Includes: Hot dogs, beef + pork blend (8-pack), Fluffy Duck Hot dog Buns (8-pack), Ketchup & Shredded Cheddar cheese.

Save 20% -- $18

Spice it up by topping it off with some candied jalapenos.

We have some cheeses & whole milk that are coming up on their best by date, so we've put them on sale with a special price point for the week. Find them in the Weekly promotions category.

Pair the cheeses with a bag of Rosemary Black Pepper or Whole Wheat Crackers for an easy weeknight snack or appetizer for the holiday.

Spring has us scrambling around the farm. The sun has us both excited and anxious. It's planting season for our produce farmers, which means:

Of course, weather is the biggest variable here. The soils must be just right to work. Too wet and it's not only difficult, but you risk causing long term damage to your drainage. Too dry, and you over work the soil and create a perfect weed bed.

At Wholesome Valley this year, we are really focusing a lot on our pastures. Our rotational grazing system is intended to strengthen the pastures over time, helping keep desirable varieties thriving and using the manure from our livestock to feed the soil biology.

Recently, I've been most excited about wormcastings. Allyson sometimes gets frustrated when we walk our dogs and all I can do is take photos of the soil. Yeah, blue skies are pretty, but so are the drilled in holes of the earthworm. It shows the progress and recovery I'm after in our fields.

Worm castings are the little piles of dirt on top of the sod. It looks almost like someone splattered mud across the field. It's really the result of worms. Other signs of earthworms include little holes drilled in the soil.

The earthworms help oxygen and water travel into the soil through their little tunnels. This also allows the soil to drain better and keep from becoming compacted. Well drained, aerated soils help plants thrive. It also creates an environment favorable to other soil biology, ranging from insects to bacteria, that help break down organic matter such as manure, leaves, and grass clippings, to create a more fertile soil that can support a better, healthier harvest. This cycle, once started, begins to snowball and grows healthier year after year.

While I haven't yet come to embrace thistle in the fields, I can certainly celebrate other biological diversity in our fields!

This week's bag features one of my favorite items -- ratatouille. During the summer months, we roast off fresh zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, onions, and tomatoes. Then cook it down in a large stock pot into this stew-like dish. It's easy to use and will pair well with the whole chicken and/or pasta in this week's bag.

Another product that features produce items from the summer months is the soup. We harvested and saved things like broccoli and cauliflower to make for a special product in the winter shares during this time of the season when we're at the end of winter storage crops and just before the first of the early spring items arrive. The soup is in a variety of flavors.

The Strawberry Stuff in the vegetarian bag is made from strawberries that were processed in the summer months and turned into a delicious sauce-like condiment that is also versatile. Add it to your oatmeal or yogurt, or even atop ice cream.

** Vegetable. This week our farmers all fell short on spinach for everyone. It's two weeks off due to the weather, so this week there will be a vegetable based on what we can piece together. Some will get kale, others mushrooms, some chard, etc. Our suppliers are working with us to piece this together.

This is important to point out that even though the temps are rising, spring is the hardest time of the year for local. Storage crops are past, and the greenhouses and high tunnels are dedicated to this season's main harvest.

More details HERE.

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-- Packer (year round + seasonal positions) --

-- Greeter (work just 1 location, or multiple) --

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