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This week’s share will include:

• Veggies: yacon, colored peppers, Honeynut squash, Blue gold potatoes, lettuce, bok choy, leeks, choice of arugula, broccoli raab or another mustard green, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower or cabbage, and choice of cilantro or dill. (“A” group for half shares)
• Add-on shares:
  • Fruit: paused this week
  • Flowers: surprise! one more share of sunflowers
  • Mushrooms: no mention in John’s email

Serving suggestions:

• Yacon is a brand new veggie for us (at least since the inception of our website) so if you’re looking for some inspiration I collected information and recipes from around the web:
  • From Cultivariable.com:
    • Yacon (also yacón or yakon, Smallanthus sonchifolius; previously Polymnia sonchifolia and P. edulis), pronounced yah-CONE, is a member of the family Asteraceae, a relative of sunflowers, dahlias, Jerusalem artichokes, and many other common edible and ornamental plants. In English, yacon is sometimes called things like Bolivian sunroot, Peruvian ground apple, and the rather romantic, but confusing “yacon strawberry.” Although they are often referred to as tubers, the edible part of yacon is technically a storage root or tuberous root. The difference is that tubers are anatomically derived from stems, while storage roots are derived from roots. If you call them tubers, nobody is likely to bat an eye, but now you know the difference. The flavor of yacon is often described as a mixture of things like apple, pear, and celery. It sounds a little strange, but it seems to be uncontroversially tasty. The texture is crisp, a bit like celery without the stringiness. In fact, one of the best features of yacon is that it remains crisp even after being cut or cooked. Yacon is most commonly eaten raw, as a fruit. Simply peel and eat.
  • From Foodprint.org:
    • A popular way to preserve yacon is making syrup, which is often used as a calorie-free sweetener. You can also dehydrate yacon slices, then pulverize the dried vegetable into a powder.
  • Recipes:
    • Salpicon (fruit salad)
    • Grated Yacon & Carrot Slaw
    • Yacon “Applesauce”
    • Yacon Kale Citrus Salad