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Fresh and Local Produce Oct 12th - 18th

 

local gold turnips

Gold Turnips

Turnip recipes are love 'em or hate 'em vegetables. If you were forced to eat turnips as a child and therefore avoid them today, you might want to try them again. The turnip root is full of vitamin C, usually associated with citruses. In fact, turnip juice has more of this vitamin that an equivalent amount of orange juice. Try a simple recipe today!

local black spanish radish

Black Spanish Radish

There is a radish at your farm market this week that you just might mistake for a dark-skinned turnip. It’s called the Black Spanish Radish. If you are looking for a zingy addition to a winter salad, the black Spanish radish is a great pungent choice. The black Spanish radish is a winter-keeping radish meaning if you set it aside under the right conditions it will keep for use at the table long after your local radish harvest season has past.

local stanley plumsStanley Plums

Stanley is one of the most tasteful and reliable varieties of plums. The fruit is sweet and juicy, though firm. Flesh is orange-yellow, skin is smooth, deep violet-blue. The fruit is excellent fresh as well as canned, high sugar content makes them ideal for drying.

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