Produce for September 19

Black Coco Beans

Hi Guys! Produce for this week is delicata squash, tomatoes, beets, collards, black coco shelling beans, and fennel. We're excited to have some fall veggies! For those of you who have not encountered delicata, they are a winter squash which means they have rich orange flavorful flesh and need to be cooked for a while in the oven before they are ready. They can be cooked whole or chopped into chunks. The other new item this week is black coco shelling beans. These are a type of black bean, and they will come to you in the pod still so you will need to shell them before cooking the beans. The beans need to be soaked and boiled for a while before they will be ready to eat, but they are quicker to cook than the dried beans you get in the grocery store because they are fresher. Once shelled, they can be stored for weeks or even longer, so long as they are not moist. Use them like you would a black bean. As usual, sign up before Thursday to reserve you share. Can't wait to see y'all!

Delicata ripening on the vine at Ebb Tide