Week of June 19th
LINC BOX - Tuesday
half share + base share + large share
Dark Sweet Cherries - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), Okanogan, WA - Sweet, dark red cherries! Some of the first cherries to be available in our region. Known for their extraordinarily large size, mild firmness, and mild sweet flavor - these cherries make for a special snack or baking amendment.
Kale - Welcome Table Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Full grown kale is a favorite for salads, kale chips, soups, and smoothies. One of our favorites is our LINC Box avocado kale salad recipe!
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!
Green Garlic - Channing Farm, Twisp, WA - The first of the spring herbs! Green or spring garlic is young garlic that can be eaten in its entirety, from bulb to leaves. Use it in place of garlic scallions or leeks. Chop into small pieces and include in potato salad, dressings, stir fry, or soup. Add fresh garlic-like flavor to your eggs, baked potatoes, pasta sauce, or cracker dip.
Mixed Summer Squash - Welcome Table Farm, Walla Walla, 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, cheesy zucchini quesadillas, or combining it with your garden zucchini to make this zucchini bread!
Bunched Carrots - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - A delicious, easy snack! The perfect topping to any green dish or mainstay on your summer veggies platters!
LINC BOX - Wednesday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Dark Sweet Cherries - OPMA (okanagan producers marketing association), Okanogan, WA - Sweet, dark red cherries! Some of the first cherries to be available in our region. Known for their extraordinarily large size, mild firmness, and mild sweet flavor - these cherries make for a special snack or baking amendment.
Kale - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA or Sweet Mercy Farm, Spokane, WA- Full-grown kale is a favorite for salads, kale chips, soups, and smoothies. One of our favorites is our LINC Box avocado kale salad recipe!
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!
Green Garlic - Channing Farm, Twisp, WA - The first of the spring herbs! Green or spring garlic is young garlic that can be eaten in its entirety, from bulb to leaves. Use it in place of garlic scallions or leeks. Chop into small pieces and include in potato salad, dressings, stir fry, or soup. Add fresh garlic-like flavor to your eggs, baked potatoes, pasta sauce, or cracker dip.
Garlic Scapes - Dog Wild Farm, Spokane, WA - Garlic scapes are the stalks that grow from the bulbs of hardneck garlic plants. Chop into small pieces and sauté for dishes that call for garlic cloves - the flavor is similar with an added freshness! You can also try grilling them whole or making garlic scape pesto! Try this LINC Box Garlic Scape Butter Recipe!
Green Zucchini - Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - Green zucchini is so summer and versatile. Because of it’s mild, delicate flavor, try making zucchini noodles as a replacement for pasta, cheesy zucchini quesadillas, or combining it with your garden zucchini to make this zucchini bread!
Bunched Carrots - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - A delicious, easy snack! The perfect topping to any green dish or mainstay on your summer veggies platters!
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.
PLANT PROTEIN | pardina lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Small brown lentils from Palouse Brand are family farmed and a great shelf stable food to have in your kitchen. Our pack of 3 option is packaged in our 4 pound kraft bags, these bags are resealable and easily stored. Brown lentils can be used as an alternative protein source because of their high protein content and even in baked goods, making them incredibly versatile. Palouse Brand’s absolute favorite lentil treat is this amazing Carrot Cake. Inside the kraft bag, you’ll find small brown lentils that are triple cleaned and uniform in size and color. Palouse Brand’s brown lentils are some of our best sellers thanks to their high protein content and sustainability.
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | wild sockeye portions + wild alaskan smoked salmon - 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!