Whew-wee! The time for swimming holes and ice cream cones is here! Our heat-loving plants- peppers, cucumbers, and tomatoes are having a ball, growing inches taller over night it seems! We're grateful for the days with cloud cover when little transplants can gently acclimate to their new homes in the fields. Did you know that we'll plant crops like Arugula, lettuce and scallions in succession up to __ times throughout the season?
Introducing: Leo! He's joining us from ___, VT where he just graduated from ___ High! Congrats Leo! This August after he wraps up his time at the farm, he'll road trip out to ____ with his grandfather. In addition to farming and road-tripping, Leo enjoys ______.
Tips and Tricks
Cultivate Creative Culinary Confidence!: Recipes are very useful guides that help us learn new cuisines and cooking techniques, and can expand our palates and dinner repertoires. And, learning to cook without them can be a playful, spontaneous, and empowering process. We are certainly in support of using recipes and we want to encourage you to explore your capacity for creative cooking! Once you have a sense of the basics for a particular type of dish, the possibilities are infinite! Check out these examples of Mark Bittman's customizable soups and Buddha Bowl Basics for inspiration! Have fun!
Prioritization for Freshness Optimization: Cook your leafy greens and fresh herbs at the first opportunity. This way they’re not wilting in your fridge or taking up a lot of room. This also makes them immediately available to consume for an easy, healthful lunch or dinner. Root vegetables have a much longer shelf life, so store them away for later use.
Only Wash what you plan to Immediately Use: Everything coming from our farm will be washed and well-cleaned. Washing it before use will only add unnecessary moisture that will cause produce to lose crispness and get soggy faster. Preserve freshness by washing just the vegetables you need for a particular meal prior to cooking.
Seasonal Recipes
No-Recipe Asparagus salad (courtesy of our lovely Kraut Kitchen Manager: Cindy Ross): grilled or sautéed asparagus pieces + oil + fresh herbs + cherry tomatoes + kraut = YUM!
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