La Brea Bakery Whole Wheat & Honey Loaf (available at most grocery stores), or crusty whole wheat loaf
1 tsp. snipped chives
1 small French breakfast radish, thinly sliced
Place eggs in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, cover & simmer 5 minutes, remove from heat, & let eggs sit in pot with water for 5 minutes. Cool eggs in a large bowl of ice water for a minute or so. Peel shells, & tear eggs into large pieces. In a bowl, gently mix together eggs, mayonnaise, olive oil, garlic, salt, & pepper. Place watercress on on slice of whole wheat bread, layer with egg salad, & top with chives & radishes. Cover with a second slice of bread & serve.
Nutrition per sandwich - protein: 18.5 g; fat: 23.3g; carbohydrate: 27.8g; fiber: 4g; sodium: 1,108mg; cholesterol: 428mg; calories: 420.


There will also be green bunching onions and eggs.
It won't be a lot and the boxes will look kind of empty, but just picture those boxes getting fuller as the season progresses and more greens, broccoli, cauliflower, peas and oh yes strawberries start coming on!