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 fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

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, November 25, 2010

This Week's Food (11/26/10)

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.

* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* dandelion greens @ $3/head
* green swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rainbow swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* collards @ $3/bunch
* siberian kale @ $3/bunch
* red russian kale @ $3/bunch
* lacinato kale @ $3/bunch
* leeks @ $3.50/lb
* hakurei turnips @ $3/bunch
* cherry bell radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* shunkyo radish @ $2.50/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, November 11, 2010

This Week's Food (11/12/10)

Orders due by 8 pm friday (yes in the evening). Delivery is on monday evening as usual. Summer veges are gone!

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

No butter or buttermilk for several months. One of the cows had her calf so she is nursing the little one.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

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

* romaine lettuce @ $3/head
* arugula @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* dandelion greens @ $3/head
* boston lettuce @ $3/head
* green swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rainbow swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* collards @ $3/bunch
* siberian kale @ $3/bunch
* red russian kale @ $3/bunch
* hakurei turnips @ $3/bunch
* cherry bell radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* shunkyo radish @ $2.50/bunch
* daikon radish @ $3/bunch
* small fingerling beauregard sweet potatoes @ $5/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

From Westmoreland Berry Farm:

I am headed there this saturday to purchase from the market. Please check their web site and let me know if you want me to pick anything up for you.

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

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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

Orders due by 8 pm friday (yes in the evening). Delivery is on monday evening as usual. Please keep in mind that the summer foods like tomatoes will soon be done. Frost is their downfall.

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

* asian persimmons @ $6/lb (small size, ripen in a paper bag with apple)
* butternut squash @ $2/lb
* red hybrid tomatoes @ $3.6/lb
* yellow/orange heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* pink/purple heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* red plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* yellow plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* red cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* yellow cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* green peppers @ $3/lb
* red bell peppers @ $6/lb
* yellow bell peppers @ $6/lb
* red corno di toro frying peppers @ $6.80/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $3/lb
* arugula @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* romaine lettuce @ $3/head
* green looseleaf lettuce @ $3/head
* boston lettuce @ $3/head
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* french breakfast radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* cherry bell radishes @ $2.50/bunch (common, small round radish with bright pink or red skin and white flesh.)

* shunkyo radish @ $2.50/bunch (large high quality radish. deep pink roots with crisp, nutty, white flesh. the taste is both hot and sweet.)

* daikon radish @ $3/bunch (large japanese radish with reknowned medicinal value - aiding in digestion, eliminating excess water and animal fats from body. Have grated with carrots in a salad or cooked in soups. The taste is hot. Excellent pickled raw in a mirin brine.)

*** Last week for onions and garlic heads
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)

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

* beauregard sweet potatoes @ $2.40/lb
* sunchokes @ $5/lb
* fresh ginger @ $15/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, October 21, 2010

This Week's Food (10/22/10)

Orders due by 8 pm friday (yes in the evening). Delivery is on monday evening as usual. Please keep in mind that the summer foods like tomatoes will soon be done. Frost is their downfall.

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
*butter @ $5/lb block
*buttermilk @ $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.

* asian persimmons @ $6/lb (small size)
* grape kiwis @ $5/ half pint
* acorn squash @ $2.50/lb
* butternut squash @ $2/lb
* sunshine squash @ $2.00/lb (makes a fabulous pie)
* red hybrid tomatoes @ $3.6/lb
* yellow/orange heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* pink/purple heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* red plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* yellow plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* red cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* yellow cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* green peppers @ $3/lb
* red bell peppers @ $6/lb
* yellow bell peppers @ $6/lb
* red corno di toro frying peppers @ $6.80/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $3/lb
* romaine lettuce @ $3/head
* green looseleaf lettuce @ $3/head
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* arugula @ $3/bag
* sweet potato greens @ $3/bunch
* french breakfast radishes @ $2.50/bunch
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)

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

* sunchokes @ $5/lb
* fresh ginger @ $15/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.

Friday, October 8, 2010

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

Orders due by 11 am saturday. It's great to have this fall weather now. Hurry up fall greens! I want a salad again :-)

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
*butter @ $5/lb block
*buttermilk @ $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.

* asian persimmons @ $6/lb (small size) -- Known as "the apple of the orient"! Persimmons are bright orange in color and gooey sweet on the inside. We grow many different varieties ranging in size from a small apple to a really large apple. Just quarter them and eat them up, or make fabulous pies or cakes with their yummy flesh.

* grape kiwis @ $5/ half pint -- grape kiwis are a small grape-size kiwi hardy to our region. They look just like fuzzy kiwis on the inside, just smaller and not fuzzy on the outside - so you just pop them in your mouth. They are also wrinkled when ripe, not smooth and beautiful. Flavor is more important than beauty! Packed with vitamin C and delicious.

* acorn squash @ $2.50/lb -- Dry nutty-flavored flesh. Great just cut in half, greased and baked cut-side down. Then complement with just plain olive oil or butter, or get fancy with a vinaigrette of garlic/ ginger/ ume plum paste or vinegar/ sweetener. Also great for stuffing.

* butternut squash @ $2/lb
* sunshine squash @ $2.00/lb
* red hybrid tomatoes @ $3.6/lb
* yellow/orange heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* pink/purple heirloom tomatoes @ $4.6/lb
* red plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* yellow plum tomatoes @ $3.20/lb
* red cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* yellow cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* green peppers @ $2.40/lb
* red bell peppers @6/lb
* yellow bell peppers @ $6/lb
* red corno di toro frying peppers @ $6.80/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $3/lb
* arugula @ $3/bag - finally, the first of our fall greens! So refreshing to have. Arugula is a favorite mustard green - very flavorful with just the right heat. Great in salads with walnuts

* sweet potato greens @ $3/bunch
* french breakfast radishes @ $2.50/bunch -- the long slender kind which is red at the top half and white at the bottom half

* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)

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

* sunchokes @ $5/lb -- edible tuber, member of the sunflower family. sweet, nut-like flavor with crisp texture resembling water chestnut

* fresh ginger @ $15/lb -- fresh ginger means it is not mature (our growing season is not long enough for that). Therefore it is not-at-all stringy and has no skin to peel off. It is the tender juicy ginger used in making sushi ginger. Absolutely spectacular!

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, September 23, 2010

This Week's Food (9/23/10)

Welcome Fall! This week I am only taking orders from folks that can pick up from my house on monday night or tuesday morning. Only the flat order fee of $2 will apply to orders this week. Please keep in mind that I need to store your food until you pick it up and my refrigerator does not have lots of space so the faster pickup the better :-)

Also, this is the week for Neshaminy Valley Natural Food orders. Due to me on sat, the truck comes next wednesday. If your order has nothing that has to be kept cold, it can stay here until the following monday. If you have things to be kept in freezer/fridge, you will need to pick it up wednesday after the truck comes (I'll call you).

Orders due by 11 am saturday.

From Next Step Produce:
The following are all certified organic

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

* asian persimmons @ $5/lb (small size)
* figs @ $5/half pint (mixed varieties)
* grape kiwis @ $5/ half pint
* che fruit @ $5/half pint (this is an asian mulberry. it is round and red. firm, but juicy when bitten into. very nice flavor.)
* acorn squash @ $2.50/lb
* butternut squash @ $2/lb
* sunshine squash @ $2.50/lb (red kuri type. beautiful to look at - bright orange skin and shaped like a flattened pumpkin, and delicious for pies, and soups.)
* red hybrid tomatoes @ $3/lb
* yellow/orange heirloom tomatoes @ $4/lb
* pink/purple heirloom tomatoes @ $4/lb
* red cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* yellow cherry tomatoes @ $4/pint
* green peppers @ $2.40/lb
* red bell peppers @6/lb
* yellow bell peppers @ $6/lb
* red corno di toro frying peppers @ $6.80/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* italian eggplant @ $3/lb
* okra @ $4/pint
* sweet potato greens @ $3/bunch
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic bulb @ $8.50/lb (typical bulb costs $1-$1.50)


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)

Thursday, November 19, 2009

This week's Food (11/20/09)

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 (siberian or curly) @ $3/bunch
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* tat soi @ $3.60/lb
* 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 nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

This is the last week for ginger. The ginger abundance sale is still on: buy 1/2 lb of more and only pay $12/lb; buy 1 lb or more and pay $9/lb

From Fresh Start 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, November 12, 2009

This week's Food (11/13/09)

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
* green bell peppers @ $2.50/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50

* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby arugula @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* kale (curly, red russian, or lacinato) @ $3/bunch
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* stinging nettle @ $3/bunch
* tat soi @ $3.60/lb
* mei qing choi @ $3.60/lb
* pac choi @ $3.60/lb

* radishes (ostergruss) @ $2.50/bunch
* radishes (green meat, red meat, rosy, or daikon) @ $3.00/bunch
* sunchokes @ unknown price - will post when notified
* sweet potatoes (large @ $2.25/lb or small @ $3/pt)
* large nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

There is an abundance sale on ginger: buy 1/2 lb of more and only pay $12/lb; buy 1 lb or more and pay $9/lb

From Fresh Start 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, November 5, 2009

This Week's Food (11/6/09)

Orders are due by 10 am friday!

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb

* green bell peppers @ $2.50/lb
* ripe red or yellow bell peppers @ $4.50/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50

* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby arugula @ $3/bag
* kale (curly, red russian, or lacinato) @ $3/bunch
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* stinging nettle @ $3/bunch
* tat soi @ $3/bunch
* mei qing choi @ $3/bunch

* radishes (cherry bell, french breakfast, ostergruss, rosy, or daikon) @ $2.50/bunch
* sweet potatoes (large @ $2.25/lb or small @ $3/pt)
* large nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

There is an abundance sale on ginger: buy 1/2 lb of more and only pay $12/lb; buy 1 lb or more and pay $9/lb

From Fresh Start Farm:

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz

From the LaPlata Farmer's Market, Bowling Farm in Bel Alton
Conventionally grown

* 5 apples for $2.50 (lots of different types, tell me your favorite or at least sweet/sour and whether you are cooking/eating/canning/saucing etc.)
* 5 pears (d'anjou or barlett) for $2.50

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

Thursday, October 22, 2009

This Week's Food 10/23/09

Orders are due by 10 am friday!

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb

* green bell peppers @ $2.50/lb
* ripe red or yellow bell peppers @ $4.50/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50

* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby arugula @ $3/bag
* red malabar spinach @ $3/bunch
* kale (curly, red russian, siberian, or lacinato) @ $3/bunch
* swiss chard @ $3/bunch
* rapini @ $3/bunch
* green wave @ $3/bunch
* vitamin green @ $3/bunch
* italian dandelion @ $3/bunch
* stinging nettle @ $3/bunch
* tat soi @ $3/bunch
* mei qing choi @ $3/bunch

* radishes (cherry bell, french breakfast, ostergruss, rosy, or daikon) @ $2.50/bunch
* large nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

There is an abundance sale on ginger: buy 1/2 lb of more and only pay $12/lb; buy 1 lb or more and pay $9/lb

From Fresh Start Farm:

* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* 3-5 lb broiler chickens @ $2.50/lb

Various products from chemical-free, pastured, naturally grown hogs
* fresh sausage from pastured pigs (flavors: green pepper and onion, medium italian, hot italian, or country) @ $3.49/lb
* Smoked ham steaks about 1/2 inch thick @ $3.99/lb
* Sirloin chops @ $2.99/lb

From the LaPlata Farmer's Market, Bowling Farm in Bel Alton
Conventionally grown

* 5 apples for $2.50 (lots of different types, tell me your favorite or at least sweet/sour and whether you are cooking/eating/canning/saucing etc.)
* 5 pears (d'anjou or barlett) for $2.50

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

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

This week's Food (10/16/09)

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb
* green bell peppers @ $2.50/lb
* ripe red or yellow bell peppers @ $4.50/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2/lb
* asian eggplant @ $3.60/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* baby arugula @ $3/bag
* baby spinach @ $3/bag
* red malabar spinach @ $3/bunch
* calaloo bunch @ $3/bunch
* kale @ $3/bunch
* radishes (cherry bell or french breakfast) @ $2.50/bunch
* large nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

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

From the LaPlata Farmer's Market, Bowling Farm in Bel Alton
* 5 apples for $2.50 (lots of different types, tell me your favorite or at least sweet/sour and whether you are cooking/eating/canning/saucing etc.)
* 5 pears (d'anjou or barlett) for $2.50

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

Thursday, October 8, 2009

This week's Food (10/9/09)

Summer is over, tomatoes are gone, zucchini are gone, but mesclun mix for salads is here! Since this is late getting posted, you have until 9 pm friday to email the order to me :-)

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

* butternut squash @ $2.00/lb
* acorn squash @ $2.25/lb
* green bell peppers @ $2.50/lb
* ripe red or yellow bell peppers @ $4.50/lb
* italian eggplant @ $2/lb
* asian eggplant @ $4/lb
* parsley bunch @ $2.50
* lettuce mix @ $3/bag
* mesclun mix @ $3/bag
* arugula @ $3/bag
* calaloo bunch @ $3/bunch
* red malabar spinach @ $3/bunch
* large nicola potatoes @ $2/lb
* small nicola potatoes @ $5/qt
* regular onions @ $3/lb
* garlic or elephant $8.50/lb (typical head is $1.75)
* ginger (fresh and young) @ $15/lb

From Fresh Start Farm:
* free range, organically fed medium eggs @ $2.50/dz
* cornish chickens available now @ $2.50/lb with typical weights under 5-6 lbs

*** Cornish hens are available now and then NOT AGAIN UNTIL SPRING. Order now!

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.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Earth Dinner #2

I am hosting a monthly potluck Earth Dinner for LAF customers and anyone else interested in local food. I am willing to host all the Earth Dinners, but others can take a turn if you like. We will gather our families, eat yummy homemade food made from as local ingredients as possible, and otherwise play and hang out. Sound fun? Keep reading.


Earth Dinner #2 will be held Sunday October 18, 2009 from 4:30-7:30 pm at my house (email or call if you don't know where I live yet). Please bring the equivalent of a picnic basket with you with your plates, utensils, cups, cloth napkins, etc. Bring with you:


* a homemade pot luck dish made with as many local sources ingredients as possible

* the recipe to share!

* drinks for your family

* a game or activity to share

Apple Party This Saturday

In case you are not aware, it is apple season in Maryland! That means it is time to hit the farms and farmers' market, make applesauce, apple butter, apple pie, dried apples, and all sort of other yummy things. I want to share this time with my other local food eating families, so I am having an Apple Party!

This is more of a work party with plenty of fun thrown in :-) This coming saturday morning (10/3) we will go to the LaPlata Farmer's Market, buy crates of apples and honey, and go to my house to make apple sauce and apple butter. It will be a multi-hour affair, so bring plenty of snacks/lunch for yourself and any kids you bring with you. You might want to bring another adult with you so they can hang out with the kids while you work.

Here's what to bring: the two largest pots you have (or a selection), a crock pot (large) if you have one, a cutting board, a short to medium knife, cinnamon, nutmeg, and canning jars with new lids and rings enough to store at least 6 pints of food. If you need canning jars, you can visit the LaPlata Farm Store by the old train station, but do call ahead to make sure they have what you want. I recommend pint or 1/2 pint jars; either wide mouth or narrow mouth will work. Dont forget to let me know if you are coming to the Apple Party!

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.