First Harvest (Powisset Farm)

We picked up our first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) harvest today and now the challenge begins. The pickup included turnips, radishes, spinich, bok choi, arrugula, lettuce, a little brocolli, some dill, and white and red kohlrabi.

This batch was nowhere near as large as what we expect as the growing season gets underway--based on what we have heard from others who were in the program last year. The challenge is what to do with it all--how to prepare and eat this bounty of fresh local produce. The radishes and salad greens are easy. But what about these turnips?

I grew up in the South and I should know what to do with turnips, but I don't. I've heard they can be good roasted; I think that's our best plan. I ate one raw and it wasn't bad; like a semi-sweet radish. The greens, I recall, can be boiled for hours with fatback until the house reeks, then served with vinegar--Yuck! I think we will search for a better approach and see if we can combine the kohlrabi greens in something edible.

The bok choi--we put to good use immediately in a stir fry. As we experiment and learn, I'll post updates here and welcome any recipe suggestions!