Last week’s events were such a sweet reminder of our special community that comes together around food, and so much more. It’s such a joy to watch folks catching up, making connections, sharing recipes and sharing space, thank you for being a part of it all!

this week’s veggies

• salad greens* - remembrance

• cilantro - remembrance

• tomatoes - remembrance & stick and stone

• cucumbers - remembrance & stick and stone

• cabbage - mermaids tale or round red - remembrance & stick and stone

• summer squash - stick and stone

• basil - stick and stone

• green beans - stick and stone

ROTATING —————————————

• lettuce - remembrance

• fennel - remembrance

• sweet corn - remembrance

• eggplant - stick and stone

this week’s fruit bowl

• sweet cherries - bittner singer orchard

• peaches - beckens

preorder and pickup

please return your boxes from any bulk orders - we will reuse them!

PICKUP THIS WEEK 8/2-8/5:

pre-ordered pitted tart cherries

BLUEBERRIES - for pickup this week, 8/2-8/5 - Hurd Orchard or Grindstone Farm

PICKUP NEXT WEEK 8/9-8/12:

PEACHES - for pickup NEXT WEEK, 8/9-8/12 from Beckens, Sodus

APRICOTS - for pickup NEXT WEEK, 8/9-8/12 from Bittner Singer, Appleton

updates from the farm & friends…

LAST CIRCUS PERFORMANCE AT PRESS BAY

Circus Culture returns to the Press Bay Backlot with free circus performances starting at 6:30pm! Grab some tacos or hand pies and enjoy the show! All ages are welcome to attend, feel free to bring a folding chair or not. Rain location will be inside Circus Culture’s space. (Reminder: NO PARKING IN THE LOT)

on our plates…

Please share what you’ve been cooking, we’re always glad to know, and eager to pass along. Just email Molly. Find this week’s ingredients in bold.

Cucumbers & Feta with Almond Dukkah by Sara

Feta spread & assembly:

• 8 ounces cucumbers, cut into bite-sized wedges

• ½ teaspoon kosher salt

• 4 ounces Remembrance Farms feta cheese, crumbled

• 2 ounces cream cheese

• 1 tablespoon heavy cream, plus more as needed

• ¼ cup soft herbs (parsley, mint, basil, tarragon, cilantro or a mix), finely chopped

• Garlic naan or gluten-free flatbread, for serving

• Extra virgin olive oil, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a small frying pan, toast the sesame, coriander, cumin and fennel seeds until just fragrant, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat and immediately transfer seeds to a mortar & pestle or a food processor. (Reserve pan for heating flatbreads) Add almonds, salt and pepper and pound or pulse to a coarse but uniform consistency. If using a food processor, reserve for making the feta spread– no need to wash in between.

To assemble:

1. Place cucumber wedges in a strainer set above a large bowl and stir in ½ teaspoon kosher salt. Allow to sit at room temperature while you assemble the feta spread.

2. Place feta crumbles, cream cheese and 1 tablespoon heavy cream in food processor and pulse until smooth. (You may have to add another tablespoon of heavy cream to reach a spreadable consistency). Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3. Gently warm naan or gluten-free flatbread in skillet until just pliable. Remove cucumbers from the strainer and discard any water that may have leached out. Toss with fresh herbs.

4. To assemble, schmear a healthy dab of feta spread across half of your plate. Top with herby cucumber wedges. Sprinkle dukkah over the cucumbers and feta, and top with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve with warmed flatbreads.

Cuke season continues, here’s more ideas…

• Cucumber Salads: make it creamy or spicy or vinegar-y or with tomatoes

• Cucumber Kvass

• Quick Pickles

• Mayo, sliced cuke and salt on some Wide Awake toast is a perfect summer snack

• use them as a vessel for dips or crunch on them all by themselves!

• add them to water or a cocktail

More in-season inspiration…

• Cabbage, summer squash, upick herbs: Unstuffed Cabbage with Chickpeas, Zucchini, Swiss Chard & Bulgur

• Cabbage: slaws (ok yes I am obsessed with slaws this has recently been pointed out to me and I can’t be stopped ;)

• Sweet corn, summer squash: Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Sweet Corn & Avocado

• Beans, tomatoes, upick parsley & mint: Heirloom Tomato & Green Bean Salad

• Beans, corn, upick cherry tomatoes & herbs: Farro Salad with Green Beans, Corn and Cherry Tomatoes

• Eggplant, tomatoes, upick thyme & chives: Heirloom Tomato & Eggplant Terrine

• Eggplant: Baba Ganoush

• Fennel, summer squash: Shaved Fennel Salad

U-Pick Gardens

open 7 days/week during daylight hours. unlimited use, weed as you go. for Full Plate vegetable share members only. see more u-pick info and maps!

AT STICK AND STONE FARM

Roadside Garden: basil and sunflowers are looking beautiful! If you want to freeze some pesto this is the time and place to gather your basil!

Creekside Garden: cutting flowers are rolling in! And herbs like thai basil and parsley are ready for you too. Plus corriander and the start of jalapenos.

Behind the Barn: the first cherry tomatoes are here! And you may find a few ground cherries too.

AT THE YOUTH FARM PROJECT

note: the YFP garden is surrounded by electric fence. Safely open the fence by holding the plastic handle and unhooking it, just be sure to close it behind you too. Find our u-pick in the second field uphill from the lot—look for the wooden signs.

The cutting flowers are looking lovely and theres plenty of basil, perilla and green corriander for the taking. You may find a handful of cherry tomatoes—more abundance sure to roll in in the coming weeks.

Perennials like sage, chives, thyme and more carry on steadily.