This Week’s LUCSA Box

For Box Delivery: 9/9, 9/10, 9/11 - 2026

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Fresh Produce:

Mini Seedless Watermelon

Grapes

Zucchini

Cherry Tomatoes

Peppers

Bartlett Pears

Weekly Staples:

Heady Cup Roasters - Lemon Heady Cold Brew Shandy

Mushrooms
Bread
Eggs

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ADD-ON SHOP HOLIDAY HOURS UPDATE:

FRIDAY 11AM - SUNDAY 12AM MIDNIGHT

*WE WILL BE CLOSING THE ADD-ON SHOP EARLY AT 12AM MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY 9/6/26 FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY*

Our office will be closed for Labor Day - 9/7/26.

Any vacations, share changes and requests must be submitted to lucsa@theurbancanopy.orgby Sunday 9/6 at 12 AM (MIDNIGHT)!

All late requests may be subject to donation on your behalf.

Feel free to email us with any questions.

Weekly Add-Ons

Add locally-sourced food and home goods to your box to round out your CSA delivery. Add-ons save trips to the grocery store and allow you to get more of what you want conveniently delivered inside your LUCSA share.

Access the Add-On Shop through our member portal.

Member Add-On Shop

This Week in the Shop:

SALE!

  • Heady Cup - Lemon Heady

  • Heady Cup - Cold Brew

  • Sparkle Sparkling Water - Lime

  • Beeler’s - Bacon

  • Ruby - Fine Hibiscus Tea

Featured Items This Week:

  • Underground Meats - Spanish Chorizo

  • Bushel & Peck’s - Apple Cider Jelly

  • Mick Klug - Plums

  • Urban Canopy - Jalapeños

  • Urban Canopy - Poblanos

  • Urban Canopy - Scallions

  • Urban Canopy - Parsley

  • Urban Canopy - Basil

*Reminder: Add-Ons must be ordered by Monday at 11AM

A Message from oFarm:

"The days of summer are dwindling and the weather really wanted to let us know that. Feelin so grateful for the indoors and some air conditioning on weeks like this. Look out for a mix of peppers from the farm in the coming weeks, the plants are flush with crunchy fruit!

Shamelessly gonna plug, if anyone is looking to adopt a cat, please reach out to lol literally anyone at the company. They will put you in contact with me. The farm has some sweet boys who would love to move indoors. Both are very affectionate, one is probably older.

Until next time!

xoxo

gossip grower"

Share Contents

Refer back to this page for updated share contents to help you identify produce.

Weekly Staples:

Beverage

Lemon Heady Cold Brew Shandy - Heady Cup Coffee Roasters (McHenry, IL)

Storage Tip - Keep refrigerated.

Bread

Wednesday: Multigrain Boule
FranHer Bakery (Pilsen, Chicago, IL)

Thursday: Challah
FranHer Bakery (Pilsen, Chicago, IL)

Friday: Ciabatta ‍ Publican Quality Bread (Fulton Market, Chicago, IL)

Storage Tip - Keep your bread cut side down in a bag on your counter for two to three days. At that point you will want to slice or rip/cut your bread into pieces and freeze for future toast, croutons, or panzanella! If it’s particularly hot, you may want to move it to the refrigerator after a day or two (the only time we will tell you to refrigerate bread).Tips to freshen up your bread

Mushrooms

Wednesday: Shiitake ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Thursday: Crimini ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Friday: Lion’s Mane ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Storage Tip - Open the paper bag to reduce moisture, and keep mushrooms out of plastic. Smoke, dehydrate, or par-cook and freeze for longer storage.

Eggs‍ ‍

Pastured Eggs - Finn's Ranch (Buchanan, MI)

Storage Tip - You can freeze your eggs to make them last longer. Crack and scramble in a container, or crack whole into oiled muffin tins, and keep frozen for up to 6 months.

This Week’s Fresh Produce:

Mini Seedless Watermelon - Family Farm Fresh Co-op (Rockville, IN)
Storage Tip - Ripen at room temperature on your counter. Melon will give off a noticeable aroma of melon when it is ripe and the flower end of the melon will have some give. Cut up into slices or squares and you can keep refrigerated for a week. If you do not want to cut the entire melon, leave the seeds in the uncut half and cover with plastic wrap.

Zucchini - Family Farm Fresh Co-op (Rockville, IN)
Storage Tip - Store freshly picked, unwashed zucchini in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to one week. The bag should be perforated or loosely tied, not sealed tightly. Do not cut the zucchini until you are ready to use it.

Grapes - Mick Klug Farm (St. Joseph, MI)
Storage Tip - Store in crisper and allow for some air flow to minimize moisture. These go quick so eat within 2-3 days.

Barlett Pears- Seedling Orchard (South Haven, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep at consistent temperature on the counter for up to a week, or in the crisper for up to a month.

Cherry Tomatoes  - Seedling Orchard (South Haven, MI)
Storage Tip - Tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Consume within a few days

Bell Peppers/Carmen/Shishitos - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL) - for oFarm
Storage Tip - Store dry in an open plastic bag in the crisper for up to two weeks.

Substitutions

Items for those already opting out of beverage, bread, mushrooms, or eggs OR having a conflicting allergy; subject to change, even if specified. Please refer back to this newsletter throughout the week for updates

Pickling Cucumbers - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Cucumbers store best around 50 degrees. Much colder and they will lose some of their sweetness and are more likely to bruise. You can store them in a cool spot in the pantry or the warmest spot of the fridge. Kept in the fridge they should be used within 3-4 days. Cucumbers are also very sensitive to mold, so make sure they are really dry.

Jalapeños - Down at the Farms (Fairbury, IL)
Storage Tip - Store dry in an open plastic bag in the crisper for up to two weeks.

Kale - Family Farm Fresh Co-op (Rockville, IN)
Storage Tip - Make sure greens are good and dry. Either loosen or remove the rubber band. You can wrap the greens in a paper or cloth towel to cut down on extra moisture. Then store in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to a week. Or keep in a glass of water like a bouquet!

Tomatillos - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Tomatillos can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 weeks. Store them loose in an unsealed paper bag. To help keep them fresh and free of bruises, don't peel back the husks until you're ready to eat them.

*Farming is never 100% Predictable

Please keep in mind that share contents may vary due to market availability so contents may vary slightly from this list. We appreciate your flexibility.

Pro-Tip for Produce Longevity

When your share arrives, immediately unpack your produce and move into proper storage containers!

Always Wash Before Eating

As a general best practice with all produce including ours, we recommend washing produce before eating.

Please Remember to Save and Return LUCSA Packaging

We request that you return your wax box and Finn’s Ranch egg cartons during your next delivery. Help practice sustainability by helping us re-use all of these items for future deliveries.

We’re unfortunately not able to re-use; non-Finn’s egg cartons, rubber bands, bags, berry containers or glass jars.

Recipes

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Baked French Toast with Pears, Hazelnuts and Blackberry-Cardamom Syrup

Savory Zucchini Bread

Grilled Zucchini With Whipped Ricotta, Calabrian Chile & Almonds

Ginger Poached Pears with Honeyed Vanilla Custard

Watermelonade

Smashed Cucumber Avocado Salad

Recipes

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We have created a handy Produce Guide which includes most items you will be getting in your box this season and through out the year. It is helpful for identification and has lots of storage tips, and also includes a log of recipes. It’s not a bad idea to bookmark this page!

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Previous Boxes

If you missed a week and want to see what was in a previous share, we archive a PDF of all our previous newsletters here.

You can also use it to look at previous seasons if you are interested to see what crops are coming.

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