Fresh from the Farm

Just moments ago Deborah from Nevermore Farm dropped off my first CSA veggie box. It's got grapefruit, clementines, lemons, persimmon, lavender, white rice, a turnip with greens and some bags of unknown greens. I emailed over there to find out what the greens are so I know how to cook things (or not to cook them at all!) as well as get suggestions for what to do with the lavender.

Wait, am I turning into a hippie yet?

2:17PM -- Here's part of the email I got from Ken that's sent to all subscribers.  It includes the "real" list of what's in the box.  I must say that I love this!

-Oro Blanco Grapefruit
-Bearss Lime
-Satsuma tangerine/mandarin (still can't tell the difference)
-Forellenschuss lettuce--some of the heads are really big, with lots of red tinting on the edges. The discoloration is from frost. There should be plenty of more evenly colored leaves underneath. We ate one of these last night and I gave up cleaning it when I wasn't halfway through but the bowl for salad was overflowing.
-New Zealand Spinach--for new subscribers, this is one of our more unique offerings. It needs to be cooked, there is enough for a single serving. (the darker green, triangular leaves) for more information
-Elysee Escarole/Curly Endive mix--sharp and bold, and screaming for candied walnuts and bleu cheese dressing, a single serving...
-Turnip, Purple Globe or baby Shogun. Don't forget the greens are very nutrutious. As most will notice, we have turnip issues. They are split or otherwise look like aliens. I'm working on it.....don't know what to do with those greens? I made this the other night and if it can get mustard greens to be exciting, I'm pretty sure it can do turnip greens......
-Lavender or Sun-Dried Roma tomatoes--packaged treasure from the summertime. Don't forget that you can make syrups with lavendar and otherwise cook with it. Or you can breathe it in deeply and feel remarkably less aggravated......
-Fuyu persimmon
-Kokuho Rose (oblong, sushi-type) or other local, rice