Everything is growing especially the weeds. I stopped trying to keep up with them and am now just making friends with the ones that aren't actively choking out the vegetables. The spinach didn't do well and I decided to replace it. Sorry, no spinach for the boxes right now. Maybe the fall crop will do better. The other fail has been the arugula. It got eaten. Apparently we aren't the only ones that find that spicy leaf tasty. Again, maybe the next planting will do better. It's been quite the spring. Wet and cold, dry and hot, wet, wet, hot. I was nervous about the peppers and tomatoes because it was so wet after I planted them but it's dried out pretty well and everything is rallying. There isn't much change in the boxes this week. Lots of lettuce, another bunch of radish, a half quart of shelling peas, kale or chard, some new onions and a couple of herbs. The herbs vary this week. Tuesday's boxes had cilantro and dill. Wednesday's and Thursday's had tarragon and lemon balm. Friday's boxes will probably have tarragon and dill. Tarragon has a licorice type flavour. I love it in salad dressing and in place of dill with salmon. When you get your box, get your veggies in as cool a spot as possible as soon as possible. The fridge is the ideal environment for greens and herbs. I use recycled plastic bags from bread and milk to store lettuce. Liven things up with a rinse in cool water. Which veggies are which? As I'm sure you've noticed I won't include a paper list in each box. I will post on the blog every other week unless there is a big change in vegetables. I will try and post a picture each week on Facebook with a list of the veggies. If you aren't on Facebook or I don't post a picture when you need one then please ask me what you are wondering about. Send me an email or a text with a picture and I will answer you as soon as possible. The other thing you can do is taste it. Take a small taste and wonder. Wonder what flavours it might taste good with. Vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil? Sounds like a salad dressing to me. Picking up your boxes. I will not be sending reminders every week. It is your responsibility to remember to pick it up. If you are someone who gets a box every other week and you lose track and can't remember if it's this week or next then just email me and I will tell you. No biggie. If you forget to pick up I'll email you but I may not know right away especially Beamsville or Lake Land pick ups. Your box will still be available for pick up the next day. At Lake Land, if there is room in the fridge it will get put in the fridge. In Beamsville it will still be in the garage in the original box. Either way the vegetables won't be as fresh so please expect that. Now I must get back to weeding. Coming soon in the boxes are carrots, broccoli and tomatoes.
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