This Week's Food (7/31/10)

Orders are due by 9 am Saturday! Next week is the week for submitting orders from Neshaminy Valley Natural Food Distributors. Check out the catalog now while you have time!

From Wooded Bliss:

Enjoy a Cup of Bliss Coffee from Wooded Bliss
All coffee is fair trade, organic, and shade grown. Coffee is roasted per order.
Order 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb or a full pound. Prices are $2.50, $5.00 and $10.
Let us know whether you would like whole bean or ground.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order everything except potatoes by the # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound. Potatoes are ordered by the pound.

* seed-less red medium watermelon @ $1/lb (cap of $10)
* seed-less yellow medium watermelon @ $1/lb (cap of $10)
* seeded red small watermelon @ $1/lb (cap of $10)
* cantaloupe @ $1/lb (cap of $10)
* red tomatoes @ $3.60/lb
* cherry tomatoes (red or yellow) @ $4/pint
* green zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow straightneck squash @ $3/lb
* cucumbers @ $2.40/lb (sale! buy 3 get one free)
* green peppers @ $2.40/lb
* red bell peppers @4.80/lb
* yellow bell peppers @ $4.80/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2.40/lb
* yardlong beans @ $3/bunch
* okra @ $4/pint
* basil @ $3/bunch
* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* calaloo @ $3/bunch (summer salad green)
* sweet potato greens @ $3/bunch
* sweet onions @ $3.60/lb
* regular onions @ $3.60/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)
* nicola potatoes - large @ $2.60/lb
* nicola potatoes - small @ $5/quart

LaPlata Farmer's Market:
Conventionally grown, fertilized and sprayed with pesticides but locally grown :-)

* nectarines @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* peaches @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* maybe there will be plums (unsprayed) for $3.50 for 1 qt (7-9 fruits)
* cantaloupe for $3 each
* watermelon for $3-$5 each
* sweet corn for $5/dozen or $2.50 for 6 ears
* maybe there will be apples for $3ish for a quart (5-7 fruits)

From It's Only Natural Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

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

This Week's Food (7/23/10)

Orders are due by 9 am Saturday! Next week is the week for submitting orders from Neshaminy Valley Natural Food Distributors. Check out the catalog now while you have time!

From Wooded Bliss:

Enjoy a Cup of Bliss Coffee from Wooded Bliss
All coffee is fair trade, organic, and shade grown. Coffee is roasted per order.
Order 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb or a full pound. Prices are $2.50, $5.00 and $10.
Let us know whether you would like whole bean or ground.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

From Locust Grove Farm:
*fresh goat milk @ $8/gallon, $4/half gallon, and $2/quart
*goat milk cheddar cheese @ $6/lb
*cow milk colby cheese @ $4/lb
*goat hot pepper and garlic cheese @ $6.75/lb

From the Swaruy Dairy:
*fresh cow milk @ $4/gallon, $2/half gallon, $1/quart
*butter @ $5/lb block
*buttermilk @ $1/quart

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order everything except potatoes by the # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound. Potatoes are ordered by the pound.

** Updated!

* watermelon (small to medium size) - price TBD
* red tomatoes @ $3.60/lb
* cherry tomatoes (red or yellow) @ $4/pint
* green zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow straightneck squash @ $3/lb
* cucumbers @ $2.40/lb (sale! buy 3 get one free)
* green peppers @ $2.40/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2.40/lb
* calaloo @ $3/bunch (summer salad green)
* sweet potato greens @ $3/bunch
* basil @ $3/bunch
* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* sweet onions @ $3.60/lb
* regular onions @ $3.60/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)
* red gold potatoes - large @ $2.60/lb
* red gold potatoes - small @ $5/quart
* nicola potatoes - large @ $2.60/lb
* nicola potatoes - small @ $5/quart

LaPlata Farmer's Market:
Conventionally grown, fertilized and sprayed with pesticides but locally grown :-)

* nectarines @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* peaches @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* plums (unsprayed) for $3.50 for 1 qt (7-9 fruits)
* cantaloupe for $3 each
* watermelon for $3-$5 each
* sweet corn for $5/dozen or $2.50 for 6 ears

From It's Only Natural Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

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

Buy Local Challenge

Have you heard of the Buy Local Challenge? Join me in registering your pledge:

"I pledge to eat at least one thing from a local farm every day during Buy Local Week."

Of course I encourage to extend this pledge to cover the entire year and more than one thing, but we must all take baby steps. Eat Local and tell others you are doing it! Click here to be counted and to register your pledge.

New Source of Duck and Chicken Eggs

Have you ever had fresh duck eggs? They are divine. I recently got a few from Farmer Dana, Head Bottle Washer and Hen Herder at Moose Manor Farm in Pomfret, MD. She sells naturally raised chicken eggs, duck eggs, free range meat chickens, free range meat ducks, and birds for you to raise. Try her out! She updates her web site daily with the quantity of eggs she has in stock. Tomorrow she is harvesting chickens to sell for meat. If you want one, go reserve one today as there is a limited number of birds available.

What's available in this harvest at Moose Manor Farm:

Dana will be doing all the processing and packaging on Saturday, July 17th  pick up of fresh, unfrozen birds is on Sunday from 9am -7pm or Monday from 5pm - 7pm.  At 7pm Monday all uncollected birds will be placed in the freezer and folks can contact me to arrange a convenient pick up time.

Whole Cornish Roasters (15 birds):
$3 per pound. Hens average 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 lb. and cockerels average 4 to 6 lb. These birds are young, tender, and very meaty. Excellent for roasting, grilling, or frying. Raised Free & Humanely without grow-lights, antibiotics or pesticides.

Whole Muscovy Duck (6 birds):
$3 per pound. Hens average 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb. and drakes average 6 to 8 lb. High in meat-to-bone ratio, with less weight loss after cooking than Pekin ducks. Low in fat with a wonderful veal-like texture and flavor. Excellent when roasted whole; breasts are great to sauté or grill. Raised Free & Humanely without grow-lights, antibiotics or pesticides.

Whole Welsh Harlequin Duck (3 birds):
Drakes average 3 to 5 lb.  These high quality lean roasters are  rich-tasting and a good source of nutrients like iron, zinc and selenium. Excellent when roasted whole and well sized making for a beautiful table bird.

Dana is planning a second harvest in the November timeframe so if someone isn't able to get a bird this time there will be posting another reservation event this fall.

This Week's Food (7/16/10)

Orders are due by 11 am friday!

From Wooded Bliss:

Enjoy a Cup of Bliss Coffee from Wooded Bliss
All coffee is fair trade, organic, and shade grown. Coffee is roasted per order.
Order 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb or a full pound. Prices are $2.50, $5.00 and $10.
Let us know whether you would like whole bean or ground.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order everything except potatoes by the # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound. Potatoes are ordered by the pound.

* red tomatoes @ $3.60/lb
* cherry tomatoes (red or yellow) @ $4/pint
* green zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow straightneck squash @ $3/lb
* cucumbers @ $2.40/lb (sale! buy 3 get one free)
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2.40/lb
* basil @ $3/bunch
* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* looseleaf head lettuce @ $3/head
* sweet onions @ $3.60/lb
* regular onions @ $3.60/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)
* red gold potatoes - large @ $2.60/lb
* red gold potatoes - small @ $5/quart
* nicola potatoes - large @ $2.60/lb
* nicola potatoes - small @ $5/quart

LaPlata Farmer's Market:
Conventionally grown, fertilized and sprayed with pesticides but locally grown :-)

* nectarines @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* peaches @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* plums (unsprayed) for $3.50 for 1 qt (7-9 fruits)
* cantaloupe for $3 each
* watermelon for $3-$5 each
* sweet corn for $5/dozen or $2.50 for 6 ears

From It's Only Natural Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

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

This Week's Food (7/9/10)

Orders are due by 11 am friday!

From Wooded Bliss:

Enjoy a Cup of Bliss Coffee from Wooded Bliss
All coffee is fair trade, organic, and shade grown. Coffee is roasted per order.
Order 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb or a full pound. Prices are $2.50, $5.00 and $10.
Let us know whether you would like whole bean or ground.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order everything except potatoes by the # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound. Potatoes are ordered by the pound.

* red tomatoes @ $4/pint
* cherry tomatoes (red or yellow) @ $4/pint
* green zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow straightneck squash @ $3/lb
* cucumbers @ $2.40/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2.40/lb
* basil @ $3/bunch
* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* head lettuce @ $2-$3/head depending on size (choose from boston/butterhead/bib, romaine, and looseleaf)
* cabbage @ $2.50/lb
* sweet onions @ $3/bunch
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)
* red gold potatoes - large @ $2.50/lb
* red gold potatoes - small @ $5/quart

From Locust Grove Farm:
*fresh goat milk @ $8/gallon, $4/half gallon, and $2/quart
*goat milk cheddar cheese @ $6/lb
*cow milk colby cheese @ $4/lb
*goat hot pepper and garlic cheese @ $6.75/lb

From the Swaruy Dairy:
*fresh cow milk @ $4/gallon, $2/half gallon, $1/quart
*butter @ $5/lb block
*buttermilk @ $1/quart

LaPlata Farmer's Market:
Conventionally grown, fertilized and sprayed with pesticides but locally grown :-)

* nectarines @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* peaches @ $3.50 for 1 qt (5-7 fruits)
* plums (unsprayed) for $3.50 for 1 qt (7-9 fruits)
* cantaloupe for $3 each
* watermelon for $3-$5 each
* sweet corn for $5/dozen or $2.50 for 6 ears

From It's Only Natural Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

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

This Week's Food (7/2/10)

Orders are due by 11 am friday!

From Wooded Bliss:

Enjoy a Cup of Bliss Coffee from Wooded Bliss
All coffee is organic and shade grown. Coffee is roasted per order.
Order 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb or a full pound. Prices are $2.50, $5.00 and $10.
Let us know whether you would like whole bean or ground.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order everything except potatoes by the # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound. Potatoes are ordered by the pound.

* cherry tomatoes (red or yellow) @ $4/pint
* green zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow zucchini @ $3/lb
* yellow straightneck squash @ $3/lb
* cucumbers @ $2.40/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2.40/lb
* basil @ $3/bunch
* parsley @ $2.50/bunch
* purslane @ $2.50/bunch
* head lettuce @ $2-$3/head depending on size (choose from boston/butterhead/bib, romaine, and looseleaf)
* raddichio @ $6.80/lb
* cabbage @ $2.50/lb
* fennel @ $4/lb
* french breakfast radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* sweet onions @ $3/bunch
* red gold potatoes - large @ $2.50/lb
* red gold potatoes - small @ $5/quart

LaPlata Farmer's Market:
Conventionally grown, fertilized and sprayed with pesticides but locally grown :-)

* nectarines @ $3.50 for 5 fruits
* peaches @ $3.50 for 5 fruits

From It's Only Natural Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

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