Contest!

The title bar now has Pennsylvania Dutch words on it. If anyone correctly posts what it says, in the comments, you get an extra share of the food of your choice this week! So quick, go ask your grandmother!

PS - For those new to blogs, you can post by clicking on the words "comments" just below.

UPDATE: Shalin won the contest! But she said her friends told her that we were missing an a -- I checked and sure enough, I had left out the a on the front of a word. Whoops! It's fixed now. No more contests on incorrect phrses!

Recipe Tuesday

If you've got any recipes or tips on how to make the foods we've been eating, add them in the comments!

There is a very interesting recipe from Sarah that she posted in the comments last week. Go check it out, it's for BEET BUNDT CAKE. It looks good! Also take note of the other one that uses pea pods and carrots.

Remember the International Food Shortage

While we are happily crunching on our farm-grown lettuce in lush, verdant, Berks County, food prices around the world have been skyrocketing. There are families around the world who live on less than $2 a day and have no margin of savings with which to buy food. Their children will be dying soon...

Let's not forget them.

Read this article for more information. Go here to find lots of ways you can help one of those families. (Or in the comments, add the links for any other good charities.)

Finally, pictures!

You may have noticed that -at last! - we've gotten pictures on our blog, just when I was starting to despair of ever getting Blogger to accept them. For some reason, no matter what I tried, Blogger was not "able" to publish my pictures. Tonight, did the stars change courses perhaps? In any case, Blogger happily and obediently published my pictures.

So. If you take pictures with your camera and they may be post-worthy, please email them to me (Melissa) at plowsharecsa@gmail.com and I will try my best to get them in. Particularly welcome would be any artistic views of the garden, and, of course, people shots!

Picking Peas

Isaiah hard at work!

Happy Birthday Farmer Rako!

Thank you
for your vision,
your leadership,
and most of all the
relentless, ox-hard WORK
you have done
to make this CSA happen.

I adore you!
~Mrs. Rako

Happiness Is

Pulling a sweet, tiny carrot out of the ground, brushing it off, and popping it in your mouth.

Knowing there are no chemicals on it or in it.

Building justice by not eating the carrots picked by an impoverished migrant worker in California.

Recipes

Since we're all eating the same things this week, has anyone stumbled on any favorite ways to use them?

What to do with Mustard Greens

Two ideas so far - feel free to add your own in the comments!

1. Rako's Kickin' Tuna Sandwich
Kind of self-explanatory, right?
Mix tuna and mayo. Add mustard greens in place of lettuce. Put it between bread - Shazam!

2. Curried Mustard Greens with Kidney Beans
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Curried-Mustard-Greens-with-Kidney-Beans/Detail.aspx
Sarah N. sent me this link, and added that it looks gross but all the reviews were great.
Thanks Sarah! Variety is always nice...

Any others?