Hello! Welcome to week 4! Several reminders:
Flower Shares begin this week! Please be sure to pick up your bouquet if you have ordered one. If you are not a flower share member, we will also have a la carte bouquets available. You can add these in the "extras" part of your order.
On the farm side, we have started planting for the fall and winter! I'm looking forward to all of that cauliflower and radicchio this fall! After a couple wet weeks, we are definitely battling the weeds, but are making some good progress. We also are pleased to welcome a new member to our farm crew to help us through the summer! A big, grateful welcome to Katherine who is transitioning from her position at Harvest Pierce County's gleaning program and will help us get through harvest season.
One of the ephemeral spring veggies we have available this week is celtuce, or Chinese stem lettuce. Imagine a tasty combination of water chestnuts and romaine! To prepare this veggie, Peel the stalk until it is somewhat translucent, slice into coins, and stir fry with anything else you would like. We cook it with garlic, scallions, and mushrooms. It should still be a little crunchy when done. For more about this veggie, check out this page from Stone Barns.
