Old friends and new favorites

In addition to the familiar salad superstars like lettuce, spinach, and salad mix, some new crops are coming in this week, including one of my all-time favorites, hakureis. These small, white Japanese root veggies look sort of like golf balls, but also have lush green tops--and both parts are edible! The white, round roots are slightly sweet, slightly spicy, and

Freshly picked hakurei bunches--don't worry
we'll clean them up for you!

very juicy and crunchy. Although I usually intend on using them raw in a salad, I almost always end up eating them all as I'm slicing them. They are also delicious when roasted, but with the hot weather predicted this week, I don't think I want to turn on my oven. Hakurei tops are mild and perfect for adding to a sauté (maybe with mizuna and chard or kale) with garlic, olive oil, and a little salt. 

Also ready this week are some new herbs for Pick Your Own, a choice of cilantro or oregano. The oregano is just about to flower, which means it is at its peak flavor. If you choose oregano but don't think you can use it all this week, you can dry it easily. The cilantro was one of the very first things I seeded in April and it has been growing very sloooowly during the cool weather this spring. It's finally big enough to harvest, though (and might even double in size this week during the hot weather)!

Casey with a huge head of lettuce!

In your share this week: 2 heads of lettuce,1 bunch hakureis, a choice of chard or kale, salad mix, mizuna, spinach, a greenhouse cucumber, a potted herb for your garden or kitchen window sill, and PYO cilantro or oregano. 

Reminders for the week: don't forget your reusable grocery bags on your pickup day and don't forget we have yoga on the farm this Saturday at 4pm, taught by CSA member and yoga teacher Maureen St. Croix and followed by a BYO picnic! Class is free for CSA/Trustees members and sliding scale donation (to benefit our Food Access Fund) for other friends and yoga buddies. All are welcome!

Enjoy your veggies this week!