WELLSPRING CHARITABLE GARDENS

From the Garden this Week… Summer Squash, Green Beans, Peppers, Beets, Armenian and Lemon Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Cooking Carrots, Salad Greens, Garlic, Basil, Stone Fruit and Grapes Coming Soon… Melons and Okra Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno This week we have Armenian cucumbers for the first time. These are technically melons that don’t become as sweet as cantaloupe and honey dew. They grow better than true cucumbers in the heat of the Central Valley. The thin skins don’t

From the Garden this Week… Summer Squash, Green Beans, Endive, Potatoes, Turnips, Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Radishes, Carrots, Basil, Cilantro, Stone Fruit and Pluots Coming Soon… Melons and Armenian Cucumbers Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno This week we have potatoes coming. They got a late start in the ground and are fairly small. Take the opportunity to forgo the peeling and roast them with the skin. In the recipe that I included, cut the larger ones in quarters, the medi

From the Garden this Week… Summer Squash, Zucchini, Onions, Green & Purple Beans, Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Radishes, Bell Peppers, Carrots, Beets, Lettuce, Basil, Pluots, Nectarines, and Flowers Coming Soon…Eggplant Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno This week I needed a recipe to feed a crowd but I didn’t want to work at it. Fortunately, the summer produce lends itself to full flavored summer combinations. I found a tub of marinated mini fresh mozzarella balls at Costco and w

From the Garden this Week… Summer Squash, Onions, Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Garlic, Radishes, Cucumbers, Carrots, Beets, Basil, Strawberries and Plums Coming Soon…Beans and Melons Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno More of our summer vegetables are coming in season and we will have peppers and a handful of tomatoes available. I’m a believer in the fact that you can never have too many squash recipes, so when I came across this one last fall, I made a note to write