Box #11

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Week #11 HAPPY ST. PADDY's DAY!!  White potatoes are featured this week.   Believe it or not, we are getting to the end of our storage crops (I say that sarcastically, as of course, we have all been eating these items for what feels like an eternal winter) like potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, and apples.     WHAT THAT MEANS IS….wait for it….SPRING is right around the corner.  There are three items that we are always looking for to signify that SPRING is actually here and this week we heard reports that one of them has been sighted.   Ramp’s...any idea what the other 2 are??   There are a lot of announcements this week so I am going to get right into it.     #1  Town Hall Q1 Shareholders Meeting   Zoom link - https://zoom.us/j/98924578683?pwd=M3lyRkJNRU1HaUZ2RHovcHhCWkVJdz09 Password - 243556   This will be held on Thursday, March 18th at 7pm   I will get on and talk for about 20-25 minutes on the current state of affairs with your foodshed and then we can take Q and A for 30 minutes or until everyone's questions have been answered.     I am not super savvy at running ZOOM stuff so this will be a hoot for all involved!     POULTRY BLOWOUT SALE   EVERY piece of poultry we have is on sale this week ONLY!   Stock up, load up, anti up (that one barely makes sense), and seven up (that one doesn’t make sense).  We are clearing freezers.   This is not just any chicken...this is chicken that is raised on GRASS and SUN.  Truly pastured meat means moving each bird EVERY DAY to fresh green grass and feeding them ALL NON-GMO feed.     There are a lot of companies trying to pretend like this is how they are raising chickens, but I can promise you there are very few people that can grow this level of quality...Sweet Grass Dairy is one of the best and has been our poultry partner since its inception.      Over the next couple of weeks, you will see some of our last storage crops coming to you in "processed" forms...cubes, slaws, root mixes etc.   We have partnered with a new group up near Cleveland that is able to do this work for us.  If you have any requests in this area give us a reply...I am thinking as the year goes on and we have the products we could do some fajita mixes, stew mixes?!?     Lastly, we LOVED what you did with your Pi Day boxes and all the mentions you gave us over the last week.  What a fun way to see inside your homes and your meals using YB ingredients.  Always remember that it is the produce that our growers are growing that separates what we (the YB members) are doing as a foodshed from what others are pretending to do.     Through Easter, enter code “3DOZENDEAL” to “Buy 3 dozen eggs, save $1 per dozen on Sweet Grass Dairy Pastured Eggs   *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. Argula Chef's Harvest LLC Broccoli Sprouts Sunsprouts Caraflex Cabbage Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Carolton Greens Bradwood Farm Carrots Great River Organics Cubed Butternut Squash Oberlin Food Hub Gold Rush Apples Glen Hill Orchards Granny Smith Apple Quarry Hill Orchards Inc. Green Cabbage Great River Organics   Living Legumes Sunsprouts Microgreens Chef's Harvest LLC Mushroom Mix Swainway Urban Farm Ruby Red Grapefruit Thorpe's Organic Family Farm Spinach  Great River Organics St. Paddy's Cookies Whoelsome Valley Valencia Oranges Thorpe's Organic Family Farm 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.  Arugula Storage: Store in your crisper. Recipes: 31 Arugula Recipes Broccoli Sprouts  Storage: Store in the clamshell. Sprouts are a great addition to soups, salads, pizza, burgers and more!  Caraflex Cabbage Storage:   Store in your crisper. Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage Slow Cooker Carlton Greens Storage:  Carlton greens should be refrigerated and kept dry. Storing caroltons in a resealable container with a paper towel can help the greens stay dry. Recipe: Chinese Greens Cooking Techniques Carrots Storage:   Remove the tops and store the roots in a sealed jar filled with cold water in your fridge- they'll stay crisp for weeks! Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage Slow Cooker Cubed Butternut Squash Storage:  Store in the container and use quickly. Recipe: Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup Gold Rush Apples Storage:   Store in your crisper. Recipe: Dandelion Greens with Garlic Green Cabbage Storage:   Store in your crisper. If using only a part of the cabbage make sure to seal the cut part with beeswax wrap  Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage Slow Cooker Hydro Artisan Lettuce Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat and store in your crisper. Recipe: Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Living Legumes  Storage: Store in the clamshell. Sprouts are a great addition to soups, salads, pizza, burgers and more!  Microgreens Storage: Store in the clamshell. Sprouts are a great addition to soups, salads, pizza, burgers and more!  Mushroom Mix Storage: Store in the clamshell in your fridge. Recipes: Mixed Mushroom Ragout Ruby Red Grapefruit Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: 32 Grapefruit Recipes Spinach Storage:   Store in your crisper with a paper towel to soak up extra moisture. Recipe: Fresh Spinach Recipes St. Patty's Day Cookies Storage:   Store in your pantry.   Valencia Oranges Storage:   Store in your fridge crisper. Recipe: Grapefruit Paloma White Kennebec Potatoes Storage:  Store in your pantry. Recipe: Corned Beef and Cabbage Slow Cooker 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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