Our harvests the last few months have been full of lots of garden greens. I wrote before about what we were harvesting in the winter– things like mache and endive. Our spring garden and beginning garden harvests are always very green too. We’ve been bringing in:

–Lettuce (All different varieties. Grateful to be enjoying lots of fresh salads!)

–Wasabina (I wrote about that new discovery for us last year, in this post.)

–Kale (Still enjoying Beira, that I mentioned last year, and new to us this year- Thousandhead Kale from Baker Creek. We’ve been eating lots of kale with our meals- in stir fries and soups. We have dehydrated a bunch to use for future soups and Jeff also made some kale chips. We steam it first, then dehydrate it.)

–Collards (We enjoy collards the same way we enjoy our kale. This year’s variety- Jeff grew Georgia Collards by High Mowing)

–Arugula (As I’ve said many times before, I love arugula. I wrote about the two varieties we grow in this post.)

–Red Mustard (Jeff planted Japanese Giant Red Mustard this year. We love it. We’ve sautéed it with stir fries, the flavor is mellowed when we do that. I love the spice, though, so prefer to eat it the same way I love the Wasabina- cut it up in our bowl and then put a warm stir fry on top, which wilts the greens. Delicious! Jeff also decided to experiment and tried fermenting the ribs. They were delicious, but too stringy.)

–Amaranth (Such a beautiful color! Jeff grew this variety for the first time- Chinese Multicolor Spinach.)

–Microgreens (I wrote about them before in our winter harvests post. Some of our favorites are sunflower, arugula, mustard, broccoli, and cilantro. Cilantro microgreens are unreal! One of my favorite things ever. We buy our seeds from True Leaf Market. They are a good place to check out if you are wanting to learn more about growing microgreens. Jeff grew lots of microgreens in the winter and then slowed down in the spring when he was using the space in the greenhouse to get starts going for the garden. He plans to start growing more again as the space becomes available.)

–French Dandelion (Another green Jeff planted this year. This one.)

–Sorrel (The flavor of sorrel is unlike any other. B was SO excited when he discovered some growing wild here, ever since he learned about it he always searched it out on hikes. The tart, lemony flavor is so delicious. Jeff grew this variety from High Mowing, and we added it to salads.)

–Carrots (We’ve grown lots of different varieties. One of Jeff’s new favorites is Pusa Asita Black. It’s not shown in the carrot picture above, the color is very dark. B and I recently finished thinning out all of our carrots in the garden and the ones we pulled that were the Pusa Asita Black actually dyed our hands purple just by touching them!)

–Chijimisai (Grew this variety from Baker Creek for the first time this year. He fermented the Chijimisai, added spices to give it some heat, and it was unbelievably delicious- actually one of the best ferments I’ve ever tasted.)

–Cilantro (Always a favorite. I’m a cilantro fanatic.)

–Sprouting Broccoli (Pictured above. It was a beautiful purple color, which we loved. A fun and tasty addition to our meals. Might not grow that one again though because we have limited space and always need to prioritize what we love growing best.)

We’ve also been harvesting watercress, basil, parsley, and rosemary. Jeff just planted some papalo, knowing we wanted to grow that again this year. Sunny days mean the time of year for making sun teas again. For our sun teas, we’ve been enjoying bergamot, peppermint, spearmint, lemon verbena, and catnip. We’re also growing Tulsi Basil, and can’t get enough of it. It’s so good!

As the season warms up, we start seeing more color out there and in our harvests. We’ve been enjoying some berries for awhile- red currants, black currants, honeyberries, and strawberries. Now, a few days into summer, we’re enjoying raspberries, and the first ripe blueberries. As always, feeling so grateful for the garden, and to my husband- a lifelong passionate gardener- who puts so much hard work and love every day into growing such good food for our family. Gardeners, please share your favorite varieties and things to grow with us, we love discovering new favorites!