Fennel

Fennel

This week’s share contains a new offering: fennel! It has a unique history as well as flavor. In ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, people believed it was an aid for digestion, bronchial troubles, poor eyesight, and nervous conditions. The fennel seed is used today...
Wax Beans

Wax Beans

Yellow wax beans are crisp, succulent and firm, with a mellow, grassy, sweet and somewhat nutty flavor.  They are nearly identical to green beans except for the color.  The skin of yellow wax beans is somewhat thinner and more velvety. To store, wrap wax beans in a...
Green Bell Peppers

Green Bell Peppers

Peppers contain high levels of vitamins A, C, and E and most varieties include the minerals iron and potassium.  Refrigerate unwashed in a refrigerator hydrator drawer for 1-2 weeks.   Eating them raw, added to a veggie tray, sliced in a salad, or as part of a...
Pickling Cukes

Pickling Cukes

Sliced into a salad, munched as a quick refreshing snack, made into refrigerator pickles, or processed, pickling cukes offer an endless variety to our meals.  
Broccoli

Broccoli

Broccoli is one of those versatile vegetables that is excellent on a veggie tray, used in salads, or lightly steamed.  A very low calorie vegetable, it contains just 34 calories per 100 grams.  Broccoli is high in vitamins A, C, calcium, potassium, and iron.  It is...