May 19th, 2010 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,

This week we have kohlrabi again from the folks at Taylorganics.  So I decided that it was Kohlrabi festival time.  Check out the website for two different recipes for Kohlrabi and even a very strange video on Kohlrabi courtesy of a fellow basket subscriber.  The video is in the “Community Love” section on the website.  My favorite way of using this wonderful spring vegetable is still cut into cubes and roasted.  Let me know what yours is.

Taylorganics also harvested our beets this week and, yes, the beautiful strawberries.  As some of you might remember, we enjoyed strawberries from the Miles farm in middle Georgia as well as from Woodland Gardens in Athens, Georgia.  Now this week, see how you like strawberries from nearby Ellenwood, Georgia.  Hopefully, we’ll all be lucky enough to do taste tests of strawberries from patches all over Georgia – a job I will not turn down.

For those of you who are new to having a vegetable with roots in your kitchen, this adds an additional level of freshness.  This watercress is from the guys at Neva Farms and will only be harvested when you clip it for your salad or cook it.  I know I have mentioned before, but over 50% of the nutrients in our vegetables are lost 72 hours after harvest.  Think of how many people never access the nourishment that we are enjoying each week.  Below is your list of goodies for this week:

Heirloom Lettuce Head

Bok Choy

Onions

Mixed Kale

Watercress with roots

Beets with tops

Kohlrabi

Strawberries

As a reminder, next week is the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend.  Please remember to let us know if you’re going to be away and if you need special arrangements on your delivery.  And remember, I am always happy to talk food!

Gratefully,
Margie Thorpe