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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week's Food (10/30/08)

This week we probably will have:

From the LaPlata Farmer's Market...
The following are conventionally grown
* apples - small or large (sweet or sour)@ $2/5 apples
* pears (asian and others) @ $2/5 pears
* small onions (yellow or red) @ $1/5 onions
* carrots @ $1/bag (bags contain about

From Good Fortune Farm ...
* certified organic, free range X-Large eggs @ $4/dz

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

From Estevez Family Farm ...
* organically grown kale (Blue Scotch Curled) @ $1.50/bunch

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all certified organic
* acorn squash @ $2.50/lb
* sweet potatoes @ $2/lb
* garlic (regular or elephant) @ $8.50/lb
* ginger root (young) @ 15/lb
* blue potatoes (small @ $5/qt)
* carola potatoes (large @ $2.50/lb or small @ $5/qt)
* radish bunch (french breakfast, pink beauty, cherry bell) @ $2.50
* turnips bunch (hakurei) @ $3
* beets (small with lots of greens) bunch @ $3
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* fennel @ $4/lb
* kohlrabi bunch @ $3
* Asian Greens (mei quing choi, pac choi, tat soi) @ $2.50/lb
* napa cabbage @ $2/lb
* celery bunch (smaller and less watery) @ $3
* collard greens bunch @ $3
* kale bunch (red russian, red bor, curly, or lacinato) @ $3
* mustard greens bunch (green wave or mizuna) @ $3
* rapini bunch @ $3
* vitamin green bunch @ $3
* mustard greens bunch (mizuna, arugula, green wave) @ $3
* swiss chard bunch (white or rainbow) @ $3
* dandelion bunch (red or green) @ $3
* boston lettuce head @ $2.50
* crisp lettuce head (lite @ $2 or dark @ $2.50)
* romaine lettuce head @ $3
* spinach bag @ $3
* mesclun mix (baby lettuce mixed with bay greens + baby arugula) bag @ $3
* baby arugula bag @ $3
* parsley bunch @ $2.50
* yardlong beans bunch @ $3 (last call till next year)
* pole beans bunch @ $3 (last call till next year)
* green bell peppers @ $2.60/lb (last call till next year)

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

This week's Food (10/23/08)

This week we have:

From the LaPlata Farmer's Market...
* apples - small or large (gala, fuji, mitsui, red delicious)@ $2/5 apples
* pears (asian and others) @ $2/5 pears

From Good Fortune Farm ...
* organic, free range X-Large eggs @ $4/dz

From Next Step Produce ...
The following are all organic
* garlic (music variety) @ $8.50/lb
* ginger root (young) @ 15/lb
* blue potatoes (large @ $2.50/lb or small @ $5/qt)
* carola potatoes (large @ $2.50/lb or small @ $5/qt)
* radish bunch (french breakfast, pink beauty, chery bell) @ $3
* beets (small with lots of greens) bunch @ $3
* leeks @ $3.60/lb
* fennel @ $5/lb
* kohlrabi bunch @ $3
* Asian Greens (mei quing choi, tat soi, and napa) @ $3/lb
* cardoon bunch @ $3
* celery bunch (smaller and less watery) @ $3
* collard greens bunch @ $3
* kale bunch (red russian, curly, or lacinato) @ $3
* mustard greens bunch (green wave or mizuna) @ $3
* swiss chard bunch (red, yellow, or rainbow) @ $3
* dandelion bunch (red or green) @ $3
* boston lettuce head @ $2.50
* crisp lettuce head (lite or dark) @ $3
* romaine lettuce head @ $3.50
* mesclun mix bag @ $3
* arugula bag @ $3
* parsley bunch @ $2.50