Farm share week 5...with flowers!

A new week and a new farm share...with a special treat thanks to the hard work of Bobbi Mennella.  Each share will include a beautiful small flower bouquet to decorate your kitchen table.  Putting together a beautiful bouquet is no easy task, especially for people like Jack and me who have no aptitude for it.  We are lucky to have Bobbi, who is so good at it.
Also:
New potatoes-  grocery stores have taken to selling something they call new potatoes, but these are he real deal.  True new spuds cannot be mechanically harvested or stored for too long as they haven't developed thick skins.  But they cook in half the time, and have a delicate flavor and great texture.  These ones are a mix of varieties hand dug by our friends at Willowood farm, who grow literally tons of amazing tubers.  Enjoy them in any potato recipe...I love them as breakfast potatoes!
Carrots- more of our amazing carrots...they just keep getting bigger and better.  We made carrot soup this week and it was delicious.  Or, Try putting them in a pan in the oven covered with stock and bake for 40 minutes at 375 to make glazed roasted carrots.
Lettuce- back on the list for more summer lettuce salads.  The lettuce is sweet and crisp right now.
Broccoli- our second planting of broccoli is ready now, so we are harvesting lots of broccoli.  It had to be picked at the perfect time when the heads have sized up but have not started to sprout yet.  This cool moist weather is perfect for broccoli harvest as it ripens more slowly and evenly.
Sugar snap peas- the peas are at their absolute peak in productivity and in quality- so sweet!  The peas have been a dream come true this spring, and while they do take a while to pick, it goes fast when the plants are loaded with peas as they are right now.