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Today was all about taking the plastic trellising clips off the tomatoes, then tearing up the plants. One of my goals for next season is to devise a viable no-plastic alternative. ( Another goal is to popularize consumption of lambs quarters.)

We harvested a few remaining tomatoes, eggplants, and basil, and had lots of conversation, especially about nutrition, since our newest member is a nutrition student.

bhaugen

@Matt_Noyes We love lambs quarters. One of our favorite greens. What does the nutrition student think of them?

@bhaugen haven't asked but I doubt she knows about them. How do you prepare them?

@Matt_Noyes usually like spinach but shorter cooking. If the leaves are young, maybe raw in salads. Take a bite, see what you think.

@Matt_Noyes Oh, and the stems want to be cooked or composted.

@bhaugen Maybe farmers would do well to include them in a bag of mixed greens? The stems make them look "weedy", I think.

@bhaugen I spoke with my purslane farmer (sic) about lambs quarters and the idea of selling a "native greens mix" including them. He's intrigued. They taste fine, not as good as purslane, but totally fine.