This week's Food (5/29/09)

This week orders are due by friday at 9 am.

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic

* strawberries pint @ $4, quart @ $8, 12 lb box @ $30
* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix bag @ $3
* spinach bunch @ $3
* head lettuce (red oakleaf, red looseleaf, or green looseleaf) @ $3/head
* dandelion bunch (red rib or green rib) @ $3
* herba stella bunch @ $3
* swiss chard (white rib) bunch @ $3
* mustard greens (mizuna or green wave) bunch @ $3
* collards bunch @ $3
* kale (red russian, curly, or lacinato) bunch @ $3
* Asian green: mei quing choi head @ $3.60/lb
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* spring onions @ $3.60/lb
* beet greens w/ baby beets bunch @ $3
* hakurei turnips w/ greens bunch @ $3
* radishes (cherry bell or french breakfast) bunch @ $2.50

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* orders for meat

From Me:
* kombucha starter and instructions @ $3 (ask for a taste if you've never had this fermented beverage)

Please remember that between nature and labor, sometimes not everything on the list is actually harvested according to plan.

Local Meat Animals - Orders being taken now

Fresh Start Farm is currently taking orders for the animals they are just beginning to raise. They include: goats, hogs, chickens (including heritage breeds), and turkeys (only heritage breeds). The pricing will be the going market rate at the time of processing. These animals are raised with love, fed a natural diet, and allowed/encouraged to get lots of fresh air and exercise. The hogs will be available in either 1/2 or whole hog sizes. If you want pone of these animals reserved for you, the farmers need to know asap or they will be promised to someone else. Got questions about the whole idea of purchasing part of an animal for meat - just ask! More info about breeds, pricing, etc will follow as folks as for it and I remember to write it down!

Spring Greens

This is a photo of the greens which I picked up last week. You can see the strawberry pints nestled in the middle of all the leaves. What are all these greens you say?

Left to Right on top: a head of red oakleaf lettuce, a head of boston green lettuce, a bunch of beet greens with baby beets

Left to Right on bottom: a bunch of red dandelion greens, a bunch of swiss chard (white rib), and a bunch of hakurei turnip greens with baby turnips



In this picture, there are a few more friendly faces added to the left side:


on top: a bunch of herba stella (a salad green)
on bottom: a bunch of green wave mustard greens

A bit more info (direct from farmer) on these fine veges:

• Red Oakleaf Lettuce: highly-lobed red-leaved lettuce head


• Green Boston Lettuce: head lettuce with leaves having a silky smooth texture - delicious!


• Baby Beets: at this point the beet root on the greens are very very baby. they will grow bigger and bigger as the weeks progress - these are thinnings from a directly seeded patch.


• Hakurei Turnips: japanese turnip, unlike your common turnip - it is tender and sweet with some heat (heat lost in cooking, sweetness retained). so tender they may be enjoyed raw.


• Herba Stella: salad green rich in vitamins A and C, and in mineral salts, mild with slight tang, leaf resembling serpents tongue, long thin leaf with forked tip. Tender for raw eating. Also delicious sauteed just briefly with oil, garlic and salt.


• Green Wave: hot mustard green


• Leeks (not pictured):Delicious leeks of excellent quality. They are tender and crisp and sweet as they are meant to be - not bitter and leathery. Because of this, you may use the whole plant, from its white shaft all the way up the the green tips - as opposed to just the white shaft, discarding the green tips, as most recipes suggest (this is only because of widespread availability of poor quality leeks).

This week's Food (5/22/09)

This week orders are due by friday at noon.

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic

* strawberries pint @ $4, quart @ $8, 12 lb box @ $30
* salad mix bag @ $3
* spinach bunch @ $3
* head lettuce (red oakleaf, red looseleaf, or green looseleaf) @ $3/head or 2 heads for $5
* herba stella bunch @ $3
* swiss chard (white rib) bunch @ $3
* mustard greens (mizuna or green wave) bunch @ $3
* collards bunch @ $3
* red russian kale bunch @ $3
* Asian green: tat soi or mei quing choi bunch @ $3
* Asian green: mei quing choi head @ $3.20/lb
* leeks @ $3.20/lb
* spring onions @ $3.20/lb
* beet greens w/ baby beets bunch @ $3
* turnip greens w/ baby turnips bunch @ $3
* radishes (cherry bell or french breakfast) bunch @ $2.50

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

From Good Fortune Farm:
The following are all certified organic

* asparagus @ $4/lb
* free range eggs - jumbo @ $4.50/dz or extra large @ $4/dz


From Me:
* kombucha starter and instructions @ $3 (ask for a taste if you've never had this fermented beverage)
* 2 c of whey @ $1 - from local milk, created during cheese making process, great for bread, pancakes, and other baked goods

If you are ordering eggs, please tell me whether eggs from either farm are acceptable or whether you want them to be from a particular farm.

Please remember that between nature and labor, sometimes not everything on the list is actually harvested according to plan.

This week's Food (5/15/09)

This week orders are due by friday at noon.

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic

* strawberries pint @ $4
* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix bag (contains spicy arugula) @ $3
* arugula bag @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* head lettuce (red oakleaf or green boston) @ $3/head or 2 heads for $5
* dandelion bunch (red italian or green italian) @ $3
* herba stella bunch @ $3
* swiss chard (white rib) bunch @ $3
* mustard greens (mizuna or green wave) bunch @ $3
* leeks @ $4/lb
* beet greens w/ baby beets bunch @ $3
* turnip greens w/ baby turnips bunch @ $3
* radishes (cherry bell or french breakfast) bunch @ $2.50

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* free range, no artificial stuff broiler chicken (fresh and whole) @ $2.50/lb (5 lb typical weight)

From Good Fortune Farm:
The following are all certified organic

* asparagus @ $4/lb
* free range eggs - jumbo @ $4.50/dz or extra large @ $4/dz

If you are ordering eggs, please tell me whether eggs from either farm are acceptable or whether you want them to be from a particular farm.

Please remember that between nature and labor, sometimes not everything on the list is actually harvested according to plan.

This week's Food (5/8/09)

This week orders are due by friday at noon.

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic

* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix bag @ $3
* arugula bag @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* head lettuce (red oakleaf or green boston) @ $3/head or 2 heads for $5
* endive (frisee type) head @ $3
* dandelion bunch (red italian or green italian) @ $3
* herba stella bunch @ $3
* leeks @ $4/lb
* garlic (green) bunch @ $3
* radishes (cherry bell or french breakfast) bunch @ $2.50

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

From Good Fortune Farm:
The following are all certified organic

* asparagus @ $4/lb
* free range eggs - jumbo @ $4.50/dz or extra large @ $4/dz

If you are ordering eggs, please tell me whether eggs from either farm are acceptable or whether you want them to be from a particular farm.

Please remember that between nature and labor, sometimes not everything on the list is actually harvested according to plan.