W26 (Wk1): Hittin’ the Ground Running
Dear Farm Community -
We’re hitting the ground running in 2026! Welcome to our first week of CSA!!!!! As we’ve probably told you about 2,000 times already, we’re so excited to share this year’s harvest with you. To all our new CSA members (and our ride-or-dies, too!), we highly recommend reading the newsletter each week. Not only is it a pretty great time, complete with cute pics and behind-the-scenes farm tidbits to keep you in the loop…. every newsletter also includes the planned contents of your share at the bottom of the email, plus a recipe section to help you make the most of your veggies. We also upload each week’s newsletter to our blog every Monday morning in case your inbox is a scary place! 😱
Now a special farm tidbit for you, newsletter reader: did you know that last week, the farmers working on New Year’s Eve decided the occasion called for a little accessorizing? That’s right ~ your food is being farmed by royalty, folks. Gems like this are reserved for our most dedicated readership 👑
If you aspire to CSA membership but missed our Sunday deadline to get in on Week 1 CSA and all the discounted pay-ahead MVP goodness, you’re still in luck - you can join anytime throughout the year with our weekly-pay CSA option. Hop on anytime, hop off anytime. And we’ll love you just the same 🧑🌾 ❤️
I’ll tell ya what, it’s a dang exciting thing that our 2026 CSA kicks off this week because we are seeing some huge winter harvests from our fields and are so excited to be getting this good food out there into our community. Cauliflower harvests are in the hundreds-of-pounds-a-week zone right now, each head more beautiful than the last. Every share this week will be receiving some gorgeous cauliflower to cook up.
Cauliflower is one of those foods that alone might not bring the razzle dazzle, but its virtue in the kitchen and on the plate lies in its ability to morph from dish to dish and carry incredible flavors. It’s as versatile as you can imagine and shows up in as many cooking traditions - Indian, Middle Eastern, Italian, French, Eastern European, North African, Chinese, Spanish, British, Turkish, and more.
Maybe you want to do a little globetrotting in the kitchen this week….. choose your ticket and take the ride!
no money in the farm budget for photo licensing, sorry!
🇮🇳 India - Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower Potato Curry)
🇵🇸 Middle East - Emshat (Palestinian Cauliflower Fritters)
🇮🇹 Italy - Cavolfiore in salsa di acciughe (Cauliflower in Anchovy Sauce)
🇫🇷 France - Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)
🇷🇴 Eastern Europe - Supă de conopidă (Romanian Cauliflower Soup)
🇲🇦 North Africa - Chraime (Spiced Cauliflower Stew)
🇨🇳 China - 腐乳炒菜花 (Stir Fried Cauliflower with Fermented Bean Curd)
🇪🇸 Spain - Coliflor al Ajo y Pimentón (Cauliflower with Garlic & Paprika)
🇬🇧 Britain - Cauliflower Cheese
🇹🇷 Turkey - Karnibahar Kizartmasi (Fried Cauliflower)
Bonus Extra Special Recipe: Alon Shaya's Whole Roasted Cauliflower and Whipped Goat Cheese
Safe travels! Hope you make it back before next week’s pickup ;)
See you soon!!
Diamond Hill Farm
go on, try it out ;)
standard share: carrots, celery, cauliflower, little gem lettuce, spinach
large share: carrots, celery, cauliflower, little gem lettuce, spinach, cabbage, salad radish, scallions