Spring Season - Week 10

The last week for our spring season.  Thank you to everyone who participated - we hope you enjoyed it!

1. A bunch of kale or collards
2. A bunch of green onions
3. A bag of yukina savoy
4. A bunch of parsley - taboulaah time again
5. A large bunch of cilantro
6. A bag of lettuce
7. A few smallish beets.  The greens are large and will be great!
8. A bag of nettles - these are very good for you.  They have stingers on them but after you cook them, they're fine.  The stinging increases blood flow but if you don't want to experience this, wear gloves during preparation.  Dave made an excellent nettles soup.
9. A bag of spinach
10. Optional turnips
11. Rosemary, thyme, oregano and tarragon

Spring Season - Week 9

1. A bag of spinach
2. A bunch of turnips
3. Kale or collards
4. Lettuce
5. Beet thinnings - don't forget, the greens are really tasty sauteed
6. A bag of yukina savoy - very tasty fresh or sauteed
7. A large bunch of cilantro
8. A large bunch of parsley - try making taboulaah
9. Optional:  leeks, radishes, oregano, thyme, chives

Spring Season - Week 8

• A bag of spinach
• A bag of lettuce
• A nice bunch of kale or collards
• A large bunch of mustard
• A large bunch of arugula
• A nice bunch of turnips
• A large bunch of radishes
• A large bag of choi
• Herbs as available

May 4 - Spring Season Week 7

It's May already!  Today's box is full and here's what you'll receive:

1. A bag of Yukina Savoy - this is very tasty fresh.  It looks like spinach but is actually closer to tat soi.
2. Lettuce - a large bag full
3. A bunch of swiss chard
4. A bunch of kale
5. A bunch of mustard
6. A bunch of green onions (which are purple) or leeks - re. the onions, you can eat the entire onion.  Both leeks and onions are very tasty sauteed.
7. A nice bunch of radishes

On the table you'll find:

1. A bunch of broccoli raab.  This is tasty and the blooms are edible.
2. A bunch of parsley
3. A bunch of cilantro
4. A bunch of edible flowers, including arugula and brassica blooms.  Place these on your table as an edible centerpiece.  The arugula blooms are especially tasty and kind of nutty.

Week 6 - Spring Season

This week's box contained the following:

1. A bag of lettuce - this contains chick weed which is edible and quite nutritious. 
2. A bag of spinach
3. A large bag of green choi
4. A bag of red choi
5. A bunch of either collards or kale
6. Your choice of a bunch of mustard or a bunch of broccoli raab
7. A bunch of turnips
8. A bunch of radishes

Herbs include parsley, cilantro and a nice bunch of chives

Enjoy and keep thinking about drier weather.

Week 5 - Spring Season

Hi all -
Last week's weather was so favorable for planting that I didn't get around to posting about the box contents.  Here's this week's list:

1. A bunch of radishes - combination of Cherry Belle, Shunkyo (semi-long) and Hailstone.
2. A bunch of turnips - these are Hakurei.  They're a smaller turnip which grows quickly and is sweet.  Try them raw with a little salt.  Nathan eats them like an apple and can't get enough of them.  They're also good to add to stir frys - kind of like a water chestnut.
3. Arugula - red band
4. Spinach - bag
5. Swiss Chard - blue band
6. A large bunch of Kale - green band.  This includes some large stems.  If you saute them first for a while (add some water to steam) then add the leaves, the stems will soften and are tasty.  Some are too woody to eat but most are great.
7. Lettuce - leaf lettuce in a bag
8. Choi - some of this includes flowers - cut them and put them in a vase or eat them.  They're tasty and pretty.  You can sprinkle them into a salad for a nice burst of color.

Optional items will include parsley, thyme and sage.

April 6 - Spring Season Week 3

More tasty spring greens!

The box contains the following:

1. A bag of leaf lettuce
2. A bag of spinach
3. A large bunch of kale - either Lacinato, Red Russian or Siberian.  The Lacinato is darker green and smaller-leaved.  It takes a bit more time to cook than the other two varieties.
4. A bag of mache a/k/a corn salad - sprinkle this on your salad
5. A large bunch of chard
6. A bunch of radishes.  These are small but they're starting to bolt.  Saute the greens.  If there's a radish, enjoy it.  They were planted at the end of October and never sized up.  We should have "real" radishes in one to two weeks.
7. A bag of Asian greens
8. A bunch of mustard

On the table you'll find the options of thyme, parsley, sage, a little arugula and extra mustard.

Enjoy!