By now everyone should have received an email indicating their first CSA Box harvest of the 2025 season. The first few boxes will contain Spring Greens: Joi Choi, Black Summer, Ching Chang, Asian Delight, Tatsoi, and red and green kale. We love everything chopped and mixed together for giant raw salads. I add a drizzle of honey to my EVOO to counteract the “bitterness.” Bitter is one of the flavors GOOD for us! Toss in some cranberries, walnuts, and fetta cheese and you have possibly the best salad you have ever eaten!
If you are new to the CSA, I recommend purchasing some Giant Hefty Ziplock bags for storing your greens. Robert rinses off the first layer of soil, but you will need at least two more washings, in my opinion. Then I bag–draining off as much water as possible by tipping the bag. Now my greens are ready to chop for meal prep! Or bag now and wash later–your choice. The Photo ID pages on our website will help you to identify each particular veggie. Recipes are on the website if you want to saute.
2025 has been a slow start due to the rain. In the above photo you can see the challenge we face farming in bottom lands during a wet season! We have drip irrigation from drilled wells for a drought scenario, but there is nothing we can do about excessive rainfall. The crops in this photo are probably a loss.
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