This Week’s LUCSA Box
(Archived)
For Box Delivery: 7/22, 7/23, 7/24 - 2026
Fresh Produce:
Blueberries
Peaches
Green Beans
Thai Basil Sweet Corn
Zucchini
Weekly Staples:
Off Color Brewing - Beer
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:
NEW to the Shop!
Urban Canopy - Mint
Urban Canopy - Parsley
Urban Canopy - Cilantro
Mick Klug - Peaches
Mick Klug - Blueberries
Rishi Sparkling Botanicals Tea - Grapefruit Quince
Restock Alert!
El Molcajete - Mole Sauce
El Molcajete - Tortilla Chips
*Reminder: Add-Ons must be ordered by Monday at 11AM
New Focaccia Add On:
Roasted Green Garlic with Garlic Scape Butter
The Processing Kitchen got inspired by the beautiful bounty of green garlic grown on the farm this year and decided to make a serious take on garlic bread. Garlic two ways in this week’s loaf along with a ton of butter and olive oil and melty mozzarella cheese just for good measure. We roasted the green garlic in olive oil and poached garlic scapes in butter and then tossed them all together.
Item Spotlight: Peaches
Peaches, botanically classified as Prunus persica, are a category of stone fruits belonging to the Rosaceae family. The skin is taut and typically thin, showcasing variegated red, pink, yellow, and ivory hues and they are found in round, oval, or flat saucer shapes. Peaches are delicate and can be easily bruised or damaged on their surface if handled roughly.
Ripe Peaches are edible raw or cooked and range in flavor based on the individual variety, with many showcasing sweet, sugary, tart, tangy, fruity, and floral flavors.
Look out for peaches from Mick Klug in your next share!
A Message from oFarm:
"drip....drip there goes some of my most precious resource drip...drip now nourishing the bugs, dirt, and fungi drip...drip bay-be! we might need to open up a bespoke perfumery on the farm site because we all had our own lil eau du parfumes goin on this week. imagine notes of bug spray, sunscreen, with hints of earth and musk. you too can smell like a hot blue collar worker with only 4 easy payments of $69.99! soon to be available in the add-ons shop teeheeheee
in spite of the extreme heat, oh and the wildfire smoke, we made some HUGE progress on the farm, SOOOOOO MUCH WEEDING. since we made so much progress this past week, we're gonna run it back again and unfortunately no goodies from the farm this week...unless you check the add-ons shop! while we ebb and flow a little bit with harvest-abilities, it's been nice to continue providing for our mutual aid partner, Chicago Food Sovereignty Coalition. 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
Broccoli - Happy Valley Farm (Black Earth, WI)
Storage Tip - Broccoli should be stored in the fridge. It is best not stored in an air-tight container since it needs air flow to avoid accumulating moisture. You can wrap it a damp paper towel or stored like a bouquet with the stem in a glass of water.
Red Potatoes - 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.
Cucumbers - Happy Valley Farm (Black Earth, WI)
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.
Baby Artichoke - Nichols Farm and Orchard (Marengo, IL)
Storage Tip - To store fresh baby artichokes for 5 to 7 days, sprinkle the stems lightly with water, place them in an unsealed plastic bag, and refrigerate in the crisper drawer.
*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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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.
