Week of October 22nd
LINC BOX - TUESday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Kabocha Squash - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - The sweet, rich flavor of kabocha squash rivals pie pumpkins and blows butternut out of the water. It’s sweet potato-like flavor is prized in soups, roasts, purees, curries, and pies.
Parsley - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - It's flavor may be subtle but this nutrient-rich herb is a mainstay in the kitchen! Use in a chimichurri, or top on a fresh summer quinoa salad. Try this Spring Onion + Lentil Salad, Fresh Gazpacho, or Late Summer Couscous Salad.
Huckleberry Gold Potatoes - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - Huckleberry gold potatoes have a deep purple skin with a creamy white inside. This variety was developed at the University of Idaho to be high in antioxidants and low on the glycemic index, meaning it is lower in carbs than other potato varieties. It has a rich, buttery flavor and are great for roasting, baking, or boiling.
Purple and Fioretto Cauliflower - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - These unique, succulent, small florets sprout atop long, thin stems! With an amazing, nut-like flavor, that's sweeter than large-head cauliflowers, this crop stays crunchy through cooking! Pick stems and florets to eat fresh, grill, sauté or use in stir-fries. This vegetable is a true delicacy!
Heirloom Tomatoes - Frog Hollow Farm, Walla Walla, WA - The queen of summertime. Colorful, sweet, and flavorfull, heirloom tomatoes are perfect in sandwiches and salads.
Shallots - Swiss Farms, 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.
ROTATING ADD-ONS
ARTISAN CHEESE | mozzarella - Ferndale Farmstead, Ferndale, WA - Fior di Latte, or "blossom of milk" translated in English, is a fresh, whole milk low moisture mozzarella with a delicate flavor and texture. We make ours the old fashioned way using Italian cultures instead of vinegar to give you the full mozzarella flavor that this well-known cheese deserves. Makes a yummy caprese salad, grilled cheese, quesadilla, frittata, or whatever your imagination desires.
INW FRUIT | bosc pears - OPMA, Okanogan, WA - This elegant fruit has a complex, honey-like sweetness. This beauty is a supreme fit for baking, boiling, and poaching.
AND king david apples - OPMA, Okanogan, WA - These juicy, heirloom apples are perfect for cider, pies, or preserves! Enjoy their sweet, tart, and wine-like flavor.
DRIED FRUIT | granny smith apple chips - 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 granny smith apple!
FRESH HERBS | garden sage, English thyme, and rosemary - the corner farm, spokane, wa - The Corner Farm is a small family-owned farm located on 10 acres in Peone Prairie. Quality produce, herbs, and cut flowers are grown using sustainable farming practices. Creativity is used to cultivate and connect our community with nature and nutrition.
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 - 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. See Ramstead Ranch’s Recipes here!
PASTURED CHICKEN SHARE | whole chickens - kirsop farm, rochester, 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 | 5 salmon 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.
WILDLAND WINE |
the reds - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - The Bluff - Red Blend - A fruit-forward red blend featuring a six-grape medley of Petit Verdot, Merlot, Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
white and rosé - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - Lilac - White - A crisp & refreshing white wine blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Pinot Gris
ARTISAN BREAD |
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!
TUESDAY, 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