Our End of Summer Harvest

As the Summer comes to a close we here at Rebel Garden harvest for our next to last Farmer’s Market. The following is a list of all the things we are gathering and selling for the general public, with also an added bonus nutritional facts.

Collard Greens:

A very popular green for it’s leafy, editable leaves and stems. We have a lot of collard greens, they’re pretty hardy but are susceptible to bugs due to their volume; as similar as collards are to cabbage the leaves sprout outward, they don’t stay tight and close to each other. Nevertheless, they are very versatile in terms of how you cook them, you can saute them, boil em, eat em raw if that’s you’re cup of tea. Or cup of collards. Collard greens are a good source of vitamin C and help you with you’re immune system and even helps prevent cancer.

Basil:

A common herb in gardens and a wonderful edition to recipes. We have a fair amount of basil for the market later today and hopefully we don’t sell all of it because eating basil raw it just amazing. Basil is really nice in recipes involving pastas and tomatoes but should be added at the last moment as cooking it will remove the flavor. Aside from that basil is also good as it’s full of antioxidants which helps prevent your cells from dying and, like collards, helps prevent cancer. Basil is also used to help treat stress, asthma, and diabetes in some parts of the world, so go basil.

Thyme:

Thyme is a good herb to plant in the Spring so it can sprout in the Summer and once it does it has many uses. You can use it as a herb as it’s very flavorful, it’s oils can be used as sweet smelling aromas, and it’s even used as an antiseptic, so like in mouthwashes and hand sanitizers.

Marjoram:

This interesting herb is cold sensitive so it can only be grown in the late Spring, Summer time. This herb has a citrus taste to it, almost like an orange, and if you’re not eating it you can use it for it’s aroma.

Sage:

Not as magical as the name leads it on to be, sage is a flowery herb that has uses like most herbs in the culinary field and the medical field. It’s peppery taste goes good on roasted meats like turkey or chicken and at the same time it helps prevent blood from becoming to saturated in fat, which could lead to hyperlipidemia.

Peppers:

Kale:

A form of cabbage, kale is very similar to aforementioned collard greens. Kale, like collard greens, can be cooked in a number of ways except kale can become a good addition to mash potatoes. And for all those people trying to lose weight, kale is an excellent dietary food source.

Squash:

Unlike most of our vegetables we harvest today squash may not have any crazy medical properties but the entire squash is editable. You can saute the flesh of the squash, grind the seeds in a butter or even a flour, and the flowers of the squash can be eaten as greens. So, yeah eat up.

Green & Cherry Tomatoes

What need I say about tomatoes? They’re one of the most popular vegetable/fruit/thing and have a high potency in vitamin A, vitamin C,  and antioxidants. So eat tomatoes to get a great immune system.

We are also going to be selling:

Eggplants

Okra

Parsely

Flannel

Chard

Lavender

Our goal is to make $240 today, and hopefully with the size of our harvest, we can meet that goal.