Mid Season Harvest and Seed talk!

We are loving the heat and so too are our vegetables and fruits! This weeks basket was full of garden wonders and...wonderful!! This will be the last of the kolrahbi for the Fraser Valley and the CSA for 2012 as they are large and some have started to seed. In fact a lot of vegetables and herbs have gone to seed. But thats totally ok! WE LOVE SEEDS:) We love them because we eat most of them or use them for flavour to spice our dishes and of course we also use them to grow more food for the next season!!We hope to save a lot of seeds this year to share with our community!!

Saving seeds is actually pretty fun and watching them turn to seeds is so so so beautiful, intact I would say sometimes even more beautiful because they flower and change so much it brings new beauty into the garden! Ok so continuing with the seed topic.. most of the food we eat are actually seeds! Think about it... beans, peas, coriander, quinoa, lentils, rice...etc..it's kinda crazy when you actually think about it! Ok so in this weeks basket we put in a tasty treat for our shareholders. We love radish pods so we shared them in the harvest. 

Radish pods (I will post a picture this week.. they are so so beautiful and have such a cool design to them) can be used in salads and also so so so delicious in a stir fry. Also delicious is spinach + Swiss Chard + Kale...see below:)

Help yourself Spinach + Swiss Chard! This ones on us!!

Help your self Kale! This one too!!

This herb package I wrapped with wet paper towel and then I tied them all up with black raffia for a little flare....(We love pretty things:) to keep them crisp and fresh. There is a mix included Oregano, Sage, Mint + Thyme. 

If you find it hard to use mint... try it in your meatballs or tofu balls you won't regret it! Of course there is always a mojito, lemonade oooohhh or raspberry/lemonade or your water.. so refreshing!

I can't wait for next week.. hmmm I wonder what wonderful wonders will be in the basket???

-Dayna