Week of February 20th
LINC BOX - Tuesday
half share + base share + large share
Arkansas Black Apples - OPMA, Okanogan, WA - This apple is commonly used for fresh eating, as well as for baking in pies, and cobblers. This variety is generally medium-sized with a somewhat flattened shape and dark red hue. The flesh is notably hard and crunchy when fresh, though it does soften somewhat with keeping. Fairly tart when fresh-picked, the apples mellow with storage. Arkansas Blacks are considered an excellent keeping apple and can be stored for six months in appropriate conditions.
Castlefranco Radicchio - The Crow's Farm, Skagit County, WA- Use this radicchio, a type of chicory, in your Italian cuisine! Love up on its bitter bite by cooking or roasting it and adding honey and citrus. Try our Apple Radicchio Salad LINC Box Recipe, or one of our other favorites, this radicchio party recipe!
or Costarossa Radicchio - The Crow's Farm, Skagit County, WA
Leeks - Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mount Vernon, WA - Leeks are great in quiche, pasta sauce, or as an onion substitute in any recipe. You can caramelize it as a side or add it to potato leek soup or stir fry! Try our Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Leeks LINC Box Recipe!
Celeriac - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Celeriac is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible stem and shoots. Part of the same botanical family as parsley, parsnips, and carrots, celeriac can be roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, and even grated raw into salads. Check out this list full of delicious Celeriac recipes!
Carrots - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - A delicious, easy snack! The perfect topping to any green dish or mainstay on your veggie platters!
Banana Fingerling Potatoes- Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - These small, long potatoes are perfect for roasting. This heirloom variety is fluffy, nutty, and buttery when cooked!
LINC BOX - Wednesday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Fuji Apples - Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Royal City, WA - Fuji’s, my personal favorite apple, is super-sweet and crisp - great for apple sauce, salads, baking, and fresh eating. This variety is large in size and holds its texture when baked.
or Cosmic Crisp Apples - Whitestone Mountain Orchard, Tonasket, WA - Join the craze for these apples with a perfect flavor and texture balance, long storage life, and natural resistance to browning. Bred and grown in Washington State, the Cosmic Crisp is a cross of the Enterprise and Honeycrisp varieties. The large, juicy, and red apple has a perfectly balanced flavor and firm texture, making it ideal for snacking, cooking, baking, and entertaining.
or Winter Pearman Apples - In Cider Trading Farm, Spokane, WA - This highly flavored heirloom apple varies in size and shape. The smooth skin is a translucent yellow with a small crown of russet around the stem. The creamy flesh is firm and finely textured with an aromatic flavor that is honeyed and tropical. These apples will store well for up to four months and are perfect for fresh eating.
Mustard Greens - Cabrera Farm, Burlington, WA - A flavorful and peppery green to add to a salad mix, sauté with cumin and turmeric, or slow braise for southern-style mustards. Check out these 10 Ways to Use Mustard Greens!
or Costarossa Radicchio - The Crow's Farm, Skagit County, WA- Use this radicchio, a type of chicory, in your Italian cuisine! Love up on its bitter bite by cooking or roasting it and adding honey and citrus. Try our Apple Radicchio Salad LINC Box Recipe, or one of our other favorites, this radicchio party recipe!
or Brussel Sprouts - Boldly Grown Farm, Skagit Valley, WA - These tasty mini cabbages are in season for a short time! Our favorite ways to enjoy brussels sprouts are roasted with either miso or balsamic glaze or pan-fried with potato gnocchi. A great winter vegetable.
Leeks - Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mount Vernon, WA - Leeks are great in quiche, pasta sauce, or as an onion substitute in any recipe. You can caramelize it as a side or add it to potato leek soup or stir fry! Try our Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Leeks LINC Box Recipe!
Celeriac - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA or Boldly Grown Farm, Skagit Valley, WA - Celeriac is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible stem and shoots. Part of the same botanical family as parsley, parsnips, and carrots, celeriac can be roasted, boiled, steamed, mashed, and even grated raw into salads. Check out this list full of delicious Celeriac recipes!
Carrots - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA or Ronninger’s Organics, Moyie Springs, ID- A delicious, easy snack! The perfect topping to any green dish or mainstay on your veggie platters!
Yellow or Yukon Gold Potatoes- Royal Produce, Royal City, WA, Royal Produce, Royal City, WA, Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA, or Channing Farm, Twisp, WA - The most versatile of potatoes. Try our Smashed Potato LINC Box Recipe... the perfect side for your next night of grilling!
ROTATING ADD-ONS
ARTISAN CHEESE | marinated labneh - brush creek creamery, deary, 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.
PLANT PROTEIN | brown Spanish pardina lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Tan legumes known for their quick-cooking nature and high protein content. They have a nutty flavor profile with a creamy, but firm texture. Try this lentil soup recipe - we enjoy this soup served cold during the hot summer months!
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | wild sockeye portions - 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!