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Fresh Harvest for May 24th


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Recipes

What Is “Happy Rich” Pencil Broccoli?

This week we have some ‘Happy Rich’ pencil broccoli organically grown by Rocky Glade Farm. If you are unfamiliar with it, give it a try! It is more of a cooking green than a broccoli – the flowering head is very small, while the greens are large. Al parts are edible.
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Happy Rich is from the brassica family of veggies and also known as Chinese Kale with some little broccoli florets on top, here and there. It is super nutrient-dense just like regular kale and you know you should be eating something dark green every day. It really blows my mind to think that there is about equal amount of calcium in a glass of milk and a cup of dark greens like collards and kale. And, it also contains lutein and zeaxanthin which helps to keep macular degeneration at bay. So eat your greens!
This is how farmer Julie Vaugn of Rocky Glade cooks hers:
“The entire thing is edible . Actually happy rich is much more tender stem wise than the kales (think eating the broccoli stalk tender). I take the whole bunch and with a big knife chop the entire thing in about 1 inch segments. Then I heat up some butter, sauté my onion and bell peppers (I usually freeze a bunch from summer…red are best, but whatever you got) when the onions are tender I throw all of the happy rich in and cover with a plate (I know, I know, but hey I learned to cook this way!) when it is all wilted you can add salt or pepper or some type of asian sauce if you like. I serve this over a bed of rice”

Market News

Hello!

It was a great strawberry season! Boy, they were sweet! However, they are on the decline, so we are not sure how many we will be able to pick this week. We plan on having some available at pick up on Wednesday.

This year we will have The Peach Truck set up next to us for Wednesday deliveries. They will be there at 4:00 – 6:00 every week through their season. We invite The Peach Truck to set up next to us as a service for you, our dear customers! However, please know that we are not responsible for their product – they are a separate entity than Fresh Harvest and we are not affiliated with the farms that grow the peaches that they sell. While ALL of Fresh Harvest’s produce is grown organically, the peaches from The Peach Truck are NOT organic. They are considered “low spray”. If you have further questions about what that means, please contact the Peach Truck directly.

Please remember if you have signed up for the Pre-Paid bouquets, please place your order in the “Pre-Paid Bouquet” box on the Market page.

There of course is a fabulous selection of cheeses up, and Dozen bakery’s delicious, fresh baked artisan bread – the baguette and the country loaf, as well as the brown sugar shortcakes, for instant strawberry shortcake dessert!

As always, thanks so much for your support, and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday

John and Tallahassee


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Posted by: Tallahassee May at Sunday May 24, 2015 09:51 AM SST