Spring Creek Farm in Palmer, Alaska

Hello Again CSA Members:

This week we are offering the equivalent of a multivitamin in food form. The greens you'll be receiving are packed full of nutrition, including:

-Vitamin A

-Vitamin B's (B1, B2, B6)

-Vitamin C

-Vitamin E

-Vitamin K

-Folate

-Niacin

Not to mention the Mineral content:

-Potassium

-Calcium

-Phosporus

-Magnesium

-Iron

**Just to name a few...(that was the nutritional content of kale, you also have some asian/mustard greens to enjoy!)

The two bags in your share this week are mixed lettuces and mixed mustard greens. And you may notice a mix of colors as well! If you're into reading about food, health, and/or nutrition, you may already by hip to the fact that colorful food (i.e. diversity/variety in your diet) equals a healthier you! According to Julie Garden-Robinson, a food and nutrition specialist at North Dakota State University, different colored vegetables add certain types of nutrients to your body, which then effect your health.

Red = antioxidants that help prevent cell damage.

Yellow/Orange =  improves immune system function.

Green = reduces risk of cataracts.

Blue/Purple = reduces risk of cancer, stroke, and heart disease.

White = lowers cholesterol and blood pressure.

So it seems to me that food can be your pharmacy. Enjoy!

Recipe for "Braising/Mustard Greens"

Eggs in a Nest

From Animal Vegetable Miracle recipe written by Camille Kingsolver

Ingredients:

 1 small onion, chopped

garlic to taste, chopped

Carrots, chopped finely

1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes

1 bag braising mix, coarsely chopped

 4 eggs

Sea salt and pepper

Cooked brown rice (optional)

Instructions:

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil in a wide skillet until lightly golden. Add carrots and tomatoes and sauté for a few more minutes, adding just enough water to rehydrate the tomatoes. Mix in greens and cover pan for a few minutes. Uncover, stir well, then use the back of a spoon to make depressions in the cooked leaves, circling the pan like numbers on a clock. Break an egg into each depression, being careful to keep yolks whole. Cover pan again and allow eggs to poach for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve over cooked brown rice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Note – This makes a great breakfast, with or without the rice.