Newsletter - June 24

• .333 lb Baby greens
  

• 1/2 lb large greens (Swiss Chard & Mizuna)
  

• 1/4 lb lambs quarters
  

• 1 Stalk Chinese kale has small floret like broccoli
  

• 2 Lettuce
  

• 1 Pac Choi long stem. or 2 small

No fruit, egg, or cheese shares this week.

This European relative of spinach, beets and goosefoot, which grows throughout the North America, bears large quantities of edible, spinach-flavored leaves you can collect from mid-spring to late fall. It's one of the best sources of beta-carotene, calcium, potassium, and iron in the world; also a great source of trace minerals, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, and fiber. The young leaves and smaller stems can be eaten raw in salads. Or you can experiment by substituting lambs quarter for spinach or chard in some of your favorite recipes. source

substitute for spinach or chard

There has been very poor fruit growing weather recently. We tried to get strawberries this week, but the rain and hail has ruined a lot of the crops all over this area.

- Zaid

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