We’ve got some pretty cool varieties coming at you this week…30 different fruits and veggies from 16 different growers.
First off, I’d like to address the recall on Peaches this week. Here is the breakdown…
Prima® Wawona is recalling the peaches as a precaution in connection with a Salmonella outbreak under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is suspected to have caused the illness of more than 60 people in nine states.
Full Article HERE
THIS DOES NOT AFFECT US! OUR PEACHES ARE NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL.
Here is what happens. Many farms belong to a cooperative of sorts that takes all their peaches and brings them through 1 big facility (In this case in California) that packs them in those little plastic packages. Each of the big box stores that they get sent to, has their own “white label” or “private label” that make them look special. They are not special...they are all the same peaches.
The Salmonella problem is most likely NOT from any of the farms, but rather from the processing facility where all these peaches are getting mixed together and then put into all those little plastic bags, boxes, and shipped around the county to the stores that were listed in that article i.e. Aldi, Walmart, Kroger, and Target.
Folks, this is precisely why we are building what we are building.
Are we immune from ever having Salmonella or E.Coli in our facility? Of course not. We do our best (especially in light of Covid) to disinfect, degrease, clean, and sanitize every square inch of the place...but let’s just say we DID get something. At worst, how many people is it affecting? All of us together would be under 2000 families in any given week….all within a few hundred miles of each other here in Ohio.
So a de-centralized food system makes the entire country safer as it is very easy to contain any emergencies that might occur.
In other words, if there were 500 companies like Yellowbird out there that were supplying our foodshed’s, anytime something bad happened it would be very easy to contain, vs. trying to guess where millions of bags of peaches went because we are trying to supply a gazillion people with the same doggone things for the sake of cheap, homogenous, predictable food.
End Rant.
We’ve finally got some 2020 apples in from Quarry Hill Orchard. The story about the “zestar” is as follows...
Finally, an early season apple with a crisp, juicy texture, and an exciting zesty flavor with a hint of brown sugar!
For generations, the University of Minnesota has taken great pride in developing high quality apples. Since 1878 when our breeding efforts began, we've brought you 24 new apple varieties including Haralson, Fireside, Honeygold, Regent, Sweet 16, Honeycrisp, and SnowSweet®. Zestar!® was introduced in 1999 from a hybridization of State Fair x MN 1691. We're confident that you will be pleased with this flavorful, crisp apple.
Its outstanding texture, flavor and storage life are sure to make Zestar!® an early-season winner.
Sunrise Sauce Tomatoes!
Sunrise Sauce produces high yields of sweet, pretty fruits on short vines, perfect for container growing. Most fruit ripens within a concentrated period, which makes the variety ideal for preserving. The flavorful, high quality tomatoes are meaty, easy to peel, and cook down quickly, making tomato processing painless.
MOST EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE GOTTEN TO MAKE IN A WHILE…**still a few weeks from being available**
We are adding a “Favorites” section to your account. This will allow you to see…
· 1) Previously Purchased Items- Show top 10 purchased items
2) My Favorites- You will be able to “heart” as many items as you want and be able to add them to your cart each week from your “favorites” list
- On Monday, we dropped our most downloaded episode to date on the podcast...Janese Boston is a private chef in Columbus and her story is A-MAZE-ING!
- Lastly, we have some awesome “limited edition” fruits, melons, and berries to add to your cart throughout the week for delivery next week. There are a finite amount though, so speak for them as early as you can!
