Life on the Farm (Week 45)

To purchase this week’s Market Box (LAST ONE of the season), just click here to go to The Market, then find the CSA Subscription & Market Boxes section on the left and select your box; then check out. We will handle the rest and you just need to remember to come-and-get-it on Wednesday. Market box items are listed at the end of the blog.

In subsequent weeks, we may open The Market to individual orders (with a $10 minimum order) as produce becomes available thru the winter and customer interest allows.

The Market is now open for all of your fall season delights.

Ordering will be open from Sunday morning until Monday 8pm. Get your orders in now so harvesting can begin specific to your requests.

Deliveries will be made Wednesday per usual to your chosen Dropsite Location .

Recipes for your consideration

Simple and tasty! Great way to gobble up the fabulous phytonutrients in cabbage.

Garlic Rubbed Roasted Cabbage Steaks

Serves: 4
1 (approx 2lb) head of organic green cabbage, cut into 1" thick slices
1.5 tablespoons olive oil
2 to 3 large garlic cloves, smashed
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
spray olive oil OR non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400F and brush or spray a baking sheet with oil.

Remove outer leaf of cabbage; cut cabbage from top to bottom (bottom being root) into 1" thick slices.

Rub both sides of cabbage with smashed garlic.

Use a pastry brush to evenly spread the olive oil over both sides of the cabbage slices.

Finally, sprinkle each side with a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Roast on the middle rack for 30 minutes. Carefully flip the cabbage steaks and roast for an additional 30 minutes until edges are brown and crispy. Serve hot and Enjoy!
From: Everydaymaven.com

I’m on a cabbage kick; can you tell?! And I love pad thai, so here ya go— marriage made in heaven.

Pad Thai with Shredded Cabbage

1 head of green cabbage
1.5 cups edamame (optional; other option mung bean sprouts)
2 cups red cabbage
4 carrots
2 limes

5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sriracha hot sauce
3 tablespoons peanut flour (or finely chopped peanuts, or peanut butter)
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons organic ketchup
2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
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Finely shred cabbage with a sharp knife and cut carrots into ribbons with a vegetable peeler.

Cook shredded cabbage in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat with 2 Tbsp water for about 7minutes

While cabbage is cooking, mix all ingredients for the sauce together in a separate bowl.

Pour sauce over cabbage and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.

Plate and garnish with carrot ribbons, shredded red cabbage, edamame, and slices of lime.
_ Adapted from: Paintandtofu.com_

And, a little more Midwestern for ya!

Unrolled cabbage rolls

1# GimmeLean ground beef style
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic, minced
1 cabbage, chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
½ cup water
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sea salt

Sauté onion and GimmeLean ground beef over medium h eat until onions translucent.

Add garlic and heat 1min.

Add cabbage, tomatoes and seasoning.

Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer until cabbage is crisp/tender (approx 7min).

Adapted from various

Did You Know…

…cabbage is full of it!

Vitamin K: 85% of daily requirement in 100g/1.5c (bone maintenance and Alzheimer’s prevention) Not good for those on “blood thinners” (i.e. coumadin/warfarin medications)

Vitamin C: 54% of daily requirement— more than oranges (scavenge those free radicals!)

Folic Acid: 13% of daily requirement (essential for fetal nervous system development during pregnancy)

Phytonutrients: highest amount of all cruciferous vegetables (thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane)
Possible protection against breast, colon, stomach and prostate cancers.
Lower LDL (“bad cholesterol”) thru better bile acid maintenance

S-Methylmethionine/Vitamin U or glutamine (or something in raw cabbage juice): possible stomach/duodenal ulcer healing

Fiber and various vitamins and minerals: vitamin B6, manganese, thiamin (vitamin B1), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), and pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium

Fall Market Box Highlights

Anticipated this week for the Fall Market Boxes: (Buy yours online now!)

Rutabaga
Kohlrabi
Cabbage
Boc choi
Celeriac
Carrots
Potatoes
Parsnips
Baby arugula/mustard greens
Salad radish
Sweet pepper
Leeks
Chives
Garlic

Start your meal planning now!

We hope to feed you soon!

Roger and Lara

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