This week, we’re talking all about green beans: how to choose them, how to store them, and how to use them. Whether you pick them from your backyard garden, CSA box, farmer’s market, or local grocery cooperative, they can be used to their fullest this summer. Seasonal Availability: Late summer, July through September is generallyRead more
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Happy Independence day! There are few better ways to celebrate on a hot summer day than with a bowl of fresh Wisconsin sweet cherries. Maybe you found some from one of our local Hudson-area farmer’s markets (hint: the co-op’s latest newsletter lists all of them!) or grocers… Now let’s talk about how to use thoseRead more
If you grow them in your garden, crisp and delicious sugar snap peas might never make it to your dinner table because they’re so delicious fresh-picked! But if you get a bunch home, let’s talk about how to use those sugar snaps! Seasonal Availability: June into July is the most common harvest time for sugarRead more
Seasonal Availability: Raspberries are often harvested throughout the summer in Wisconsin, with both summer-bearing and fall-bearing cultivars available. Raspberries are technically not a berry, but aggregate brambles, a collection of little fruits around a hollow center. Health Benefits: Raspberries are high in fiber, vitamin C, and manganese (a mineral that helps your body use thatRead more
If you’re like me, sometimes you get stuck in a “food rut” and skip right over vegetables that are less-familiar. Farmer’s markets are a great way to challenge yourself to try something new. If its a little white bulb topped in reddish-purple skin you’ve come home with, you’re in for a treat: let’s talk aboutRead more