With the abundance of various Choi’s this season here are some facts to ponder as it sits on your plate:
-Joi Choi as well as Pak Choi, Pak Choy, Bok Choy are all the same crop as Bok Choi (just different varieties)
-Joi Choi is in the cabbage or Brassica Family (the same family of vegetables that are linked to cancer prevention)
– 1 cup of choi has 100% of your daily recommended amount of vitamin A and 66% of vitamin C
-Check out recipes that use Choihere on the Veggie Directory
In other news:
January is looking good at the farm.
We just added a Easy Yogurt and Cheese Workshop to the calendar for January 3rd, Willow LaMonte is hosting a Healing Herbs Workshop on January 17th, and the Whole Foods Markets of Tampa Bay area will be donating 5% of their net sales to the farm on January 7th! Mark your calendars for good things in the New Year!