Week 24: "B" week 
Nov 14, 2013
 
 Going out of town?   sign into your account to schedule your share to be put on hold.   
 
Need to know!
Skim all the rest, but please read this section.
 
When is the last day of CSA?  Click here for a listing of our last delivery days for this year. 
 

Thanksgiving Week: If you are getting a delivery on the last week of November, it will be on Wednesday the 27th, so that people can have their food before Thanksgiving.

2014 CSA shares! The 2014 season is open. Sign up before the end of this year to be automatically entered to win a free share. You will love some of the new changes, like scheduled make up shares, and new this year, a share for the single person! Order

 

Online Farm Store: Find items to order and have delivered every Thursday with our CSA boxes. Choose from Honey, sausage, and meat. While supplies last, find 25 lb Grass Fed beef boxes!
 
Food Safety Modernization Act!  
If you don't speak up for your food, who will? Learn more about how this act could effect you and submit a comment before November 15th. 
Projected Box Contents
    (green = recipes)  (blue = storage tips)
  
Staple: SMALL BOX  
Gonzo and Seesaw: LG BOX  
 Box contents are subject to change at the last minute, do to unforeseen circumstances. 
 

To view veggie  photos click here.  

  

Winter Washing:
When temperatures fall below freezing, we have some limitations in what and how we wash the veggies.  You will notice your potatoes have not been washed as usual, but know that they store much better this way.  We will continue to do our best to get you the high quality produce that you deserve.

 
 2014 CSA Shares available Now!
 
  Win your 2014 CSA Share
Sign up during the 2013 calendar year to be entered to win your entire 2014 CSA share!
 
NEW this year: 
  • 24 week season of veggies (large, small, or biweekly deliveries)
  • 6 weeks of extended season (early and late season share)
  • More box sizes to help fit your lifestyle   
  • Click here to learn more.
 
 
 
Featured Vegetables -  Lettuces
 
Butterhead - Also known as Boston or Bibb lettuce, this type is a head lettuce with a loose arrangement of leaves, known for its sweet flavor and tender texture.
 
 

Italianisher - Very large loose-leaf lettuce with highly lobed leaves. It boasts a flavor that has "a subtle hint of lemon".
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Panisee - Bittersweet lime green oakleaf with a butterhead texture. 
 
Celebrate the delicate flavor of this lettuce with this recipe:
 
 
 
 

The Dirt on Eating Seasonally Even in Winter 

 

Part of eating locally means eating seasonally. One of my favorite parts about being a farmer is my increased ability to eat seasonally, even in Winter.  But, this takes some persistence and practice. Here are a few ideas that I have borrowed from other folks that are keeping it local and seasonal.

 

With an extended Winter season, this Alaskan cook has plenty of practice with using those Winter veggies. Take a look at 4 ideas that she suggests to help you get through the Winter.  Click here. 

 

This passionate foodie talks about why we would want to consider eating seasonally.  They even cite a study that finds the nutritional content of food changes with the seasons. Click here

 

This article talks more about what to do with all of the winter root veggies that are going to be most prevalent during the winter season. Click here

 

Each of us is in a different place in how accessible local food will be to us.  Some of us have it growing in our yard and stored in our freezers, others depend upon our local farmers  to provide us with locally produced items though CSA or farm markets, while many of us make regular trips to our local super market to supply us with our food items. This article from the Farm Aid website talks about the many ways to access seasonal food in an area without a year round growing season.  Click here
Speak up for your Food 
The comment period for the Food Safety Modernization Act ends November 15th.  Have you spoken up for your food?
 
 

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