beets and cucumbers
Hello from the fields!
I am happy to have peas for you this week. They rebounded after the heat wave to make some lovely sweet peas. In case you are unfamiliar with sugar snap and snow peas, you eat the whole pod. They are wonderful on their own as a snack, in a salad or a stir fry lightly cooked. We also have beets this week from the greenhouse. Ok, they are still on the small side, but they are delicious and the beet tops are a wonderful extra cooking green for you. This is also basil pot week!
Basil just tastes so good on appetizers, salads, pastas…and makes a fantastic pesto. This year’s plants are very large already, so just chop off those leaves as needed and don’t forget to give them a little water every day so they can keep growing. Please note, basil does not like to be cold and will turn black. Just keep it on your counter by a window in the pot and snip off leaves as needed.
*Tip, most herbs like to be kept with their stems in water in a small jar in your fridge, with a bag over the top to retain their moisture.
lemon balm
Now for your farm share boxes:
Half Shares
- 1lb asparagus
- 1lb asparagus
- 1lbs rhuabarb
- 1lbs rutabaga
- 1 bunch spinach or swiss chard
- 1 head romaine lettuce
- bunch beets
- basil pot
- bunch green kale
- sugar snap or snow peas
Whole Shares
same as above with:
- bunch green onions
- bunch radish
- baby bokchoy
- turnip greens or arugula
- bunch parsley
Fruit Shares
- 3lbs gala appples
- 1lbs kiwi
- 3 mangos
- 5 oranges
- 1/2 pint blueberries
Hope you enjoy your spring treats!
This weeks recipe is a Beet and Rutabaga Borscht.
I think I’ll pair this with a lovely lettuce wrap or a grilled cheese sandwich since my boys love those so much.
If you have a recipe you’d really like to share please don’t hesitate to post it to our facebook page and I will try and feature it in our blog-as well as pictures from any recipes and meals you make.
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