It’s a long weekend and we are really looking forward to some quality family time this weekend! Do you have plans for the long weekend? This week’s apples are called Ambrosia, they are a sweet apple and best eaten fresh. There’s not much new to introduce this week as we head into the some of the less abundant weeks of Nova Scotian produce. Coming up in March we will start to see spinach, kale and hot house tomatoes, so hang in there!
This week’s subscription includes:
English Cucumber – Greenhouse Grown by den Haan Greenhouses in Lawrencetown, NS
Beets – Grown spray free at Elmridge Farm in Centreville, NS
Sweet Potatoes – Grown spray free at Elmridge Farm in Centreville, NS
Mushrooms – Grown without the use of pesticides at Valley Mushrooms in Hartsville, PEI
Red Onions – Certified organic grown by Taproot Farm in Port Williams, NS
Ambrosia Apples – Grown conventionally by Noggins Corner Farm in Greenwich, NS
Sandwich Booster – Grown using certified organic seeds by Greens of Haligonia in Halifax, NS
Large Subscription includes everything listed above plus the following:
Garlic – Grown spray free at Soggy Owl Farm in Middle Musquodoboit, NS
Cranberries – Grown conventionally by Indian Garden Farms in Hebbville, NS
- 3lb beets
- 2tbsp oil
- salt and pepper to season
- ¼ cup water
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Toss beets with oil, salt and pepper
- Place beets in 9x9 baking dish, pour water into bottom of of dish, cover tightly with aluminum foil
- Bake beets for about 1hr or until a knife inserts into beets easily
- Remove beets from oven, allowing them to cool enough to handle
- Peel beets (the peel should slip right off in your hands)
- Serve warm with butter or let cool and store covered in the fridge
| Meal Plan | |
| Sunday | Whole roasted chicken with oven steamed beets, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce |
| Monday | Beet Salad with leftover chicken |
| Tuesday | Veggie pitas with hummus, cucumbers, sandwich booster sprouts and red onion |
| Wednesday | Stuffed Sweet Potatoes |
| Thursday | Garlic Butter Mushroom Pasta |
| Friday | Pizza Night! |
| Saturday | Pan fried haddock with roasted sweet potatoes |
