Dear Friends,

     I would bet most people have disparaging things to say about radishes based on an earlier experience of biting into a tough, hot round red radish.  There’s not such thing as a lowly radish around here.  There’s quite a few varieties available and think I’ve trialed them all.  Ours are tender, ‘sweet’  and lovingly grown and harvested.  Middle Easteners use the leaves in salads, a practice not commonly used here but ours are mild and fresh and worth a try.

     And carrots!  Honestly, you have no idea (probably) the amount of time and work it takes to grow these sweet and nutritious babies.  Unlike radish seeds, carrots (member of the  Umbelliferae family and related to fennel, dill, celery and many more),  take their time in sprouting.  Almost three weeks, which translates to a grower as a battle against weeds from day one!  We have to weed a carrot bed, probably three times to beat them back and that’s a lot of bending over. There’s no getting around it unless weed killer is used and then why would you want to eat it them?  Ours are sweet and crunchy and oh so good for you. Happy munching.

     Today’s going to be a real bear.  Cold temperatures and possibly ‘rain’ (drizzle?) means freezing cold hands and feet no matter what you wear and there’s still flowers, lettuce, salad and more that have to be harvested.  Please send warm thoughts our way.

    Our little band of volunteers (thank you Linda, Kelly and Marisol) harvested your lavender bouquets Saturday and next we hurled around bales of straw to cover bald spots to cover weeds and create humus like real pros.  In a couple of months, we’ll use some of the areas to plant potatoes using Ruth Stout’s ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_FAm5zuJd8) method for yummy baby spring potatoes.  Meanwhile, the earthworms and myriads of unseen life forms will be helping to break down the straw and create rich and nutrient filled new soil..without a shovel.  Thanks ladies.

     Have you seen the documentary “Rotten” yet?  Oh my goodness.  I’ve only seen the first segment, ‘Lawyers, Guns and Honey’ and it more than reinforced my cynicism of modern food production.   I highly recommend seeing it.  The good news is, there are a few good caring honey producers still left in our county and Charlotte and her husband are the ones that produce the honey we offer.  Even if you don’t use it, the jars of liquid gold make wonderful gifts and let’s make sure they keep it up by giving our support.  If you want fresh, local, wholesome honey, add some to your CSA bags available on our GreenStore.

     Please feel free to call or email me if you have questions or need cooking tips.

May our food this week nourish, comfort and sustain you.

Burrr,

Stephenie

Large	Medium	Juicing	Petite	Fruit Only
Fuji apples	Fuji apples	2 # Navel	Sprouts	Fuji apples
Bananas	Sprouts	Bananas	Mini bouquet
Sprouts	Red peppers or?	Sprouts	Lettuce	Bananas
Red peppers or?	Lettuce	Lettuce	Avocados	Blueberries
Lettuce	Flowers	Ginger	Spring radishes	Avocados
Flowers	Blueberries	Fuji apples	Lavender	Lavender
Blueberries	Avocados	Blueberries	Carrots or turnips	Tangerines
Avocados	Spring radishes	Lavender	Bok choi or baby spinach	Navel
Spring radishes	Lavender	kale	Arugula	Salad Mix
Lavender	Carrots or turnips	Carrots or turnips
Carrots or turnips	Bok choi or baby spinach	Bok choi or baby spinach
Bok choi or baby spinach	Arugula
Arugula	Navel	Salad Mix
Spanish onions or scallions
Navel	Spanish onions or scallions
	Salad Mix
Salad Mix

Shop our Green Store for other healthy products.

For this week’s deliveries, please place online orders by 3 PM Monday.

Do you have a friend or neighbor looking to make better food choices?  Recommend Seabreeze, and for every new member you refer, you’ll both receive a $10 Green store credit.

Thank you so much to all of our loyal supporters.  We sincerely hope we have helped your health and well-being with our food and brightened your day with our flowers.

Enjoy in good health,