Essentials Box | November 20, 2021

This week’s lineup is all-organic with seasonal items that will fit well into your Thanksgiving recipes:

• Brussel Sprouts (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Granny Smith Apples (OPMA)
• Pomegranate
• Parsley
• Yams
• Cremini Mushrooms
• Yellow Onions
• Chard
• Celery

If you’re looking to shake up your traditional holiday fare, here are a couple of recipes to get you started:

  • Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprout Stuffing with Apples (Food 52). We’ll also have some Butternut and Acorn squash in the store this weekend.
  • Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Mushrooms With Gremolata and Quinoa (NY Times)
  • Pomegranate Relish (Martha Stewart)
  • Sweet Potato Pomegranate Salad (Two Peas and Their Pod)

Essentials Box | October 9, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with several locally sourced delights:

• Green Cabbage (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Carrots (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Radish (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Jonagold Apples (OPMA)
• Bartlett Pears (OPMA)
• Limes
• Avocado
• Yellow Onion
• Yams

With this week’s inclusion of cabbage and carrots, DGC volunteer Agen is dreaming about one of his favorite Japanese dishes — okonomiyaki (derived from “okonomi” meaning “as you like” and “yaki” meaning “grilled“). Here’s a real simple recipe from… erm.. Real Simple. Agen also plans on adding in the radish, a bit of yellow onion, and maybe some yam! If you’re a meat eater, don’t forget the bacon!

Here’s also a more traditional recipe (involving Nagaimo yam) from one of Agen’s favorite cooking YouTubers:

Essentials Box | July 17, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with lots of locally sourced produce:

• Golden Beets (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Lacinato Kale (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Red Cabbage (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Rainbow Carrots (Pure Nelida Farm)
• Avocado
• Yellow Onion
• Bananas
• Pink Lady Apples
• Limes

About Pure Nelida
Nelida Martinez owns Pure Nelida farm and began farming in 2010 at Viva Farms in Skagit County, a non-profit farm business incubator dedicated to empowering the next generation of sustainable farmers. The story of her business begins 30 years ago when Nelida learned to cultivate fruits and vegetables in the fields of California. Nelida and her family eventually moved to Washington, where she learned organic practices and gained experience growing 100% organic produce.