Days when my soul is beside itself,
Perhaps it weeps in hiding, or perhaps
It flees to the mountains, mourning what it might have been.
I gaze at the water, reflecting my face —
It shatters to pieces.
I cannot reclaim it,
Even as I bury it in my hands.
- Arieh Sivan
From the Hebrew: Aliza Raz
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WHAT’S IN THIS WEEK’S BOXES?
Monday: Leeks, slice of pumpkin/butternut squash, lettuce, chard/New Zealand spinach/Indian Malabar spinach/kale, coriander/parsley/nana, bell peppers, golden or red potatoes, eggplant, tomatoes, cucumbers, orange/white/purple sweet potatoes.
Large box, in addition: Baby radishes, long Thai lubia/short Iraqi lubia, carrots/onions.
FRUIT BOXES: Carambola/pears, mangoes, green or red apples, bananas/pomegranates. Large box: Larger quantities of all the above, plus kobo/persimmons, oranges/pomelit.
Wednesday: Leeks, slice of pumpkin/butternut squash, lettuce, chard/New Zealand spinach/Indian Malabar spinach/kale, coriander/parsley/nana, bell peppers, white or red potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, long Thai lubia/short Iraqi lubia, white/purple sweet potatoes.
Large box, in addition: Baby radishes/onions/hot chilli pepper, carrots/orange sweet potato, eggplant.
FRUIT BOXES: Carambola/pears, mangoes, green or red apples, bananas/pomegranates. Large box: Larger quantities of all the above, plus kobo/persimmons, oranges/pomelit/red grapefruit.