WELLSPRING CHARITABLE GARDENS

Fresh Today…  Romanesco Cauliflower or Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Swiss Chard, Mini Head Lettuce, Fennel, Rutabaga, Turnips, Green Onions, Parsley, Lemons & Oranges Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno   With the cold weather still upon us, I included this Chickpea and Swiss chard soup. It is similar to a vegetarian minestrone. The soup combines the chard with carrots, celery and onions. By pureeing a portion of the chickpeas, you thicken the soup naturally without starch. I t

Fresh Today…   Romanesco Cauliflower, Beets, Carrots, Celery, Delicata or Butternut Squash, Swiss Chard, Mini Head Lettuce, Green Onions, Parsley, Oranges & Lemons Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno   Romanesco is one of the more exquisite vegetables and one that you might never see at the grocery store. It is closely related to cauliflower (use it interchangeably). The fractal pattern on the surface, botanists believe, was the result of selective breeding by Italian farmers

Fresh Today…  Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Delicata Squash, Kale, Turnips, Rutabagas, Lettuce, Parsley, Lemons & Oranges Using your Produce… by Julie Moreno   Root vegetables like our carrots, beets, turnips, and rutabagas store energy in the form of starch. When temperatures drop, the plant senses stress and activates enzymes that start breaking those starches down into simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose. These sugars act like natural antifreeze, helping the pl