Here’s what’s expected in our Spring week 7 shares:
(Shares may vary slightly depending on field/garden conditions)
Full Share: Carrots (double portion), Swiss chard, Rosemary, Cabbage (double portion), Broccoli or cauliflower, Radishes, Onion, Kale, Mizuna, Turnips, Beet greens, Squash, Amaranth leaves, Bok choy or Fennel, Edible flowers, Beans or Blackberries
Half Share: Carrots, Swiss chard, Rosemary, Cabbage, Broccoli or Cauliflower, Radishes, Edible flowers, Onion, Kale, Squash or Turnips
Blessing Falls Spring CSA – Week 7 Full Share. (clockwise from top left) Carrots, turnips, cabbage, Bok choy, amaranth leaves, chard, onion, blackberries, Portuguese kale, cauliflower, beets, squash, Rosemary, kale, Chinese cabbage, radishes
Recipes
This week you will receive some edible flowers in your share! We hope you enjoy adding them to your dishes. You may receive cosmos, zinnias and/or cilantro flowers.
Here’s a great blog post by another farm that we really enjoyed reading! They have posted 10 unique recipes that include zinnias!
Another recipe you’ll love is Chopped Salad using many of the varieties we’re harvesting recently. Here’s a salad we made for Mother’s Day last Sunday. Simply chop, dice, and mince the following into a large bowl and enjoy. Optionally serve with ranch dressing.
Blessing Falls Spring Garden Chopped Salad
1 cup Cabbage – chopped
1 cup Beet Greens – chopped
1/2 cup Broccoli – chopped
1/2 cup Cauliflower – chopped
1/2 cup Carrots – diced
1/2 cup Cucumber – diced
1/2 cup Avocado – diced
1/4 cup Dill – minced
1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
try adding other varieties from this week’s share: squash, radish, chard, etc.