Howdy folks, and welcome to Week 3 of your Tumbleweed Farm harvest!

We're especially excited about this week's bounty, including the debut of our first spring carrots of the season. There's nothing quite like harvesting those first sweet, crunchy carrots after months of planning, planting, and tending the fields.

It's been a busy week on the farm, and the weather has been just about perfect. We were grateful to receive a much-needed rainstorm last Thursday. While it came with a little thunder and lightning, we were fortunate to avoid hail and damaging winds. The fields soaked up every drop, and the crops are looking happy and healthy because of it.

As always, we're keeping busy out here but love taking the break to appreciate the harvest and you’ll see some new tasty recipes for this week’s haul below. The raw carrot and turnip miso salad is a MUST try. Seriously, it’s a new favorite of ours. And the bok choy chicken curry is the perfect spring soup. Light, flavorful and so gosh darn nourishing. Anyhow, we're incredibly proud of this week's harvest and excited to share it with you. We hope you enjoy everything in your box this week.

Thank you for supporting our farm, our crew, and local agriculture. We truly couldn't do it without you.

Happy eating!

Your farmers,

Andrea, Taylor, Pepper & Maize, and our awesome crew

Harvest 3

Rainbow Chard—this dark leafy green is high in antioxidants and important vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, K and A and a healthy dose of magnesium (which many people are deficient in).
Arugula—one of the healthiest leafy greens! Containing a ton of antioxidants and anti -inflammatory properties along with being jam-packed with magnesium which helps prevent high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Carrots—Rich in beta-carotene which your body converts into Vitamin A. This vitamin is important for vision, bone and immune function. Carrots are also high in antioxidants and important minerals for overall body health. Remove the greens on the carrots before storing them so they don’t go soft.
Garlic Scapes—the list of health benefits is almost too long!! It’s anti-fungal, anti- inflammatory, boosts immune health, and is full of antioxidants! Just eat garlic with every meal!
Turnips—Rich in vitamins and minerals turnips are high in antioxidants which help provide anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antibacterial effects, among other benefits. The greens boast a whole list of their own nutritional values but the biggest ones are that they’re high in vitamin A and calcium. Please remove the greens from the turnips and store them separately so the roots don’t get soft.
Spinach-rich in iron, potassium, vitamins C & E, and magnesium. Spinach can also aid in digestion and has anticancer properties. Eat this veggie up!!
Romaine Lettuce or head lettuce— high in folate (if you’re suffering from allergies this season eat this green up!) It’s also a good source of copper and vitamins A, K and C.
Baby Bok Choy—Full of anti-cancer properties such as Vitamins C & E, beta carotene, and selenium which is thought to slow the growth rate of tumors.

Recipe Suggestions

Raw Carrot & Turnip Miso Salad (this is the BEST salad. Trust me. Just make this! Oh yeah, grab a good julienne peeler for this one. You’ll use the peeler all season long!