Spring, a Little Off-Script
By Anna Nelson – This time of year never quite lines up with what you expect. You start thinking spring, and your brain goes straight to...
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Old Favorites, New Finds: What’s Cooking at OtterBee’s Right Now
by Anna Nelson – If you haven’t checked the OtterBee’s website closely in a week or two, it’s worth a fresh look. Things are shifting. Not...
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How to Build a Local Produce Box – Winter Edition
by Anna Nelson – Winter eating around here has its own rhythm. The rush of summer is gone, the fields are quieter, and what’s left is food...
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How to Build a Local Produce Box – Fall Edition
by Anna Nelson – Fall settles in quietly on the coast. One minute you’re slicing tomatoes from late summer, and the next you’re carrying...
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The berries of the season: PNW cranberries
by Anna Nelson – Here in the Pacific Northwest, this time of year is one of my favorite for good reason: the arrival of fresh cranberries...
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Sweet, Savory, and Stored for Winter: Meet the Season’s Best Squash
by Anna Nelson – It’s that time again… the bins are filling up with bright, knobby, oddly beautiful squash of every size and shape. Some are...
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The Flavor of Fall: Pears, Asian Pears, and Apples at OtterBee’s
by Anna Nelson – When the first leaves start to turn and the mornings carry a chill, there’s one thing I look forward to most: the fruit...
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Corn’s Long Journey to Our Table
by Anna Nelson – The season may be edging toward fall, but sweet corn is still hanging on at its peak, and it deserves a place in your...
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Fennel: The Crunchy, Fragrant Underdog of the Veggie World
by Anna Nelson – If you’ve ever scrolled through the OtterBee’s Market shopping page and paused at “fennel,” you might’ve thought: huh, what...
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Pepper Season on the Coast: Sweet, Smoky, and Just a Little Heat
by Anna Nelson – There’s something about this stretch of the season on the coast that feels both abundant and fleeting. The mornings have...
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How to Build a Local Produce Box (and Enjoy the Summer Bounty): Mid-Summer Edition
by Anna Nelson – August is a sweet spot on the coast. Long days, cool mornings, and the fields are bursting with everything from juicy...
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French Fingerlings: The Prettiest Potatoes in the Bin (and Some of the Tastiest, Too)
by Anna Nelson – We don’t like to play favorites, but French Fingerlings are easy to love. They’re the kind of potato that makes you pause...
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