Category Archives: Storage and Preparation

Reviving Greens

Posted on July 19, 2022 by mo

Reviving greens to (almost) their just harvested freshness is super easy. You can revive any greens, kale, lettuce, chard even broccoli will work using this method. This droopy bunch of kale is about a week old. It was in a … Continue reading →

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How to Clean and Prepare Leeks

Posted on September 28, 2021 by mo

I love leeks. I always grow lots of leeks, scallions and chives because I prefer them to white or yellow onions. You will have leeks as a choice this week in your CSA share. I hope you try them. Onions … Continue reading →

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Different kinds of winter squash-which are interchangeable?

Posted on October 28, 2020 by mo

Hello First Time Ever WINTER CSA Members!! I’m super excited about the winter CSA. I love late season and storage vegetables. During the regular season CSA it feels like we are just getting started with late season food when the … Continue reading →

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Ways To Make The Most Of Your CSA

Posted on May 25, 2020 by mo

Last week I suggested having a look around the recipe section on our website for ideas on managing your CSA. I hope you had a minute to do that.  Here are a couple more ideas I hope you will find … Continue reading →

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Freezing Corn, Peppers and Roasted Chili Peppers

Posted on September 24, 2019 by mo

A couple of years ago I did a post on Freezing Summers Bounty. This is pretty much a repost/reminder  to you that you don’t have to eat all your CSA share in one week. You can easily freeze some and … Continue reading →

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Dinner and Potluck Ideas Using CSA Vegetables

Posted on August 19, 2019 by mo

I love preparing and eating summer vegetables. I don’t have any recipes in this post, just a few pictures of food I made and some I didn’t make, to hopefully inspire you to think outside the box using your shares. … Continue reading →

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Storing Zucchini and Summer Squash

Posted on July 22, 2019 by mo

This time of year every CSA share in the country will probably have some zucchini or summer squash included in their share, ours does!  You’ll want to store it properly to keep it fresh until you are ready to use … Continue reading →

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Storing Radishes, Carrots, Grilling Onions and Turnips

Posted on July 22, 2019 by mo

I did a little experiment I want to share with you. 5 weeks ago, the last time we got radishes in our CSA share, I wanted to see how long they would stay crisp and fresh stored in my refrigerator. … Continue reading →

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PSA on New Potatoes

Posted on July 9, 2018 by mo

New potatoes are a little different than longer storing potatoes. The thickness of the skin of a potato is determined by when it is harvested and the age of the plant it is harvested from. New potatoes are harvested while the … Continue reading →

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Trim-Wash-Store-Cook

Posted on May 22, 2018 by mo

Hello 2018 CSA Memebers. I’m Mo McKenna. I write a weekly CSA food blog for the Red Wagon Farm. I also work at the Thursday CSA pick-up at the Farm. Whether you are new to CSA or old pro, I … Continue reading →

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