Full Moon farm after the high winds...

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

We have several new folks joining us this week for our baskets. I hope you enjoy your collards. I had such a delicious breakfast everyday last week with some sort of quick sautéed greens and scrambled local eggs. Such a great start to the day! This week you also have arugula with roots grown by Neva Farm. You can put the roots in a cup and stick it open in the fridge or keep it in the bag but don’t leave it too long in the crisper. This plant is still live and it tastes so great to enjoy live greens. Neva also grew the beautiful lettuce you have this week.

Woodland Gardens grew us the fresh pea shoots in a bag. These are the very small green leaves. They are so sweet just like a pea and can be eaten in salad or delicately cooked. Leave these in a pan less time than baby spinach if you choose to cook them. They wilt quickly. I like adding them to my plate raw and putting a hot cooked item over them. It cooks them just enough.  Below is your list of goodies:

Carrots

Pea shoots

Collards

Arugula with roots

Mixed baby lettuce

Tangerines

Grape tomatoes

Flat leaf parsley

I will be leaving tomorrow for our annual Georgia Organics conference where I am hoping to strengthen our relationships with our current farmers and invite more to grow for us. I will spend some time with the chefs at Farm 255 and see if they have tips for our recipe list as the crops come in for spring. I am hoping to taste a variety of ways to use Alice and Tim Mills’ grits on Saturday, too. Feel free to email us or check in on our facebook site, as we are always looking for your notes. Until next week, remember I am always happy to TALK FOOD!