2023 CSA: Week 8 – What’s in the box?

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm jelly or jam made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch carrots from Idlewood Farm
  • 1 bunch kale from Idlewood Farm
  • 1 bunch salat turnips from Idlewood Farm
  • 4 bags summer squash from Truslow Farms in Stafford County
  • 2 cucumbers from Truslow Farms

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 12 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $73

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $640

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm jelly or jam made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch radishes from Idlewood Farm
  • 2 bags summer squash from Truslow Farms in Stafford County
  • 1 cucumber from Truslow Farms

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

 

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 12 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

 

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $50

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $375.50

Kitchen Ideas

  • Turnips and carrots both have a nice crunch when eaten raw. Shredding them for a cole-slaw style salad could provide a nice summer side.
  • Last week we enjoyed our summer squash in lasagna. This recipe is a good start. Lately I much prefer cottage cheese to ricotta in lasagna.
  • If you’re looking for an alternative to vinaigrette for those salad greens, I also like this tahini dressing recipe. Would be great with the cucumbers, as well.

2023 CSA Week 7: June 12 and 14

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 4 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm apple chutney made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 1 pint Snead’s Farm purple plums
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 3 bags summer squash from Truslow Farms in Stafford County
  • 2 cucumbers from Truslow Farms

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

 

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 6 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

 

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $74

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $562

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm apple chutney made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bag summer squash from Truslow Farms in Stafford County
  • 1 cucumber from Truslow Farms

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

 

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 6 sunflowers at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 14, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m.

 

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $39

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $320.50

Kitchen Ideas

CSA 2023: June 5 and 7

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 3 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm fruit jam made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm kale
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm white turnips
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm red radishes
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm French breakfast radishes
  • 1 cucumber grown in an indoor tall tunnel at Moss Neck Farm in Caroline County

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

 

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to noon.

 

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $60

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $488

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm fruit jam made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm kale
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm red radishes
  • 1 cucumber grown in an indoor tall tunnel at Moss Neck Farm in Caroline County

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

CSA members may pick 1 half-pint of raspberries at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $37

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $281.50

Kitchen Ideas

  • Your turnip and radish greens can be washed and sautéed for use in a quiche, lasagna, quesadilla…you name it. It’s best to cut the greens from the roots as soon as you get them home, as this will prevent the radishes and turnips from going soft too quickly.
  • Kale (and turnip greens) makes a great spanakopita.
  • French breakfast radishes are oblong and have a pretty pink at the tip that fades to white. A very French way to serve them is to wash them and serve raw (maybe slice in half lengthwise) with good softened butter and sea salt for dipping.
  • Use your turnips, radishes and their greens in one easy side dish with this roasted turnips and radishes recipe.
  • Lots of eggs + summer berry season = time to make pound cake.

     

2023 CSA: May 29 and 31

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 3 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm apple butter made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm white turnips
  • 2 bunches Idlewood Farm radishes
  • 1 cucumber grown in an indoor tall tunnel at Moss Neck Farm in Caroline County

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $49

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $427

SMALL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm apple butter made by Pälzer Mädel of Spotsylvania
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm white turnips
  • 1 bunch Idlewood Farm radishes

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $23.50

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $244

 

Kitchen Ideas

CSA May 22, 24, 2023

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 bunches Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 10 pints Snead’s Farm sugar snap peas
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 2 bunches kale from Idlewood Farm
  • 1 bunch radishes from Idlewood Farm

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 24, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $91

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $379

SMALL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 1 bunch Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 5 pints Snead’s Farm sugar snap peas
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 1 bunch kale from Idlewood Farm

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 24, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $54

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $221

 

Kitchen Ideas

  • Don’t let asparagus season end without trying Food52’s absurdly addictive asparagus.
  • Crunchy parmesan sugar snap peas would make a kid-friendly side dish.
  • Air fryer kale chips disappear in minutes in my kitchen. They also make a great soup topper. Use the recipe or simply follow the directions for kale in your air fryer instruction manual. I like to add a small amount of oil and a seasoning salt.

CSA What’s in the box? May 15 & 17, 2023

Snead's Farm asparagus

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 10 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 6 pints Snead’s Farm sugar snap peas

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 17, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $102

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $288

SMALL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 5 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond
  • 3 pints Snead’s Farm sugar snap peas

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 17, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $64

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $167

Kitchen Ideas

What’s in the box? CSA May 8 and 10, 2023

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 4 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 10 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm honey
  • 2 bags salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 10, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $112

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $189

This week’s box:

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 5 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm honey
  • 1 bag salad mix from Idlewood Farm near Richmond

Pick-your-own opportunity this week:

  • Members may pick one busket of sugar snap peas at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, May 10, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $66

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $103

Kitchen Ideas

  • Lemon honey garlic asparagus would make a nice side dish.
  • Honey is a nice addition to a homemade vinaigrette, which would complement Idlewood’s fresh greens nicely. Include chopped roasted asparagus in your salad, and top with a poached egg.
  • When asparagus is this abundant, it’s nice to save some. A great way to do that is in soup form. This asparagus soup with lemon includes instructions on freezing (note that you don’t want to add the parmesan until you are reheating the soup).
  • Bacon-wrapped asparagus makes a nice addition to a Mother’s Day brunch.

CSA: Week 1 – May 1 and 3, 2023

This week’s box:

SMALL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 5 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $37

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $37

FULL SHARE

  • 4 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 10 pounds Snead’s Farm asparagus

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $74

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $74

 

Kitchen Ideas

2022 Fall Gleaning CSA pickup

What’s in the box?

This is the first-ever Fall Gleaning pickup for the Snead’s Farm CSA. We are excited to share with you the late-fall bounty of the farm.

All members pick up this box at Snead’s Farm, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31. On this day, members can also enjoy free admission to the farm (normally $10 per person) and unlimited free hayrides, mountain slides and access to all farm play areas. Please feel free to bring a picnic lunch—just make sure to clean up your trash.

Please bring any CSA boxes you still have back to the farm tomorrow. Reusing these boxes helps us avoid raising prices for the CSA.

goats

This week’s box:

SMALL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 2 quarts Snead’s Farm tomatoes
  • 2 quarts apples
  • 1 bunch Braehead Farm greens
  • 2 large bags Canning Farm sweet potatoes 

Pick-your-own opportunities on Oct. 31:

  • Small share members may pick 2 orange jack-o-lantern ($8) pumpkins or winter squash per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Small share members may pick 2 small pumpkins or winter squash ($4) per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Members may pick one dozen sunflowers at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Members may pick 1 busket grapes and 1 half-pint raspberries per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until noon.
  • Members may pick 1 busket green tomatoes per membership from the tall tunnels at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until noon

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $127

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1,198

FULL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm in King George County
  • 4 quarts Snead’s Farm tomatoes
  • one half bushel apples
  • 2 bunches Braehead Farm greens
  • one half bushel Canning Farm sweet potatoes 

Pick-your-own opportunities on Oct. 31:

  • Full share members may pick 4 orange jack-o-lantern ($8) pumpkins or winter squash per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Full share members may pick 4 small pumpkins or winter squash ($4) per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Members may pick one dozen sunflowers at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  • Members may pick 1 busket grapes and 1 half-pint raspberries per membership at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until noon.
  • Members may pick 1 busket green tomatoes per membership from the tall tunnels at Snead’s Farm from 10 a.m. until noon

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $170

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1,738.50

Kitchen ideas

CSA Week 15, 2022

Please note that this is the final weekly pickup for the summer. Your next CSA pickup will be the quadruple fall box. All CSA members will pick this up at Snead’s Farm on Wed., Oct. 5. We will have contracts for next year available soon, and you can get a 10% discount by joining by Oct. 5. We will send those out as soon as they are ready!

goats

This week’s box:

FULL SHARE

  • 2 dozen eggs from Canning Farm
  • 2 jars Snead’s Farm honey
  • 4 large bags Snead’s Farm tomatoes
  • 1 small bag Braehead Farm summer vegetable medley
  • 2 Snead’s Farm watermelon
  • 1 half-flat (6 pints) Snead’s Farm blackberries

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

  • Members may pick 1 busket blackberries, 1 half-pint raspberries and 1 dozen sunflowers per membership at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Aug. 17, between 10 a.m. and noon.
  • Members may pick 1 busket blackberries, 1 half-pint raspberries and 1 dozen sunflowers per membership at Snead’s Farm on Saturday, Aug. 20, between 10 a.m. and noon.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $230

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $1,336.50

SMALL SHARE

  • 1 dozen eggs from Canning Farm
  • 1 jar Snead’s Farm honey
  • 2 large bags Snead’s Farm tomatoes
  • 1 small bag Braehead Farm summer vegetable medley
  • 2 Snead’s Farm watermelon
  • 2 pints Snead’s Farm blackberries

Pick-your-own opportunities this week:

  • Members may pick 1 busket blackberries, 1 half-pint raspberries and 1 dozen sunflowers per membership at Snead’s Farm on Wednesday, Aug. 17, between 10 a.m. and noon.
  • Members may pick 1 busket blackberries, 1 half-pint raspberries and 1 dozen sunflowers per membership at Snead’s Farm on Saturday, Aug. 20, between 10 a.m. and noon.

Total retail value of goods in this week’s box: $183

Total value of goods distributed so far this year: $884

Kitchen Ideas