Summer is for salads! And here’s a few to try with ingredients from your box: the Farmer’s favorite broccoli salad, and a refreshing summer slaw. The former is almost a main dish on it’s own, also sturdy and packable for picnics and festivals. The second is an easy side for protein of your choice. Enjoy!

Been noticing empty shelves at the grocery store?  Read on to learn the reason why, and the impacts of the shortages on eaters and small farmers.

From the Real Organic Project

Anyone remember how hard it used to be to find recipies back in the day of the library card catalog? And way before cell phones, I confess to quietly ripping recipes out of magazines at the dentist’s office (shhh!). Point being, it’s a good time to be a home cook with so many resources available for ideas and inspiration.

These kohlrabi recipes from The Spruce Eats cover everything from slaws to fritters and soup. When cruising for recipes, I’m always looking for simple preparations, with pantry staples, that highlight the flavor of the food. Will be trying the slaw for sure!

Pac Choi or Bok Choy? Same thing, it turns out, with the latter being the American version. This green lends itself to Asian flavors, and we have two options to try.

We love this fast, simple dish as a side to protein of your choice, with garlic, ginger, soy sauce and sesame oil.

By pairing with noodles, a similar preparation (plus a little spice), can become your main course.

Months of planning, planting, watering and weeding go into this moment – first CSA boxes go out this week!

As seasonal eaters, we lean into soups and stews, braising and roasting to get us through the winter. Come spring, we are craving something fresh. 

So a seasonal milestone for us is The Salad, which returning CSA customers are familiar with, but since over 1/2 of you are new, bears repeating.

First boxes have a great assortment of greens, perfect for diving in! We make this at least once a week; it changes based on what’s in season, and never gets old.

The Salad

Dressing (serves 2-3):

1/4 cup peanut oil
2 tsp dark sesame oil
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp mirin
2 Tbsp lime juice

Gather a bunch of salad greens: lettuces, spinach, mustard, Tatsoi, Pac Choi, turnip and radish greens, etc.

Tear a healthy amount and toss with a few Tbsps of the dressing.

Make a base of dressed greens on your plate.

Top with a handful of cooked soba noodles.

Layer chopped radish, turnip, snap peas, asparagus, or crunchy goodness of your choice.

Garnish with cooked chicken, pork, steak, fish, egg or vegan protein (leftovers from weekend grilling!).

Dust with a healthy amount of chopped herbs: chives, basil, mint, cilantro, etc. Chopped nuts or seeds are welcome. Chive or borage flowers a decorative plus.

Spoon more dressing on top. Take a picture.

Enjoy!

Saturday will be the last scheduled day of our annual plant sale.  Drop by between 9am and 2pm for a wide selection of winter and summer squash, cucumbers, peppers and eggplant.  We also still have Roma and slicing tomatoes, basil, parsley, lettuce and a few other spring veggies.

While you are here you can also pick up farm fresh eggs. $8/dozen if you bring an empty carton, $9 if you don’t.

Cash or check only.

Any plants that remain after Saturday can be purchased by arrangement by calling or texting us at 360-338-8654.

Our plant sale continues this Saturday and Sunday, 9qm-2pm.  Next Saturday May 17 will be our last scheduled day of the season, as we turn our focus to beginning our CSA season.

New this week are Asian eggpant and cucumbers.  We also still have a great selection of winter and summer squash, hot and sweet peppers, slicing and Roma tomatoes, herbs, lettuce and assorted Spring vegetables.

In addition, we have fresh, pastured eggs. $8/dozen if you bring an empty carton, $9/dozen without a carton.

Cash or check only.

Our annual plant sale continues Saturday and Sunday, 9am-2pm. This week sees the debut of zucchini, pumpkins, winter and summer squash.  We still have a good selection of herbs, spring vegetables and greens.  And all tomatoes and peppers are now only $5!  Cucumbers start next week.

Cash or check accepted.  See you at the farm!

No new plant varieties to introduce this week, but we still have a great selection of brassicas, spring greens, herbs, tomatoes and peppers.  Coming soon: eggplant, cucumbers, winter squash, pumpkins, summer squash and zucchini.

Open Saturday and Sunday, 9am-2pm.  Cash or checks accepted.

With all of the craziness happening these days, wouldn’t it be nice to spend a summer weekend on an urban farm, surrounded by wonderful people, listening to amazing music and shaking your tailfeathers?

Early Bird ticket prices for a weekend pass to the 5^th annual FarmFest, our solar-powered celebration of music and community, ends on May 1.   If you have not yet got your ticket, or if you have friends who not yet jumped in, now is the time!  Ticket prices increase May 2.

Tickets and information available below. Spread the word!