by cmccaw | Jul 6, 2026 | Recipes
Photo Credit: Thadah Wah For those of you who fear okra for its slime, have no fear! You only need high heat. Fresh okra that’s cooked at a high temperature for less time is generally way less slimy. One CSA member throws it on the grill and another throws...
by cmccaw | Jul 6, 2026 | Recipes
Photo credit: Thadah Wah At TTCF, farmers grow several varieties of cherry tomatoes in their unheated hoop houses. Sungolds are the earliest variety and are the harbingers of summer. They are arguably the sweetest and most beloved variety the farmers grow. Other...
by cmccaw | Jul 6, 2026 | Recipes
Photo credit: Thadah Wah These greens are popular pretty much anywhere where summers get too hot for other cooking greens (kale, collards, chard, etc). In India, folks call these greens simply ‘spinach’. In the Caribbean, they’re known as...
by cmccaw | Jul 6, 2026 | Recipes
Photo Credit: Tha Dah Wah DESCRIPTION: Sweet Potatoes are one of NC’s biggest crops and yet, most of us have never tried eating the greens. Sweet potato greens are the edible leaves of the sweet potato vine. Though widely eaten throughout Asia & Africa,...
by cmccaw | Jul 6, 2026 | Recipes
Photo credit: Thadah Wah Bok Choy is a common type of Asian green. It has a thick, crunchy stem that is delicious sautéed or stir-fried. Most varieties of Asian greens have a stem that is tender and good to eat, unlike collards or kale, where you remove the...
