• 11Jun

    Take a Look at FRESHFARM’s Market Share CSA!

    It’s been a while since I’ve posted a FRESHFARM Market Share CSA image. Above is this week’s Family Share. It includes One huge zucchini, two packs of strawberries, two packs of grape tomatoes, four cucumbers, Swiss chard, radishes, and bok choy.

    The Family Share sells for $40 per week, while the personal share is $26. They also have a grain share for $10 a week. There are about a half dozen pickup spots including Foggy Bottom, City Center, and Columbia Heights. Their website states that EBT/SNAP customers get a huge discount, so be sure to tell anyone who needs the info.

    -JAY

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  • 19Jun

    Freshfarm’s Market Basket

    If you ever wondered what Freshfarm’s Market Share looks like, below is this week’s bounty. It includes two bunches of celery, one kohlrabi, a half pint of blueberries, a pint of cherry tomatoes, one large zucchini, basil, and a lot of scallions. This is the personal share which sells for $26 per week. The family share sells for $40 per week. They also have a grain share for $10 a week which was black beans this week. There are about a half dozen pickup spots including Foggy Bottom, City Center, and Columbia Heights. Their website says EBT/SNAP customers get a huge discount, so be sure to tell anyone that applies to.

    -JAY

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  • 05Nov

    Purple Obsession

    I’ve always been a big fan of greens, and I practically live on the things then they’re in season.* But, I recently discovered a new favorite leafy ingredient: purples! Purple mustard greens, that is. These gorgeous babies range in color from bright green to bluish-red to right purple at times, and they taste like regular mustard greens except much more so. Actually, it’s kinda like eating Tellicherry pepper in leaf form. Bloody delicious!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenwaller/2215577288/

    Photo by Flickr user JenWaller

    These are so lovely, cooking them is a cinch: just rinse and dice them, and place them (still a bit wet) in a medium-hot pan with a bit of oil (I prefer 1 part sesame and 3 parts olive). Sprinkle them with salt, turmeric, and just a tiny tiny bit of nutmeg. Toss to mix, cover, and let steam-saute (there must be a better term for this) till they’re just soft (about 5 minutes).

    As a bonus, if you deglaze with a light stock, you get a very pretty bright purple liquid as a bonus (hint: color your rice).

     *The lady at the farmers market might just roll her eyes and start bagging as soon as she sees me walking up.

    -MAW

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