Monthly Archives: September 2010

Vegetables for 30th September

CSA vegetables this Thursday will be 3 kilos potatoes 700g carrots 500g onions 500g beetroot 1 cabbage 1 cauliflower 1 kohl rabi 1 type of salad veg Help yourselves to rainbow chard apples beans tomatoes Tuscany kale celery Coming soon … Continue reading

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Piccalilli

Many of the vegetables at this time of the year (eg cauliflower, beans, carrots, onions) can be used to make piccalilli. Here is a river cottage recipe: http://nipitinthebud.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/making-piccalilli/

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Vegetables for 23rd September

Vegetables this Thursday will be 1.5kg potatoes 700g carrots 500g onions 500g beetroot 1 cabbage 1 type of salad leaf veg Help yourself to rainbow chard apples beans celery Remember to put anything you don’t like in the swap box, … Continue reading

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Chard Pesto

I made chard pesto last year and absolutely no-one noticed it wasn’t basil: http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/swiss-chard-recipe-1.php?

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Vegetables for 16th September

This week’s veg share: 1.5kg potatoes 700g carrots, 500g onions 500g beetroot 1 cabbage 1 lettuce Help yourselves to apples perpetual spinach rainbow chard celery and a few tomatoes

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Harvest festival

Please make a note in your diaries that they’ll be a Harvest Festival on Sunday 10th October, to celebrate our fantastic vegetables and to give people an opportunity to socialise, share ideas about the CSA and generally enjoy themselves. The … Continue reading

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Preserving beetroot

If you find you have too much beetroot, try this popular River Cottage recipe for beetroot relish http://www.foodloversbritain.com/FoodMatters/Recipies/Preserves/Roasted-Sweet-Beetroot-Relish/

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Vegetables for 7th September

The vegetable share this Thursday will be: 1.5 kg potatoes 700g carrots 500g beetroot 500g onions celery 1 cabbage 1 kohl rabi or 1 cauliflower Help yourself to courgettes spinach apples beans

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Good use for beetroot, courgette and carrots

Try Jamie Oliver’s delicious mixture of roast veg

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Promoting the CSA at upcoming food events

There are 3 local food events coming up: 4th September (2:30-5:30pm) Alveston Flower and Craft show, Jubilee Hall and Youth Centre and Fields 11th September (10am-2pm) Thornbury Food Fair, Castle St 2nd October (7-9:30pm) Free screening of Food Inc and … Continue reading

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