Vegetables to Support Heart Health

Get a mix of delicious beet varieties with flavors ranging from strong earthy to sweet sugar. Textures are crisp and crunchy, with shapes ranging from elongated to round—and hues including red, white, gold and yellow. Mixed beets are the best of the day, regeneratively farmed and harvested on order.

Beets have an earthy flavor. They're best when paired with bright, sweet, and fresh flavors. If you're roasting, try marinating them with citrus zest, garlic, scallion, vinegar, and plenty of salt.

Mixed, 1 lb. 

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Health Benefits

• A good source of vitamin A, C, folate, calcium, and fiber
• Antioxidants such as betalains, carotenoids, flavonoids
• High in nitrates which improve circulation and support a healthy heart 
• Some research shows beets can improve exercise capacity due to nitrates
• High in fiber, supporting the gut
• Support detoxification and liver function 
• Betanin, which gives beets their color, helps detox the body 
• Best way to cook to maintain nutrients is to steam them (lost nutrients when in water and the longer they are cooked in heat)

Add a sweet onion flavor that’s a bit earthy to your dishes with our farm-fresh leeks. These chewy, fleshy leeks build heat at the back of the throat when eaten, and they look similar to green onions with firm white shanks, ones that don’t bulb out like a green onion.

1 lb.

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Health Benefits

• Rich in flavonoids, especially one called kaempferol, which have anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anticancer properties
• Plants in the allium family may lower risk of certain types of cancer
• Rich in vitamin C, which may reduce the risk for osteoporosis 
• Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids that protect the eyes 

In this delicious mix of farm-fresh onions, you receive earthy yet sweet white coin onions that provide a crunchy texture to dishes—as well as eye-catching purplette onions that add flavorful pizzazz without too much heat. Purplettes have white bulbs, as well, ones that are covered with attractive magenta skin. 

Mixed, 1 lb. 

Health Benefits

• Flavonoids help to regulate blood glucose levels
• Contain a lot of prebiotics and fiber, which supports gut health 
• Potassium supports a healthy blood pressure
• Manganese supports connective tissue, bone health, and forming blood clots 
• Contains quercetin (an antioxidant) which fights inflammation in the body, and may actually help to prevent Alzheimer's disease
• Contains vitamin C for a healthy immune system 
• Allicin is an antibacterial compound that can help the body fight harmful bacteria 

Our Salad Box is designed to elevate your culinary experience by embracing the essence of each season. Our commitment to delivering a taste of the season ensures that whether it's the vibrant freshness of summer or the hearty ingredients of winter, your salad boxes will capture the authentic flavors that each time of year has to offer.

We are excited to now include a specialty add on in every box to add a culinary  adventure to tantalize your taste buds and make your salad experience a true culinary journey. Our dedication to curating a selection that offers a delightful mix of flavors and textures ensures that your salads remain exciting and satisfying, meal after meal.

With perfectly sized portions, our Salad Boxes are designed to provide vegetables for two people for approximately one week. This makes meal planning a breeze, ensuring there's no waste and only the right amount of farm-fresh goodness on your plate.

The beauty of salads, as noted by Chef Jamie Simpson from the Culinary Vegetable Institute, lies in the fact that the farmer has already done nearly all the work for you. When you enjoy fresh salad ingredients that were regeneratively farmed and harvested at the peak of ripeness, you benefit from the maximum in flavor and nutrition.

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Featured Vegetables

Your box could include:

• Carrots 
• Cucumber
• Root Spinach
• Bok Choy
• Greens
• Lettuce
  
• Kohlrabi
• Watermelon Radish
• Mixed Flowers
• Salad Sensation

This box contains vegetables for two for approximately one week.  

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Health Benefits

Salads are packed with phytonutrients, including antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are a great way to increase your intake of vitamins A, C, E, folate, and K and to support a healthy gut microbiome. The high fiber and lower carbohydrate content of this nutrient-dense box may help to stabilize blood sugar following a meal, and our bitter greens may help improve digestion by stimulating your own digestive juices.

To retain the most nutrients from these vegetables, it is best to eat them raw, blanched, or lightly sautéed. Exactly what's included in each of our Salad Boxes will vary by season, but they'll always be perfectly curated with just the right amount of farm-fresh greens and other veggies, ensuring a delightful and nutritious dining experience.

At The Chef’s Garden nutrition goes hand-in-hand with flavorful, quality vegetables. It is so important that in 2019, we opened an on-site agricultural research facility. We study how to maximize the flavor, color and nutrition of our vegetables in order to bring the highest quality to your door.

As a result of our regenerative farming practices, we have found that our products often contain more minerals than the USDA average. Learn more about our Health and Wellness initiatives.

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To support heart health, this specially curated signature blend contains a unique blend of items that are good sources of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, including magnesium, potassium, allicin, antioxidants, and nitrates. 

This Heart Healthy Signature Blend includes: Watercress, Broccoli, Bulls Blood, and Radish Greens. 

Don’t be fooled by microgreens - they are small but mighty and often contain more nutrients than their full-grown counterparts. Sprinkle these on your favorite morning breakfast, in your salad, or eat them on their own!

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Health Benefits

At The Chef’s Garden nutrition goes hand-in-hand with flavorful, quality vegetables. It is so important that in 2019, we opened an on-site agricultural research facility. We study how to maximize the flavor, color, and nutrition of our vegetables in order to bring the highest quality to your door. And, as a result of our regenerative farming practices, we have found that our products can contain up to 200% to 500% more mineral content than the USDA average!  . 

Bull’s blood microgreens contain betanin which increases the action of NrF2, helping the body to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress. They contain polyphenols (like you hear about in wine) and Vitamin C to combat oxidative stress.

Watercress is ranked #1 on the CDC’s list of Powerhouse Fruits and Vegetables because it is super nutrient-dense containing 100% of the DV of Vitamin K, 25% of the DV of Vitamin A, and 25% of the DV of Vitamin C in just one cup.  Remember to optimally absorb Vitamins A and K (fat-soluble vitamins) enjoy your watercress with a good quality high polyphenol olive oil. 

Cruciferous vegetables, such as watercress, broccoli sprouts, kale, and radish greens contain sulforaphane, which is a sulfur-rich compound that has been shown to provide a number of health benefits. Potential benefits include anticancer properties, boost heart health, and support in maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Click here to read more about sulforaphane and its healthy properties.   

Delicious farm-fresh carrots provide a range of flavors for your creative dishes, from sweet and nutty to earthy and herbal, with colors including red, violet and yellow. Textures are crunchy and juicy, with shapes including traditional long carrots and turnip-shaped round ones. Sustainably farmed, harvested fresh on order. 

Mixed, 1 lb. or 5 lb. case. 

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Health Benefits

• Vitamin A supports healthy vision and can protect against cancer
• Antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin enhance eye health 
• Soluble fiber helps balance blood sugar 
• Beta-carotene and lycopene linked to lower rate of certain cancers 
• Potassium helps to regulate blood pressure 
• Vitamin C and A help the immune system 
• The anti-inflammatory properties of carrots may support brain health 
• Boiling and steaming was found to increase levels of beta carotene (cutting them beforehand actually reduces nutrients) 

Indulge in the extraordinary flavors and textures of our mixed lettuce, carefully selected from the best varieties of the day! From the enticingly grassy to the irresistibly nutty and earthy, each bite promises a delightful journey for your taste buds. Sustainably grown with love, we nurture a dozen or more dozen varieties, with only the crème de la crème making it into this exclusive offering.

But that's not all! We take pride in our revolutionary regenerative farming techniques, which not only ensure superior taste but also contribute to a healthier planet. By choosing our regeneratively grown lettuce, you become part of a sustainable movement that supports soil health and biodiversity.

Best of all, we deliver this luscious lettuce straight to your door, so you can relish its freshness without stepping a foot outside. Elevate your culinary experience with our delectable mixed lettuce – a mouthwatering journey awaits!

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Check out our Assorted Lettuce with Fall Colored Flowers recipe.

Mixed.

You may have noticed your lettuce and greens look and feel a little different. That's because we have moved them indoors to our greenhouse "still soil grown" to protect them from the Ohio elements. They have the same great flavor and nutrients but are a little less sturdy.  Hope you enjoy them just the same! 

Health Benefits

Read all about the Health Benefits of Lettuce.

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One of our signature crops is fresh spinach -- and we offer multiple varieties. Our delicious root spinach tastes mild, fresh, green and buttery, with natural sugar content off the charts! Brix readings are literally as high as an apple. Our spinach starts off sweet tasting, then finishes with nutty-buttery flavor. For a variety of fresh spinach with a mildly bitter taste progressing into earthiness, choose tropical spinach with its bright red stem and small reddish-green leaves. Our promise: we’ll never grow fresh spinach for maximum yield. Instead, we grow for flavor and nutrition. 

Mixed, 1 lb.

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Health Benefits

• Calcium helps to support healthy bones and teeth
• Magnesium supports heart health 
• Contains iron for blood health 
• Contains zeaxanthin and carotenoids which prevent cell damage and support healthy vision 
• Potassium helps regulate blood pressure 
• Vitamin K supports bone health 
• Contain neoxanthin and violaxanthin are anti-inflammatory compounds 
• Vitamin A supports a healthy immune system

Indulge in our best-of-the-day sweet potato harvest that are flavorful, colorful and nutrient rich. The day’s harvest may include burgundy sweet potatoes with deliciously balanced flavors; copper penny, with marvelous fall flavors; versatile, purple crown jewel; and the marvelously creamy crème brûlée. 

Mixed, 1 lb. 

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Health Benefits

• Loaded with antioxidants, including beta-carotene, vitamin C, and various phenolic compounds. Antioxidants help protect the body from oxidative stress, neutralize harmful free radicals, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and certain cancers.
• High content of beta-carotene and vitamin A in sweet potatoes is beneficial for eye health. These nutrients are important for maintaining good vision, and reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration
• Rich in vitamin C, which plays a crucial role in supporting a healthy immune system. Vitamin C stimulates the production of white blood cells, enhances immune function
• Anthocyanins and other color-related pigments, possess anti-inflammatory properties

Incorporating this microgreen superfood blend daily in your healthy, balanced diet not only adds a boost to your nutritional intake, but can also provide color, enhance flavor, and add texture to your dish.

This blend may include watercress, bulls blood, parsley, mustard, arugula, dandelion, and chives. 

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Health Benefits

This unique blend consists of several microgreens. Why microgreens? Because they contain an ever higher concentration of antioxidants, phenolics, vitamins, and minerals than what’s found in mature plants or seeds.

Superfoods are ones with very high nutritional density, providing a powerful punch of nutrients and flavor with very few added calories. Our superfood blend contains a high volume of minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can have numerous health benefits.

In short, you can include this superfood blend in your salads, soups, sandwiches, or daily green drink or smoothie for deliciously nutritional boosts.

This delicious mix contains the best microgreens of the day, ones with flavors that range from peppery to grassy, and from sweet to buttery—and everywhere in between. Textures in our Salad Sensation® run the entire gamut from soft to crisp, with each farm-fresh microgreen full of flavor and nutrition. 

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Health Benefits

Gram for gram microgreens are more nutrient dense than their full grown counterparts. Minerals in microgreens are better absorbed due to less "anti-nutrients" and microgreens are highly digestible and easily incorporated into meals.

Our "Eat the Rainbow" box offers a vibrant selection of regeneratively grown seasonal vegetables, bursting with phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. These nutrient-rich gems, harvested at their peak, arrive at your doorstep, providing a fresh and inspiring culinary experience. From deep purples to radiant reds, this palette invites your creativity in the kitchen, offering endless possibilities. 

Embrace the captivating array of colors, making your meals not only a treat for your taste buds but also a visual delight for your social media. With ever-changing monthly contents reflecting the season's best, you're guaranteed fresh, farm-crafted products alongside your vegetables. It's a sensory journey that's both creative and health-conscious.

Thinking of a thoughtful gift? The "Eat the Rainbow" box is perfect for surprising a loved one or yourself. It's an introduction to the world of flavorful, colorful vegetables, ensuring every month feels fresh and exciting.

Featured Vegetables 

Your box will include: 

• Copper Peeny Sweet Potato
• Red Beets
• White Turnips
• Round Carrots
• Jerusalem Artichokes
• Mustard Blooms
• Kalettes
• Spaghetti Squash
• Cauliflower
• Lettuce

Products will vary based on the season and availability. Product listed and shown for  reference only.   

Health Benefits

Phytonutrients are a big part of what makes vegetables beautiful and healthy! Phytonutrients have many potential functions in a plant, two of which are imparting color and flavor. People who consume more phytonutrients have been shown to be less likely to experience cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dementia, and diabetes as well as other conditions.  Eating a wide array of phytonutrients is also a great way to support a healthy immune system and mood.

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Green and purple-red edible leaves create a head that’s comparable to a tiny, elongated cabbage. Add flavors of cabbage and mustard to dishes with the best of the day’s mixed brussels sprouts. Texture is crunchy when raw.

Check out our Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe.

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Health Benefits

• Antioxidants protect against cancer and reduce overall inflammation 
• Vitamin K may improve bone strength
• Fiber aids in proper digestion and regulate blood sugar 
• High in vitamin C which helps with immunity and tissue repair
• Vitamin C also helps in absorption of non-heme iron (the type in plant foods)
• Can retain sulforaphane by adding mustard seed to cooked cruciferous veggies

Nutritious mixtures of fresh kale varieties. Each of these tender cruciferous leaves offers up sweet cabbage-like flavor. Whether you’re enjoying them raw or sautéed, these are sure to add a boost of nutrients to your next meal.

Mixed.

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Health Benefits

• Vitamin C and vitamin E for immune system 
• Calcium for bone health (with low levels of oxalate which makes calcium less absorbable)
• Contains substances that bind to cholesterol to manage levels 
• Potassium for healthy blood pressure 
• Sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol are protective against cancer 
• Lutein and zeaxanthin support vision 
• Consider massaging your kale before eating it, which makes it easier to digest 
  

Arugula is an aromatic, tangy and tasty leafy green. We offer you the very best of our farm-fresh arugula by selecting our mixed arugula. Each variety offers up a nutty sweetness, ending with a mild zing of peppery spicy flavor, with tender yet crunchy green leaves.

Mixed, 1 lb.

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Health Benefits

• Glucosinolates are antioxidant that prevent cell damage, and can prevent against cancer 
• Vitamin K and calcium support bone health 
• Fiber helps to regulate blood glucose
• Cruciferous vegetables have been found to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease 
• Potassium supports healthy blood pressure
• Vitamin C supports the immune system and aids in iron absorption 
• Vitamin A is an antioxidant supporting immunity, eye health, and cell growth
• Sauté arugula with some healthy oils to best absorb the fat soluble vitamins 

We regeneratively grow delicious, nutritious varieties of radish. Varieties of this marvelous root vegetable provide flavors ranging from mildly hot to hot in a range of succulent, crunchy textures and eye-catching hues. Our mixed radishes are the best of the day’s harvest.  

Mixed, 1 lb.

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Health Benefits

• Good source of sulforaphane, which may reduce cancer risk
• Heart healthy due to plant compounds such as sulforaphane and anthocyanins
• Vitamin C supports immunity and cell damage
• Contain a natural antifungal compound

Our mesclun greens have a balanced, well rounded flavor: slightly salty, slightly sweet, slightly bitter and slightly peppery! The green, red, amber, chartreuse, lime and magenta leaves are highly aromatic. Some mesclun leaves are crisp while others are buttery, some are brittle while others bite back.  

Mixed, 1 lb.

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Health Benefits

• Fiber helps to support digestion
• Contains beta-carotene (converted to vitamin A), and vitamin C which are important for collagen production and tissue repair 
• High in folate which supports brain health and is especially important for pregnant women 

If you love Italian flavors, then you’ll want this blend in your kitchen. The herbs are a perfect complement to your favorite pasta, pizza, and other dishes. Add an extra punch of nutrition with these tasty herbs. This blend may contain micro chives and parsley, petite basil, fennel, Greek oregano, and thyme.

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Health Benefits

Gram for gram microgreens are more nutrient dense than their full grown counterparts. Minerals in microgreens are better absorbed due to less "anti-nutrients" and microgreens are highly digestible & and easily incorporated into meals.

A blend of farm-fresh herbs for your Asian-inspired dishes. They add delicious flavor and extra nutrition in each bite. The blend may contain micro sea cress, petite Thai basil, cutting celery, wasabi mustard, purple radish, tatsoi, and shiso red.

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Health Benefits

Gram for gram microgreens are more nutrient dense than their full grown counterparts. Minerals in microgreens are better absorbed due to less "anti-nutrients" and microgreens are highly digestible & and easily incorporated into meals.

Bok choy offers up a refreshing cabbage and mustard taste, adding delicious layers of flavors to your creative dishes. Light green leaves are paddle- and heart-shaped with pure white stems, and they provide a crunchy, juicy texture. Its leaves and stems are mildly flavored, yet you still get the refreshingly crisp characteristic of cabbage. You can make it into stir-fries, pickled salads, side dishes or even soup. Especially delicious when used with ginger, garlic, cinnamon and soy sauce.

Mixed, 1lb.

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Health Benefits

• Cruciferous vegetables are known to aid in preventing cancer, due to glucosinolates
• Rich in selenium which may have anti-cancer properties and may support thyroid function 
• Rich in minerals that support bone health and heart health 
• Zinc and iron play a role in collagen synthesis (strengthens joints, skin, and skeletal system) and vitamin D metabolism 
• *the stalks and leaves both contain important nutrients