Box #34

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Box #34 Folks, can you feel the shift in the seasons?  I feel it most in the height of the sun...it must have something to do with the way the shadows change.  What that means as always, is that our food is shifting again. Out ahead of us we have hot peppers, sweet peppers, melons, peaches, plums, apples, grapes, beans, and brussels!!!   I will continue to harp on FOOD SECURITY.  Imagine what you would need to survive for a week or a month without access to food.  This isn’t “prepping”, it’s just common sense.  I’m not saying bury food in a coffee can in the backyard, I am saying it’s NOT THAT HARD to have enough food on hand to feed yourself for a month, if you start to plan now. Remember, the FREEZER IS YOUR FRIEND!   Boil some berries down to make a no nonsense jam. Shave the corn off the ears and put it in a bag and freeze. Blanch your hearty greens and freeze. Order some whole chickens to have on hand...if you had 4 chickens in your freezer, you would have 1 a week for a month in any circumstance.  I have 6 people in my family and if you count the broth we make, a whole chicken will feed us for 4 meals.  Fun things in your future...new recipe cards, new versions of YB bandana’s, new podcast episodes, and always NEW STORE PRODUCTS!! Arugula Chefs Harvest LLC Blackberries Rhoad's Farm Inc. Cherry Tomato Medley Busy Bee Organics Cilantro Chef's Harvest LLC Cocktail Cucumbers Richland Gro-op Curly Kale Happy Hill Farm Curly Parsley Richland Gro-op Dill Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Green Beans Pleasant View Organics Green Bell Peppers Happy Hill farm Ground Cherries Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Hungarian Wax Peppers (HOT) Clarina Organics Italian Heirloom Eggplant Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Jalapeno Peppers Great River Organics Japanese Burpless Cucumber Clarina Organics Lacinato Kale Happy Hill Farm Microgreens Swainway Urban Farms Mung Beans Sun Sprouts   Mushrooms Broad Cap Farm Okra Creekside Greenhouse & Produce  Organic Zucchini Happy Hill Farm Peaches Glen Hill Orchard Ping Tung Eggplant Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Red Kale Happy Hill Farm Romano Beans Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Rosemary Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Sage Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Slicing Cucumbers Busy Bee Organics Slicing Tomatoes Hill Country Farm Striped Zucchini Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Sugar Cube Cantaloupe Rhoads Farm Inc. Sweet Corn Rhoad's Farm Inc. Tokyo Bekana Bradwood Farm Yard Long Beans Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Yellow Squash  Brush Hollow Farm  Yellow Tomatoes Happy Hill Farm Disclaimer: Different size boxes allow for different items, either by type or by quantity.  The items in each box vary and no box will include the entire list above. Fulls will have the greatest variety, and bases will have more variety than the minis.  Arugula Storage:   Arugula should be refrigerated and kept dry. Storing the arugula in a resealable container paper towel can help the greens stay dry. Recipe:  Not just Salad Blackberries Storage:  Put them in a shallow container and place them in a cool spot or in the refrigerator as soon as you can after picking. Fresh blackberries are very perishable and should be eaten or frozen with two or three days of picking. Recipes:  Bramble On Blackberry Peach Tart Blackberry Granola Parfait Cherry Tomato Medley Storage:  Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad Roasted Okra Cilantro Storage:  Snip off the bottom of the stems and ensure the leaves are dry. Fill a jar or a water glass partially with water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water in the jar. Loosely cover and store in the fridge Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad Roasted Okra Ground Cherry Salsa Cocktail Cucumbers Storage:   Wrap the cucumber in beeswax wrap and store in the crisper drawer. Keeping the cucumber wrapped minimizes the amount of moisture. This should keep it cold enough to stay fresh for 7+ days. Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad Curly Kale  Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Quick Cooked Kale Ramp it up Kale Curly Parsley Storage:   Fill a jar partially with water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water in the jar. Loosely cover and store in the refrigerator. Recipe: Spicy Eggplant Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Dill Storage:  Snip off the bottom of the stems and ensure the leaves are dry. Fill a jar or a water glass partially with water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water in the jar. Loosely cover and store in the fridge Recipe: Lemon Dill Green Beans Dill and Summer Squash Green Beans Storage:   Store unwashed fresh beans in a reusable container in the refrigerator crisper.  Recipe: Lemon Dill Green Beans Green Bell Peppers Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Orange, Red and Yellow peppers will last four to five days; Green, about a week. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Ground Cherries Storage:   Refrigerate. Remove the husks, and enjoy! Recipes: Ground Cherry Salsa Hungarian Wax Peppers (HOT) Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Keep away from your other produce by separating them in a container. Pre-boil to take away some of the heat. Recipe: Roasted Okra Italian Heirloom Eggplant Storage:  Store whole fresh eggplant at room temperature. Keep it away from melons, bananas, and other ethylene producers in a bowl or basket on the countertop. Once ripe, refrigerate in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Spicy Eggplant Jalapeno Peppers Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Keep away from your other produce by separating them in a container. Pre-boil to take away some of the heat. Recipe: Fresh Spring Rolls  Ground Cherry Salsa Japanese Burpless Cucumber Storage:   Wrap the cucumber in beeswax wrap and store in the crisper drawer. Keeping the cucumber wrapped minimizes the amount of moisture. This should keep it cold enough to stay fresh for 7+ days. Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad Lacinato Kale Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Quick Cooked Kale Ramp it up Kale Microgreens Storage: Store in the plastic clam shell in the fridge. Recipe: Add to warm meals such as rice dishes, stir-fries, omelets, soups or freshly made burger patties. Other interesting uses for sprouts include blending them into smoothies and pancake batters or grinding them into a paste to spread on bread, crackers, or vegetables. Mung Beans Storage: Store in the plastic clam shell in the fridge. Recipe: Add to warm meals such as rice dishes, stir-fries, omelets, soups or freshly made burger patties. Other interesting uses for sprouts include blending them into smoothies and pancake batters or grinding them into a paste to spread on bread, crackers, or vegetables. Mushrooms Storage:   Store in the clamshell or paper bag in your refrigerator. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Okra Storage:   Refrigerate unwashed, dry okra pods in a breathable container in the vegetable crisper. Wet pods will quickly mold and become slimy. Okra will keep for only a few days. Recipe: Roasted Okra Organic Zucchini Storage:   Store zucchini unwashed in a container in the crisper for up to one week. To freeze zucchini for later use, wash and cut into 1-inch chunks before freezing in a zipper-topped freezer bag. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Peaches Storage: Store at room temperature until ripened, and then store in the refrigerator. Flavor Profile: Blackberry Peach Tart Ping Tung Eggplant Storage:  Store whole fresh eggplant at room temperature. Keep it away from melons, bananas, and other ethylene producers in a bowl or basket on the countertop. Once ripe, refrigerate in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Spicy Eggplant Red Kale Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Quick Cooked Kale Ramp it up Kale Romano Beans Storage:   Store unwashed fresh beans in a reusable container in the refrigerator crisper.  Recipe: Lemon Dill Romano Beans Rosemary Storage:  Wrap in a paper towel and place in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Ricotta Gnocchi with Rosemary, Sweet Corn, and Poached Egg Sage Storage:  Wrap in a paper towel and place in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Sage Summer Squash Slicing Cucumbers Storage:  Wrap the cucumber in beeswax wrap and store in the crisper drawer. Keeping the cucumber wrapped minimizes the amount of moisture. This should keep it cold enough to stay fresh for 7+ days. Recipes: Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad Slicing Tomatoes Storage:   Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Striped Zucchini  Storage:   Store zucchini unwashed in a container in the crisper for up to one week. To freeze zucchini for later use, wash and cut into 1-inch chunks before freezing in a zipper-topped freezer bag. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Sugar Cube Cantaloupe Storage: Store whole melons at room temperature until ripe. Once cut, wrap melon in plastic and refrigerate up to 3 days. Flavor Profile: Roasted Cantaloupe (great on granola/yogurt/ice cream!) Sweet Corn Storage:   Store the ears wrapped tightly in beeswax wrap in the refrigerator. Consume within 3 days or freeze.  **You might find little bugs, but it’s nothing to be alarmed about. Organic corn is especially susceptible to earworms. Simply remove it and cut off the damaged area. The rest is more than fine to eat! Recipe: Ricotta Gnocchi with Rosemary, Sweet Corn, and Poached Egg Tokyo Bekana Storage:  Store tokyo bekana in cold refrigeration, isolated in the crisper drawer with other cold-storage vegetables and wait to wash until eating or cooking. Recipe: Tokyo Bekana Spring Rolls Yard Long Beans Storage:   Store unwashed fresh beans in a reusable container in the refrigerator crisper.  Recipe: Lemon Dill Romano Beans Stir-Fried Yar Long Beans Yellow Squash Storage:   Store squash unwashed in a container in the crisper for up to one week. To freeze squash for later use, wash and cut into 1-inch chunks before freezing in a zipper-topped freezer bag. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Sage Summer Squash Yellow Tomatoes Storage:   Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini Common Q's Home Delivery Folks: Please check your account each week for your delivery day (MY ACCOUNT >> UPCOMING DELIVERIES). We are trying to keep your day the same from week to week, but there may be some adjustments with the increase in home deliveries so please be sure to check your accounts. 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