How Does This Work?

Every week, we visit local farms, talk with the farmers, and purchase the freshest, yummiest food. We support farmers who nurture their soil, strive for sustainable farming practices, and don't use harmful or questionable products. Each week, you choose a la carte from the list of available food and pay for what you choose. We pack your share into reusable containers and you get your food. You, in turn, leave us the empty containers from last week's order and arrange payment. It's that simple!

To assist in your enjoyment of local produce, we will share storage information, preparation tips, recipes and ways to use new foods via this blog.

Sometimes, customers will have the option of adding eggs, honey, meat, cheese, mushrooms, bulk fruits, and other foods to their orders. Monthly, we order dry goods and food staples from Neshaminy Valley Natural Foods (based in Philidelphia, PA). These additional options are called Special Orders.

Is the food organic? Organic is such a key word these days. We go for local first, choosing farms that are as close as possible to the LaPlata area. Whenever there is an organic option, we will go with that. After that, we look for farmers who use IPM (integrated pest management), composting, and other sustainable practices. If you would like your food to be strictly organic, just let us know when you become a customer!

There are three membership options:
I) Weekly delivery to your home - cost $12/month + mileage charges
II) Weekly pickup at my home - cost $12/month
III) Special Orders Only - cost $5/order


Friday, March 25, 2011

This Week's Food (3/25/11)

Orders due by FRIDAY (Today!) at 11:30 am. Delivery is monday afternoon/evening. It is Spring and the end of March which means weekly veges from now on (till winter again). So If you miss the deadline today, you have another chance next week!

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

*** Order # of pieces you want - even if the charge is by the pound.

* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* upland cress @ $3/bag
* large spinach @ $3/bunch
* herba stella @ $3/bunch
* italian dandelion @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch -- hot mustard green - it is on the mild side right now as it has been growing in colder weather and is therefore higher in sugar content.
* mizuna @ $3/bunch -- mild mustard green with ragged leaves and juicy main rib. Excellent for soups and sautee.
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch -- very mild and very tender mustard green.
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* collards @ $3/bunch
* curly kale @ $3/bunch -- frilly leaves; very nice, mild, and sweet.
* siberian kale @ $3/bunch -- green kale, medium robustness.
* red russian kale @ $3/bunch -- kale with red stem and reddish tinge - mildly robust.
* lacinato kale @ $3/bunch -- also known as dinosaur kale. most dark green of kales, with savoy leaves - most robust of the kales.
* cabbage, small heads, unknown price
* cherry bell radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* french breakfast radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* purple top turnips @ $3/bunch
* small fingerling beauregard sweet potatoes @ $3/pint

*** Order these things by the pound or fraction thereof:

* med-large beauregard sweet potatoes @ $2.40/lb
* sunchokes @ $5/lb -- native to our bio-region! edible tuber, member of the sunflower family. sweet, nut-like flavor with crisp texture resembling water chestnut.

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

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; regular or decaf.
Packaged in a reusable jar. Please return the jar.

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