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Hi there!
Welcome to Week 11! We are halfway through the season, and we hope you're enjoying your share so far. The Summer Share
runs right up through the end of October, and the
Winter Share 2017-18
starts up the following week, on the first of November.
We have so much more delicious food coming your way as the seasons shift and the colors change from summer into fall. Before we get there, though, we'll have a few great events including the Farm Tour and the Customer Appreciation BBQ. Details and RSVP info coming soon.
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Our hogs are raised outside on pasture. We
provide shelter, water and feed for them, but they chose to use it all freely, come and go. They remain comfortably outside even in the fall and winter months...
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Click here to read more about how we raise our
hogs at Wholesome Valley Farm
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We have been having some beautiful, long sunny days this week, and it looks like they're going to continue. But the nights have been cooler than anticipated, and that's changed the harvest plans for some of our farmers. But we still have plenty to pack in your bags: you'll all have some sweet corn, green peppers, eggplant, red onion, broccoli and peaches. We're also expecting Yellow Doll Watermelon-- a beautiful and subtly sweet yellow fleshed melon, smaller than a standard watermelon.
The Omnivore Bags will also have a pack of pork chops-- two chops per pack. Here is a super simple preparation:
- Set oven to 350, & bring chops to room temp
- Season on both sides with salt and pepper
- Sear 3-4 min per side in hot oven-safe pan on stovetop
- Finish in the oven for 8-10 minutes
- Press the center of the chop-- if it's firming up, it's done. Try not to overcook.
- Add a drop of honey to the top and serve
The Vegetarian & Vegan bags will also get some carrots, a bunch of beets and a bag of black beans.
Click here for Parker's Guide to Preparing Dried Beans. The Large Shares will get carrots as well as some tomatoes, a head of garlic, some plums, and a pound of ground beef (Black Bean & Corn Tortilla Chips and extra peaches for the Large Veggies.)
Also, if you are placing a Special Order this week, take a gander at our
Meats selection. We have two totally new products in stock: Pork & Beef Italian Sausage Links and Beef Chorizo Brats from Ohio City Provisions. Toast some buns, give them a poach and then finish on the grill for a perfect summer dinner!
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August Payment Reminders coming out today.
If you're on our Monthly Payment Plan or if you've bought stuff at the back of the truck, you should be getting an emailed Payment Reminder today. A few options to make that payment:
- Sign into your account to see your balance and pay online with a credit card
- Give us a call (800-861-8582) and pay over the phone
- Mail in a check -- 3800 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland OH 44115
- Bring payment to your stop
Is your Primary Pick Up Location right?
Every week we use the numbers of members per stop to plan our daily farm runs, to pack the trucks and to staff the stops.
We do overpack each truck in case you occasionally need to swing by a different stop.
But if you mostly go to a stop other than the one you signed up for, please change it in your account:
- Log into your account
- Click "Manage My Subscriptions"
- Make sure "2017 Summer Season" is selected from the dropdown menu.
- Click on the "Location" tab.
- Select your preferred primary pick up location. Make sure it's ends in "-Summer 2017."
- You do not need to select a Dropoff Location Back Up.
- Click save.
Vacation Credits can only be used to purchase extras going forward.
We know many of you take some much-needed vacation time in the Summer, so we allow each member to take off up to 4 weeks from the program. When you get back, your bag's value is returned to your account as a credit.
A few important reminders about our Vacation Policy:
- Vacation credits only appear in your account after your vacation week/s has/have ended. If you are taking a vacation at the very end of the season, please write to us - info@freshforkmarket.com - so we can make the credits available to you earlier.
- Vacation credits can only be used to buy extras going forward, either as a Special Order or at the back of the truck. They cannot be used to pay off a pre-existing balance on your account.
- Vacation credits cannot be used to pay for your subscription. Just extras. Try out something you've never tasted before! Or buy a friend a "double-up" - a second whole bag.
- You have 4 full weeks from when you return to spend your Vacation Credits. After 4 weeks, the value of credits reduces by half. All credits expire at the end of the season.
If you have any questions, you can look at the entire Vacation Policy on our website, give us a call 800-861-8582 or write to us - info@freshforkmarket.com.
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Here are the pro-rated subscription costs to join this week:
UPFRONT
- Small Share : 12 weeks left x $27/week = $324 (due right away)
- Large Share: 12 weeks left x $43/week = $516 (due right away)
PAYMENT PLAN
- Small Share: 12 weeks left x $29.50/week = $354 (six payments of ~ $59)
- Large Share: 12 weeks left x $48/week = $576 (six payments of ~ $96)
You need to make at least one of those six payments right away, but otherwise as long as you make regular and substantial payments at least once a month (we send out emailed Payment Reminders at the beginning of every month), your subscription just needs to be totally paid off by October 29th.
Interested? Give us a call (
800) 861-8582
or reply to this email and we'll be happy to help you sign up for a pro-rated share and you can pick up this week!
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TORTILLA CHIPS
We have two different flavors of crunchy, crackly tortilla chips in stock from
Shagbark Seed & Mill
in Athens: the Corn-Maize Tortilla Chips and Black Bean + Corn Tortilla Chips. They're both made with organic, locally grown corn, sunflower oil, salt and lime.
Pick up a few bags along with some spicy salsa!
Tortilla Chips - $3.50 per 8 oz. Bag
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BAG CONTENTS: WEEK 11
Just like the weather, bag contents subject to change!
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Small Omnivore
Pork Chops
Sweet Corn - 4
Green Peppers - 2
Eggplant - 1
Red Onion - 1
Broccoli - 1
Peaches - 6
Yellow Doll Watermelon - 1
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Large Omnivore
Pork Chops
Sweet Corn - 4
Green Peppers - 2
Eggplant - 1
Red Onion - 1
Broccoli - 1
Peaches - 6
Yellow Doll Watermelon - 1
Carrots - 1 bunch
Plums - 1 qt
Tomatoes - 1.5#
Garlic - 1 head
Ground Beef - 1#
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Small Vegetarian
Black Beans - 1#
Sweet Corn - 4
Green Peppers - 2
Eggplant - 1
Red Onion - 1
Broccoli - 1
Peaches - 6
Yellow Doll Watermelon - 1
Carrots - 1 bunch
Beets - 1 bunch
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Vegan
Black Beans - 1#
Sweet Corn - 4
Green Peppers - 2
Eggplant - 1
Red Onion - 1
Broccoli - 1
Peaches - 6
Yellow Doll Watermelon - 1
Carrots - 1 bunch
Beets - 1 bunch
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Large Vegetarian
Black Beans - 1#
Sweet Corn - 4
Green Peppers - 2
Eggplant - 1
Red Onion - 1
Broccoli - 1
Peaches - 6
Yellow Doll Watermelon - 1
Carrots - 1 bunch
Beets - 1 bunch
Plums - 1 qt
Tomatoes - 1.5#
Garlic - 1 head
Black Bean & Corn Tortilla Chips - 1 bag
Extra Peaches
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Bag contents in recipe: Pork Chops, Onion
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Bag contents in recipe: Sweet Corn, Garlic
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Bag contents in recipe: Broccoli, Onion
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