Also known as "pac choi", bok choy has a light, sweet flavor, crisp texture and high nutritional value. It is very flexible to cook with. Boiling, steaming, and stir-frying are just a few of the many possibilities. (LOCAL)
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From pesto to spaghetti sauce to dessert treats, basil runs the gamut in the kitchen. It is the ultimate complement to tomatoes, and also pairs beautifully with onions, garlic and olives. (LOCAL)
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Just beets, sold by "each." (LOCAL)
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Freshly harvested from Sacred Seed's organic vegetable farm.
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This is a type of butterhead lettuce, with soft, tender leaves. It's terrific in salads and sandwiches, or the leaves can be used as a bed for other dishes. (LOCAL)
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This box contains the recipe and all of the ingredients you need (except olive oil) to make Raab & Italian Sausage. (Raab is NOT LOCAL)
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Long burpless cukes, grown on-farm at Early Bird.
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Fresh local carrots in bunches of 6-8.
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All the ingredients you need for delicious and very simple cauliflower soup. (Cauliflower is NON-LOCAL)
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Fingerling potatoes are firm potatoes that work well roasted and in salads. This variety, LaRatte, is supposed to be particularly versatile.
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Early Bird grows more than 20 varieties of corn with new ones coming in each week: some sweet, some golden, all declicious.
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Fresh, assorted herb packet will include at least three herbs including: thyme, sage, cilantro, tarragon, basil, parsley, rosemary, garlic or mint.
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Freshly picked parsley for cooking with just about anything!
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This box is crammed full of local fruit this time of year. We may supplement with some non-local items, that will be rare until September!
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An overflowing half bushel box of fresh fruit and veggies almost completely from local farms. From July to October nearly all ingredients will be local.
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Delicious home-grown garlic. We have lots of repeat customers for this garlic because of its great flavor.
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While it's a great ingredient in many vegetable dishes, it really shines all by itself on the grill or in a spicy eggplant recipe.
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Olives make a great match to pasta and goat cheese, topping for pizza, or table companion to a crusty bread. (NOT LOCAL)
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One bunch of locally grown kale.
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Two pounds (or slightly more) of leeks.
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The first pears of the year! They're firm and will need a few days outside of the fridge to soften up.
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We supply the potatoes, bread (for bread crumbs), eggs, parmesan and recipe for these two recipes. You'll need vegetable oil for frying and white flour for the crouquettes.
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Mix of early apples from Grisamore Farms in Lansing, NY.
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There's nothing like walking into a room where onions are being fried. Throw pan-fried onions into soups, eat with pan-fried tofu, smother a sausage or add it to an otherwise standard sandwich. (NON-LOCAL)
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Organic whole tomatoes from Muir Glen.
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Using organic, fire-roasted tomatoes is a good way to make an old recipe more exciting.
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Freshly picked local peaches.
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Yellow Finn, Goldrush varieties.
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Size = one large egglpant or 1 lb of eggplant. Don't worry about getting your oven going for eggplant parm just yet. Try some hot-weather eggplant dishes like baba ghanoush, grilled eggplant and pan-fried eggplant with feta.
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This box contains all of the ingredients you need and the recipe to make Raab & Potato Frittata. (Raab is NOT LOCAL)
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The salad bouquet contains one or more of the following greens: red or green romaine, loose leaf and oak leaf lettuces, mustard greens, lolla rossa, boston, arugula, bok choy, or tatsoi.
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Lovely, cool slicing cukes for salads. For cooking inspiration, check out how cukes are used in hot dishes in other cultures. Truly delicious!
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Arlen Acres farmer, Shirley, says these taste amazing this year!
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Swiss chard is a tender leafy green that is usually cooked. It has great flavor and is a visually beautiful addition to a meal. This large bag will feed a family of 4 two times.
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Usually a bursting-full half-bushel box containing local greens, squash, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, roots, cukes and much MORE!
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Yellow squash can be cooked in most of the same ways as zucchini including yummy pancakes and soups.
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Shred zucchini for pancakes- just add it right into your favorite pancake recipe or mix with other firm veggies and an egg to hold it together. Zucchini is also great for grilling, a simple side steamed, and awesome in soup.
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