Hi there!
 
Welcome to the Winter Share Week 1! If you're new to Fresh Fork, welcome to the program, and if you're returning, welcome back-- we're so glad to have our most committed group of Forkers along for the next six months.

This Weekly Newsletter will come to you each share week around midday, and will have special announcements, a list of bag contents for the shares*, as well as reminders from the office. We'll also have pictures from our farmers, recipes featuring this week's products and stories from Trevor and the rest of the gang.
*Carnivore Share Members -- you'll be getting this Newsletter, along with a separate newsletter of your bag contents later in the day.

If you still need to make your first payment or if you still have some balance lingering from Summer, those are due by your first pick up -- please bring your checkbook to your stop this week. Now, onto the bag:

As per usual, the Winter Bags are big this time of year. It's time to slow down, throw on a sweater and make some roasts and stews for dinner. Fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, celeriac (a.k.a. celery root, if you're looking up recipes), turnips, kale, beets, pears and a bunch more. The Omnivore Shares will be getting a whole chicken, and the Vegetarians will get a pound of fresh linguine from Ohio City Pasta, Flat Rock Cheese (Parmesan-style) and a dozen eggs.
Cross-bred Berkshire & Red Wattle pigs rooting around the grounds at Wholesome Valley Farm.
NOTES FROM THE OFFICE
DATES & TIMING FOR THE SEASON

Good idea to mark these dates in your calendar so you don't miss a stop:

Winter Week 1 : Oct 31 – Nov 3
Winter Week 2 : Nov 7 – Nov 10
Winter Week 3 : Nov 14 – Nov 17
Winter Week 4 : Dec 5 – Dec 8
Winter Week 5 : Dec 19 – Dec 22
Winter Week 6 : Jan 2 – Jan 5
Winter Week 7 : Jan 16 – Jan 19
Winter Week 8 : Jan 30 – Feb 2
Winter Week 9 : Feb 13 – Feb 16
Winter Week 10 : Feb 27 – Mar 2
Winter Week 11 : Mar 13 – Mar 16
Winter Week 12 : Mar 27 – Mar 30
Winter Week 13 : Apr 10 – Apr 13
Winter Week 14 : Apr 24 – Apr 27
Winter Week 15 : May 8 – May 11

In case you were also part of our Summer Share, please note the timing of our Winter Share stops:
If you miss your stop, head to any other Winter Stop to get your bag: full list of stops here .

Carnivore Members -- you need to pick up your bag at your Primary Pick Up Location. If you can't get there, please first see if you can find a friend or neighbor to get your share for you at your regular stop.

NOT ALL BAGS ARE CREATED EQUAL, BUT THEY WILL EQUAL OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHARE

At first, the bags are heavy and full of cold-hardy vegetables like squashes, root veggies and dark leafy greens. Towards the middle of season, you'll begin to see some more frozen fruits and vegetables that were processed at their height of flavor during the summer. At the end of the season, the bags will be smaller than they are now, but you'll also start to see some signs of spring like baby greens, ramps and radishes.

Just a reminder that there will be some normal and planned variation from week to week as we respond to the changing of the seasons. Not every share week's bags have the same value as the one before or after, but over the course of the whole 15 week season, they equal out.


TELL YOUR FRIENDS + FAMILY -- WE HAVE SOME EXTRA SHARES ORDERED FOR THIS WEEK

We've ordered about about two dozen extra Omnivore and Vegetarian shares for this week that we're going to bring out on the routes.

If you're already a member, don't worry your bag is guaranteed, but tell your friends to bring a check to the stop and it's first come, first served!
FROM TREVOR - TURKEYS IN THE TURNIPS
A few weeks ago in our Summer Newsletter, I talked about the cover crops that farmers plant to protect and improve their soils over the winter. At Wholesome Valley, our cover crops included daikon radishes, turnips, rye grass, and clover. 

About a month ago we were revisiting our pasture rotation of hogs, cattle, and turkeys. The turkeys were then large enough to make it out in the open and fend off predators, so we decided to move them out into the open.  

This group of turkeys seen above is enjoying the cover crops in the fields. In addition to their diet of milled grains, they have eat the bright green and nutritious young growth of the crops, and they seem to enjoy pecking at the turnips in the ground.  

The turkeys are gaining well and it makes us smile to think how well they have it out here. Their activity won't damage the field; rather, we hope that their manure will serve as fertilizer for our produce patch next year.  

In other fields, we're harvesting salad turnips for your shares. Just think, you can eat like the turkeys!
 
FEATURED PRODUCT
CANDIED JALAPENO PINTS

Want to add a little sweet and spicy flavor to your soups, tacos, sandwiches or salads this week? Pick up a pint of our delicious Candied Jalapeños for just $6 .

Contains: Jalapeños, water, cider vinegar, sugar, honey, turmeric, celery seed, and garlic.

Special Orders need to be placed & paid for in full by Tuesday at midnight to be delivered on this week's routes.
Thanksgiving is just over THREE WEEKS away! We're taking pre-orders until November 16th, or until we sell out.

Place your order by October 31st and get a free small (6") pie!
BAG CONTENTS
And Just Like the Weather, Bag Contents Subject to change!
OMNIVORE SHARE
Whole Chicken
Fingerling Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Onion
Beets - 2#
Celeriac 
Turnips
Kale
Lettuce
Pears
Canned Peaches - 1 qt
VEGETARIAN SHARE
Linguine - 1#
Fingerling Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Onion
Beets - 2#
Celeriac 
Turnips
Kale
Lettuce
Pears
Canned peaches - 1 qt
Eggs - 1 dozen
Flat Rock Cheese
CARNIVORE SHARE
Your bag contents will be coming in a separate email later today.
RECIPES
Share items in recipe: whole chicken, onion, potatoes, root vegetables
Share items in recipe: Fingerling Potatoes
Share items in recipe: beets
Share items in recipe: Brussels sprouts, kale, cheese
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