This Week’s LUCSA Box

For Box Delivery: 10/14, 10/15, 10/16 - 2026

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Fresh Produce:

Sweet Potatoes

Potatoes

Spinach

Arugula

Red Onions

Bok Choy

Weekly Staples:

Mick Klug - Apple Cider

Mushrooms
Bread
Eggs

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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.

Member Add-On Shop

This Week in the Shop:

Featured Items This Week:

  • Urban Canopy - Bell Pepper

  • Urban Canopy - Shishitos

  • Urban Canopy - Poblano

  • Urban Canopy - Bok Choy

  • Seedling - Cucamelons

  • Seedling - Ground Cherries

  • Seedling - Paw Paws

On Sale This Week:

  • Beeler’s - Bacon

  • MIDDLEBROW - Bungalow

  • Upton’s Seitan - Italian

  • Ruby - Hibiscus Tea

  • Prairie Fruits - Chevre

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

A Message from oFarm:

Brrr...Is it just me or did it get a lil icy in here?!? This past week was the first time this farmer had to double up on the layers! Fall is here and it is sooo noticeable with the peppers! Some of the plants have quite literally just stopped fruiting...like not a single flower or baby pepper in sight! This is signaling; prep for the great big hibernation is going to be well under way soon. All the shoveling...the wheel barrow-ing...the dumping...the raking! Such a gratifying process to witness for sure.

A new bok choy bombshell has just entered the villa; some say purple, some say black, and some say red it all just depends on how you perceive it. For me, this beautiful deep PURPLE teehee variety has a mellow flavor and cooks up quite nicely. One of our farm sweeties mentioned grilling??? Maybe bust that grill out for a lil grilled choy and shishito dinner?? Just a suggestion...

xoxo

gossip grower

Add-on Item Feature: Pawpaws

Seedling Orchard (South Haven, MI)

Pawpaws are America’s largest indigenous fruit, primarily found on the eastern coast of North America. A member of the custard-apple family, pawpaws are a delicate, green skinned fruit with several large, lima bean shaped seeds. Pawpaws have a tropical, funky, custardy flavor that intensifies as they ripen. Some some they taste like a cross between banana, mango, and pineapple. The skins and seeds are not edible and must be discarded. Cooking the flesh of the pawpaw lessens the tropical flavors and can be enjoyed fresh as well.

Please enjoy immediately as they tend to have a short shelf life!

Check out Pawpaws from Seedling in our add-on shop!

Share Contents

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

Weekly Staples:

Beverage

Apple Cider - Mick Klug Farm (St. Joseph, MI)

Storage Tip - Keep refrigerated.

Bread

Wednesday: Pumpkin Cranberry Sourdough
pHlour Bakery (Andersonville, Chicago)

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

Friday: Toasted Sesame
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: White button ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Thursday: Shiitake ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Friday: Portabella ‍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:

Red Onions - Garden Gate Farm (Fairbury, IL)
Storage Tip - Keep cool, dry and out of direct light, on your counter, in a cupboard, or in a perforated paper bag for up to 6 months.

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.

Spinach - Black Earth Valley Produce (Black Earth, WI)
Storage Tip - Repackage in a non-biodegradable plastic bag or container with a towel or paper towel for up to a week.

Arugula - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Store in a plastic container or bag with a paper towel covering them for up to a week in the fridge.

Potatoes - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep cool, dry and out of direct light, on your counter, in a cupboard or in a perforated paper bag for up to 6 months.

Sweet Potatoes - Garden Gate Farm (Fairbury, IL)
Storage Tip - Sweet potatoes should never be cold til cooked! Keep them dry at a stable temperature out of direct light, on your counter or in a cupboard, for up to 6 months.

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

Garlic - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep cool and dry on the counter for up to a month.

Fennel - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Remove greens to preserve the stem longer. Greens can be used within a week and the white part can be stored in a bag in the crisper for a month or so.

Parsley - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL), Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - To keep herbs perky for more than a few meals, trim the stems as you would flowers to remove dried-up ends, then stick the bunch in a tall glass of water. Loosely cover with a plastic bag and keep it in the refrigerator. This method allows moisture to stay in while ethylene escapes, making for herbs that remain vibrant for nearly a week.

Carrots - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL)
Storage Tip - Remove greens to preserve the root longer. Greens can be used within a week and the carrot itself can be stored in the crisper in a plastic bag for a few weeks.

*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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Recipes 〰️

Autumn Chili Bowl With Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Quinoa

Sweet Potato & Spinach Dal

Super Moist Pawpaw Quick Bread

Pawpaw Pudding

Sweet Potato Salad

Ginger Sesame Bok Choy With Shiitake Mushrooms

Recipes

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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

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