Box #24

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Week #24 What a box this week!     Asparagus, Strawberries, Zucchini (first of the year), Garlic Scapes (super rare), plus enough other stuff to make the best fathers' day spread on the block.   What are garlic scapes? Garlic scapes are the tender stem and flower bud of a hardneck garlic plant. (Hardneck garlic is the kind of garlic that typically grows in Canada and the northeastern U.S.) Scapes first grow straight out of the garlic bulb, then coil. When harvested, they look like long, curly green beans.   This article answers these questions. How do I prep them? How do I eat them? How are they different from ramps? What do they taste like? How long will they keep?   If you have been with the Yellowbird for years, you are familiar with this item that comes around once a year.   If you are a newbie, we hope you enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience!   NEW UPDATE… We no longer require a $25 minimum order.  This was something that we needed to do for a couple of years for various delivery reasons that no longer apply.   Feel free to order anything you need even if it only costs $1!  We will deliver it!! *A foodshed is the geographic region that produces the food for a particular population. The term is used to describe a region of food flows, from the area where it is produced, to the place where it is consumed, including: the land it grows on, the route it travels, the markets it passes through, and the tables it ends up on. "Foodshed" is described as a "socio-geographic space: human activity embedded in the natural integument of a particular place."[1] A foodshed is analogous to a watershed in that foodsheds outline the flow of food feeding a particular population, whereas watersheds outline the flow of water draining to a particular location. Through drawing from the conceptual ideas of the watershed, foodsheds are perceived as hybrid social and natural constructs. What's cool this week? EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE IS NO LONGER AN ORDER MINIMUM! Garlic Scapes Chocolate Bar Coffee Club Smoked Salmon Asparagus Calvin Yoder Basil Chef's Harvest LLC Beet Greens Chef's Harvest LLC Cilantro Chef's Harvest LLC Curly Kale Busy Bee Organics Dinosaur Kale Busy Bee Organics French Breakfast Radishes Hardin Creek Farm Garlic Scapes TTL Garlic Farm Green Onions Clarina Organics Green Zucchini Squash Busy Bee Organics Hydro Head Lettuce Chef's Harvest LLC Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Chef's Harvest LLC Market Cucumbers Hardin Creek Farm Napa Cabbage Hardin Creek Farm Pickling Cucumbers Hardin Creek Farm Radishes Clarina Organics Red Russian Kale Busy Bee Organics Slicer Tomatoes Hardin Creek Farm Spicy Sprouts Sunsprout Farm Spinach Great River Organics Spring Mix Three Creeks Farm Strawberries Pleasant View Organic Produce Hardin Creek Farm Swiss Chard Hardin Creek Farm (Reuben) 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.  Asparagus Storage: Store in the fridge in a glass of water like a bouquet. Eat quickly- Asparagus is best the first day you receive it! Recipe: Asparagus Veggie Gnocchi Basil Storage: Store in the fridge in the original container and use quickly. Recipe: Asparagus Veggie Gnocchi Beet Greens Storage: Store in your crisper in a storage bag. Recipe: Lasagna (sub for the spinach!) Cilantro Storage: Cilantro does best in a glass of water in the fridge, loosely covered.  Recipe: Veggie Burger BBQ Chicken and Pineapple Lettuce Wraps with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce Curly Kale Storage: To avoid excess moisture wrap the kale in a layer of paper towels and store in a storage bag in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Veggie Burger Dinosaur Kale Storage: To avoid excess moisture wrap the kale in a layer of paper towels and store in a storage bag in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Veggie Burger French Breakfast Radishes Storage: Separate from the greens (use the greens in 1-2 days), and tore the bulbs in a crisper in a storage bag. Recipe: RADISHES Orange Ginger Tofu Bowl Garlic Scapes Storage: Store in a storage bag for 2-3 weeks.  Recipe: 7 Things to do with Garlic Scapes Spring Toast Green Onions Storage: Store in a glass of water like a bouquet in the fridge. Recipe: Orange Ginger Tofu Bowl Green Zucchini Squash Storage: Store in the crisper. Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Parmesan Zucchini Omelet Hydro Head Lettuce Storage:   Store in your crisper attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: BBQ Chicken and Pineapple Lettuce Wraps with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Storage:   Parsley does best in a glass of water in the fridge, loosely covered. Recipe: Veggie Burger Roasted Radishes with Butter and Garlic Market Cucumbers Storage:   Store in your crisper. Recipe: Veggie Burger Napa Cabbage Storage: Store in your crisper. Recipe: Crispy Cabbage   Pickling Cucumbers Storage:   Store in your crisper. Recipe: Dill Pickles Radishes Storage: Separate from the greens (use the greens in 1-2 days), and tore the bulbs in a crisper in a storage bag. Recipe: Roasted Radishes with Butter and Garlic RADISHES Red Russian Kale Storage:   To avoid excess moisture wrap the kale in a layer of paper towels and store in a storage bag in the crisper drawer. Recipes: Veggie Burger Slicer Tomatoes Storage: Store on your counter. Recipe: Veggie Burger Spicy Sprouts Storage:   Store in your crisper in the original container. Recipe: Peach Ricotta Piza with Spicy Microgreens Spinach Storage:   If loose, wrap the spinach in dry paper towels or clean dish towels, place in a storage bag and put it in the crisper drawer. Recipes: Lasagna Spring Mix Storage:   If loose, wrap the greens in dry paper towels or clean dish towels, place in a storage bag, and put it in the crisper drawer. Recipes: Spring Mix Salad Strawberries Storage:   Store in your crisper in the original container and eat as quickly as possible. Fresh strawberries won't last long! Recipe: Strawberry Goat Cheese Arugula Salad   Swiss Chard Storage:   Wrap chard loosely in a damp paper towel and store in an unsealed storage bag in your crisper. Recipe: Mediterranean Chard Salad   Common Q's Home Delivery Folks: Please check your account for your delivery day (MY ACCOUNT >> UPCOMING DELIVERIES). Deliveries are mid-morning until late evening. Pick up Folks: If you have questions about your pick up location or what to do if you missed pick up PLEASE check out that info under MY ACCOUNT after logging in. You can view all info related to your goodies whereabouts from that tab. If you ever have a question about a veggie feel free to send a pic to erin@yellowbirdfs.com to help you identify it!

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