In your box: --Basil --Beet greens --Broccoli --Cabbage ('Caraflex' green) --Cucumbers --Kohlrabi --Salad Mix --Scallions --Summer squash As your dedicated purveyor of fine vegetables and ways to put them to good use, I'm always on the lookout for new ways to use veggies in the kitchen. So I was delighted to receive an e-mail from … Continue reading Week 5 Newsletter
Week 4 Newsletter
In your box: --Cabbage (red or green) --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce (“Grandpa Admire”) --Salad Mix --Scallions --Spinach --Summer squash --Turnips Our highlight this week is the first of our cabbage. I've never been a reliable cabbage grower, and as a result I grow three kinds of spring cabbage with the hope that one or … Continue reading Week 4 Newsletter
Week 3 Newsletter
In your box: --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce (“Grandpa Admire”) --Komatsuna --Salad Mix --Scallions --Spinach --Strawberries --Turnips Our head lettuce this week is one my favorite varieties, an heirloom named “Grandpa Admire.” I had always figured it was named after an especially admirable grandfather, but in fact it was named for a Civil War veteran named … Continue reading Week 3 Newsletter
Week 2 Newsletter
In your box: --Bok Choy --Chard --Garlic Scapes --Head lettuce, “Red Romaine” --Radishes --Salad Mix --Scallions (full shares) --Spinach --Strawberries As we move along in the growing season, we've been blessed with a great stretch of weather. Past Junes have been marked with flooding and the resulting plagues of mosquitoes, but this year we're enjoying … Continue reading Week 2 Newsletter