Young arugula is harvested early for its smaller, more tender leaves and milder flavor. While not as intense as mature arugula, it still has that signature peppery and mustardy taste that sets it apart from other leafy greens. It’s rich in beta carotene and contains over three times the vitamin C found in spinach. You can add whole young arugula leaves to salads with chopped greens, persimmons, and goat cheese, or sprinkle them onto hot pizza to wilt. It’s also delicious stirred into red lentil soup at the end of cooking, or tossed with shaved Parmesan and lemon vinaigrette for a simple peppery salad.
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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.