Hello!
It's looking like we're in luck for a beautiful fall weather day ahead of us - sunshine and a cooler fall temperature. It's the time of year when some summery days are still in the mix, and we're cherishing the last of the tomatoes and peppers and craving fall favorites like apple cider, butternut squash and cauliflower!
It's also the time of year when our Summer Season winds down and we begin to think about the Winter Share. In just 4 weeks, we'll have closed out our 13th summer season and will be ready to start our 11th winter season.
Just like Summer, we'll partner with our network of farmers & producers to put together an all-local grocery bag. The Winter Share is available in one size (similar to the large share of the summer), in Omnivore + Vegetarian options.
Winter starts the week after Summer ends, so you won't have a gap in seasons and you'll be able to continue to eat local year-round! Because of the nature of some of the winter foods available, you'll feel less pressure to eat those highly perishable foods fast and furiously as the shelf life of most winter products is a bit more forgiving (squashes, potatoes, carrots, beets, apples, etc.) You'll also have more time to get through each share as the schedule becomes every-other-week.
You'll still see our friendly team at most of the usual locations as the Summer. Yes, they are amazing, and they brave the wonderful winter elements of Ohio so you can eat well year-round! The full list of locations can be found HERE.
And, finally, we're ready to announce that The CARNIVORE Share is back! See below for more details & specifics.
We hope you'll join us for the Winter Share!
-Trevor & the Fresh Fork Market Team
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OMNIVORE + VEGETARIAN SHARES |
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If you're new to Winter with Fresh Fork, you might be wondering what we could possibly have during the coldest months of the year-- but there is plenty, in fact!
Apples, pears, cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, winter squashes, Brussels sprouts, onions, radishes, lettuces and greenhouse-grown greens, frozen & fermented summer produce, cheeses, eggs, maple syrup and honey, butter and yogurt, baked goods and granolas, dried beans, fresh pastas, organic flours and grains.
Omnivore shares will feature 1 - 2 pasture raised meat items per week, as well as some larger beef and pork roasts that we can budget for in the winter that we aren't able to feature during the summer.
In addition to the variety of produce items listed above, Vegetarian shares will get plenty of eggs, dairy, dried beans, pastas and more. To look at all the bags from last year, click here.
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Chicken Dinner Bag
Apple Cider
Carrots
Lettuce
Apples
Broccoli
Bok Choy
Spaghetti Squash
Cauliflower
Onion
Whole Chicken
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New Year's Pork Roast
Parsnips
Potatoes
Turnips
Apples
Onion
Garlic
Eggs
Lettuce
Green Beans (frozen)
Sauerkraut
Pork Roast
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Meatloaf Bag
Beets
Baby Kale
Lettuce
Potatoes
Gravy
Ratatouille (frozen)
Eggs
Pickles
Ground Beef
Salt & Pepper Ground Pork
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VEGETARIAN SHARE EXAMPLES |
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Carrots
Lettuce
Apples
Broccoli
Bok Choy
Apple Cider
Spaghetti Squash
Cauliflower
Onion
Pears
Brussels Sprouts
Eggs
Whole Wheat Bread
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Sauerkraut
Apples
Parsnips
Potatoes
Turnips
Eggs
Onion
Garlic
Green Beans (frozen)
Lettuce
Cauliflower
Butternut Squash
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Eggs
Beets
Baby Kale
Lettuce
Ratatouille (frozen)
Pickle Chips
Potatoes
Bell Peppers (frozen)
Tofu
Spelt Berries
Sweet Corn (frozen)
Rutabaga
Garlic
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The inspiration behind the Carnivore Bag design was traditional farming – small family farms, selling some product to market and the rest for the subsistence of their family. For centuries, farmers have harvested their hogs and cattle in the fall, cutting the meat when the weather is cold, eating the center cuts first, canning cubed and ground meat, and curing and smoking whole muscles to provide meat for remainder of the year. Because they worked so hard for it, nothing was wasted. Even the fat was turned into lamp oil, candles, soaps and lotions.
The modern adaptation of this is “freezer beef” and “freezer pork,” in which a consumer contracts with a farmer to buy an entire animal or a side of an animal, pays for it all at once, and stores it in his or her freezer for the year. This takes a lot of money upfront and freezer space.
The Carnivore share is inspired by that concept of putting up a whole hog or whole beef...but without the need to store it or pay for it all at once. We spread out the "harvest" over 15 deliveries, November thru May. Flexible weekly payments are available.
HOW MUCH MEAT WILL I GET?
~ 40# of Beef (approx 1/8 steer)
~ 40# of Pork (approx 1/2 hog)
~ 25# of Chicken (approx 7 chickens)
~ Assortment of sausages, ground product and patties (1 item from this category each week)
~ Variety of Pantry Staples for hearty, winter cooking - cooking fat (lard), stock/bone broth, eggs, and more
WHAT WILL A WEEKLY SHARE LOOK LIKE?
Each bag will include at least 5 different items. Depending on the size and cost of an item, you may receive 1 item per category, or 2. Some weeks you will receive a Beef Roast (2.5-3#) and another week you may receive Ground Beef + Stew Meat. Some weeks are also more valuable than others, such as when you get 2 ribeye steaks.
THE FINE PRINT
Due to the limited volume and nature of the CARNIVORE share, there are some different rules/process points that are important to call out.
- You can only pick-up at your primary pick-up location. We don't have extra meat available to send on various routes on various days. We appreciate your cooperation with this.
- No refunds or cancellations. Think of this as a commitment to purchase a whole side of beef or pork. You're committed to all the product -- it's just being delivered to you in 15 installments. Plus, to make this program work and to be able to offer premium items like steaks and roasts, not all weeks are created equal. But, by the course of the season you will have received the amount of meat listed above -- some weeks may just be heavier than others.
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2 Steaks
Pork Tenderloin
Chicken Sausage
Chicken Thighs
Eggs
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Beef Braising Cut
Pork Sirloin Roast
Ham Hock
Chicken Sausage
Lard
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Beef Shank + Stew Beet
Ribs
Bacon
Whole Chicken
Beef Stock
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PRICING
Full upfront or weekly payment option available.
$750 when paid in full upfront by October 31 (nets out to $50 / share)
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15 payments of $52.50 (season total = $787.50)
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