Market Notes for June 7, 2025

Read the full Food & Farm Notes here.

Last Chance to Freeze Spinach for Winter -- see easy How-To in Food Notes below.

Henry's also got a lot more Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Kohlrabi and Basil . . and look for the First of the Shiso, Lemon Basil, Purple Basil and Purple Dragon Carrots!

Come one, come all!

Come see the truly Amazing Wall of Lettuce, and don’t miss this First Week for Sugar Snap Peas, Basil (small bunches) & Strawberries -- come early to get them!

• The Amazing Wall of Lettuce will include Radicchio, too -- both the round heads of Radicchio di Verona and the elongated heads of Radicchio di Treviso.

  Also for your beautiful rainbow salads:

  • Purple Dragon Carrots

  • Orange Carrots

  • Purple Basil

  • Lemon Basil

  • Italian Basil

  • Mint

  • Shiso

  • Dill

  • Cilantro

  • Parsley

  • Kale

  • Spinach

  • Lamb's Quarters (aka Wild Spinach -- see Food Notes below)

  • Sorrel

  • Chives

  • Knob Onions

  • Green Garlic

  • Green Shallots

Spinach has a very short season, so freeze some now to enjoy later!

Food Notes: How to Freeze Spinach (or Lamb’s Quarters, or pretty much any green!)

Here's how to prep and freeze spinach. (Use the same process for Lambs Quarters, but strip the leaves from the lower part of the stems first.)

1. Wash the spinach.

2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

3. Fill a large bowl with cold water (or ice water) and set near the stove.

4. Drop large handfuls of spinach into the boiling water, giving a good stir to fully submerge the leaves. Cook until all the spinach is bright green, about 2 minutes.

5. Scoop the spinach out and dunk into the cold water. When cool, remove the spinach and squeeze lightly. Transfer to a large bowl.

6. Repeat the steps above until all the spinach is cooked and cooled.

7. Then fill your containers or freezer bags with spinach, and you're set for many delicious, nutritious meals in the months ahead!

Farm Notes: Wonderful Rain!
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After marathon days of planting summer crops (corn, beans, edamame, okra, summer squashes, melons, and more) on Sunday and Monday, we got 2.6 inches of perfectly timed rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Henry says: "It came slow enough that it wasn't too much. That much in 2 hours, which happens, is a flood. But when it's over about 20 hours, it's perfect and will last a long time."