This week’s box:
SMALL SHARE
- 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County and Moss Neck Farm in Caroline County
- 2 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
- 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
- 1 jumbo sweet potato from Canning Farm
- 1 cucumber from Moss Neck Farm
- 1 jar apple butter from Pälzer Mädel in Spotsylvania
Pick-your-own option for this week:
- CSA members may pick up to 4 pounds of strawberries at Braehead Farm in Fredericksburg. To pick your strawberries, visit Braehead Farm between Monday, May 6, and Thursday, May 9, from 9am to 6pm. Please check in at the market and receive a busket to pick your strawberries. One busket filled just to the top typically holds 4 pounds. Weigh in before leaving, and you will have the option to pay for any quantity picked above 4 pounds, at a rate of $4.99 per pound (plus tax).
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $59
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $59
FULL SHARE
- 4 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County and Moss Neck Farm in Caroline County
- 5 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
- 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
- 1 small bag sweet potatoes from Canning Farm
- 1 cucumber from Moss Neck Farm
- 2 jars apple butter from Pälzer Mädel in Spotsylvania
Pick-your-own option for this week:
- CSA members may pick up to 4 pounds of strawberries at Braehead Farm in Fredericksburg. To pick your strawberries, visit Braehead Farm between Monday, May 6, and Thursday, May 9, from 9am to 6pm. Please check in at the market and receive a busket to pick your strawberries. One busket filled just to the top typically holds 4 pounds. Weigh in before leaving, and you will have the option to pay for any quantity picked above 4 pounds, at a rate of $4.99 per pound (plus tax).
Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $99.50
Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $99.50
Kitchen Ideas
- Basic blanched asparagus is a starting point for so many recipes that use asparagus—or just eating it with your favorite vinaigrette.
- With all those eggs, an asparagus quiche is a must-do.
- For a change of texture, try this shaved asparagus and cucumber salad with sesame vinaigrette.
- For an easy dinner, roast asparagus and chopped sweet potatoes together using a method like this, and top them with fried or poached eggs.