Cabbage- (Brassica)
Cabbage comes in red or green shades with tightly layered leaves
Cabbage can be served raw in salads or slaw, boiled, braised, stewed, steamed, stir fry, or stuffed. It is a very versatile vegetable.
Red cabbage (see photo below)
Green Cabbage (see photo above)
Chinese cabbage- This more delicate cabbage needs less cooking time can be grilled or used in salads
Savoy cabbage- The “pretty” cabbage with crinkly textured leaves, also nice to use as an edible garnish on you dishes.
Store your cabbage in the refrigerator in a lightly sealed plastic bag for 1-2 weeks. If the cabbage is already sliced it will last in the refrigerator for 5-6 days. For longer storage, cabbage does well in a root cellar (aka fancy name for a cool, dark place… Jess uses a plastic crate in her basement.)
Vitamin C, K, B6 and folate
Sauerkraut is a fast an easy way to use cabbage and keep it tasty for even longer! (Well, the prep is easy, but it takes about a week or so before it gets good). 
Jess made this sauerkraut with crabapples and caraway, it was pretty great!
Jess’ first go at her aunt’s pierogi recipe, she plans to try again, but this recounts the attempt. With flour, an apparently optional egg, sour cream and water, you can make a delicious dough to surround whatever ingredients your imagination runs wild with. If you’re keeping it more traditional, there’s a sauerkraut filling listed in this recipe.
A good one for meatless Mondays, this one uses tomatoes, garlic, cabbage, sweet potato, and onions.
You can use bean sprouts, chopped cilantro, scallions, mint and/or Thai basil for garnish of the soup, so you don’t necessarily need all of these on your farmstand grocery list to make this hearty soup. It’s thick and rich and hearty with the help of some peanut butter, you won’t miss the meat.
Even my cabbage averse crew cannot resist this one. It’s a traditional sausage hash with a welcome twist!
