Week of September 12th
LINC BOX - Tuesday
half share + base share + large share
Yellow Peaches - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), Okanogan, WA - Take a juicy bite out of these delicious peaches!! Leave these peaches on the counter until they're ripe - the top of the peach near the stem should give a bit when it's perfectly ready.
Purple and Green Bell Peppers - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - The first peppers of the season with their pleasant bite of crisp bitterness! These peppers can be chopped thinly into a fresh pico de gallo or sauteed for fajitas!
Cucumbers - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - My favorite veggie.... the possibilities are endless with this one. Quick pickle to top any dish, toss with tomatoes, basil, and feta topped with olive oil and a balsamic reduction, or add it to a fresh, summer quinoa salad!
Eggplant - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - These pretty purples make a great baba ganoush or pair well with zucchini to top a white wine pasta dish!
Rainbow Carrots - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - These rainbow carrots are a mix of varieties picked at their immature stages for young harvest. These varieties make for a perfect array of tender-crisp, sweet and earthy carrots.
Bi Color Sweet Corn - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Nothing says summer like fresh corn on the cob! Grill to make elotes (Mexican street corn) or boil and spread with butter and salt.
Purple + White Daikon Radishes - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Add a vibrant and crunchy mix of violet purple and white radishes to salads, tacos, slaws, or sandwiches! These long roots are a great source of fiber and vitamin C.
LINC BOX - Wednesday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Yellow Peaches - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), Okanogan, WA - Take a juicy bite out of these delicious peaches!! Leave these peaches on the counter until they're ripe - the top of the peach near the stem should give a bit when it's perfectly ready.
Purple and Green Bell Peppers - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - The first peppers of the season with their pleasant bite of crisp bitterness! These peppers can be chopped thinly into a fresh pico de gallo or sauteed for fajitas!
English or Mediterranean Cucumbers - Fleming Family Farm, Chattaroy, WA or Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - My favorite veggie.... the possibilities are endless with this one. Quick pickle to top any dish, toss with tomatoes, basil, and feta topped with olive oil and a balsamic reduction, or add it to a fresh, summer quinoa salad!
Eggplant - Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Royal City, WA or Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - These pretty purples make a great baba ganoush or pair well with zucchini to top a white wine pasta dish!
Cherry, Roma, or Large Red Tomatoes - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA or Corner Farm, Spokane, WA - Some of the first tomatoes of the season!! This versatile fruit can top your favorite salad, be the base of a soup or sauce, or give any dish a delicious summer flare. Try this Homemade Salsa, Tomato Basil Bruchetta, or my favorite during this heat wave... a Caprese Salad!
or Rainbow Carrots - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - These rainbow carrots are a mix of varieties picked at their immature stages for young harvest. These varieties make for a perfect array of tender-crisp, sweet and earthy carrots.
Bi Color Sweet Corn - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Nothing says summer like fresh corn on the cob! Grill to make elotes (Mexican street corn) or boil and spread with butter and salt.
Purple + White Daikon Radishes - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Add a vibrant and crunchy mix of violet purple and white radishes to salads, tacos, slaws, or sandwiches! These long roots are a great source of fiber and vitamin C.
ROTATING ADD-ONS
ARTISAN CHEESE | Marinated Labneh - brush creek creamery, dreary, id - To create this award-winning Mediterranean soft cheese, we make yogurt with pasteurized cows milk and drain it through cheesecloth until it is thick, . We then spice it with fresh garlic, parsley and salt. We shape it in balls and drop it in olive oil with peppercorns, fresh herbs and dried red pepper for garnish. Delicious on pita bread and crackers or as a vegetable dip. Use the flavored oil on salads. This cheese won first place in all of North America.
INW FRUIT | Gala Apples - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), okanogan, wa - Gala apples are sweet and tender, great for a fresh and crisp snack. They break down when cooked, turning them into a delicious applesauce. Their thin, red-striped skin is very aromatic. -and- Red Bartlett Pears - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), okanogan, wa - The same juicy and aromatic sweetness as yellow bartlett pears but in a beautiful dark red. Use as you would yellow Bartlett pears in salads, preserves, and baked goods.
PLANT PROTEIN | Black Beluga Lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Black lentils have a deep, nutty flavor, they can be pureed but also hold their shape well when cooked. These tiny lentils look almost like caviar and make a great base for salads, soups, and casseroles. Dry black lentils cook in 20 minutes, with no soaking required.
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | Whole Sockeye Fillets - thunders catch, sandpoint, id - Thunder's Catch Salmon is all-natural, caught from Alaska's most sustainably managed sockeye fishery and harvested using the highest quality standards. Foster a direct connection to our bountiful oceans, cast a vote that honors our sustainable ecosystem, and nod to fishermen who harvest responsibly.
PASTURE RAISED PORK SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished heritage pork - scabland farm, davenport, wa - Scabland Farm is a small family farm that raises all-natural heritage hogs on pasture. The pigs are treated respectfully and humanely from birth to harvest. They are fed only high quality, locally milled peas and barley, garden produce, and what they find out in the pasture.
GRASS-FED BEEF SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished beef - lazy r ranch, cheney, wa - Nestled in the channeled scablands ponderosa forest and rich sub irrigated meadows. The cattle harvest solar energy and turn it into nutrient dense food while sequestering soil carbon, and preserving natural landscapes and wildlife habitat. The Lazy R strives to create more life than we take- taking and honoring their cattle each and every day!