Doorstep Harvest Newsletter 3-23-2013
All produce this week is organically grown in my winter high tunnel.
Carrot: Obviously great eaten whole, or grated into salad. (Wiki-fact: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that world production of carrots and turnips (these plants are combined by the FAO for reporting purposes) for calendar year 2011 was almost 35.658 million tonnes. Almost half were grown in China.)
Braising mix: mostly mustard and dinosaur kale this week, but it also contains some tatsoi as well. Just stir-fry them. One tablespoon of Mirin, added near the end, adds to the flavor. Adding sesame seeds also makes it taste great to me.
Salad mix: the variety I am using is a red salad bowl, which is cold hardy.
Spinach: (Wiki-fact: Polyglutamyl folate (vitamin B9 or folic acid) is a vital constituent of cells, and spinach is a good source of folic acid. Boiling spinach can more than halve the level of folate left in the spinach, but microwaving does not affect folate content. Vitamin B9 was first isolated from spinach in 1941.)
Sprouts: lentils, just add to salads.
Herbs: oregano, thyme, cilantro, and “bunching onion” greens… When chopped, it garnishes soups, especially miso soup, or add to salads.