Fresh organic tomatillos, a tart, husk-wrapped fruit related to tomatoes and, more distantly, to the cape gooseberry. Each fruit grows inside a papery, inedible husk formed from the plant's calyx, and as the fruit ripens it fills that husk completely, sometimes splitting it open by harvest. Tomatillos have been cultivated in Mexico since at least 800 BCE, predating the tomato's rise in popularity there, and their name comes from the Nahuatl word tomatl. The bright green flesh has a tangy, citrusy edge, sharper and more acidic than a tomato, which is why it's the base of classic salsa verde. Husk them, rinse off the slightly sticky residue underneath, then roast, boil, or char before blending into salsa or sauce, or chop raw into a bright, tart salad.
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op is a non-profit organic farmer’s cooperative of over 100 family farmers headquartered in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They focus on creating healthy, high-quality foods from their highly maintained and enriched soils on their small-scale family farms. Lancaster County soil is considered some of the best agricultural land in the country. LFFC farmers take pride in this and steward the land to preserve this reputation for future generations of abundant production. With a thirst for knowledge to improve their sustainable agriculture techniques from one season to the next, they help each other to provide the highest quality produce possible. Their farmers choose to work cooperatively together to succeed in growing and delivering crops that enrich the health of the communities around them, as well as the health of the land on which they live. When you purchase LFFC products you can be confident that you will receive the freshest farm products, raised humanely, with consideration for the land, animals and people. Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is owned by the farmers working in cooperation with each other to bring you healthy, quality foods.