I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July. We are quite fortunate to live in a land where we wake up each day free from war with so many opportunities. May all others find this luxury soon!
Thank you for celebrating Independence Day by supporting your local, independent farmer. In a time where illegal immigration and border control are hot topics of discussion, the media seems to lack stories discussing one of the roots of this issue: cheap food. Both legal and illegal immigrants must continue to enter this country. Who else will pick the tomatoes, lettuce, and onions and work the slaughter houses that are necessary to keep the cheap hamburgers flowing in our supermarkets, restaurants, and schools?
We appreciate your decision to support artisan, local, slow food. The vegetables in your box are a little more expensive and at the same time, we believe, they are worth it. The nutritional quality and taste of hand crafted local food cannot be compared with food produced in a huge, expansive system.
Every time you support a local farmer, rancher, bee keeper, or business you are making America a more resilient, wealthy, and healthy country. Eat salad and long live the USA!!!!!
Here are your veggies for the week:
Salad Mix: Toss up a big one for Freedom!
Dill: We won’t have any more fresh dill for about a month so I decided to have it two weeks in a row. If you don’t think you’ll use it soon, just hang it up on the wall, dry it, and crumble it into a container to use later as a dried herb
Radishes: A sweet, spicy addition to your Freedom Salad
Kale: Even though this variety is called “Red Russian” don’t question this vegetable’s loyalty to the Red, White, and Blue! Steam, fry, or boil with a little oil and salt for a vitamin packed side dish.
Strawberries: The sun’s energy squeezed into a sweet little red morsel
Garlic Whistles: Chop up these curly guys and savor an early mild taste of this year’s garlic crop.
Napa Cabbage: The crispy ribs of the leaves of Napa Cabbage are wonderful additions towards the end of a stir fry. Start with a wok and oil. Fry onions until they begin to sweeten. Then throw in in your tofu, chicken, or protein of choice. Next add carrot slivers. Cover for a minute or two to help soften this root crop then continue to stir fry. Next add chopped chunks of Napa Cabbage and brocolli and lightly fry. Turn off heat. Mix up a sauce of sesame oil, soy sauce, honey, fresh ginger and fresh garlic. Mix sauce into stir fry, let marinate for a few minutes, and enjoy with noodles or rice.
Take care, friends!
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