Greetings from the farm!
After a challenging week where we ran short of many items, it`s been smoother sailing this week. The zucchini crop I have been staring down is now ready, and of course, much more is to come. Zucchini is a beautifully versatile vegetable. The carrots are the size of my fingers now, and shouldn`t be too much longer. The strawberries are sadly, slowing down, but it looks like there will be a lot of black currants next week.
After some positive feedback where I heard that these little charts are helpful, I thought I`d help you identify, prepare and store your veggies. Please enjoy the chart below. I will try to update the blog with some pictures and a recipe over the next couple days. Thanks for helping us do what we love to do. We hope you are on a veggie adventure with our farm share boxes!
Week 6 Veggie Profile
| What is It? | Describe It | How Do I Prepare It? | How Do I Store It? |
| Half Shares | |||
| Romaine Lettuce | Dark green lettuce with crunchy heart | Salads, on sandwiches | In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow |
| Green Swiss Chard | Large-leafed leafy green with stalks of white | Use in Pastas, stir fries, as pizza topping or even in salad | In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow |
| Red Leaf Lettuce | Deep red, soft lettuce | Salads, on sandwiches | In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow |
| Sugar Snap Peas | Pint of round pods o peas | Eat the whole pod in stir fries, salads or with veggies and dip | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator, cut off tops, wash and bag to keep moist |
| Snow Peas (or extra sugar snaps) | Pint of flat pods of peas | Eat the whole pod in stir fries, salads | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator, cut off tops, wash and bag to keep moist |
| Flat-leaf Parsley | Dark green herb bunch | Add flavour to salads like tabbouleh, make parsley pesto, use as garnish | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator |
| Chinese Cabbage | Oval-shaped cabbage with white stalks and green, frilly leaves | Perfect in noodle soups or in stir fries or salads. Very tasty sautéed with bacon | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator |
| Cucumber | Dark green long, round fruit with small ridges on skin | Best raw in veggies and dip, excellent in salads | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator |
| Red Beets (bunched) | Purple round root vegetable with green and red leafy tops | Best roasted on its own or in salads. Great with feta or goat cheese or made as chips. Use leaves in salad or with other cooked greens | Remove roots from leaves, store roots In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in bag, and store leaves in a bag with airflow |
| Zucchini | Dark green long, round veggie with smooth skin and thicker stem | Very versatile in stir fries, pastas, raw as zucchini noodles, stuffed zucchini, great in zucchini breads and in taco meat mix | In the crisper drawer of the refrigerator |
| Whole Shares | |||
| Black currants | Purplish black tart berry in clamshell | Cook with sugar for a jam or sauce, use in muffins or add to salads or smoothies | In your refrigerator |
| Strawberries | Red berry with seeds on the outside in pint | Eat as they are, dip in chocolate, add to cereal, smoothies, or salads | In your refrigerator. Eat quickly as they spoil rapidly. |
| Endive
or
Chinese Broccoli |
Green, lettuce-like head with jagged edges
Flowery broccoli |
Try in Caesar salad or as a spicy raw green or try cooking
Great in stir fries, steamed or sautéed as a side |
In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow
In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator |
| Baby Bok choy | Leafy green with crisp, white stalks | Perfect for stir fries and salads, and great in soups | In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow |
| Green Onions | Green topped bunched onions | Sautee with other veggies, chop and add to any savory dish | As is in the crisper drawer |
| Green Kale | Leafy green with bluish frilly leaves in a bunch | Enjoy raw in salad, add to smoothies or chop and wilt | In the crisper drawer of your refrigerator, in a Ziploc with airflow |