This Week’s LUCSA Box
For Box Delivery: 9/23, 9/24, 9/25 - 2026
Fresh Produce:
Watermelon
Concord Seeded Grapes
Komatsuna
Tomatoes
Peppers
Bartlett Pears
Weekly Staples:
Ruby - Hibiscus Tea
Mushrooms
Bread
Eggs
Any share changes must be submitted to lucsa@theurbancanopy.org
by Monday at 11AM
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.
This Week in the Shop:
Featured Items This Week:
Seedling Fruit & Orchard - Ground Cherries
Seedling Fruit & Orchard - Cucamelons
Underground Meats - Spanish Chorizo
Bushel & Peck’s - Apple Cider Jelly
Mick Klug - Peaches
Urban Canopy - Jalapeños
Urban Canopy - Poblanos
Urban Canopy - Bell Peppers
*Reminder: Add-Ons must be ordered by Monday at 11AM
A Message from oFarm:
"Growing and cultivating is such a humbling experience. There are times when some things thrive more than others and there's always a multitude of factors that can alter those life cycles. It's quite literally a new experience every year, as weather patterns change, bug populations change, lol other environmental factors happen. Every year is a teaching experience and I always try to remain curious during the maturing process to expand my understanding of the growth.
Alongside our green basil this year, we tried planting a small amount of this absolutely gorgeous purple basil. Now, we are absolutely swimming in the green basil, but the purple....we were lucky to have maybe 5 plants mature?? It's quite possible this variety doesn't like our site or maybe it just wasn't her year. But look at her shine in all that deep purple-y goodness! Maybe next year we will try her again and be swimming in her mauve seas??? Or not. One can truly only hope!
Until next time!
xoxo
gossip grower”
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
Spinach - Black Earth Valley Produce (Black Earth, WI)
Storage Tip - Make sure greens are good and dry. 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.
Turnips - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL)
Storage Tip - Remove greens from the root for the root to last in the crisper or a plastic bag in the fridge. Greens should be used within 2 days.
Mustard Greens - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Make sure greens are good and dry. 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.
Bok Choy - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Store in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator -- unwashed and in a perforated plastic bag -- and use within a few days. When you do use it, remember that its cluster of stalks hides dirt, so wash it well.
*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.
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For more recipe ideas, follow us on Instagram
Our recipe reels provide additional information on how to use produce and processing items each week!
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!
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.
