If you haven’t gathered, we’re WILD about our green vegetables around here, and this wild bunch headed out in full force to beat the heat on this bright and toasty Monday. (The wash station is clearly where its at this afternoon). But, before all of that, they gathered the last overwintered onions from the greenhouse (making room for more cukes!), pulled bunches of mini Daikon Radishes, cut whatever crowns were ready in the Broccoli bed and then brought in bin after bin after bin of gorgeous greens. They make it look easy. They make it look gooood!

Nothing feels as good as telling people that they only have to cook if they actually feel like it on a hot, June day. My friend Ashlee refers to this time of year fondly as “Food in Cups Time,” because snacking on Sweet Red Cherries and munching on Sugar Snap Peas is about the best thing we could ask for these busy, sweltering days of Summer.

We’re looking at some good stuff for you all this week that fits the bill of enjoying things on a “chop and go” basis. Some of these vegetables might be new (and/or exciting to see after a loooong winter). So, read on if you could use a quick primer/refresher

Another Monday means a new harvest list, though some of you continuing with us from Springtime are acutely familiar with a couple of items rolling in. (Yes, the next round of Bok Choy is ready…already!). As well as Gai-Lan, a variety of Chinese Broccoli that is intended to be eaten in its entirety—tender stem, leaf, floret and all. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this week’s newsletter for some ideas of how to put your vegetables to good use. These first couple of weeks are a confluence of sorts, in terms of crops that transition from the warmest part of Spring into what is typically the coolest part of Summer. A handful of you reading this visited our farm for the very first time last week, a sizeable number of you kicked off your twelfth year of Summer harvest with us, and many of you fall somewhere in between. (So, over the next few weeks, there might be a bit of repetition while we get everyone settled into Summer mode).