Sprouts!
Holly is our Sprout Production Lead! We delivery weekly wholesale orders to the Metro Area to Sobeys, local retailers and restaurants. Each week Holly starts/plant the sprouts on Wednesday, every day the sprouts require to be rinsed twice a day. On Saturday the sprouts have to be spilt, this is where we divide the weight of the bucket by the number of buckets we require. Each sprout variety has a different number of buckets. On Tuesday we hull the sprouts, this is where we have to remove any hulls from each bucket. Wednesday is packing/harvest day, we take the sprouts from the buckets and fill our clamshells for delivery on Thursday. Crunchy Bean needs less time to sprout, we start that on Sunday for harvest on Wednesday, while the other 3 varieties Sandwich Booster, Lively Lentil and Broccoli Blend take a week, Wednesday to Wednesday.
Health Benefits of Sprouts – Document created by the International Sprouts Growers Association (ISGA)
Sharing some recipes:
Pork Dumplings – uses napa cabbage and ground pork!
Ground Pork and Cabbage Skillet
Napa Cabbage Slaw with Carrot and Sesame
Creamy Garlic Chicken with Spinach
What is Celeriac? – Learn about celeriac and ideas for ways to use it!
TapRoot CSA Facebook Page: we created a page last year that we can continue to use this year. If you have joined here is the link. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1F4B5pJUfU/ Please use this group to ask questions, share recipes, idea, etc.!
Veggie Share:
- Sprouts
- Carrots
- Napa cabbage
- Spinach
- TapRoot Apple Juice
- Celeriac
Combo Share:
- Sprouts
- Carrots
- Napa cabbage
- Fuji apples
- Strawberry Jam
- Organic Grape Tomatoes – Marc Schurman
Meat Share:
- Chicken breast
- Ground pork
Fruit Share:
- Fuji apples
- Strawberry Jam
- Organic Grape Tomatoes – Marc Schurman