Local Harvest Contest and Radish-Cucumber Salad

Hi all,

Food news this week?

Local Harvest, an online clearinghouse for up-to-date info on fresh food--including farmer's markets and CSAs, is running a contest. They have around 2800 CSAs listed through their site. According to a recent USDA survey, that's not a very big percentage of the CSAs out there.

SO, they want folks to email them with info on any CSAs not already listed in their database. Know of any CSAs here in Mid-Missouri or anywhere else that aren't listed at Local Harvest? Let them know! A $100 prize will be awarded in October to their best informant.

To find out whether or not a CSA is listed at Local Harvest (Danjo IS)--visit their website and choose the CSA option in the What are you looking for? box. Punch in the approximate geographic location of the CSA and Local Harvest will let you know if they're listed. If not, look around for the Tell Us About a CSA box (on the CSA tab and possibly elsewhere) and send in your info!

Here's the link:

http://www.localharvest.org

This week's recipe: Radish-Cucumber Salad

Radish-Cucumber Salad
by Marta Ferguson

2 large handfuls of cleaned and dried lettuces
1/2 cup of radishes, chopped or sliced thin
1/2 cup of cucumbers, chopped or sliced thin
1/2 cup of Missouri pecans, toasted if desired
1/4 cup of goat cheese
2 hard-boiled eggs, crumbled or sliced
Salad dressing and croutons as desired.

Tear the lettuces and place in a salad bowl. Add radishes, cucumbers, and pecans. Top with goat cheese and egg slices or crumbles. Add dressing and croutons as desired. Serves two adults.

This week's box:

Asparagus
Lettuce
Thyme
Radishes

See you next week!
;-)M