Week of June 17th
LINC BOX - TUESday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Asparagus - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - Enjoy fresh spring asparagus during its short window of availability! Asparagus is one of those hyper-seasonal items but we'll have these tender, green shoots around for through the end of May - soak in this beautiful sign of spring while you can!
Lacinato “Dinosaur” Kale - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Lacinato kale has a slightly rougher texture than other kale, and is best when cooked or sliced into thin strips and massaged. A favorite for kale chips, soups, and sautés.
Spinach - Ralph’s Greenhouse, Mt. Vernon, WA - Spinach is a nutrient rich green that has a sweet flavor with a hint of bitterness. Pair this crisp green with nuts and fruits for a flavorful and fresh salad. Eat spinach cooked to be able to absorb more of its iron and calcium - we love it on pizza, in soups, in curries, or in smoothies.
Baby Broccoli or Broccolini - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA and Griffin Creek Farm, Snoqualmie Valley, WA - Broccoli is crunchy with a mild bitterness when raw and sweeter when cooked. Broccoli cheddar soup, broccoli curry, and pasta with roasted broccoli are some of our favorite ways to use these versatile little trees! Pair with strong flavors like garlic, lemon, chili, or sesame.
Salad Mix or Red Butterhead Lettuce - Lilac City Harvest, Spokane Valley, WA and Dogwild Farm, Spokane, WA - This green and red lettuce makes your side salads come together in a flash. Just rinse these greens and you have the ultimate salad base! Add sprinklings of nuts, fruits, carrots, or cucumbers and drizzle on your favorite dressing for a flavorful and hydrating side.
Mixed Summer Squash - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - A favorite of summer! This mix includes green zucchini, yellow zucchini, zephyr squash (green+ yellow) and patty pan (squat little guys). Try Chickpeas with Patty Pan and Herby Dressing and this Summer Squash and Chickpea Salad.
OR Mediterranean Cucumbers - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - These small and mild cucumbers have a thin skin which makes them a great option for snacking, sandwiches, or salads. Mediterranean cucumbers are on the crisper and less watery side of the cucumber spectrum! They’re an early variety in the spring, making one of the first cucumbers to enjoy.
*contents subject to change due to variability of local harvesting
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 | rainier cherries - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Benson strawberries are a "desert" variety - they are smaller and the flavor is more concentrated than those grown in wetter climates. These are early-season strawberries, available in June and July!
DRIED FRUIT | honeycrisp apple 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 honeycrisp apple!
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 - osprey hill farm, acme, wa - This organic, pasture raised chicken is some of the highest quality, most sustainable, and best tasting chicken you can find. Our decision to raise animals for meat isn’t taken lightly. We value our animals and view our production as a symbiotic relationship. It’s a philosophy of respect that provides animals on our farm with the natural environment, housing, and optimal diet they need to engage in essential instinctive behaviors. In the end, nothing goes to waste. We sell meat, bones, and giblets and all the other products of the meat harvest are returned to the soil after a long process of composting
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | 4 salmon portions + 1 smoked salmon portion - 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.
PLANT PROTEIN | off week
ARTISAN BREAD |
TUESDAY - rind and wheat, spokane, wa - cinnamon raisin crumb loaf - Cinnamon and raisins swirl this enriched sourdough bread. The bread is baked with all butter cinnamon streusel to provide a delicious crunch and crumble.
WEDNESDAY - mak bread, coeur d’alene, id - country blonde - 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!
THURSDAY - FRIDAY - the grain shed, spokane, wa - turkey red - Classic, rustic sourdough with Turkey Red Wheat. Naturally leavened Sourdough -or- turkey red with seeds - Classic Turkey Red dough with Sesame, Sunflower and Poppy Seeds. Naturally leavened Sourdough