Zucchini flowers' short harvest window brings generations together Zucchini flowers wilt if they are not picked within a three to four-hour harvest window — and finding these delicate blooms is a family affair for the Hunts, who are helping save an industry at risk of disappearing.

Zucchini flowers' short harvest window brings generations together #WideBay #ZucchiniFlower #Farmingfamily

Mad Chef Bill made deconstructed Turducken with #zucchiniflowers !🤪Flattened #zucchiniflower, then duck🦆prosciutto; smoked chicken🐓slice: cornbread muffin🌽pieces soaked in Macaloneys whiskey🥃; smoked turkey🦃slice; more zucchini flower & grated Bruno Alpina Parmigiano Reggiano! 😋1/2

Chef Shirley Ross
prepared the season’s first #zucchiniflowers stuffed with Chevroux goat 🐐 cheese & cremini mushrooms 🍄‍🟫; sautéed in #Averno Amaro Siciliano, garlic🧄 & butter 🧈, oregano 🌿 & thyme from our garden 🪴. Served on focaccia w aribiata sauce & fresh chives! Delicious!😋 #zucchiniflower

This brought joy to my heart ❤️ at the Kitsilano Farmers Market on Sunday - the first crop of #zucchiniflowers 😋from our friends at @forstbauerfarm !! That means #zucchiniflower season is on - let the stuffing begin! Chef 👩‍🍳 @shirleyross5648 is first up - stand by for results here soon!