08/18/2026
🥬 An ultra-fresh salad so nutritious it will knock your green socks right off! 🧦
Regeneratively grown, chemical-free local greens typically contain 20% to over 100% higher concentrations of key micronutrients, minerals, and phytonutrients compared to big-box store produce, primarily due to thriving soil biology and minimal post-harvest degradation.
Why does the nutrient gap exist?
Living Soil Biology: Regenerative farming relies on mycorrhizal fungi and soil bacteria to unlock trace minerals (iron, zinc, magnesium) that synthetic NPK fertilizers lock out or ignore.
Natural Plant Defences: Without chemical pesticides, plants must synthesize their own defence compounds—polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants—which are the exact compounds that benefit human health.
Harvest Freshness: Leafy greens can lose up to half of their volatile vitamins (Vitamin C, folate, carotenoids) within 3 to 7 days of harvest. Local produce eliminates the multi-day supply chain delay.
In this salad, we have: ��
🥬Sweetwater Regenerative Farmstead Mixed Kale (0.5 lb): $9.00� https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/mixed-kale-red-russian-black-winterbore-sweetwater-regenerative-farmstead/
Elevated Vitamin C, Calcium & Glucosinolates: Soil fungi dramatically improve mineral absorption; stress response without synthetic pesticides boosts cancer-fighting glucosinolates.
🛒Big box store equivalent: Degraded Vitamin C & lower minerals. Depleted soils yield lower trace minerals; loses up to 50% of Vitamin C within 3–5 days of long-distance transit.
🥬Dalew Farms Beet Greens: $3.50�
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/beets-red1-bunch-dalew-farms/
Higher Magnesium, Potassium & Betalains: Unbroken soil food webs supply abundant bioavailable iron and magnesium; vibrant pigments reflect dense antioxidant profiles. �
🛒Big box store equivalent: Reduced mineral density: High-yield synthetic fertilizers cause "nutrient dilution"—yielding larger leaves with less concentration of minerals per gram.
🥬Dalew Farms Green Kohlrabi (salad has the leaves only): $5.50
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/kohlrabi-green-dalew-farms/
Maximized Bioavailable Calcium, Vitamin C & Glucosinolates: Active mycorrhizal fungi extract hard-to-reach soil calcium and iron for uptake. Unchallenged by long transport, the leaves retain peak Vitamin C and synthesis of defensive glucosinolates (sulforaphane precursors).
🛒Big box store equivalent: Rapid degradation & lower mineral saturation. High-volume commercial kohlrabi often has the leaves trimmed off entirely or wilted due to thin supply-chain margins. When available, synthetic fertilizers dilute trace mineral density and extended transit degrades sensitive antioxidants.
🥬Dalew Farms Red Summercrisp Lettuce: $4.50
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/lettuce-red-summercrisp-dalew-farms/
Denser Anthocyanins & Polyphenols: Real sunlight and living soil trigger higher production of red protective pigments (anthocyanins) and lutein.
🛒Big box store equivalent: Water-heavy, diluted nutrients. Frequently grown rapidly using synthetic nitrogen, resulting in higher water weight and lower phytonutrient concentration.
🥬The Steadfast Farm Rainbow Chard: $5.00
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/rainbow-chard-the-steadfast-farm/
Maximized Bioavailable Trace Minerals: Rich microbial activity releases soil-bound calcium, zinc, and Vitamin K for root uptake.
🛒Big box store equivalent: Post-harvest nutrient loss. Extended cold-chain storage leads to oxidation of delicate polyphenols and water-soluble B vitamins.
Homemade salad dressing is made from:
Terra Delyssa Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (unadultrated)
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/prepared-food-n-desserts/condiments/terra-delyssa-organic-extra-virgin-olive-oil/
Fresh grated Ge**er Produce Garlic
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/fresh-garlic-gerber-produce-1-lb/
Sucrerie Seguin Sugarbush/CreekBend Farm Maple Syrup
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/all-products/maple-syrup-dark-4/
Pfenning’s Lemons (juice)
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/produce/fresh-produce/lemons-pfennings-organic/
The Live Free Farmstead Farmers Culinary Herbal Salt Blend
https://www.clickfork.ca/products/prepared-food-n-desserts/condiments/5oz-farmers-culinary-herbal-salt-blend/
Pepper
👌 No toxic seed oils, iodized salt, chemicals or preservatives.