Blue Skys Farm

chemical-free vegetables, herbs, and flowers--all grown in Cranston, Rhode Island

  • Home
  • About
  • Find Us
  • Herbs
  • Flower CSA
  • Wedding Flowers
  • Work Shares
  • Shop

what we’re bringing to market – July 9th

July 8, 2011 By Blue Skys Farm

What a day!  Lots of downpours as well as thunder and lightning.  Mother Nature provided us with some much needed rain, but her timing was less than stellar (over-night rains are much preferred).  Regardless, this week’s harvest is complete and here is what we’ll be bringing to the Pawtuxet Village Farmers’ Market this week:

one of the collard plants in our fields



Gold of Bacau Wax Pole Beans
Ronde Di Nice Zucchini
Papaya Pear Summer Squash
Beets w/ greens
Fennel w/ fronds
Escarole
Bright Lights Swiss Chard
Lacinato Kale
Collards *
Cippolini Onions w/ greens
Red Marble Onions w/ greens
* Not sure what you can do with Collards?   Here’s a recipe from one of my favorite food magazines, Eating Well:

Pasta with Greens & Tomato Sauce

 

4 servings, 1 1/2 cups each

Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound collard greens, (about 12 cups), stripped from thick stems, washed, dried and coarsely chopped (1/2-inch pieces)
  • 2 ounces sliced pancetta, or bacon, finely diced (3/4 cup)
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, (not drained)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 8 ounces medium pasta shells, (3 cups)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

 

Preparation

  1. Bring 2 cups lightly salted water to a boil in a large wide pan. Add collards and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and press out excess moisture. Set aside.
  2. Put a large pot of lightly salted water on to boil for cooking pasta.
  3. Cook pancetta (or bacon) in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until golden, 5 minutes. Drain; discard fat.
  4. Add oil to the pan and heat over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper; cook, stirring, for 30 to 60 seconds. Add the pancetta (or bacon), tomatoes and water; bring to a simmer, mashing the tomatoes with a potato masher or the side of a wooden spoon. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
  5. About 10 minutes before the sauce is ready, cook pasta in the boiling water, stirring often, until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water and drain the pasta.
  6. Add the pasta, collards and reserved pasta-cooking water to the tomato sauce. Heat, stirring, until the pasta has absorbed some of the flavors, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon into pasta bowls, sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Nutrition

Per serving: 364 calories; 9 g fat ( 3 g sat , 4 g mono ); 14 mg cholesterol; 60 g carbohydrates; 17 g protein; 9 g fiber; 851 mg sodium; 256 mg potassium.

From EatingWell:  Winter 2003


Filed Under: Farmers' Markets, Featured Product, Recipes Tagged With: greens

Read more in the Archives about Our Products

arugula ashwaganda root beans bordeaux spinach bouquets broccoli spigarello carrots celeriac celosia crooked neck summer squash dahlia dahlias eggplant farm volunteers flowers Golden Beets gold of bacau roma pole beans greens herbs high tunnel hoop house infused oils lavender lemon verbena lisianthus nettles onions parsley Peony peppers potatoes radishes red bourdeaux spinach rocks ruby streaks mizuna Sanctuary Herbs of Providence shallots spinach Statice sunflowers swiss chard tea tisane tomatoes tropea onions

Connect with Us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Blue Skys Farm: Home
  • About Blue Skys Farm
  • Blue Skys News
  • Where to Find Us
  • Blue Skys Herbs
  • Blue Skys Farm CSA
  • Blue Skys Flower CSA
  • DIY Wedding Flowers
Blue Skys Farm
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” ― Wendell Berry

Farm Address:
35 Pippin Orchard Rd.
Cranston, Rhode Island 02921

Mailing Address:
242 John Mowry Road
Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917

Call Christina: 781-603-4894
Click here to email Christina

Copyright © 2023 Christina Dedora and Blue Skys Farm · Site by Query Media