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Cauliflower & carrot recipes

Coliflor Español adapted from From Asparagus to Zucchini Cook 2 cups cauliflower florets (or thereabouts) in as little water as possible until crisp-tender. Drain. Heat oil in medium skillet, add minced onion, and sauté until translucent. Stir in minced garlic … Continue reading

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Survey results & thoughts for 2011

(CSA Newsletter: Week 35) Meet this week’s vegetables: Salad mix — A big bag of fresh salad mix! Broccoli — More fall broccoli to eat roasted, steamed, raw, in soup, etc. Tomatoes — This warm weather has kept the tomatoes … Continue reading

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Signs of fall

(CSA Newsletter: Week 34) Meet this week’s vegetables: Romaine & French crisphead lettuces — Two lettuces per share from a random assortment of our best sweet summer lettuces Sweet Corn OR beets — Maybe this seems like a funny choice, … Continue reading

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Eggplant & broccoli recipes

Eggplant and Tomato Pizza adapted from Chez Panisse Vegetables Grill ¼-inch slices of eggplant, or oven-roast them, brushed with oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Roll out or shape a disk of fresh pizza dough (available for sale at … Continue reading

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Food & farm candidate forum

Tuesday, September 28th – McMinnville Community Center, Room 103 – House District 24 We hope that you can join your neighbors in a public Food and Farm Forum next Tuesday from 6-8:30pm at the McMinnville Community Center (600 NE Evans … Continue reading

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“Quiet country life”

(CSA Newletter: Week 33) Meet this week’s vegetables: Arugula OR romaine lettuce — We’re already learning from our 2010 CSA survey results! Apparently, many of you love arugula, but some of you don’t even like it. So, this week a … Continue reading

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Quarry update

(CSA Newsletter: Week 32) Meet this week’s vegetables: Sweet peppers — Ok, we’ve been giving out a lot of sweet peppers. Hopefully this bounty is welcome! However, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, have no fear! Sweet peppers are incredibly easy to … Continue reading

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Time for our CSA survey!

(CSA Newsletter: Week 31) Meet this week’s vegetables: Juliet tomatoes — These small sweet Roma-style tomatoes are a September treat! They ripen and hold on the vine better than other varieties, so we can wait and pick lots at once … Continue reading

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Oakhill Organics 2010 CSA Survey

(To print this survey without printing the entire blog, click on the title above — “Oakhill Organics 2010 CSA Survey” — and then print.) We still have many weeks left in the 2010 CSA season, which runs through mid-Dec. However, … Continue reading

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At summer’s peak

(CSA Newsletter: Week 30) Meet this week’s vegetables: Sweet corn — More delicious sweet corn! It’s hard to beat a lightly cooked fresh ear of sweet corn, buttered and salted … yum. Tomatoes — We’ve been especially enjoying this year’s … Continue reading

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