Welcome to Week 2 of the CSA season! **A quick note for those who ordered mushrooms this week: If you purchased the mushroom add-on for Week 2, your mushrooms will be delivered to your selected pickup location alongside your CSA share. Please note that the mushrooms...
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Radishes
A welcome addition to our salads of early spring greens, radishes offer us a splash of color and zest. Although the radish root is 94 percent water and of modest nutritional value, it does provide a small amount of minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium,...
Bok Choy
An excellent source of vitamins A, B-complex, C, and some minerals, bok choy is also extremely high in calcium. The growing season of bok choy is limited to the cooler weather of spring and fall. A traditional stir-fry vegetable from China, bok choy is rapidly...
Kale
The oldest member of the cabbage family, kale is among the earliest cultivated and was a favorite vegetable in ancient Rome. It is a powerhouse vegetable, very rich in vitamins A, C, and the mineral calcium. It is also high in the B vitamins. Kale is the highest in...
Rhubarb
One of the first offerings of the spring garden, rhubarb gives us its own unique taste and texture. High in vitamins A and C and a variety of minerals, especially calcium, it is also believed to be a digestive aid and a blood purifier. Its tartness increases with...
Strawberries
Who can resist a fresh sweet strawberry, ripe from the patch? Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C and are rich in the B-complex vitamins. They also contain significant amounts of vitamins A and E, and the minerals potassium, manganese, fluorine,...
Zucchini
Zucchini is one of the many varieties of summer squash. It is excellent in replacing lost fluids on hot summer days as it is approximately 94 percent water. Low in calories and a great source of vitamins A, C, potassium and calcium, zucchini is easily digested and...