It sure does feel like July! It seems like we're spending 75% of our time harvesting. Strawberries are done - what a quick season! We're busy picking peas peas peas and even went through our first planting of green peas. The sugar snap peas this week have a few snow peas mixed in. They are both edible pod peas.
Shelling peas are available this week, too! They are incredibly sweet. Shelling peas is a meditative, enjoyable task. To shell the peas, remove the stem end of the pod, peel the stringy fiber from the seam, pry the pod open, and run your thumb along the interior to detach the peas. (You can save the pods and use them to flavor broth.)
Peas don’t have much of a shelf life, so I don’t recommend storing them —in their pods or shelled—for very long. Store pods in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator and use them within a couple of days. Once they’re shelled, the best way to store peas is to freeze them. First blanch them for a minute or two in boiling salted water and then shock them in an ice-water bath until cool, to help maintain their bright color. Drain and freeze them in zip-top bags. They will keep for five to six months.
Your Farmers,
Craig & Lauren
