It’s wonderful week to support Healthy Food For All!

Farm to Food Truck Fundraiser with Silver Spoon

Wednesday 7/26/23, 4-7pm at Stick & Stone

Silver Spoon is bringing their delicious eats to the farm tomorrow during CSA pickup! Plus old time music from the Better Weather String Band. A portion of the nights proceeds will benefit Healthy Food For All. All are welcome, open to the public.

Harvest Pairing with Just a Taste and Damiani

Sunday 7/30/23, 3-5pm at Remembrance Farm - advance registration required

Enjoy an afternoon wine and cheese pairing featuring our own farmstead cheeses and other culinary delights handcrafted by chefs Jen & Stan of Just A Taste, alongside wine pairings from Damiani. 100% of the nights profits will benefit Healthy Food For All, helping feed our neighbors through the coming winter. Space limited, get tickets today!

this week’s veggies

• lettuce - remembrance

• salad greens* - remembrance

• beets with greens (beet greens = swiss chard) - remembrance

• parsley - remembrance

• tomatoes - remembrance & stick and stone

• cucumbers - remembrance & stick and stone

• summer squash - stick and stone

• kohlrabi - stick and stone

• onions - variety: red long of tropea - stick and stone

ROTATING —————————————

• broccoli - remembrance

• eggplant - stick and stone

• dill - stick and stone

this week’s fruit bowl

• apricots - bittner singer orchard

• blueberries - hurd orchard

preorder and pickup

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

PICKUP THIS WEEK 7/26-7/29:

pre-ordered fresh sweet cherries, fresh tart cherries, apricots and blueberries

PICKUP NEXT WEEK 8/2-8/5:

pre-ordered pitted tart cherries (ordering closed)

BLUEBERRIES

for pickup NEXT WEEK, 8/2-8/5 - from Hurd Orchard or Grindstone Farm

updates from the farm & friends…

PAYMENT PLANNERS, PAYMENTS WERE DUE 7/15

All payments are $120 ($59 for HFFA members). Pay online here, pay via cash or check (to Full Plate Farms, PO Box 6898, Ithaca, NY 14851 or brought to your free choice pickup) or pay via EBT at GreenStar and send us a copy of your receipt. Find more payment plan info here.

FREE 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)

FUNDRAISERS FOR HFFA THIS WEEK

• Harvest Pairing with Just a Taste and Damiani - Sunday 7/30/23, 3-5pm at Remembrance Farm — farm tour included! -- Reserve tickets here

• Farm to Food Truck Fundraiser with Silver Spoon - Wednesday 7/26/23, 4-7pm at Stick & Stone — during CSA pickup!

Both events benefit Healthy Food For All, helping feed our neighbors through the coming winter. More details above.

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.

Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Agrodolce by Sara May

For the agrodolce:

• ¼ cup dried cranberries

• ⅔ cup apple cider vinegar

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (use tamari for a gluten-free version!)

• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

To assemble:

• 3 large zucchini, summer squash or pattypan squash (try a mix of squash!)

• 2 large eggplants

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• Pinch kosher salt & pepper

• 1 large handful soft herbs (think mint, parsley, tarragon, cilantro, basil (u-pick!)–or a mix), finely chopped

• ¼ cup roasted, salted almonds, finely chopped

DIRECTIONS:

1. Make the agrodolce: finely chop dried cranberries into small bits. Place chopped cranberries and remaining agrodolce ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer mixture for 5 minutes, or until reduced slightly. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. (Refrigerate if not using immediately.)

2. While sauce is cooling, prepare your grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil the grates. Cut squash and eggplants in half lengthwise, exposing as much surface area as possible. Toss cut vegetables with olive oil and a healthy pinch of salt and pepper.

3. Grill vegetables until lightly charred, flipping over and grilling each side. You’ll probably have to do this in batches, so keep a cutting board or large bowl next to the grill to hold finished vegetables as you rotate through all of your stash.

4. Allow vegetables to cool just enough to comfortably handle, then cut into bite-sized chunks. Immediately toss warm veggies with the agrodolce sauce. Taste and add more salt, if necessary. Stir in chopped herbs and scattered chopped almonds on top of the dish. Serve immediately.

Squash season continues, here’s more ideas…

• roast, grill or sautee and add to pasta, or make it into pasta (zoodles!)

• stuff it! cut lengthwise, fill and bake

• shred it up and make fritters

• spice and add to quesadillas, tacos or enchiladas

• bake with it - zucchini adds moisture to bread, cookies, muffins and more

• and if that’s not enough, here are 12 more recipes for good measure

More in-season inspiration…

• Eggplant lends itself well to flavorful dips! Try Brinjal Pickle (Indian Eggplant Relish), Eggplant & Goat Cheese Dip, or Eggplant Caviar

• Cucumber, upick mint: Cucumber, Lime & Mint Popsicles

• Tomato, beets, onion: Heirloom tomato, beet & red onion salad

• Kohlrabi, upick basil, broccoli: Roasted Vegetable and Kohlrabi Noodle Bowls with Peanut Sauce

• Kohlrabi, onion (tip: sub in beets for carrots): Kohlrabi and Carrot Slaw

• Slice a fresh, juicy tomato and put it on a slice of bread with salt and pepper, a fast and delicious snack. Cucumbers are great on top too.

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!

pick what you’ll use, weed as you go!

AT STICK AND STONE FARM

Perennial garden: herbs like oregano, mint, and chives will continue onward.

Roadside Garden: basil is looking beautiful and a few sunflowers are starting

Creekside Garden: cutting flowers are rolling in! And herbs like thai basil and parsley are ready for you 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.

You’ll find cutting flowers and some basil for light harvest, possibly some parsley too. Perennials like sage, chives, thyme and more carry on steadily