Week of June 24th
LINC BOX - TUESday - Friday
half shares + base shares + large shares
Romaine Lettuce - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Romaine lettuce has a delightfully crisp texture which makes for a refreshing salad. Its sturdiness allows for romaine to be roasted, grilled, used in stir-fry, or used as a gluten free option for wraps!
Broccoli - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Broccoli is crunchy with a mild bitterness when raw and sweeter when cooked. Broccoli cheddar soup, broccoli curry, and pasta with roasted broccoli are some of our favorite ways to use these versatile little trees! Pair with strong flavors like garlic, lemon, chili, or sesame.
Garlic Scapes - Channing Farm, Twisp, WA -Garlic scapes are the stalks that grow from the bulbs of hardneck garlic plants. Chop into small pieces and sauté for dishes that call for garlic cloves - the flavor is similar with an added freshness! You can also try grilling them whole or making garlic scape pesto! Try this LINC Box Garlic Scape Butter Recipe!
Heirloom Tomatoes - Pack River Farm, Sandpoint, ID - The queen of summertime. Colorful, sweet, and flavorfull, heirloom tomatoes are perfect in sandwiches and salads.
OR Green Cabbage - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Crunchy cabbage for slaws, roasts, and sautees. Green cabbage has a mild and gentle flavor relative to its red counterpart.
Hakurei Turnips - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Hakurei, or Japanese salad turnips, are sweet and crisp when raw or buttery and smooth when cooked. Add them to a salad like radishes or roast them with miso and ginger!
Dark Sweet Cherries - Tonnemaker Hill Farm, Royal City, WA - Attika and Skeena varieties are great for snacking and baking!
Green Kale - Big Sage Organics, Othello, WA - Kale is a tasty and nutritious green with a earthy and bittersweet flavor. It has high levels of fiber, antioxidants, calcium, vitamins C and K, and iron. Massaging or cooking these greens breaks down their texture, making them sweeter and easier to digest. Kale is choice for a hearty salad, kale chips, smoothies or soup.
ROTATING ADD-ONS
ARTISAN CHEESE |orchard blue - brush creek creamery, deary, id - Semi-Firm Texture with a Tangy, Blue Flavor. The creamy texture of our blue cheese, is like none elsewhere. We dip the newly-made wheels in our own apple cider daily for 3 days. This 2-3 month-old, raw cow milk cheese has a moist yet semi-firm texture and finishes with a tangy, blue flavor. This cheese won first place in all of North America.
DRIED HERBS | marjoram - smoot’s flavor farm, pullman, wa - Smoot's Flavor Farm is a woman owned and operated farm established in 2019 by Pullmanite Lindsay Myron. Rooted at the base of Smoot Hill, about 10 miles north of Pullman, Washington, Smoot's Flavor Farm grows culinary and tea herbs for restaurants, caterers, and kitchens of all kinds. We are transitioning to Organic, with a focus on producing herbs of the highest quality, flavor, and essential oil content.
INW FRUIT |
early robin cherries - OPMA, Okanogan, WA - A variety similar to rainiers, manifest a mountaintop sunrise with these sweet and floral cherries. You won’t want to stop snacking on this vision of a fruit. Add their vibrant colors to salads, crostinis, or Rainier cherry pie bars.
blueberries - Frog Hollow Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Blueberries are the perfect popper on a hot summer day. These sweet and floral blue orbs are a rockstar snack and a favorite addition to smoothies, muffins, and pie!
GRASS-FED BEEF SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished beef - ramstead ranch, ione, wa - Ramstead Ranch focuses on raising their herd using regenerative practices and providing a stress-free life. The cows live on pastures, drink clean, spring-fed water, are rotated daily to fresh fields that have not been sprayed, and have access to sun and shade as they choose. Visit Ramstead Ranch Recipes here!
HERITAGE PORK SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished heritage pork - ramstead ranch, ione, wa - Berkshire pork is incredibly juicy, has a fantastic flavor, marbles well and is very tender. These pigs live outdoors in diverse pastures and woodlands where they can root, wallow, and lounge to their hearts' content. They are fed a locally milled, non-GMO grain mixture and they devour excess from the farm garden during the summer months. See Ramstead Ranch’s Recipes here!
PASTURED CHICKEN SHARE | whole chickens - link’d hearts ranch - AlyssaMarie has raised pastured chickens since 2008. She rotates the chickens daily on no-spray pasture so they can enjoy the sunshine, bugs, and fresh water. The poultry receive a non-GMO, locally grown grain mix produced by farmer on the Palouse.
WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | salmon portions - thunders catch, sandpoint, id - Thunder's Catch Salmon is all-natural, caught from Alaska's most sustainably managed sockeye fishery and harvested using the highest quality standards. Foster a direct connection to our bountiful oceans, cast a vote that honors our sustainable ecosystem and nod to fishermen who harvest responsibly.
PLANT PROTEIN | black beluga lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Black lentils have a deep, nutty flavor, they can be pureed but also hold their shape well when cooked. These tiny lentils look almost like caviar and make a great base for salads, soups, and casseroles. Dry black lentils cook in 20 minutes, with no soaking required.
WILDLAND WINE |
the reds - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - The Bluff - Red Blend A fruit-forward red blend featuring a six-grape medley of Petit Verdot, Merlot, Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc.
white and rosé - wildland coop, green bluff, wa - Lilac - White - A crisp & refreshing white wine blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay & Pinot Gris.
ARTISAN BREAD |
WEDNESDAY - mak bread, coeur d’alene, id - potato loaf - Check out MAK's website to learn more about MAK’s mission to create nutritious and flavorful bread using local grains and by crafting each loaf using natural fermentation!
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY - the grain shed, spokane, wa - turkey red - Classic, rustic sourdough with Turkey Red Wheat. Naturally leavened Sourdough -or- turkey red with seeds - Classic Turkey Red dough with Sesame, Sunflower and Poppy Seeds. Naturally leavened Sourdough