The crew has a whole lot to be proud of this week! Mia, Kelly and Claire set the harvest in motion this morning, bundling up the first round of Red Radishes and Red Scallions (which can be used like green onions). We’ll have another round of those AMAZING Organic Red Sweet Cherries for you all this week too! It is the least we can do to offset all of the green stuff that has been coming on strong this month.
Read moreWild Hare Weekly, Summer #3/18: Escarole, Chard, Sweet Cherries & Serious Romaine →
The crew is gearing up to harvest Farmer Mark’s favorite thing to grow AND his self-professed favorite vegetable. If you haven’t noticed, Mark loves growing lettuce in a BIG way, and the Romaine Lettuce we’re gearing up to harvest is no exception. Whether you’re feeling inspired or intimidated by the influx of lovely lettuce into your life (or both), be sure to scroll down for some recipes to enjoy in salads, sandwiches, wraps and more!
Yes, the Green Family is serious about their greens. And, if he’s picking favorites for mealtime, Mark would choose Escarole every time. (He’s actually cooking it as I type…ha!). Not to be confused with escargot, Escarole is a very mild Italian green looks a lot like lettuce and can be eaten raw in a salad; however, it truly shines when wilted down with a broth or soup, served with its right hand ingredient—white beans. Escarole does best for us when the temps are on the cooler side of Summer. It tends to struggle in the heat a bit, much like Chard, which we’re also harvesting as an option for the CSA this week. We grow two varieties, Rainbow Swiss and a slender stemmed Italian variety. Sweet and earthy, both varieties of Chard are beet and spinach adjacent in flavor and family. So, you’ve got some options to play with this week as we approach the height of Summer. We’ll have Sweet Red Cherries from Okanogan, as well as a little pick of Snap Peas and Broccoli to go along with it this week too.
Read moreWild Hare Weekly, Summer #2/18: Snack Time! Sugar Snap Peas, Kohlrabi & Sweet Cherries →
When you grow and sell fruits and vegetables for a living, nothing feels as good as telling people that they only have to cook if they actually feel like it on a hot June day. Snacking on the first Sweet Red Cherries of the season, munching on Sugar Snap Peas and crunching on slices of summer Kohlrabi is about the best thing we could ask for on these long hot days leading up to the Solstice. Throw in some lovely heads of lettuce from our fields and way cool onions that successfully overwintered, and we’re looking at some good stuff for you all this week. Some of these vegetables might be new (and/or exciting to see after a loooong winter). So, read on if you could use a quick primer/refresher:
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