Week of October 20th

PUGET SOUND FARM BOX
half shares + base shares + large shares

Green Curly Kale - Boldly Grown Farm, Bow, WA - With its ruffled leaves and rich flavor, this sturdy kale is great sautéed, tossed into soups, or massaged into a hearty salad.

Green Bell Peppers - Boldly Grown Farm, Bow, WA - Less ripe and milder than the red bell pepper, these are crisp, bitter, sweet, and slightly grassy.

Butternut Squash - Farias Farm, Burlington, WA - Butternut squash is sweet and nutty, similar to a pumpkin. Easy to peel, try it roasted in a winter salad or blended into a soup.

Celery - Hedlin Farm, La Conner, WA - Most commonly used in salads, cooked in soups and stews, or juiced, this mild and crisp veggie can do it all!

Parsley - Hedlin Farm, La Conner, WA - Great flavor and pleasant texture, sweeter and less stringy than the curly stuff! Try making a chimicurri, tabbouleh, or use as a garnish on just about any dish.

Leeks - Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mount Vernon, WA - A milder cousin of onion and garlic, leeks add a sweet, oniony flavor that give depth to any meal. Use them anywhere you’d use alliums, or try them on their own! Save the dark leafy tops for use in homemade stock.

Parsnips - Spring Time Farm, Everson, WA - Sweet and earthy, parsnips are like a cozy cousin to carrots—try them roasted, mashed, or in soups.

Kohlrabi - The Crows Farm, Mount Vernon, WA - With a flavor somewhere between radish and broccoli, this quirky-looking veggie has a mild, slightly sweet crunch that’s great raw in slaws or roasted until caramelized.

PNW FRUIT SHARE

Quince - Hima Farms, Maltby, WA - Quince is similar in appearance to a pear, but when ripe, it is hard, tart, and astringent. This is a useful page on how to use them. Try them poached for a sweet cinnamon-y fall dessert, or use in savory meals!

Cosmic Crisp Apples - Bellewood Farms, Lynden, WA - A mix between Honeycrisp and Enterprise, Cosmic Crisp is simply a win of an apple! It has great texture, flavor, sweetness, and juciness; is disease resistant; and the trees bear fruit annually (opposed to alternate years, as with Honeycrisps).