Veggie Box Bounty
Path Valley Farms - June 6 Lineup
by Caitlin Roberts
June 05, 2020
From Katie at Path Valley Farms: We've finally turned a corner, as it warms up! The few hard frosts in May certainly slowed some growing down, but things are looking up from here! We anticipate asparagus for a few more weeks. The frost was very hard on the strawberry plants, so we're unsure if bags/boxes will contain strawberries this year!
Here's the lineup for Saturday 6/6 delivery:
Happy Family Veggie Box
- small bag of mint: Kentucky Colonel Mint is the best variety of spearmint to use for mint juleps, also great for iced tea!
from Katie at Path Valley: I was 21 before I learned that Mint Julep was a common alcoholic drink. My friends' Mom used to make n/a mint juleps every time we were together. She made a concentrate of of orange and lemon juice, sugar, and crushed mint and kept it slushy in the freezer. We drank them year-round, but those with fresh mint were the best. There are strong opinions in this country about whether or not peppermint is a legitimate substitute and it is NOT.
- 1 lb mix greens: ever changing mix of mizuna, tatsoi, red/green kale, red/green mustard, scarlet frills, beet greens, and some sylvetta.
- 2 bunches of Swiss Chard or Italian Dandelion: dandelion is a great bitter green! incorporate into salad or create a bitter dish for your table. read our post about dandelion here!
- 4 cucumbers: cucumbers make the perfect snack or use for smashed cucumber salad!
- 2 ripe red tomatoes: some of the best greenhouse tomatoes we've ever had :)
- 2 zucchini: what about grilling them with some of the green onions?!
- 1 lb of asparagus: store in a jar of water in your fridge for freshest asparagus when you're ready to cook!
- 2 bunches of spring onions, garlic or shallots: aliums make us :) too many for you to garnish and cook with? throw some on the grill or wilt them in your pan to add to your dinner plate!
- 1/4 lb of ramp bulbs: the last hurrah for ramps!
Medium Veggie Box
- small bag of mint: Kentucky Colonel Mint is the best variety of spearmint to use for mint juleps, also great for iced tea!
from Katie at Path Valley: I was 21 before I learned that Mint Julep was a common alcoholic drink. My friends' Mom used to make n/a mint juleps every time we were together. She made a concentrate of of orange and lemon juice, sugar, and crushed mint and kept it slushy in the freezer. We drank them year-round, but those with fresh mint were the best. There are strong opinions in this country about whether or not peppermint is a legitimate substitute and it is NOT.
- 1/2 lb mix greens: ever changing mix of mizuna, tatsoi, red/green kale, red/green mustard, scarlet frills, beet greens, and some sylvetta.
- !not in photo! small bag of pea shoots: these tendrils are great for toast. approximately 2 ounces.
- 1 bunch of Swiss Chard or Italian Dandelion: dandelion is a great bitter green! incorporate into salad or create a bitter dish for your table. read our post about dandelion here!
- 3 cucumbers: cucumbers make the perfect snack or use for smashed cucumber salad!
- 2 ripe red tomatoes: some of the best greenhouse tomatoes we've ever had :)
- !not pictured! a bunch of hakurei turnips: chop them up and add to salad! also great to make a veggie snack plate with the cucumbers and tomaotes. don't forget the salt!
- a bunch of asparagus: store in a jar of water in your fridge for freshest asparagus when you're ready to cook! approximately 3/4 lb.
- 2 bunches of spring onions, garlic or shallots: aliums make us :) too many for you to garnish and cook with? throw some on the grill or wilt them in your pan to add to your dinner plate!
Small Veggie Bag
- 1/2 lb mix greens: ever changing mix of mizuna, tatsoi, red/green kale, red/green mustard, scarlet frills, beet greens, and some sylvetta. heavy on the pea shoots this week!
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1 bunch asparagus: store in a jar of water in your fridge for freshest asparagus when you're ready to cook! approximately 1/2 lb.
- 2 mini romaine lettuce heads: great for personal bo ssam! or tear apart for lettuce cups to hold any type of protein!
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1 pint cherry tomatoes: the tastiest greenhouse tomatoes we've ever had.
- 2 cucumbers: also greenhouse grown! we love making smashed cucumber salad!
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