Box #53

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Week #53 Here we are at the end of our favorite year to date!  2020 was AMAZING!!  JUST KIDDING... HOWEVER, the continual bright spot for us has been the continued response of our YB members.  You all are making this bearable as you continue to seek change in your own lives, the people and companies that make up our FOODSHED*, and the life of our planet.   We are ready to bring you the best food we can find in 2021.  We are ready to bring you an enhanced online shopping experience and delivery system.  We are ready to bring you more of what you have been asking and waiting for.  We are ready to get back out into the community (when we are allowed), and have some events and continue to foster both our relationships with you all, as well as introduce you to our growers and producers!   Right now, we are into some awesome OHIO PRODUCE like apples, potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes, heirloom squash, rutabaga, beets, onions, garlic, radishes, turnips, asian greens, brassica’s, head lettuce, sprouts...and that’s just what I can think of off the top of my head.   We have an awesome deal with Shagbark Seed and Mill out of Athens, OH for January.  (think heirloom popcorn)   We have some amazing organic citrus coming from our partners in Florida.   We have some more pre-made meals being done each week by Chef Meagan!...and this week you can just buy some protein (Chicken Breast or Tofu) to add to whatever dish/soup/salad you are doing at home.   Also, we have a nice “Short Dated” selection right now.  We had some product that was hiding and by the time we found it it was almost expired.  (best by dates start at 1/7)  Rather than throw it away, we want you to try it.  It is in perfect condition so why waste it?  The things that are really close, we are just giving away as long as they last, and the things that have a couple weeks still, we have discounted. *A foodshed is the geographic region that produces the food for a particular population. The term is used to describe a region of food flows, from the area where it is produced, to the place where it is consumed, including: the land it grows on, the route it travels, the markets it passes through, and the tables it ends up on. "Foodshed" is described as a "socio-geographic space: human activity embedded in the natural integument of a particular place."[1] A foodshed is analogous to a watershed in that foodsheds outline the flow of food feeding a particular population, whereas watersheds outline the flow of water draining to a particular location. Through drawing from the conceptual ideas of the watershed, foodsheds are perceived as hybrid social and natural constructs. Apple Assortment Bauman Orchards Glen Hill Orchards Arugula Chef's Harvest LLC Baby Lettuce Head Hardin Creek Farm (Reuben) Beets Pleasant View Organic Produce Butternut Squash Happy Hill Farm Candy Onions Country Grist Mill Carrots Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Busy Bee Organics Curly Kale Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Hakurei Turnips Hardin Creek Farm (Reuben) Hon Tsai Tai Bradwood Farm Hydro Artisan Lettuce Chef's Harvest LLC Koginut  Clarina Organics Living Legumes Sunsprouts Microgreens Swainway Urban Farm Parsnips Wayward Seed Farm Romaine Lettuce Yoder Family Farm Rutabaga Great River Organics Spinach Creekside Greenhouse & Produce White Kennebec Potatoes Country Grist Mill   Disclaimer: Different size boxes allow for different items, either by type or by quantity.  The items in each box vary and no box will include the entire list above. Fulls will have the greatest variety, and bases will have more variety than the minis.  Apple Assortment Storage:   Store in your crisper. Recipe: Apple Atlas Arugula Storage:   Arugula should be refrigerated and kept dry. Storing the arugula in a resealable container paper towel can help the greens stay dry. Recipe: Arugula Salad Baby Lettuce Head Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Baby lettuce head salad Beets Storage:  Store in your crisper Recipe: Maple Beets Butternut Squash Storage:  Store on your counter/in your pantry. Recipe: Butternut Squash Ravioli Butternut Squash Black Bean and Kale Tacos Candy Onions Storage: Store in your pantry. Recipe: Pappardelle with Smoked Salmon, Robin's Koginut, and Blue Cheese Carrots Storage:   Trim the tops and store in a sealed mason jar of cold water (changing every few days)- they will stay crisp for weeks! Recipe: Carrot Bisque Curly Kale Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer.  Recipe: Butternut Squash Black Bean Kale Tacos Vegan Mashed Potatoes with Garlicky Kale Hakurei Turnips Storage:   Separate from the greens and store the turnips in your crisper. Use the greens within 1-2 days. Recipe: Carrot Bisque Hon Tsai Tai Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Thai Style Sauteed Greens with Coconut Milk Hydro Artisan Lettuce Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: Tomato, Herb, and Baby Lettuce Salad Koginut Storage:  Store on your counter/in your pantry. Recipe: Pappardelle with Smoked Salmon, Robin's Koginut, and Blue Cheese Living Legumes/Microgreens Storage: Store in the clamshell in your fridge. Micros are delicious, versatile and easy to add to your diet by topping them on your favorite meals.   Parsnips Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Four ways to cook Parsnips Romaine Lettuce Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Tomato Herb and Romaine Salad Rutabaga Storage:   Store in your crisper in beeswax wrap. Recipe: Mashed Rutabaga with Sour Cream and Dill Spinach Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Warm Spinach Salad White Kennebec Potatoes Storage:   Store on your countertop/in your pantry. Recipe: Vegan Mashed Potatoes with Garlicky Kale Common Q's Home Delivery Folks: Please check your account for your delivery day (MY ACCOUNT >> UPCOMING DELIVERIES). Deliveries are mid-morning until late evening. Pick up Folks: If you have questions about your pick up location or what to do if you missed pick up PLEASE check out that info under MY ACCOUNT after logging in. You can view all info related to your goodies whereabouts from that tab. If you ever have a question about a veggie feel free to send a pic to erin@yellowbirdfs.com to help you identify it!

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