Hope everyone is having a great week!  This week we have some great items coming including mizuna from Nalo Farms and cherry tomatoes coming from Ho Farms.  See you soon!

Cherry Tomatoes – Ho Farms

Choy Sum – Greens Growers

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Cosmic Carrots – Kahumana Farms

Mizuna – Nalo Farms

Mixed Citrus – Kamaaina Pland & Land

Swiss Chard – Ho Farms

 

What to do with the Mizuna??  Mizuna can be steamed, boiled, stir-fried or used to complement other greens mixed together for a salad. When cooked it shrinks to about half its size so it takes a large amount to make a cooked vegetable dish containing only mizuna.  Combine your mizuna with your choy sum for Stir Fried Choy Sum & Mizuna!

Swiss Chard with Carrots & Onions – Super Tasty & Super Easy!!

Swiss Chard with Tomaotes, Feta and Pine Nuts –  Vitamin-packed swiss chard is always a great choice for a healthy meal. It’s full of everything from vitamins C, K and A to potassium and dietary fiber. And it’s delicious to boot!

Hey gang, this week’s bag is brought to you by the fruit papaya and the carrots!  There is also ahi coming in the bag too for those who ordered!  Enjoy!

 

Collard Greens – Ho Farms

Filipino Long Eggplant – Pacific Gateway Center

Grape Tomatoes – Pacific Gateway Center

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Carrots – Kahumana Farms

Papaya – Ho Farms

String Beans – Ho Farms

 

Try out these tasty recipes!

Eggplant Stir-Fry with String Beans & Cashews

Collard Green Recipes – check out this site that has lots

Glazed Carrots & String Beans Recipe – tasty and easy to cook, what a great combo!

Hey Hey, hope you had a great New Year’s and are getting back into the swing of things!  This week’s bag is special as always showcasing taro from our friends at Kakoo Oiwi.  Here is what else you can find in the bag

 

 

 

Cherry Tomatoes – Ho Farms

Bok Choy – Green Growers

Taro – Kakoo Oiwi

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Gardens

Japanese Cucumber – Pacific Gateway Center

Tangelo – Kamaaina Land

Dill – Nalo Farms

 

Taro Meat Stew with Dill – check out this fun and easy dish using your taro and dill!

Bok Choy – check out this page for great tips on how to prepare bok choy!

Dill – lots of great recipes on how to rock out your dill!

It’s that time of year to reflect on the things we’re most grateful for, spend time with family and friends and maybe even have a few drinks to celebrate.  It’s also a time to reflect on the amazing bounty we’ve had from our local farmers this year including eggplant, tomatoes, swiss chard, kale, okra, long beans, taro, citrus, mushrooms, eggs, butter, cheese, coffee, sweet potatoes, and even bitter melon just to mention of few!  So with great joy, here is our final bag for 2014!!  See you next year!

 

 

Cherry Tomatoes – Ho Farms

Kai Choy (Mustard Greens) – Leileihua High School

Filipino Long Eggplant – Pacific Gateway Center

Kale – Go Farms

Baby Carrots – Ho Farms

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Kai Choy Pork Soup – Kai Choy is similar to swiss chard and choy sum in that it’s a cooking green.  Here is an easy, tasty recipe to make for New Year’s Day!

Eggplant & Kale Parmesan – I love anything parmesan.  Try out this easy recipe!

Boom, Santa Claus is coming to town  this week with an extra bounty in this week’s bag including Fennel and Vine-Ripened Tomatoes just for starters!  We are also getting Kale in this week’s bag from the Go Farm program.  Go Farm is a farm incubator program working out of Waimanalo teaching students how to farm!  We’re excited to be working with these guys and can’t wait to see what items that produce in the future!  Here’s what else we have this week!

 

 

 

Lettuce – Leileihua High School

Vine-Ripened Tomatoes – TwinBridge Farms

Mixed Citrus – Kamaaina Plant

Choy Sum – Green Growers

Green Onion – Green Growers

Kale – Go Farms

Fennel – Kahumana Farms

Long Beans – Ho Farms

 

New to fennel, well you’re in for a treat!!  You’ll notice it has a slight black jelly bean flavor to it adding an interesting kick to your salads.  You can treat it like celery and throw chunks in or you can even  braise, sautée, roaste, or even grill the bulb to soften it up!  For more info on fennel click here! Martha Stewart does Fennel – my girl Martha Stewart breaking it down with 25 tips on how to prepare fennel! Choy Sum with minced Garlic – this cooking green is super easy to prepare, throw in some garlic and some love and you’re good to go! Fresh Green Beans, Fennel and Feta Cheese – now this dish is a straight up party!!  Make this for Christmas and everyone will be stoked!