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WELLSPRING CHARITABLE GARDENS BLOG


Fresh from Wellspring Charitable Gardens - July 30, 2026
Fresh Today… Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Garlic, Tomatoes, Peppers, Lettuce Mix, Carrots, Rosemary, Chives, Basil, Melons, Grapes, & Peaches Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno Our peppers are in full swing. Right now, we have Bell Peppers, Lunch Box Peppers and Jimmy Nardellos. All of these are sweet peppers and not spicy. The bells are the classic grocery store pepper. They are good eaten raw in salad or cooked, stuffed with your favorite filling. The Lunch Box peppers are
Jul 314 min read


Fresh from Wellspring Charitable Gardens - July 23, 2026
Fresh Today… Tomatoes, Peppers, Potatoes or Eggplant, Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Carrots, Chives, Garlic, Basil, Pluots, Grapes, Peaches, Plums & Melons (Due to weather, Melon ripeness is variable, hard to determine w/o cutting) Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno Today’s recipe is my favorite salsa. It’s perfect when we have so many tomatoes available. I char the tomatoes and vegetables, then blend everything in a food processor or blender. I like to remove the tomato skins
Jul 234 min read


Fresh from Wellspring Charitable Gardens - July 16, 2026
Fresh Today… Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Bell Peppers, Baby Carrots, Garlic, Basil, Rosemary, Oregano, Lemon Basil, Grapes, Plums & Peaches Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno When our summer produce features tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers, a Greek Salad is a natural combination to use up the weekly harvest. The dressing recipes can be doubled to have on hand for marinating grilled squash and eggplant. Add in some grilled chicken, steak or tofu to
Jul 164 min read


Fresh from Wellspring Charitable Gardens - July 9, 2026
Fresh Today… Summer Squash, Slicing Cucumbers, Japanese Eggplant, Slicing & Cherry Tomatoes, Beets, Baby Carrots, Bell Peppers, Dill Flowers, Basil, Chives, Shallots, Edible Borage Flowers, Grapes, Peaches & Plums Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno In the summer when I’m not cooking on the grill, I’m trying to cook as fast as possible in the kitchen. This pasta recipe should come together in a few minutes while the pasta cooks. Let the eggplant and squash overcook a little
Jul 94 min read


Fresh from Wellspring Charitable Gardens - July 2, 2026
Fresh Today… Tomatoes, Green Beans, Summer Squash, New Potatoes, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Green Onions, Rosemary, Basil, Dill & Dill Heads, Zinnias, Plums & Valencia Oranges Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno Summer is all about tomatoes and basil. I mix the two together with salt, balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil and put it on crostini, on pizza, on grilled eggplant or squash, or as a salad by itself. The two even grow well together. In the pasta salad recipe today
Jul 24 min read
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