August 18th CSA Harvest & Pick-Up

Some nice shots by Cam in the gardens and at the pick-up site today. One thing you might have noticed in our postings is the many one-of-a-kind articles of ICF swag. We make them all by hand. If you want one, bring a t-shirt/work-shirt/dress shirt to the Marche St George on a Sunday and we'll hook you up.

4 years old, still crisp!

In the CSA:
- Carrots, Little Fingers
- Swiss Chard, Bright Lights
- Collards, Champion
- Garlic, Russian Red
- Summer Squash, Patty Pan or Butterstick or Ambassador
- Bay leaves, fresh
- Potatoes, Yukon Gold

Product Shots

Bay Leaves 
(Note: fresh bay leaves are more potent than dried, and a little more floral too)

Chard!

Sweet, sweet carrots

Carrot Top Pesto

Ingredients

1 cup basil leaves

	1	cup (20 grams) lightly packed carrot leaves (stems removed)
	6	Tbsp. (90 milliliters) extra-virgin olive oil
	1	large garlic clove
	¼	tsp. salt
	3	Tbsp. walnuts, toasted
	¼	cup (30 grams) freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

1. In a food processor, combine the basil, carrot leaves, oil, garlic, and salt, and process until finely minced. Add the nuts and pulse until finely chopped. Add the Parmesan and pulse just until combined. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.

Yukon Gold

Hardneck All-stars: Russian Red

A switch of bay

Best bee pic yet!