Box #7

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Week #7 What a week it’s been!   Hopefully this email finds you with food, warmth, and health.   As you can imagine, when you are in the fresh food industry, bad weather can sure throw a wrench in your plans.  Hopefully (as I type this on Tuesday), everything will have gone off without a hitch throughout the week.   We continue to bring a mix of greens, roots, citrus, and storage crops.  It is such a luxury to walk through the warehouse and look at the gorgeous colors as the food arrives each week.  I am keenly aware that we might literally be a part of the most impactful food system (foodshed) in this part of the country.     Keep eating consciously.  Keep improving the planet by improving what’s on your plate!    As we continue to “pivot” in this strange time, we have decided to implement  some new measures to be able to better serve you, our “shareholders”.      We have hired some new team members to help fill orders and build boxes.  (This will mean a few more mistakes in the short run as everyone trains, but even better order fulfillment in the long run) We have purchased an actual inventory system that will allow us to keep track of product dates and quantities.  Outcome:  Less out of stock items, less close dated items, less mistakes in packing!   Continue to keep us posted on all your orders and product quality.  Your satisfaction is paramount as we continue to make this the best and most authentic food experience in Ohio!   Cool Story:  A couple of years ago we began to forge a relationship with the family that owns the properties across from Nationwide Children's Hospital.  The area where Alchemy, The Crest, and The Fitness Loft is at.  They were starting to develop a luxury apartment complex called "The Arbor".  Their thought was to offer a FREE Mini box to their patrons every month, just as part of their rent package. Skip ahead about a couple years, and we have successfully delivered to them on the first week of each month over 120 boxes each time!  The tenants love it, the management loves it, our growers and producers love it!   If you live in a similar complex, get us connected to your property managers and we will see if we can convince them to let us bring you a FREE box each month as part of your rent! IT'S NOODLE WEEK:  We've got regular, flavored, gluten-free, egg, ramen, udon, pad thai, and a bunch more shapes than I ever knew existed.   *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. Arugula Chef's Harvest LLC Black Spanish Radishes Great River Organics Braising Greens Yoder Family Farm  Butterhead Lettuce Yoder Family Farm Butternut Squash Busy Bee Organics Candy Onions Country Grist Mill Hydro Artisan Lettuce Chef's Harvst LLC Kabocha Squash Great River Organics Kale Mix Yoder Family Farm Lemons Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Lettuce Head Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Yoder Family Farm Loose Beets Great River Organics Mushroom Mix Swainway Urban Farm Orange Juice Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Oranges Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Parsnips Great River Organics Red Russian Kale Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Ruby Red Grapefruit Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Spicy Sprouts Sunsprouts Tokyo Bekana Bradwood Farm 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.  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: Citrus Galore Winter Salad Black Spanish Radishes Storage:  Remove from greens and store in a container in your crisper. Recipe: Honey Mustard Braised Radishes Feta and Radish Toast Little Gem Lettuce with Green Dressing Braising Greens Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Braising Greens Butterhead Head Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: Little Gem Lettuce with Green Dressing Butternut Squash Storage: Store in your pantry. Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Curry Ultimate Winter Salad Candy Onions Storage: Store in your pantry. Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Curry Mushroom Fried Rice Braising Greens Japanese Pumpkin Soup Hydro Artisan Lettuce Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: Little Gem Lettuce with Green Dressing Kabocha Squash Storage: Store in your pantry. Recipe: Japanese Pumpkin Soup Kale Mix Storage:   Store in the coldest part of your fridge. Recipe: Kale and Bean Salad with Tahini Dressing Lemon Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Massaged Raw Kale Salad Roasted Parsnip Soup with Walnut Pesto Ultimate Winter Salad Little Gem Lettuce with Green Dressing Braising Greens Kale and Bean Salad with Tahini Dressing   Lettuce Head Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: Little Gem Lettuce with Green Dressing Loose Beets Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper wrapped in beeswax wrap. Recipe: Homemade Pickled Beets Mushroom Mix Storage: Store in the clamshell in your fridge. Recipe: Mushroom Fried Rice Orange Juice Storage:   Store in your fridge.   Oranges Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Citrus Galore Winter Salad Parsnips Storage: Store in your crisper. Recipe: Roasted Parsnip Soup with Walnut Pesto Red Russian Kale Storage:  Store in the coldest part of your fridge. Recipe: Massaged Raw Kale Salad Ultimate Winter Salad Ruby Red Grapefruit Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Citrus Galore Winter Salad Spicy Sprouts Storage: Store in the clamshell in your fridge. Sprouts are delicious, versatile and easy to add to your diet by topping them on your favorite meals (great with hearty soups!). Recipe: Feta and Radish Toast Tokyo Bekana Storage:  Store in a container with a paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Recipe: Honey Mustard Braised Radishes with Greens 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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