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What’s in the Share and at the Market 7-14-21

Post author By Suzi Miles
Post date 07/11/2021

Welcome to our new members this week – we are so glad to have you!

Summer holidays – if you are traveling, don’t forget to put your shares on hold. Just a reminder – our CSA vacation is August 11th and 18th – there will NOT be any CSA those weeks. Please mark your calendars and make arrangements to feed your family if you are not on vacation those weeks. We hope you are loving the glorious abundance of summer fruit!!

Home Delivery – Richmond home delivery – your delivery day is TUESDAY.

Cooler Bins/Porch Pirates – Please try to have a cooler or bin out with ice for delivery people to leave your share in – some of you still do not have one out for us. With warmer temps, this will preserve your share, especially more delicate items. The bin method tucked away from your door (let us know where you want it) also helps to disguise your share if porch pirates roam your neighborhood looking for opportune booty – we have occasionally had shares stolen and we find this method an effective deterrant.

Below is the preview menu, subject to change. Reminder – if something is wrong with your share/delivery, let us know right away so we can remedy it for you!

Happy Cooking and Eating!

~ Suzi

PRODUCE – Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague; , Va unless otherwise indicated.

Cantaloupes – cantaloupe banana smoothie with yogurt
Watermelon – slice and eat! Or gazpacho with fresh basil. -or watermelon salad with basil and blueberries (or blackberries)
Blackberries – Agriberry, Hanover, VA – you are going to pop these right in your mouth! we encourage you to eat your berries quickly, as they are fragile and may not hold up. Try Blackberry pie bars.
Hanover tomatoes Rosa’s Garden, Mechanicsville, VA – These are world renowned! Make a Sammie! Top them with chevre! Make tomato shortcake stacks with the fresh mozzarella!
cherry tomatoes –fast and easy blistered cherry tomatoes and pasta
Malabar spinach – this is a great hot weather green – here is more info and recipes
Leeks – make Vichyssoise!
Okra – Do you love Okra! We sure do too! It is wonderful grilled, sauteed, roasted and fried (try it in the air fryer!) Here is Okra and tomatoes.
Shishito Peppers – these are on every farm to table menu these days – they are EXCELLENT grilled or blistered in a hot pan and paired with a cold beverage of your choice. Heat note: Most of them are NOT hot, but every once in a while you will get a spicy one.
Poblano peppers – These are one of my favorite peppers to work with, as they have JUST enough heat to be interesting, but not enough to be uncomfortable. These are great to stuff.
Red Potatoes – Try no mayo potato salad with basil vinaigrette; skewer and grill with garlic and rosemary
Basil – I love this raw tomato sauce with basil – it is so delicious you can also eat it like a soup, or put it over zoodles.

FRUIT share – We are really rocking the fruit now!

Blackberries
Blueberries
Peaches

MEATS –

Trout
Ground Beef
Duck and pork sausage

BREAD

Prairie Grain Mix

DAIRY

Cheese – fresh mozzarella – y.u.m.

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CSA Farm Share CSA/Farm Market Get Educated Local Food Recipes

What’s in the CSA, on the FarmBus and at the Market 12/15+16

Post author By Suzi Miles
Post date 12/12/2020

Hello Members! Here is our menu for the upcoming week’s share. Keep in mind this menu may still change as we are still getting available items in.

A reminder that we are on CSA Winter holiday the last 2 weeks of December and will return the first week of January – no CSA shares during that time. Next week is our last share of December. If you are biweekly and received a share this past week, you will return the first week of January. If you are biweekly and receive a share next week, you will return the second week of January. Check your online dashboard calendars for your schedule if you are unsure.

Holds:If you are away next week, or the first week of January when we return, please put your share on hold, or ask me to help you. Our network of donation families is especially appreciative of donated shares this year. Thank you for considering donating your held share.

Tofu customers: We received word from Twin Oaks that they are ceasing production of the individually packaged tofu – we have some in stock to cover us for next week so you will receive your tofu next week if you ordered it. They are continuing bulk packaging, but we are evaluating if repackaging bulk tofu is something we can realistically and safely do for you – there are multiple things we need to review on this. We sadly may end up having to cancel and refund any seasonal subscriptions. I will let you know what we decide and what to expect. Thank you for your patience. We are saddened by this decision, as it is the world’s best tofu, but we respect and understand that there are a lot of pivots during this challenging time.

There is a note at the bottom about the MILK!!!! It is delicious and not really Cat Milk! Please enjoy.

Holiday meats + turkey If you want these, go ahead and order, and we will have them for you next week. We sitll have duck, bison roasts, steak and filet, pork butt, lamb leg, brisket, turkeys, turkey legs and ground turkey. Turkeys are on the Larger size 18-22 lbs. . Please share with friends and neighbors.

Gift certificates/gift cards – Share the gift of Farm to Family and Local Food with your friends, family and co-workers! We have gift certificates for the CSA online here. We also have eGiftCards for the RVA Farm to Family Market/FarmBus available at the market/FarmBus as well as online. Physical giftcards will be available next week.

Gift Baskets – We can make up a gift basket for you with either items of your choosing, or allow us to do a dollar amount. Email me if you are interested in a gift basket.

Yard Signs – We will have yard signs at Eastern Market and Farm to Family Market and can drop off for you if you are home delivered. We get a tremendous response from this type of marketing. If you would like a yard sign – let us know. Thank you for sharing us with your neighbors and friends.

PRODUCE Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague, Va.

beets – make sure to eat the tops early in the cycle so they don’t go bad! simple and delicious beet greens; vegan borscht ;-beet-salad-with-carrot-quinoa-spinach/;warm beet, fennel and white bean salad with beet green chimichurri; And here is a beet infused vodka!
apples- vegan/gf apple pie crumble bars; apple streusel breakfast pizza (GF, VG
turnip greens – these are an old time southern favorite, and can be sauteed/prepared as your favorite green. But you can also think outside the box and use them as a chimichurri base for this salmon sheetpan meal, as pesto in this noodle bowl, or pizza.
spicy salad mix – simple salad with apples and pecans
swiss chard – chard with hazelnuts and mushrooms; chard feta and leek fritatta
bok choy – Provencal bok choy with orange zest and olives;
cilantro – cilantro lime dressing – add yogurt to it.
shiitake mushrooms 7 ways….
potatoes – Spanish tortilla (egg potato omelette); chard potato and chick pea stew; potato and white bean putanesca soup
apple cider

MEAT –

chuck roast or
whole chicken

BREAD – Billy Bread rustic sourdough – remember to let it breathe with the plastic bag or it will mold. I usually put mine in the fridge after a day.

DAIRY

Goat cheese

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What’s in the CSA Share, on the FarmBus and at the Market

Post author By Suzi Miles
Post date 12/07/2020

Here is our menu for the upcoming week’s highlights. Keep in mind this menu may still change as we are still getting available items in.

Richmonders — The FarmBus is out and about – please help us spread the word! We plan to have it open in the Fan at the Starbucks on Robinson with Morgan on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Mark will have it out and about on the weekend for neighborhood and house calls. Call Mark at 804-397-7337 to schedule your visit, or email farmshares@thefarmbus.com

Holiday meats + turkey are available for your Winter Holiday celebrations – bison roasts, steak and filet, pork butt, lamb leg, brisket, turkeys, turkey legs and ground turkey. Turkeys are on the Larger size 18-22 lbs. After you order, message me when you want it – date and where. Please share with friends and neighbors.

If you love the CSA, please share it with friends – new subscribers save 5% with discount code GRATITUDE! Anyone who joins will earn you a $25 referral reward when they use your name upon sign up! It’s a win win – so share away! One of our members has to move out of state and is looking for someone to take over their Full biweekly share – value $892.78 including fees etc – this can be put towards any type of share, anywhere, or any frequency and I can do installments. Ask your friends and neighbors.

PRODUCE Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague, Va.

beets – make sure to eat the tops early in the cycle so they don’t go bad! simple and delicious beet greens; vegan borscht ;-beet-salad-with-carrot-quinoa-spinach/;warm beet, fennel and white bean salad with beet green chimichurri; And here is a beet infused vodka!
apples- vegan/gf apple pie crumble bars; apple streusel breakfast pizza (GF, VG
creasy greens – We love these hardy greens that can withstand freezing snow. They are nutritious and have more Vit C than oranges. Raw they have a bite like watercress, but these greens grow in sandy soil so rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse again. Here’s some tips on using them. creasy greens salad with apple butter vinaigrette
romanesco – cooler than broccoli with its amazing sacred geometric fractals, and maybe more delicous – this is one of the most instagramable vegetables out there. You can cook it like broccoli or cauliflower – here are some ideas.
tot soy – garlicky tot soy and pasta; coconut curry greens with runny eggs
parsley – make ricotta with fresh herbs with the Meow Milk; make gremolata; avocado tabouli; beet and parsley salad with welsh rarebit croutons
oyster mushrooms – Here is one of my favorite and very easy prep recipes for oyster mushrooms – sauteed oyster mushrooms with apple cider vinegar; try brie style mac and cheese with mushroo-ms. or hot and sour soup with mushrooms, cabbage and rice.
sweet potatoes – here are 31 unique ways to use them.
pantry item – popcorn,Cheffy’s pantry- allergy alert – if you have a corn allergy, and have not let us know, please email asap so that we can give you an item you can enjoy. Thanks. This will either be the delicious popcorn, or items from Chef including jam, relish, and more. Delicious! enjoy.

MEAT –

cornish hen – herb roasted cornish hen (use your parsley!)
lamb Italian Sausage – Winter lamb stew with spicy sausage – this calls for both lamb and spicy sausage, so just omit the lamb and adjust. The oyster mushrooms will be glorious in this.
ground bison – – bison hash with kale – can sub creasy greens and tat soy

BREAD – Prairie Grain mix;

ground bison with kale, cannelini and poached egg; Colorado bison chili – also uses ground turkey so order some or use your turkey leftovers.

BREAD – Prairie Grain mix

DAIRY

Mountain View cheese mix

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What’s in the Share and in the Market – 7/15-19 –Summer is HOT!!

Post author By Suzi Miles
Post date 07/11/2020

Blackberries will be heading your way soon!

Here is what we anticipate being in the share this coming week, subject to change. If you have gotten Chef items in jars – please bring them back or leave them in your delivery bin for us to retrieve so Chef can make more. Thanks.

PRODUCE * indicates small share. Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague, Va.

*blackberries – blackberry breakfast bars
Peaches* – fresh peach salad; peach jalapeno margarita
green peppers* – sweet. Here are a whole bunch of really tasty recipes for peppers.
hot pepper mix* – easy cherry tomato and hot pepper fresh salsa – pickle, dry, powder, freeze, hot sauce, jam, salsa and more…
cherry tomatoes – grilled tomato “lollipops” on sourdough with chevre
corn* – grilled Mexican street corn – elote
tomatoes* – Middle Eastern Salad
malabar spinach* – this green does very well in hot humid weather and you will find a lot of recipes for it in Indian, Indonesian and Asian cooking. Try Shawarma greens
Chinese long beans – these are so delicious – try Sichuan style stir fried long beans – use your chiles!
chilaca peppers – mild hot dark green pepper – Chile Chilaca con Queso y Crema ~Rajas(Roasted Green Chiles with Cheese)
eggplant – vegan italian eggplant sandwich, perfect grilled eggplant
onions – cool ways to use onions.
cucumbers* summer is here! simple cuke salad; when I was a kid we would just cut them in spears and dunk them in salt.
Blueberries – healthy blueberry breakfast cake

FRUIT SHARE/from Agriberry

Blackberries
Peaches
Strawberries

PANTRY SHARE

MEAT SHARE

chicken breast- skillet tomato chicken
ground beef – summer bolognese
chicken legs and thighs – sheet pan chicken thighs with peppers and onions

BREAD

Prairie Grain Zucchini bread

DAIRY

Cheese – Assorted cheddars

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What’s in the Share and at the Market 7/2

Post author By Suzi Miles
Post date 06/27/2020

Dear members — here is what we anticipate being in the share next week – subject to change. If you will be away for the July 4 holiday, but have not yet held your share, please email asap so we can hold you and adjust our counts for the farms. Thank you.

PRODUCE * indicates small share. Produce is from Flores Family Farm (George, Omar and family) Hague, Va.

Sweet corn* – so excited about this one – how to boil, grill and use leftovers if you have them.
blueberries* – grainfree berry crisp
cucumbers* summer is here! simple cuke salad; when I was a kid we would just cut them in spears and dunk them in salt.
summer squash* – 28 ways from pizza to salads.
carrots* – 17 ways to do summer carrots
white potatoes* – very much marinated potatoes
kale* – kale and goat cheese tart
leeks* – grilled zucchini and leeks with walnuts and herbs
basil – basil lemonade, basil grilled corn on the cob
zucchini – easy roasted zuch with parmesan; raw zucchini noodles with raw marinara
tomatoes – tentative – heirloom tomato sandwich on sourdough with garlic aioli
Italian eggplant – vegan italian eggplant sandwich, perfect grilled eggplant
pickling cukes – pickling cukes – I love to slice and eat these when they are little, but I also love to make easy small batch fridge pickles.

FRUIT SHARE/from Agriberry

Blueberries – vegan blueberry pie
Peaches – tentative – – easy grilled peaches. The best.
Agriberry Raspberry Applesauce

PANTRY SHARE

MEAT SHARE

lamb chorizo- chorizo and potato tacos
pork ribs – barbecue on a gas grill
trout fillets – tuscan grilled trout

BREAD

Billy Bread rustic sourdough – Note that Billy Bread is now available to add on in the Bakery section!

DAIRY

Cheese -goat cheese – farmer’s market salad with goat cheese, peaches and basil

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