Box #27

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Box #27 4 of our drivers went out yesterday like the 4 winds to the 4 corners of the state. What they brought back around 7pm last night was over 32 varieties of produce from over 15 farms…. Logistical nightmare?  Yes Worth every minute and mile?  Absolutely We are at a critical point where we need to change the way we do our newsletter and item list each week.    We are posting our newsletter each week on our blog so that everyone can have access to it….we will still email it through mailchimp but lots of times that can get lost or pushed to spam...or accidentally deleted.  BLOG  Instead of trying to list what might be in your boxes by size, we are just going to post the entire list of what is available this week.  When you buy food like we do, FAVORING the GROWER and MOTHER NATURE, you are never quite sure how much will be coming in.   Sometimes we have too much, in which case everyone gets a bigger portion Sometimes we have too little, in which case, some people get a different item  Because we do it this way, the grower is able to have the confidence that we won’t turn them away (as most companies like us would do), just because they were working within the confines of whatever the earth had for us that week. **  I say all that because we don’t even know how things are going to look from one day to the next...we do however have a magic spreadsheet that has 70 columns and 100+ tabs that allows us to plug everything in so that we know you are getting  1.  The Most Possible Food For Your $$ 2.  ALL the varieties possible throughout the seasons HOW ABOUT THAT OUTLINE FOLKS??  My 6th grade teacher that taught me to take notes would be so proud. AND DON’T FRET!  If you think you were shorted something, you can still email erin@yellowbirdfs.com and she will give you the benefit of the doubt 87.77% (not based on actual data) of the time. ***Make sure to select VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE in your email. Alfalfa Sprouts Sunsprouts Artisan Cherry Tomatoes Hardin Creek Farm  Asparagus Pleasant View Organic Produce Aden Miller Calvin Yoder Blueberries Busy Bee Organics  Pleasant View Organics Ray Yoder Broccoli Sprouts Sunsprouts Carrots Creekside Greenhouse & Produce  Collards Hardin Creek Farm English Shell Peas (inedible pods) Clarina Organics  Green Beans Happy Hill Farm  Green Top Candy Onions  Hardin Creek Farm  Hydro Artisan Lettuce Chef's Harvest Lettuce Kohlrabi Mile Creek Organics Lacinato Kale Happy Hill Farm Richland Gro-op Microgreens Swainway Urban Farm Mushrooms Broad Cap Farm  Swainway Urban Farm   New Red Potatoes Albert Raber Parsley Richland Gro-op Patty Pan Squash Pleasant View Organic Produce Radishes Richland Gro-op Red Kale Happy Hill Farm Romaine Lettuce Yoder Family Farm Salad Mix Richland Gro-op Tilley Farmstead Toad Hill Farm Scallions Richland Gro-op Mile Creek Organics Slicing Cucumbers New Albany Organics Happy Hill Farm Mile Creek Organics Slicing Tomatoes Hardin Creek Farm  Yoder Family Farm Spring Onions Clarina Organics Sugar Snap Peas (edible pods) Clarina Organics Sweet Cherries Quarry Hill Orchards Swiss Chard  Happy Hill Farm Hardin Creek Farm Zucchini Happy Hill Farm Disclaimer: These are the items we have planned for you to get this week! However, due to the nature of... well, nature, these items are subject to change. If we are unable to put a planned item in the box we will do our best to substitute it for a cost comparable item in this box, or in a box in the future. 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.  Alfalfa Sprouts Storage:   Place the sprouts in a container with a wet paper towel to keep them moist.  Recipe: Five Uses for Micros Artisan Cherry Tomatoes Storage:   Place in a cool area until they turn red in color. Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Greek Lentil Power Bowl ASPARAGUS Storage:   Stand the asparagus up in a glass or jar with about an inch or two of water, making sure all the ends are sitting in the water. Loosely cover the asparagus with beeswax and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. Recipe: Lemony Asparagus Pasta Blueberries Storage: Pop your container of blueberries in the fridge—but don't keep them in the crisper drawer, where air doesn't circulate too well.  Recipe: Kale Quinoa Blueberry Salad Broccoli Sprouts Storage:   Place the sprouts in a container with a wet paper towel to keep them moist.  Recipe: Five Uses for Micros Carrots Storage:  Chop tops off, peel and store in a sealed mason jar glass filled with cold water in your refrigerator- you can even save floppy carrots with this method! Recipes: Spicy Carrot Lox Korean Style Beef Stir Fry Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon Curry Egg Salad Collard Green Wraps Collard Greens Storage:   To store fresh collard greens, place the greens in an air-tight container without washing them first.  Recipe: Curry Egg Salad Collard Green Wraps English Shell Peas (inedible pods) Storage:   Peas don't have much of a shelf life, so we don't recommend storing them —in their pods or shelled—for very long. Store pods in their container in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator and use them within a couple of days. Once they're shelled, the best way to store peas is to freeze them. Recipe: Quick and Easy Carbonara with Peas Old Fashioned Creamy Potatoes and Peas Green Beans Storage:   Store unwashed fresh beans in a reusable container n the refrigerator crisper. Freezing Green Beans: Rinse your green beans in cool water and then drain. Cut the ends of the beans off and then cut the beans to whatever length you prefer. Recipe: Asian Green Beans Green Top Candy Onions Storage:   Store in your pantry Recipe: Greek Lentil Power Bowl Pinto Bean and Swiss Chard Baked Burritos Korean Style Beef Stir Fary Lemony Asparagus pasta Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon Hydro Artisan Lettuce Storage:   Cover the top of the greens with damp paper towels and store in your refrigerator. Hydro lettuce with the root attached will last about a week if treated kindly. Remove leaves right before consumption. Recipe: Ten Minute Sheet Pan Turkey Melts Kohlrabi Storage:   Remove any leaves (and reserve them for later – they are quite tasty as well) and keep the bulb in the fridge, wrapped in a moist kitchen towel in the vegetable drawer. This will keep your kohlrabi crunchy for about a week. Recipe: Beet and Kohlrabi Slaw Lacinato 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. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Kale Quinoa Blueberry Salad Bagnat Style Sandwich Microgreens Storage:   Place the sprouts in a container with a wet paper towel to keep them moist.  Recipe: Five Uses for Micros Mushrooms Storage:   Place whole, unwashed mushrooms in a brown paper bag and fold the top of the bag over. Then stick the bag in the main compartment of your refrigerator. Recipe: Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon New Red Potatoes Storage:  Store in your pantry or root cellar. Recipe: Old Fashioned Creamed Potatoes and Peas Parsley Storage:   Snip off the bottom of the stems. Make sure the leaves are completely dry.  Fill a jar or a water glass partially with water and place the stem ends of the herbs into the water in the jar. If you are storing the herbs in the refrigerator, cover loosely with a plastic bag. Recipe: Beet and Kohlrabi Slaw Lemony Asparagus Pasta Patty Pan Squash Storage:   Store in your refrigerator.  Recipe: Bagnat Style Sandwich Radishes Storage:  Remove the leaves and store radishes in the crisper of the refrigerator. They will keep for up to a week. If storing the greens consumer within 3 days.  Recipes: Bagnat Style Sandwich Red 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. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Kale Quinoa Blueberry Salad Bagnat Style Sandwich Romaine Lettuce Storage:   Store Romaine lettuce unwashed in a container in the refrigerator, or wash the leaves, dry them thoroughly, and refrigerate in a tightly sealed container. Recipe: Italian Salad Salad Mix Storage:   Place in a large reusable container with a half-sheet of paper towel to absorb moisture.  Recipe: Italian Salad Scallions Storage:   To keep scallions fresh, fill a tall glass or container with 2 inches of water and place the roots of the onions in it. Then, cover the jar with a lid. Place the jar in your refrigerator, but remember to change the water every few days. Recipe: Beet and Kohlrabi Slaw Korean Style Beef Stir Fry Slicing Cucumbers Storage:   Store in your crisper drawer. After cutting, seal the cut edge with beeswax wrap. Recipe: Greek Lentil Power Bowl Slicer Tomatoes Storage:   Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Greek Lentil Power Bowl Spring Onions Storage:   To keep spring onions fresh, fill a tall glass or container with 2 inches of water and place the roots of the onions in it. Then, cover the jar with a lid. Place the jar in your refrigerator, but remember to change the water every few days. Recipe: Beet and Kohlrabi Slaw Korean Style Beef Stir Fry Sugar Snap Peas (edible pods) Storage:    Refrigerate these peas unwashed and tightly wrapped in a plastic bag. They should keep for up to 5 days. Recipe: Broiled Spring with Spicy Pea Puree Sweet Cherries Storage:   Store unwashed cherries between layers of paper towels, but if that's too much work, focus on keeping them dry and cold. Recipe: Cherry Clafoutis Swiss Chard Storage:   Place chard in a container with a paper towel where it will keep fresh for up to 5 days. If you have large batches of chard, you can blanch the leaves and then freeze them. Recipe: Pinto Bean and Swiss Chard Baked Burritos Zucchini Storage:   Store zucchini unwashed in a perforated or loosely closed plastic bag for up to one week. Don't wash or cut up the zucchini until ready to use. To freeze zucchini for later use, wash and cut into 1-inch chunks before freezing in a zipper-topped freezer bag. Recipe: Bagnat Style Sandwich Common Q's Home Delivery Folks: Please check your account each week for your delivery day (MY ACCOUNT >> UPCOMING DELIVERIES). We are trying to keep your day the same from week to week, but there may be some adjustments with the increase in home deliveries so please be sure to check your accounts. 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.

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