Week of February 4th
LINC BOX - TUESday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Chioggia Beets - Ronnigers Organics, Moyie Springs, ID - Chioggia beets stand out from other varieties with their pink bullseye center. Sometimes referred to as candy cane beets, these roots are sweet and mild relative to other beet varieties. They often take less time to cook than red beets and add beautiful color to fresh beet recipes!
Red Norland Potatoes - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - The red potato is ideal for stews, potato salads, and roasts! It's firm and waxy texture helps it to hold it's shape so it doesn't fall apart when cooked.
Leeks - Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon, WA - Leeks are great in quiche, pasta sauce, or as an onion substitute in any recipe. You can caramelize them as a side, add to potato leek soup, or include in stir fry. Try our Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Leeks LINC Box Recipe!
Imperfect Orange Carrots - Hopewell Farm, Everson, WA - Odd sizes or small imperfections in the classic carrot.
Baby Red Cabbage - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Red cabbage is more bold, floral, and peppery than it's green counterpart. Its waxy texture gives it a satisfying crunch in slaws or stirfrys. Try quick pickling it for a tangy condiment to put on everything!
Shallots - Swiss Farm, Omak, WA - Shallots taste similar to peppery red onions with a hint of garlic. They’re prized for their delicate flavor and ability to caramelize down into a melty texture.
Garlic - Channing Farm, Twisp, WA - Garlic is said to be one of the most important ingredients in all the culinary arts. Grown to perfection, this garlic will be the start to any delicious meal. Leave the cloves whole or crushed for a more mild taste, mince or grate to maximize the garlic flavor.
ROTATING ADD-ONS
ARTISAN CHEESE |marinated feta - brush creek creamery, deary, id - Made with whole raw cow milk and aged 60 days, this feta has a bold aroma with a firm but delicate texture. The cheese, marinated in olive oil, fresh garlic, dried tomatoes and fresh basil provides a unique combination of complementary flavors and textures. Use the flavored oil on salads or on bread.
INW FRUIT | crimson delight apples - Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Royal City, WA - Not yet widely available, Crimson Delight is a newly developed all-purpose apple. Its sweetness and crisp texture make for a great snacking and baking apple.
AND bosc pears - Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Royal City, WA - This elegant fruit has a complex, honey-like sweetness. This beauty is a supreme fit for baking, boiling, and poaching.
DRIED FRUIT | pear snacks - allview orchards, chelan, wa - Allview Orchard uses alternating cold dehumidification and warm air for their natural fruit-preserving process, removing the moisture while leaving all the flavor, nutrition, and health benefits of a fresh pear!
DRIED HERBS | summer savory - smoot’s flavor farm, pullman, wa - Smoot's Flavor Farm is a woman owned and operated farm established in 2019 by Pullmanite Lindsay Myron. Rooted at the base of Smoot Hill, about 10 miles north of Pullman, Washington, Smoot's Flavor Farm grows culinary and tea herbs for restaurants, caterers, and kitchens of all kinds. We are transitioning to Organic, with a focus on producing herbs of the highest quality, flavor, and essential oil content.
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!
HERITAGE 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.
PASTURED CHICKEN SHARE | whole chickens - kirsop farm, rochester, wa or osprey hill farm, acme, wa - very bit of food from our farm is grown on an oasis of preserved farmland in the Independence Valley. When you roast some of our celebrated carrots and cook up one of our pastured chickens, you not only enjoy one of the cleanest, best-tasting meals around, you participate in the big picture by partnering with us as caretakers of this land.
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | smoked salmon portion and whole filet - 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.
WILDLAND WINE |
the reds - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - For What It’s Worth - Red Blend - A classic, bold Bordeaux style red blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot.
white and rosé - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - Roses By The Stairs - White - Rosé - A rosé wine blend of Cabernet Franc & Sangiovese - on the drier side with extra delicious ‘oomph’ from the boldness of Cabernet Franc grapes.
ARTISAN BREAD |
WEDNESDAY - mak bread, coeur d’alene, id -herb sourdough - Check out MAK's website to learn more about MAK’s mission to create nutritious and flavorful bread using local grains and by crafting each loaf using natural fermentation!eli rye - Check out MAK's website to learn more about MAK’s mission to create nutritious and flavorful bread using local grains and by crafting each loaf using natural fermentation!
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY - 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.