The Produce Tok Delivers to Tok

Listen to an interview with Leah Harmon of CV Farms.

There is only one more month to go on the CV Farms produce truck run so watch this blog for announcements of their arrival in August. The July produce was phenomenal. The peaches were out-of-this-world delicious and the cherries were great.

We also got plums which are almost ready to eat, a super sweet cantalope, amazing tomatoes, a healthy green bell pepper and good looking zucchini and yellow squash as well as a squat buttercup squash. I practically cried tears of joy seeing this exquisite produce.

The husband/wife team drive their semi from Montana to California to pick up the produce and then heads up to Alaska, making a number of stops. They used to mostly pass through Tok before, but have made it a definite stop this year, and I’m so grateful.

And now for some produce beauty shots…

After August, how are we going to get a nice fresh variety of produce in Tok? Open to all ideas!

Roasted Radishes, Tok Harvest

We had so many radishes this summer that I’ve been searching for ways to prepare them. Tonight, I decided to roast them along with some beets, a little onion, tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper and then right before taking them out of the oven, some soy sauce and roasted sesame seeds. Inspired by this recipe.

The nice thing about mixing the radishes with the beets is that the beets add sweetness while the radishes add savory spice.

We also harvested some sugar snow peas, lambsquarter, zucchini, spinach and swiss chard.

For dinner, we sauteed them together with onion, butter, fresh oregano and thyme and a dash of soy sauce. Delish!

How have you been preparing your home-grown produce?

Cooking and Baking in Tok

I’d love to lay claim to these two culinary creations, however, the first is my husband’s dish and the second was made by my awesome girlfriend while I was on the phone.

Introducing…Caribou Stroganoff! Caribou cooked over the fire pit, frozen, thawed, and sliced in a creamy sauce. The side dish? Lambsquarter steamed.

And a Rhubarb Crisp ala mode, rhubarb from our backyard garden. Crisp made with gluten-free flour blend that’s on sale at the Tok General Store.

I’m getting braver about baking and think I can muster up some rhubarb dishes and even some radish ones.

What have you been baking lately?

Fruit and Veggies Truck in Tok Thursday

This Thursday, the big orange truck will be parked next to The Husky Lounge again with more fresh fruit and vegetables so get there early! They might set up Wednesday afternoon depending on how they’re feeling so keep an eye out. If you don’t see them, don’t despair! They will definitely be there Thursday of this week.

Where else are you getting your farm fresh fruits and veggies?

And does anyone have some good recipes for radishes? They are piling up in our fridge!

Radishes Thrive in Tok!

I don’t know how they’ve done it, but my poorly planted radishes have really come through in our vegetable garden this summer. By poorly planted, I mean that I didn’t know how to put the practically-microscopic seeds into the ground and ended up clumping them together.

Despite their crowded digs, they are thriving and pushing out of the ground when plump and ready. I’ve already threatened to plant nothing but radishes next year although the snap peas are looking like they’ll produce a nice bounty in a few weeks, too.

The rest of what I’ve planted was choked mercilessly by the chickweed invasion although in the process of weeding one patch, I did identify the carrots straining to poke through and spent several hours yanking chickweed to let them breathe. So far, they are still growing.

But I can’t find any thyme, basil, sage, lavender, chives, onions, chard, or spinach as I continue to pull carpets of chickweed from the beds. I keep hoping to see some of their leaves poking through in a valient attempt at life.

What can I do next year to keep the evil chickweed at bay? Or should I just go with it and learn how to harvest chickweed?

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Fresh Produce Truck

Want fresh produce today?

CV Farms parked their truck next to The Husky Lounge and opened up boxes of fresh fruit including peaches, plums, oranges, Braeburn and Fuji apples, onions, and more. They’re still there this afternoon and are debating about staying tomorrow – depends on how much they have left. They said they put up fliers but I didn’t even know there were there until I happened to pass by and saw a crowd by a truck.

The owners say they’re from Montana and they drive around with their produce through other states including Alaska although they say they hadn’t stopped in Tok before.

Gotta love summers in Tok!

Hurry on over to get some produce! The oranges are particularly sweet and juicy.