Seasonal Produce

3/25 - 3/29/2024 Produce Plan

Laura Kushner — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:16:43 -0700

Greetings friends!

Spring is starting to work its magic on the landscape across the PNW. Portland gardens are teeming with life, blooms and flowers. Farms near and far are busy planting and tending to millions of little baby seeds in trays to start in their greenhouses. Our potato growers cracked ground and have started planting in hopes of…

Broccoli & Celery: How to perk them up!

Laura Kushner — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:45:33 -0700

Greetings from the Produce Department!

Today I come to you with helpful tips on how to perk up the produce items that are not as firm as they could be. The Oregon Food Bank is not set up to receive iced produce. Ice equals water which requires drains and expensive infrastructure to maintain and that is not financially feasible. Fun fact, a whole…

Produce, produce, produce!

Courtney Wright — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:04:14 -0700

Keep on the lookout for these exciting items coming soon! Kale and mangos are available to order now, bok choi arrives on Aug 10.

Mangos - 9 to a case

Kale

Cauliflower

Baby Bok Choi

Leeks

Ally Meyer — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:18:15 -0800

Its leek season, which is a unique and delicious cool weather cooking ingredient. Leeks have a flavor similar to onions, but sweeter, and are a great add in to many dishes. They can be eaten cooked or raw; just toss the root and most of the green tops (or save for your homemade stock) and eat the center white and light-green section.

Recipes:

Classi…

Winter Squash

Ally Meyer — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:06:41 -0700

Most common varieties of Winter Squash you might get from OFB:

Delicata- This type of squash is cylindrical in shape and features pale-yellow skin with green stripes. When cooked, its orange flesh tastes similar to sweet potatoes with an earthy flavor. Delicata squash has a rind that’s more delicate than most squash varieties, making it easy…