Recipe of the Week - Braised Turnips with Lemon and Herbes de Provence

Simple roasting a few ingredients brings out the flavor of these spring turnips.
Source: The World in My Kitchen website
Ingredients:
1 bunch Hakauri turnips (about 1 lb)
Juice from one lemon
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves of garlic, smashed lightly with your knife and peeled
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp herbes de provence

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Wash the turnips and trim their greens. (Save the greens--you can use them for something else later.)  Place the turnips in a baking dish and combine with the remaining ingredients. Mix until the turnips are evenly coated.  There should be about a 1/2 inch of oil/lemon juice combo.

Cover the dish and cook in the oven for about 40 minutes or until the turnips are fork tender.
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The Prochko family has been a part of the agricultural community in Ashtabula County since 1936.
We are proud of over 75 years of sustainable farming.
 
Now Taking 2012 CSA Memberships

June 11th Deadline for 2012 CSA program.

We are on track to start our first deliveries the third week of June.

Explore our CSA page to learn more and look through old newsletters.
We welcome questions at (440) 862-1682.
Once you are ready hit the join our CSA button and pay on line. OR
You may download the form on the CSA page and mail it with you first payment. Our address is on the form.
Now is the time as memberships are filling up. The dedline is June 11.
 
Note CSA Site Changes
Please note our Lakewood CSA delivery will be Wednesdays to the Root Cafe at 15118 Detroit Ave just a block from the library where we were last year. We hope you will enjoy stopping by the cafe each week and grabbing a latte' on your way through.

We are also arranging to add another Wednesday stop in the Cleveland downtown area with the PNC Cafe in the PNC Bank building at East 9th Street. We need your registrationas soon s possble to make final arrangements on this plan.

We will continue to offer our currently listed sites.

 
Growing Under Cover
Covered Bridge Gardens has been growing crops under cover since 2005.
We are proud to have three houses covered and in production this year. We have grown lettuce, radishes, spinach, squash, cucumbers and turnips in our high tunnels. A high tunnel is a larger hoop house that allows us to drive the tractor inside and till the earth. This method uses the heat of the sun to extend the growing season on both ends of the calendar. Plants are planted directly in the soil as they would be in the field. Once the spring crops are done we turn the areas over to tomatoes. They love the protected environment and produce fruit bigger and longer than in the open field.
 
Start of the Peninsula Market
May 12 starts the weekly gathering of farmers at Howe's Meadow in Peninsula. Look for Steve and Mike as they load up the truck with lots of goodies. (Just like that other bearded guy.) One main staple is our popcorn. Time to restock the pantry. Every week 9-noon.
 

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