Week of August 7th
LINC BOX - Tuesday
half share + base share + large share
Cherry Tomatoes- Resilience Farm, Spokane, WA - 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 Heirloom Tomatoes- Resilience Farm, Spokane, WA
or Large Red Tomatoes- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA
Green Bell Peppers - Ful Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Did you know that green bell peppers are simply unripe red bell peppers? These Stuffed Green Bell Peppers will be your next go-to easy, weeknight meal!
Green Kale - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - A favorite for salads, kale chips, soups, and smoothies. Enjoy in one of our LINC Box Recipes - Kale Salad with Balsalmic Shallot Vinegarette, Kale + Crispy Chickpea Salad, Kale and Golden Beet Salad, or our favorite during these summer months, our Avocado Kale Salad recipe!
White Cauliflower - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Medium heads of organically grown cauliflower. Try roasted cauliflower, our personal favorite (and easy) side dish, this delicious spring shwarma recipe or our delicious LINC Box Chili-Lime Cauliflower Quesadilla Recipe!
Summer Squash Mix - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - Green zucchini is so summer and versatile. The flavor of this gorgeous yellow zucchini is much the same as green zucchini, although some say it's sweeter. Because of their mild, delicate flavor, try making zucchini noodles as a replacement for pasta, or some of our favorite LINC Box Recipes, Zucchini and Ricotta Galette, Zucchini Black Bean Soup, and Chili-Lime Zucchini Quesadillas.
Fresh Red Onions - Sweet Mercy Farm, Spokane, WA - Perfect for pickling, or used plain for an added crunch on salads and sandwiches!
Yellow String Beans - Fleming Family Farm, Chattaroy, WA - Such a great staple to have on hand for an easy and delicious side dish, such as this 'Heavenly' Sauteed String Beans with Garlic recipe. Pair it with our Garlic from Royal City, WA and you've got yourself a farm-to-table dish!
LINC BOX - Wednesday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Large Red Tomatoes- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - 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 Cherry Tomatoes- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA
Green Bell Peppers - Ful Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Did you know that green bell peppers are simply unripe red bell peppers? These Stuffed Green Bell Peppers will be your next go-to easy, weeknight meal!
or Green Bell Peppers + Gypsy Peppers- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - The gypsy Pepper is a sweet pepper variety, crossed between a bullhorn pepper and a bell pepper. With its sweet flavor and no heat, these peppers are great for frying or using raw in salads, veggie trays or dips.
or Shishito Peppers- Dogwild Farm, Spokane WA - These are thin-skinned little green peppers that you can cook up in a skillet in ten minutes. Once they have a little char on them, they’re so irresistible.
Green Kale - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - A favorite for salads, kale chips, soups, and smoothies. Enjoy in one of our LINC Box Recipes - Kale Salad with Balsalmic Shallot Vinegarette, Kale + Crispy Chickpea Salad, Kale and Golden Beet Salad, or our favorite during these summer months, our Avocado Kale Salad recipe!
White Cauliflower - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Medium heads of organically grown cauliflower. Try roasted cauliflower, our personal favorite (and easy) side dish, this delicious spring shwarma recipe or our delicious LINC Box Chili-Lime Cauliflower Quesadilla Recipe!
Summer Squash Mix - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - Green zucchini is so summer and versatile. The flavor of this gorgeous yellow zucchini is much the same as green zucchini, although some say it's sweeter. Because of their mild, delicate flavor, try making zucchini noodles as a replacement for pasta, or some of our favorite LINC Box Recipes, Zucchini and Ricotta Galette, Zucchini Black Bean Soup, and Chili-Lime Zucchini Quesadillas.
Fresh Red Onions - Sweet Mercy Farm, Spokane, WA - Perfect for pickling, or used plain for an added crunch on salads and sandwiches!
or Fresh Walla Walla Onions - Sweet Mercy Farm, Spokane, WA - These onions are favored for their consistently sweet and mild flavor when raw, and due to their high sugar and water content, they take on a deep, sweet, and warm flavor when cooked.
Yellow String Beans - Fleming Family Farm, Chattaroy, WA - Such a great staple to have on hand for an easy and delicious side dish, such as this 'Heavenly' Sauteed String Beans with Garlic recipe. Pair it with our Garlic from Royal City, WA and you've got yourself a farm-to-table dish!
ROTATING ADD-ONS
INW FRUIT | nectarines - OPMA, okanogan, wa - Enjoy this summer stone fruit with a SUPER short peak season! Nectarines are actually a smooth-skinned variety of peach with an extra sweet zing. -and- redhaven peaches - OPMA, okanogan, wa - Take a juicy bite out of the first peaches of the season!! 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. Redhaven are a freestone variety, meaning their pit is easily removed from the flesh!
ARTISAN BREAD | TUES | seeded wheat - mak bread, coeur d’alene, id | WED - FRI | the grain shed, spokane, wa - purple egyptian - Our most popular loaf - a clean sourdough loaf with rehydrated Purple Egyptian Malt leaving delicious, sweet pockets throughout the loaf. Naturally leavened Sourdough. -or- sprouted rye - A unique and flavorful loaf accented by spicy sprouted rye berries. Naturally leavened Sourdough.
FRESH CUT HERBS | 3 herb bundle - the corner farm, spokane, wa - Enjoy this 3 herb bundle of Lemon Thyme, Sage, and Chives. Check out our LINC Recipe blog for endless possibilities with these three showstoppers.
ARTISAN CHEESE | aged cheddar - brush creek creamery, deary, id - Our clothbound cheddar is aged in the traditional method of wrapping in cheesecloth instead of vacuum-packaging, which allows it to breathe. It develops a nutty flavor after 6 months.
PLANT PROTEIN | golden lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Golden lentils display a beautiful golden color and cook in just 20 minutes with no prior soaking needed. These lentils have a delicious honey and citrus flavor and their texture allows them to puree well. Golden lentil recipes like golden lentil curry and yellow lentil dal will be a great addition to your meal rotations. We love the versatility that comes with these gorgeous petite golden lentils.
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | wild 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 - ramstead ranch, ione, wa - Berkshire pork is incredibly juicy, has a fantastic flavor, marbles well and is very tender. These pigs live outdoors in diverse pastures and woodlands where they can root, wallow, and lounge to their hearts' content. They are fed a locally milled, non-GMO grain mixture and they devour excess from the farm garden during the summer months. Visit Ramstead Ranch Recipes here!
GRASS-FED BEEF SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished beef - ramstead ranch, ione, wa - Ramstead Ranch focuses on raising their herd using regenerative practices and providing a stress-free life. The cows live on pastures, drink clean, spring-fed water, are rotated daily to fresh fields that have not been sprayed, and have access to sun and shade as they choose. Visit Ramstead Ranch Recipes here!