Back next week with CSA News & Updates, enjoy week 10! by Reverend Max Coots Let us give thanks for a bounty of people: For children who are our second planting, and though they grow like weeds and the wind too soon blows them away, may they forgive us our...
Named after the California city where it was first grown, the Anaheim pepper is a versatile and mildly spicy chili pepper that's prized for its rich flavor. It is a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum and typically green when harvested but can ripen to a vibrant...
This variety of winter squash is large, oval and yellow, and looks similar to a melon. It is unique among squash because when cooked, its yellowish flesh separates into long strands that resemble pasta. Spaghetti squash provides vitamins A and C and some of the B...
For those of you who love stir fry, pak choi (also spelled bok choy or bok choi) is the perfect addition to your recipes. It adds a certain crispy texture. High in vitamins A and C, one cup of pak choi provides more than 100% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)...
Sweet red bell peppers are a rich source of vitamin C. They also offer us a significant amount of vitamin A and adequate levels of essential minerals such as iron, copper, zinc, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and selenium. Store red bell peppers in the refrigerator...
Poblano peppers are mild chili peppers that originated in the state of Puebla, Mexico. When dried, they are called ancho or ancho chile, from the Spanish word for "wide" (chile ancho-"wide chile"). As the poblano ripens and changes to red in color, it becomes...
Believed to have originated in India or Burma, eggplant became popular in many Arab countries and Northern Africa around 900 A.D. When it was first introduced in Europe around the 15th century, it was cultivated only as an ornamental curiosity, because it was...
