Summer Squash: Thinking Outside of the Basket

by Michelle Demuth-Bibb | Sep 19, 2023 | Culinary Arts

Each year, Farmer Lee Jones excitedly anticipates the arrival of the gorgeous squash with bloom, delicious summer squash, and the iconic squash blossom. Here, Farmer Lee displays just some of the sizes of today’s freshly harvested squash:     The harvesting...

Our Favorite Spring Powerhouse Vegetables

by Chef's Garden | May 23, 2022 | Health and Nutrition

Spring is a great time to enjoy some of the best vegetables on the CDC’s Powerhouse List of Fruits and Vegetables. Our Powerhouse vegetable box is the perfect way to enjoy these best of the season. What are Powerhouse Vegetables?  In 2014 the CDC published a study...

The Wondrous Winter Radish: Plating Techniques

by Chef's Garden | Apr 11, 2022 | Culinary

Plating Food: The Wondrous Winter Radish   Winter radishes offer up a wide spectrum of deliciously unique flavors from spicy to pungent in a rainbow of stunning hues. They add marvelous texture, too, being versatile enough to use as a bar snack, a plated banquet...

Eating With the Seasons

by Chef's Garden | Mar 21, 2022 | Health and Nutrition

Eating with the seasons is one of the best things you can do for your health and for the planet. Eating produce soon after harvest not only means that vegetables smell and taste better, but they are also higher in vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. It’s...

Celebrating the King of the Kitchen: Parsnips

by Chef's Garden | Jan 25, 2022 | Food & Cooking

“Parsnips,” Chef Jamie Simpson from the Culinary Vegetable Institute explains, “may be even more versatile than potatoes because their sugar content allows them to caramelize well—and they also have flavorful raw applications. That’s why I call them the king of the...