It’s the last 2 days of May and into June, and we’re finally noticing that summer can’t be too far away. This morning we were graced by 2 red tailed hawks, a couple geese heading north and a Great Blue Heron heading toward the Sandy river. Also, the dew on the grass was gone by 9am!
In Your Share This Week
Longstanding Bloomsdale Spinach – Our first try with transplanting spinach, put in the ground on April 27th. It’s bigger than the direct seeded crop that went in on 4/4 & 4/19! Looks like we’ll be doing a lot more transplanting next year! This variety is a delicious old heirloom; chefs ask for it by name.
Red Russian Kale & Mild Mustard Mix – These are thinnings from our new direct seeded kale, mixed with an mix of very mild Asian greens. Tender enough for salads, or use as braising/stir fry greens.
Sylvetta Arugula – More arugula! Last week’s was a little stemmier than it should have been; feel free to pick off the stems. If you didn’t try the recipe from last week – do it! Or make arugula pesto – fantastic.
Green Garlic – Use just like scallions or green onions, except look forward to a lovely garlicky flavor. They’re fun and delicious raw in salads, or can be added at the very tail end of soups or a stir fry.
Sugar Anne & Cascadia Pea Greens – They’re starting to flower (!!), so this is probably the last week.
D’Avignon & Zlata Radishes – . ‘Radish’ is from the Latin word radix, meaning ‘root.’ Try raw grated or sliced thin in salads, or cook briefly in stir fry or in soup. Be sure to use the greens as well, they have way more vitamins & minerals than the roots! I think they’re best steamed or stir fried; add to your mustard mix.
Sage – I just learned that both the leaf and the flower are edible. Both are great with potatoes, white beans, most Mediterranean & especially Italian dishes. Very potent herb, so use sparingly. Make Sage Flower Butter by mixing butter, flowers and some leaf in a processor with some lemon juice. Freeze into logs for later use. And to think I used to cut the flowers back only to compost them!
