How to Cook with Unique Winter Crops!
One of our goals as a year-round farm is to diversify our winter offerings and we’re hitting it from many angles - more tunnels, more overwintered crops in the field, developing partnerships with other awesome farms, and more diversity of storage crops!
Celeriac, rutabaga, and sunchokes are crops that store well and help create variety in our CSA shares throughout the winter months. We call them our “winter weirdos.” 😊 Not familiar with these unique veggies or looking for some new ideas for preparing them? Learn more about them below and check out some of the delicious ways you can cook them!
Celeriac
Celeriac, or “celery root,” is the root of a celery plant and has a texture similar to a turnip or potato. It has a mild celery flavor and earthy taste. Once peeled, celeriac can be grated and added to salads or slaws raw. Cooked, this veggie can be used similarly to a potato. We love it in soups, roasted and sliced into “steaks,” or pureed into sauces! Click here for some recipe ideas.
By: The First Mess
Rutabaga
Rutabaga is a root vegetable that is similar to a turnip, but larger and with a more yellow color. This versatile veggie can be mashed, sliced and turned into fries, added to soup, and more! Check out our website for some recipe ideas.
By: A Beautiful Plate
Sunchokes
Also known as “Jerusalem artichokes,” sunchokes are a tubular-shaped root vegetable of a plant in the sunflower family. They have a mild, sweet, nutty flavor. Sunchokes are delicious in soup, roasted, and added to hearty winter salads! Check out some recipes on our website here.
By: Peel with Zeal
Ready to cook up some delicious winter veggies? We'd love to be your farmers! We offer both weekly veggie subscriptions, or you can order a la carte from our Online Farmer's Market and build your own box ($30 minimum)!
We’re offering Perennial Subscriptions and Peak Season Shares for home delivery or pickup! Our Perennial Subscription is a 50 week share that runs indefinitely, as long as you choose to be a CSA member! Our Peak Season Share is a 25 week subscription that runs from June - November. Payments are by the week and you can skip weeks as needed (8+ days before your delivery)! We are also offering a new swap option, where members can login to their account and swap out items from a set list of veggies!
We are offering Small, Medium, and Large sizes. PLUS seasonal add-ons including gourmet mushrooms, fruit, honey, bulk veggies, eggs & dry beans! If you have any questions about our CSA reach out to support@moonvalleyfarm.net!