It's impossible to predict the weather months in advance, which is one of the reasons it's hard to plan out exactly what will be in the shares from week to week. Still, I make a plan and then we see what happens. This week's share is definitely different from the plan. Today, there's a small bunch of Lacinato Rainbow kale, a variety bred right here in Oregon at Wild Garden Seeds. There are also Guardsman green onions, yet more Hakurei turnips, and a single spring raab bud. The single bud of raab is more garnish than anything else, tasty garnish though.
This is the first year in many that I've grown green onions. They are sweet and flavorful and can be eaten raw or cooked. I like kale chopped into thin ribbons and sautéed. I like most vegetables that way, including turnips. The turnips have been prolific this spring, which is good because a few other crops have failed to thrive, like spinach.
The back and forth in weather this spring, swinging from very warm and dry to cold and wet and back again, has had a slight accordion effect on the maturity of crops. Last week's share saw a few crops stack up, this weeks harvest is a bit stretched. The joys of truly seasonal eating.
I never know what will be in the following week's harvest, even though I do try to go by the plan.
Josh Volk
Chief Harvest Forecaster
This is the first year in many that I've grown green onions. They are sweet and flavorful and can be eaten raw or cooked. I like kale chopped into thin ribbons and sautéed. I like most vegetables that way, including turnips. The turnips have been prolific this spring, which is good because a few other crops have failed to thrive, like spinach.
The back and forth in weather this spring, swinging from very warm and dry to cold and wet and back again, has had a slight accordion effect on the maturity of crops. Last week's share saw a few crops stack up, this weeks harvest is a bit stretched. The joys of truly seasonal eating.
I never know what will be in the following week's harvest, even though I do try to go by the plan.
Josh Volk
Chief Harvest Forecaster
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