Saturday, July 26, 2008

Yes, I bought purslane.  Without having any idea what we would do with it.  And without knowing that some people consider it just a weed.  We tried it in eggs, salads, enchiladas.

Bounty List
raspberries
blueberries
strawberries
cherry berries... er, cherries
garlic
nectarines
cucumbers
savoy cabbage
patty pan squash
broccoli
purslane
carrots
tomato
dry sweet onions
superstar onion
shallors
yellow crookneck squash
zucchini
peaches
apricots
green beans
purple spuds
tomme cheese
moss parsley
carrots
green leaf lettuce
lemon cucumber
orange thistily things (flowers)  *Note, you can still see last weeks flowers looking gorgeous in the background.

Saturday, July 19, 2008



Bounty List
blueberries
carrots, purple and orange
basil
fingerling potatoes
costata romanesco squash (bred by a Corvallis OR seed expert)
zucchini
yellow crook neck squash
tomato
broccoli
radicchio  (which we grilled!)
romaine lettuce
chioggia beets
sweet onions
cucumbers
alstroemeria, red and yellow

Saturday, July 12, 2008




Bounty List
raspberries, half flat
zucchini
patty pan squash
toamtoes
walla walla onions
peaches
parsley, flat leaf
cumin gouda (Willamette Valley Creamery)
Borenkaas (Willamette Valley Creamery)
broccoli
cucumbers
spring onions
cherries
red potatoes
fennel
lettuce
carrots
swiss chard

Saturday, July 5, 2008




Bounty List
salmon
cherries
raspberries
blueberries
squash blossoms
fraga goat chese, chef's blend
green onions/scallions
green beans
potatoes
peach
cucmbers
black kale
walla walla onions
kohlrabi
bok choy
yellow crook neck squash
zucchini
garlic scapes basil
tomatoe
fennel
romaine lettuce
carrots
blackberries
Valentine cheese (Ancient Heritage Dairy)
alstroemeria, red and yellow


Saturday, June 28, 2008

from Wiki

[edit] Shelling beans

As with other beans, prominent among them lima beanssoybeanspeas, and fava beans, common beans can be used for fresh shell beans, also called shelling beans, which are fully mature beans harvested from the pod before they have begun to dry.

Nutritionally, shell beans are similar to dry beans, but in the kitchen are treated as a vegetable, often steamed, fried, or made into soups.

Shelling beans take their name from the English use of them as ammunition in the early stages of World War II during the little known battles with the Chinese Republican Army.  Having run out of proper munitions for their close range cannons and mortars, they loaded the weapons with various available produce, as the English were coming off of a particularly bountiful harvest.  Chief among the excess vegetables were the various pod beans.  Upon firing these at the Chinese army, the enemy astoundingly dropped their weapons, gathered the ‘shelling beans’ and retreated, whereupon they proceeded to invent stir fry.


Bounty List
strawberries (for the freezer)
raspberries
purple cabbage
hannah bridge cheese (ancient heritage dairy)
french prairie cheese (willamette valley creamery's brie)
fava beans
english shelling beans
red potatoes
beets
crimini mushrooms
fennel
walla walla onions
spring garlic
cherries
kohlrabi
artichokes
carrots
asparagus (for the freezer)
lettuce
spinach
rosé (Basket Case)
cucumber

Saturday, June 21, 2008


Mmm, plenty of wine.  We learned how to grill artichokes from the artichoke vendor.  Gooseberries are not to be a repeat purchase.  A sweet asian couple tends the stand where I bought my flowers; the proprietress wasn't sure she could pronounce the name of the canterbury bells.

Bounty List
strawberries
artichokes
potatoes, red and blue
hannah bridge cheese (ancient heritage dairy)
blackberries
peas
fava beans
chinese cabbage
scallions
borenkaas (willamette valley creamery)
cherries
walla walla onions
gooseberries
basil
chard
carrots
cucumbers
green butter lettuce
zucchini
radishes
canterbury bells (flowers)
alstroemeria flowers
cilantro start (#2, I'll kill this one, too)
rose x2 (Basket Case)
chenin blanc (Basket Case) 



Saturday, June 7, 2008

CSA Box #1

Our first box!  We supplemented it with salmon, wine, cheese, strawberries, and fava beans.  Oh, and flowers and herb starts, too.  And rhubarb.  And, no that's all.

Bounty List
fava beans
walla walla onions
cilantro start (the first one I killed)
rhubarb
cilantro
strawberries
potatoes
cucumber
red oak lettuce
sierra lettuce
thai basil start
asparagus
garlic
hannah bridge cheese (ancient heritage dairy)
salmon
carrots
parsley start
dandelion greens
red kale
spinach
rosé (Basket Case)
purple queen flowers