CSA Starts This Week
CSA 2017 is ready to launch! Please remember that deliveries come to different zip codes on different days. The full delivery list is on our blog; the group site list is repeated below.
Please remember that you must pick up your box on delivery day. All boxes contain perishable items that spoil easily, so any boxes that are not claimed within the designated pick-up window will be donated. Your host is not permitted to hold your box overnight.
If you won't be home when your box arrives, please provide a cooler for it, with ice packs. An hour in the heat will ruin many perishable items.
We'll have boxes available the first week; after that, we ask that you bring those boxes or some other container with you to reuse every week.
If you know in advance that you're going to miss your pick-up day, please
log into your account
as soon as possible and schedule a vacation hold. If unforeseen circumstances interfere with your pick-up, please email [email protected] or call 540-554-0247 as soon as you realize the problem.
Please remember to check in and get a wrist band before getting on the you-pick wagon, and please remember to sign out your weekly bonus.
Week 1 Shares Include: 1 bundle of asparagus, 1 bundle of spring onions, 1 bag of lettuce, 1 bag of arugula, 1 box of cherries, 1 basil plant.
Pick-your-own bonus:1 quart sweet cherries
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Please note that bonus amounts do not carry over from week to week, and they are offered while supplies last.
Wagon rides to the fields will start at 9:15 sharp and continue at the top of every the hour until 5:00.
We update our Twitter @TheFarmerSays with the latest picking conditions, so be sure to follow us.
Bonus Value this week: $6.80
Year-to- Date Bonus Value: $60.94
What is the YTD Bonus Value? Each week we total up the market value of the bonus pick-your-own items. The value to date includes 8 quarts of strawberries, two bags of spinach, four bundles of asparagus, and a quart of sweet cherries.
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Regular Hours at The Roosteraunt
We are pleased to announce new hours and a new menu at our Roosteraunt concession stand this season. We will be open Tuesdays through Sundays from 11:00 to 3:00, offering non-GMO flatbreads and hand-dipped Trickling Springs ice cream.
This Week's Roosteraunt Special:
Roasted beet and goat cheese salad
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Cook With What You Have
To help you make the most of every item in your weekly share, we've turned to an expert: Katherine Deumling. Her web site "Cook With What You Have" walks you through a week-by-week approach to seasonal eating, with recipes, templates, and techniques for using all the food in your box. Katherine will help you make the transition from searching for the ingredients to your favorite recipes to building meals around your seasonal ingredients.
Subscription to this resource is a benefit of your CSA membership. Your user name is Great Country Farms, and your password is greatcountrycsa2017. User name and password are the same for all CSA members, so please do not attempt to personalize them, and please do not share them with non-members.
Once you've logged in, click on the Recipes/CSA tab on the navigation bar. The system typically does not log you out, so you should have ready access for the rest of the season. We'll look forward to hearing about what you learn -- and to learning with you!
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Delivery Schedule
The full delivery schedule is posted on our website. Here's the Group Site list:
Tuesday Group Sites
Herzfeld Group, Montana Street Group, Allan Group, Lyon Village/Krieger Group, Little Beginnings, Rhodes Hill Group, Crystal City We Work Group, Moomaw Group, Motley Fool Group, Siegel Group, Huntington Forest Group
Wednesday Group Sites
Pamela Allen Group, Musci Group, JJ Ketzle Group, McNerney Group, Clifton Townes Group, Avendale Group, Crestwood Pediatric Group, Wellness Connection, Great Harvest Vienna, Olio2Go, Zotian Group, Fontana Group, Bishop Group, Ewell Group, Campagna Group, Gildea Group, Audley Farm Group
Thursday Group Sites
Sonak Family Chiropractic, Romaezi Group, Donohue Group, Grimes Group, Mirra Group, Great Harvest Herndon, Great Harvest Ashburn, Reston Children's Center, Leesburg Chiropractic, Brew LoCo, Pantall Group, Wine'ing Butcher Group, Moran Group, AOL Group, Ellinger Group, Broadlands Nature Center, Flanagan Group, Evergreen Sportsplex, Common Ground Group
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