The Farmers Market Box

Lyon Artichokes Grower: Life’s a Choke Description: The Lyon artichoke is the most imposing of all artichoke varieties, weighing in at an average of 1-2 pounds each. Its appearance is bold, its sharply tapered, thorned leaves forming a tight rounded floret. The Lyon has a long and dense roughly 7″ stem that when cooked is also …

SUMO citrus Grower: Suntreat Description: The SUMO CITRUS™ is a large mandarin, with a distinctive bump-like projection at its stem tip and quintessentially easy-to-peel skin. Its beneficial characteristics include: it is seedless, extremely sweet with a juicy forward flesh. It sections easily as it contains less albedo (the white netting covering individual sections) than other varieties………<<Read …

Pencil Asparagus Grower: Life’s a Choke Description: Pencil asparagus are varieties that are cultivated and harvested young specifically for their thin, tender spears. Their stems are pistachio green capped with purple- green cruciferous tree-shaped tips. They have a sweeter and more delicate grassy flavor than their more mature counterparts. Cooked pencil asparagus develop notes of toasted …

Pink Turnips Grower: Coastal Organics Description: Baby Pink turnips have both edible roots and greens. Each root is attached to three to four deep pink stems that flow into strap shaped, vein-textured green leaves. The roots are globular and average about one to two inches in diameter. The exterior color of the root is magenta pink …

Yuzu Limes Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: The Yuzu lime, when mature has the appearance of a stout and puffy spherical lemon. Its peel is thick, semi rough and fragrant. Its flesh contains numerous seeds and membrane that is consistent with the inner texture of its peel. The juice from Yuzu limes is highly acidic and …