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


Showing posts with label december. Show all posts
Showing posts with label december. Show all posts

Thursday, December 30, 2010

This Week's Food (12/31/10)

The cold weather has decreased the types of greens available this particular week. Orders due by friday at 11 am. I am getting the veges on sunday this week, so delivery/pickup will be sunday morning.

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
* kale @ $3/bunch
* daikon radish @ $3/bunch
* small fingerling beauregard sweet potatoes @ $3/pint
* butternut squash @ $2/lb

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

* med-large beauregard sweet potatoes @ $2.40/lb
* sunchokes @ $5/lb

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.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

This Week's Food (12/17/10)

Orders due by 11 am friday. Delivery is on monday evening as usual. Next delivery date is Jan 3 (orders due New Year's Eve - Dec 31) and every two weeks thereafter.

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
*goat blue cheese @ $8/lb

From the Swaruy Dairy:
*fresh cow milk @ $4/gallon, $2/half gallon, $1/quart

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

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

* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* dandelion greens @ $3/head
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* collards @ $3/bunch
* siberian kale @ $3/bunch
* red russian kale @ $3/bunch
* lacinato kale @ $3/bunch
* hakurei turnips @ $3/bunch
* daikon radish @ $3/bunch
* small fingerling beauregard sweet potatoes @ $3/pint
* butternut squash @ $2/lb

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

* leeks @ $3.50/lb
* med-large beauregard sweet potatoes @ $2.40/lb
* sunchokes @ $5/lb

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.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

This Week's Food (12/3/10)

Orders due by 11 am friday. Delivery is on monday evening as usual.

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
*goat blue cheese @ $8/lb

From the Swaruy Dairy:
*fresh cow milk @ $4/gallon, $2/half gallon, $1/quart

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

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

* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* dandelion greens @ $3/head
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* collards @ $3/bunch
* siberian kale @ $3/bunch
* red russian kale @ $3/bunch
* lacinato kale @ $3/bunch
* hakurei turnips @ $3/bunch
* daikon radish @ $3/bunch
* small fingerling beauregard sweet potatoes @ $3/pint
* butternut squash @ $2/lb

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

* leeks @ $3.50/lb
* med-large beauregard sweet potatoes @ $2.40/lb
* sunchokes @ $5/lb

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.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

This Week's Food (12/18/09)

NOTE From Next Step Produce: We will be taking two weeks off from market, and then resuming on a one-week-on one-week-off basis. So, the next time you receive a veggie list from us will be December 30th, and then January 6th and every other week from then on until we resume market on a weekly basis in March. Some items can easily hold for weeks such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, winter squash, garlic, sunchokes, radishes, even leeks, and we have been told that some of our fresh greens sometimes keep for two weeks (they are harvested just a day or so before Sunday after all, very unlike anything purchased in a store!)

Orders are due by noon friday!

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* kale (red russian, green, lacinato) @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* mei qing choi @ $3.60/lb
* pac choi @ $3.60/lb
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* radishes (green meat) @ $2.50/bunch
* radishes (red meat, rosy, or daikon) @ $3.00/bunch
* sunchokes @ $5/lb
* sweet potatoes (large @ $2.25/lb or small @ $3/pt)
* large lehigh potatoes @ $2/lb
* small lehigh potatoes @ $5/qt
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)

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.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

This week's Food (12/11/09)

Orders are due by noon friday!

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* kale (red russian, green, lacinato) @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* mei qing choi @ $3.60/lb
* pac choi @ $3.60/lb
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* radishes (green meat) @ $2.50/bunch
* radishes (red meat, rosy, or daikon) @ $3.00/bunch
* sunchokes @ $5/lb
* sweet potatoes (large @ $2.25/lb or small @ $3/pt)
* large lehigh potatoes @ $2/lb
* small lehigh potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)

Friday, December 19, 2008

This Weeks' Food (12/19/08)

Sorry for the short notice! This week orders need to get to me by noon friday. Here's this week's food options:

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic
* butternut squash @ $2.50/lb
* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix (baby lettuce & baby greens + baby arugula) bag @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* baby arugula bag @ $3
* cress bag @ $3
* mache bunch @ $3
* Asian greens - mei qing choi @ $3.60/lb or tat soi bunch @ $3
* vitamin green bunch @ $3
* rapini bunch @ $3
* mustard greens bunch (green wave or mizuna) @ $3
* kale bag (winter mix) @ $3
* collard greens bunch @ $3
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* turnips bunch (hakurei) @ $3
* beets (small with lots of greens) bunch @ $3
* radish bunch (rosy or green meat) @ $2.50
* daikon radish @ $2/lb
* celery root @ $3.60/lb
* sunchokes @ $4.50/lb or a pint @ $5
* pint of garnet sweet potatoes - small @ $3
* garnet sweet potatoes - large @ $2.20/lb
* satina potatoes -large (yellow with buttery texture) @ $2.50/lb
* satina potatoes - quart of small @ $5
* sieglinda potatoes -large (yellow and excellent baked) @ $2.65/lb
* sieglinda potatoes - quart of small @ $5
* garlic (regular or elephant) @ $8.50/lb (approx $2/bulb)

From Good Fortune Farm:
* pastured, free range, organically fed turkeys $3/lb for a 1/2 turkey of about 16 lbs
or for individual parts (thigh, legs, wing)

From a farm in St. Mary's County:
* homemade scrapple @ $2.50/lb in 1 lb paper wrapped packages

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2/dz

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

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

This Weeks' Food (12/12/08)

This week orders need to get to me by noon friday. I will be picking up eggs from Fresh Start Farm tomorrow (thursday) so if you want eggs, let me know by phone as early as you can tomorrow or email tonight. Farmers do need time to know what to harvest and separate out for us before going to market. Here's this week's food options:

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic
* persimmons, asian @ $4/lb
* butternut squash @ $2.50/lb
* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix (baby lettuce & baby greens + baby arugula) bag @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* baby arugula bag @ $3
* cress bag @ $3
* mache bunch @ $3
* kale bunch (red russian, red bor & curly mix, siberian, or lacinato) @ $3
* collard greens bunch @ $3
* green cabbage @ $2/lb
* fennel @ $4/lb
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* beets (small with lots of greens) bunch @ $3
* radish bunch (rosy, green meat, daikon) @ $3
* celery root @ $4.50/lb
* sunchokes @ $4.50/lb
* pint of garnet sweet potatoes - small @ $3
* garnet sweet potatoes - large @ $2.20/lb
* adirondack red potatoes (large @ $2.50/lb)
* garlic (regular or elephant) @ $8.50/lb (approx $2/bulb)

From Good Fortune Farm:
* pastured, free range, organically fed turkeys $3/lb for a 1/2 turkey of about 16 lbs

From a farm in St. Mary's County:
* homemade scrapple @ $2.50/lb in 1 lb paper wrapped packages

From Estevez Family Farm:
* humanely raised and chemical free pork chops @ $3/lb

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2/dz

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

Thursday, December 4, 2008

This Weeks' Food (12/4/08)

This week orders need to get to me by noon friday although before that would be better of course. Farmers do need time to know what to harvest and separate out for us before going to market. Here's this week's food options:

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic
* persimmons, asian @ $4/lb
* butternut squash @ $2.50/lb
* salad mix bag @ $3
* mesclun mix (baby lettuce & baby greens + baby arugula) bag @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* baby arugula bag @ $3
* cress bag @ $3
* mache bunch @ $3
* kale bunch (red russian, red bor & curly mix, siberian, or lacinato) @ $3
* collard greens bunch @ $3
* green cabbage @ $2/lb
* fennel @ $4/lb
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* beets (small with lots of greens) bunch @ $3
* radish bunch (rosy, green meat, daikon) @ $3
* celery root @ $4.50/lb
* sunchokes @ $4.50/lb
* pint of garnet sweet potatoes - small @ $3
* garnet sweet potatoes - large @ $2.20/lb
* adirondack red potatoes (large @ $2.50/lb)
* garlic (regular or elephant) @ $8.50/lb (approx $2/bulb)

From Good Fortune Farm:
* pastured, free range, organically fed turkeys $3/lb for a 1/2 turkey of about 16 lbs

From a farm in St. Mary's County:
* homemade scrapple @ $2.50/lb in 1 lb paper wrapped packages

From Estevez Family Farm:
* humanely raised and chemical free pork chops @ $3/lb

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