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 salad mixThe salad and braising mixes are a sort of spring special here. We know that the baby green mixes are very popular and we grow them in spring because they can be ready to harvest in about four weeks, which means we can plant them after the major winter rains have let up and have them ready by the first CSA boxes. But salad and braising mixes are a lot of work to grow so during the rest of the season we tend to favor the head lettuces and mature greens that do so well here.

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This dressing is for the Arugula, Celeriac, and Hazelnut Salad, but goes well with many things. Any thing with arugula, and beets match especially well with this dressing, as do crisped porcini mushrooms. For nut oils, I like the Tourangelle line of oils. I find them to be full flavored, fresh, and relatively inexpensive for the quality, which I find to be consistent.

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Lettuce Rows

Lettuce Rows

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Lettuces grow exceptionally well here at our home farm near the coast. They love the cool foggy summer weather. We grow Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Butter Lettuces, Little Gem, and Romaine varieties and offer a mix of baby salad greens in our early spring boxes.

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What a marvelous way to use that lovely salad mix AND the strawberries together.

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