The Sweet Corn is HERE!
It's official folks, the sweet corn has finally arrived. The epitome of summer, royalty in the fields, delicious golden bounty; Sweet Corn. Nothing says summer like a tasty ear of corn, and folks come from all around the state to get ours each year. We're either known for our corn or our strawberries and we're happy to grow a ton of both every year for our community.
Folks can expect a healthy supply of sweet corn in your shares going forward, usually until the fall. If you start to feel overwhelmed by the amount of corn in your shares, no worries, just swap it out for something else! There's plenty of good options. I promise, we won't be offended.
Fun fact about Sweet Corn? It's got some hilarious names for its varieties. My favorite you ask? Why its 'Fantastic' or maybe even 'Awesome'. Yes, those are actual varieties of sweet corn that we grow here at Warner Farm. We hope you think they live up to their name!
Harvie Account Pro Tips:
Rescheduling Shares and Creating Holds!
All adjustments to your share delivery schedule MUST be done a week before the desired share date. All adjustments can be made right through your own Harvie account by clicking on the "deliveries" tab along the top of your screen. If you know the date you'd like to reschedule for, use "reschedule share". If you know you cannot pick up but do not yet know when you would like to receive that share, use the "hold" option. You can then reschedule that "held" share at a later date.
Customizing shares can be complicated! Here are some tips that can help:
- Use a computer NOT a phone or tablet and avoid the Internet Explorer browser. The Harvie website is a relatively new platform and still has a handful of bugs when accessed on these devices. For the smoothest experience I heavily suggest accessing your Harvie account and customizing your share through a real computer (laptop is fine) with a modern browser, like Chrome.
- There are 3 helpful icons under each produce picture on your customization screen. If you click on the "swap" button under the pictures of the produce you will ONLY get the option to bring in new items that are not already in your share. If you want to add a second of something that you already have to replace something else, you would do that by clicking the + next to what you do want and the "trashcan" next to what you don't. This is the same as "swapping".
- Your share each week is built by "value" not number of items. When you are making swaps, if your share becomes "under value" a grey box will show up on your screen underneath the pictures of the items in your share, inviting you to add more products to your share. If you do see this box, you should add more! If you don't see that box you know your share is ready to go.
- Making swaps and adding extras is essentially the same thing! Anything "under value" in your share is considered a swap. Once you go over the value of your share, it will be considered an "extra". Everything available for swapping is always also available as an extra, however there are some "extras" that are not able to be "swapped" into your share, like eggs and flower bouquets. That is the major difference between the categories of "swaps" and "extras".
- At the very bottom of your share customization screen, beneath the share contents and extra options, you can find an itemized "receipt" of the items in your share. Here you can find the price you will be charged if you are on the payment plan or if you have added/swapped in items above the value of your box.
- Do you have a question about customization that wasn't answered here? Reach out to me! New systems are always complicated, but most questions can be easily answered and can pave your way for a smoother season. I look forward to helping folks get comfortable in our new system and make the most out of their CSA experience.
Whats in the shares this week?
- Sweet Corn New this week!
- Green Beans
- Broccoli
- Golden Beets New this week!
- Caraflex Cabbages New this week!
- Radishes
- Green Garlic
- Spring Onions
- Gemstone Salad Mix
- Kale
- Chard
- Chives
- Cherry Tomatoes (LIMITED - available as extras ONLY) New this week!
*All items listed above are available for swapping as well as purchasing as extras unless otherwise designated*
Fruit Shares will receive: Blueberries!
This week we are offering the purchase of BULK Blueberries by the flat (12 pints)! Check out the extras section to add them to your order!
Mushroom Shares will receive: Lions Mane Mushrooms!
Lions Mane mushrooms are often compared texture wise to crab meat and are featured often in "mock" seafood recipes taking the place of crabs, scallops, or even lobster. Not sure what to cook with them this week? Try these Vegetarian "Crab Cakes" made with your Lions Mane Mushrooms. Yum!
Recipe of the week: Ideas for your Corn!
Spring Onion and Sweet Corn Risotto - Use your Green Garlic, too!
Extra-Corny Corn Bread - Who doesn't love cornbread!?
Photo of the week: Golden tassels atop sun drenched cornstalks.
Photography by CSA Member, Stephanie Craig
