This Week's Food (4/29/10)

Rose will deliver your orders on Sunday this week. I will pass on her phone number to those of you who order this time. Dairy will be available again next week.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* spinach @ $3/bag
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* stinging nettle @ $3/bag (young and tender stinging nettle, highly regarded as a superfood, especially high in iron. this plant does sting, although it loses its sting when cooked. Can easily be used to replace any green called for in a recipe - cooks down tender and smooth much like spinach.)
* herbe stella @ $3/bag (tender salad green in the shape of a serpents tongue (long blade and forked at the tip). extremely high in vitamin C. Crispy texture.)
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* collard greens @ $3/bunch
* dandelion greens @ $3/bunch
* leeks @ $3.60/lb (tender from white shaft to green tips! eat it all - don't mind what recipes say - they are used to poor quality stuff. you'll find these tender and sweet and not at all tough!)
* green garlic @ $3/bunch - young whole tender plant with fresh garlic flavor, use entire thing for excellent flavor
* carrots @ $3.60/lb
* sweet potatoes - large @ $2.25/lb

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

Local Grains

Ecosystem Farm in Accokeek is coordinating an opportunity to get grains brought over from a Virginia farm, Moutoux Orchards. Ecosystem Farm is offering a grain share for $50. In your grain share, you get one 4 lb bag of grain for the months of July, August, September, October, November. You can choose from wheat, rye, spelt, or oats. If you choose a wheat share, you will get wheat each month. It might be possible to request a different grain for one month, but it is not guaranteed. You can get whole berries or freshly milled (ground) the day before delivery. All grain share members must plan to pick up their grains from the Ecosystem Farm in Accokeek on either a Tuesday or Friday afternoon 3:30-6:30 (on the one week each month when grain shares are available). This is considered a grain CSA, so payment up front an in the very near future is needed. For more info, please contact Mike Snow at Ecosystem Farm (msnow@accokeek.org).

If you want to order grains through Frankferd Farms, a natural food distributor from Pittsburgh, PA, I can order those for you as well. Orders for Frankferd will be due to me with next week's food order.

Interested in Locally Roasted Coffee?

Are you interested in getting some shade grown, free trade organic coffee that has been locally roasted? Wooded Bliss in Accokeek is gearing up to provide LAF customers with just that! Here's the details:

Elaine McVinney at Wooded Bliss roasts the beans for a fabulous house blend coffee, providing a full bodied cup of coffee with a nice crema (glassy top). Available as whole beans or pre-ground, regular or decaf in a variety of sizes: 1/4 lb ($2.50), 1/2 lb ($5), or 1 lb ($10). Coffee will come in a refillable glass jar; return it for next time! For those customers who are regular coffee drinkers, Wooded Bliss also offers a coffee share: 5 containers for the price of 4, delivered one at a time to you on weeks you request.

The coffee is not yet available, but will be in a few weeks when a _working_ coffee roaster is delivered. So while we are patiently waiting, please let me know if you are interested in coffee!

This Week's Food (4/23/10)

Orders are due by noon friday! This delivery cycle is normal, for monday evening. Next week's orders will be delivered by my good friend Rose, since we will be visiting with friends.

NEW! Fresh, raw, local goat and cow milk from Locust Grove Farm in Mechanicsville. Katie Byler, a sweet Amish woman, runs this goat dairy with lots of love. Her neighbor runs a cow dairy. Between the two, most of your dairy needs should be satisfied.

From Locust Grove Farm:
*fresh goat milk @ $8/gallon, $4/half gallon, and $2/quart
*goat milk cheddar cheese @ $6/lb (can request any amount)
*cow milk colby cheese @ $4/lb (can request any amount)
*goat blue cheese @ (not sure of price) (can request any amount)
*goat hot pepper and garlic cheese @ $6.75/lb (can request any amount)
*goat cream (unknown price)
*goat yogurt (unknown price)


From the Cow Dairy:
*fresh cow milk @ $4/gallon, $2/half gallon, $1/quart
*butter @ $5/lb block
*buttermilk (unknown price)
want something you don't see? Let me know and I'll ask about it.

From Good Fortune Farm:

*certified organic asparagus @ $5/lb


From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* spinach @ $3/bag
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* stinging nettle @ $3/bag (young and tender stinging nettle, highly regarded as a superfood, especially high in iron. this plant does sting, although it loses its sting when cooked. Can easily be used to replace any green called for in a recipe - cooks down tender and smooth much like spinach.)
* herbe stella @ $3/bag (tender salad green in the shape of a serpents tongue (long blade and forked at the tip). extremely high in vitamin C. Crispy texture.)
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* kale @ $3/bunch - choose from the siberian or lacinato
* collard greens @ $3/bunch
* dandelion greens @ $3/bunch
* leeks @ $3.60/lb (tender from white shaft to green tips! eat it all - don't mind what recipes say - they are used to poor quality stuff. you'll find these tender and sweet and not at all tough!)
* green garlic @ $3/bunch - young whole tender plant with fresh garlic flavor, use entire thing for excellent flavor
* carrots @ $3.60/lb
* sweet potatoes - large @ $2.25/lb

From It's Only Natural Farm:

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* if you place an order with ION Farm for meat, I can pick it up for you when it is ready. Just let them and me know!

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

This Week's Food (4/16/10)

Orders are due by noon friday!

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

* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* spinach @ $3/bag
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* stinging nettle @ $3/bag (young and tender stinging nettle, highly regarded as a superfood, especially high in iron. this plant does sting, although it loses its sting when cooked. Can easily be used to replace any green called for in a recipe - cooks down tender and smooth much like spinach.)
* herbe stella @ $3/bag (tender salad green in the shape of a serpents tongue (long blade and forked at the tip). extremely high in vitamin C. Crispy texture.)
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* kale @ $3/bunch - choose from the siberian or lacinato
* leeks @ $3.60/lb (tender from white shaft to green tips! eat it all - don't mind what recipes say - they are used to poor quality stuff. you'll find these tender and sweet and not at all tough!)
* carrots @ $3.60/lb
* sweet potatoes - large @ $2.25/lb

From It's Only Natural Farm:

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* if you place an order with ION Farm for meat, I can pick it up for you when it is ready. Just let them and me know!

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

This Week's Food (4/9/10)

Orders are due by noon friday!

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

* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* spinach @ $3/bag
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* herbe stella @ $3/bag (tender salad green in the shape of a serpents tongue (long blade and forked at the tip). extremely high in vitamin C. Crispy texture.)
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* kale @ $3/bunch - choose from the bagged mix or bunched lacinato
* leeks @ $3.60/lb (tender from white shaft to green tips! eat it all - don't mind what recipes say - they are used to poor quality stuff. you'll find these tender and sweet and not at all tough!)
* cherry bell radish @ $2.50/bunch (asian turnip. exceptionally sweet and tender. great for raw-eating or cooked briefly.)
* carrots @ $3.60/lb
* sweet potatoes - large @ $2.25/lb

From It's Only Natural Farm:

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* if you place an order with ION Farm for meat, I can pick it up for you when it is ready. Just let them and me know!

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

This Week's Food (4/2/10)

Orders are due by noon friday!

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

* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* mache @ $3/bag (European winter-hardy salad green. Florettes of silky-smooth leaves harvested individually. The flavor is reminiscent of roses! Just cut florettes at base for a loose-leaf salad - excellent with creamy dressing! Truly delicious salad green!)
* cress @ $3/bag (pepper-like heat to this green, which makes a great addition to a salad)
* spinach @ $3/bag
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* stir fry mix @ $3/bag (tender mix excellent for quick sautee, consisting of mustard and asian greens. washed and ready to go.)
* herbe stella @ $3/bag (tender salad green in the shape of a serpents tongue (long blade and forked at the tip). extremely high in vitamin C. Crispy texture.)
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* kale @ $3/bunch - choose from the tender red russian, standard curly, or robust lacinato variety)
* leeks @ $3.60/lb (tender from white shaft to green tips! eat it all - don't mind what recipes say - they are used to poor quality stuff. you'll find these tender and sweet and not at all tough!)
* cherry bell radish @ $2.50/bunch (asian turnip. exceptionally sweet and tender. great for raw-eating or cooked briefly.)
* carrots @ $3.60/lb
* sweet potatoes (large @ $2.25/lb or small @ $3/pt)

From It's Only Natural Farm (formerly listed as Fresh Start Farm):

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* if you place an order with ION Farm for meat, I can pick it up for you when it is ready. Just let them and me know!

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