Food Co-op Category
Newsletter for Co-op Box (Week One Cycle)
Posted on April 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
Greetings Our Farm Community members, This week is week one of our cycle. We are starting to see the changeover from veggies grown more south to farther north. We too are starting to plant into our fields and the warmer days are yielding growth to our spring time veggie starts. Still it is early; frost […]
Consume a Co-op Box
Posted on February 26, 2014 Leave a Comment
Hello and Warm Greetings, Members! We hope you all have been well and staying healthy especially with the help of all those great and tasty organic veggies and fruits we have been bringing you. This week, we are going to respond, in a timely way, to the concerns of some of our members that they […]
More Co-op Box Ideas + Shanghai Chicken
Posted on February 12, 2014 1 Comment
Thank you, Vivian Solomon, for contributing these delicious ideas to our community co-op! Below is Vivian’s recipe for Shanghai Chicken, plus a run-down of the produce in Box #2, and the uses she found for them.
Week 4 of Cooperative Buying: Recipes
Posted on February 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
This week we need to discuss the concept of a mirepoix. This mixture of chopped vegetables serves as a flavor base for a variety of many soups, stews, stir-fries, stocks and sauces – great winterfare! A typical mirepoix consists of celery, onions and carrots. Leeks can serve as a substitute for the onions and bok […]
Week 3 of Cooperative Food Buying: Recipes
Posted on February 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Here are some recipe ideas using the ingredients in for week 3’s box: • Korean Cabbage Wraps with Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad • Chinese Green Bean Stir-Fry • Crunchy Roasted Radish & Chickpea Tacos • Braised Napa Cabbage with Shitakes • Greek Lemon Roasted Potatoes
A Note to Co-op Members
Posted on February 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
We hope you all had a good week and are in good health. As you know eating a diet rich in nutrients from fresh organic produce, paired with other lifestyle choices like adequate sleep, exercise, and good relationships are a great way to ensure a happy healthy life. We are happy to be working with […]
Week 2 Co-op Box (Ideas and Inspiration)
Posted on January 29, 2014 1 Comment
Hello all, We’re on our second week of the food co-op and are happy to be welcoming several new members and neighborhoods to this program. Below are a few recipes that make use of the vegetables (and fruit) found in your box this time around. We’re hoping this will provide some inspiration for those in need […]
Co-op Introduction & Meal Plan and Recipes for 1st Box
Posted on January 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Food Co-op is back! We’ve organized this program as a way to save our community money on fresh, local, organic produce this winter. It’s cold, and our farm isn’t producing many leafy greens at this time – but other farms in our region are (due to tunnels, better weather). We want our community to […]
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