This Week’s LUCSA Box

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For Box Delivery: 8/5, 8/6, 8/7 - 2026

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Fresh Produce:

Plums
Cooking Greens
Green Beans Tomatillos Sweet Corn
Zucchini

Weekly Staples:

Wisco Pop - Sodas
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:

SALE!

  • Rishi Sparkling Botanicals Tea - Grapefruit Quince

  • Beeler’s Bacon

NEW to the Shop!

  • Urban Canopy - Shishito Peppers

  • Urban Canopy - Fennel

  • Urban Canopy - Parsley

  • Urban Canopy - Basil

  • Urban Canopy - Jalapeños

  • Urban Canopy - Poblanos

  • Mick Klug - Blueberries

  • Mick Klug - Peaches

  • Urban Canopy - Bacon Chard Focaccia

Restock Alert!

  • Giladi’s - Hummus (Classic and Hot Giardiniera)

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

Add-On Item Feature:
Bacon Chard Focaccia

Urban Canopy's own focaccia bread fully cooked and frozen for you to enjoy at your convenience! Cooking instructions: Thaw overnight or cook in 400F oven for 25 mins.

Ingredients:

Focaccia Dough - flour, water, sourdough starter, salt, sugar, olive oil.

Topping - oFarm Chard, Beeler’s Bacon, Bacon fat

*CONTAINS GLUTEN

A Message from oFarm:

" Woof! How ironic we chatted about bathroom accessibility and ours toppled over with some of these strong winds! So harsh but luckily we got it back up and serviced! Phew! On a more fragrant note, this GG has been surprised with finding out how many people are not fans of fennel! Like I'm sorry but....WHAT?? That sweet and then vegetal taste of the fronds, then that slightly bitter and then soon anise-y flavor with the bulb and stalks. Ugh yes, here lies my love letter to fennel! Roast it, sautee it, sweeten it, savor it, any way I'll have it sips my fennel simple syrup sweetened sparkling water

If the fronds aren't up your alley, there's some rainbow chard comin y'alls way. Don't mind the holes, it just means we don't use the icky stuff to kill the buggies that love the rainbow chard too! Trust me, they are still just as delish! Chats in the fields have been about all things from reality tv shows to what albums we've been listening to lately to Monster Jam???? One album this GG has been replaying, and is also enjoyed by the farm sweeties, is Sudan Archives 'THE BPM'. Hope ya listen and enjoy! 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

Wisco Pop (Madison, WI)

Storage Tip - Keep Refrigerated

Bread

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

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

Friday: Challah
FranHer Bakery (Pilsen, 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).

Mushrooms

Wednesday: Lion’s Mane ‍Windy City Mushrooms (Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL)

Thursday: Lion’s Mane ‍Windy City Mushrooms (Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL)

Friday: Shiitake ‍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:

Plums - Seedling Orchard (South Haven, MI)
Storage Tip - Store unripened plums at room temperature to ripen. Place in paper bag to speed up the process but check frequently because they are extremely perishable. You can store them for a couple extra days in the fridge once they are ripe.

Cooking Greens - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL)
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.

Green Beans - Mick Klug Farm (St. Joseph, MI)
Storage Tip - Store unwashed fresh beans in a reusable container or plastic bag in the refrigerator crisper. Use or freeze within about 2 weeks.

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.

Sweet Corn  - Mick Klug Farm (St. Joseph, MI)
Storage Tip - Corn should be stored in the refrigerator and eaten quickly. The sugars that are found in corn kernels turn into starches quickly once they are picked and it happens even faster if they are kept at room temperature. You can keep it in the husk or in a plastic bag in the fridge in order for it to not dry out. Corn should be eaten in 2-3 days.

Zucchini - Wild Coyote(Berrien Springs, MI)
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.

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

Salad Mix - Wild Coyote(Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Repackage in a non-biodegradable plastic bag or container with a towel or paper towel for up to a week.

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 bagfor up to 6 months.

Hakurei Turnips - Garden Gate Farm (Fairbury, 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.

Kohlrabi - Garden Gate Farm (Fairbury, IL)
Storage Tip - Remove greens, keep in a sealed plastic bag in the crisper for up to a week. Keep root or stem dry in a plastic bag in the crisper for up to three 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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Corn Ajo Blanco

Queso with Charred Scallions and Tomatillo

Angel Hair with Grated Zucchini

WHOLE WHEAT DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Plum Galette

Roasted Salsa Verde

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

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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