Greetings!
We hope you are enjoying the CSA experience. Every week people contact me from our website asking about the towns we serve and if we'll be expanding to their area. Also talking with our membership some of you miss weeks for personal reasons. We wanted to ask the membership if they thought a weekly delivery of your share may help. You could still come by for pick your own too.
For those of you concerned with your carbon footprint this would mean a single vehicle going round to deliver for 1 day a week, good for the planet. We estimate the cost would be $3 per week for the service. If you believe in what we're doing please tell a friend.
Please let us know what you think of this idea at pick up or email us here
We were out with like minded friends for dinner recently and the conversation got around to high fructose corn syrup. I mentioned how I try to not buy anything with it listed as an ingredient and how difficult it can be. Virtually nothing in the big three markets around here have any soft drinks made with sugar. Tom our dinner companion mentioned a New Hampshire beverage company that is family owned and uses sugar, not corn syrup. I was at their door within days and it was true! I bought a case of assorted flavors and We'll have some on ice at distribution to sample.
Extra, Extra!
Last week we had enough left over produce that we brought an assortment back to give out as bonus items. This went over very well and we will continue to do so on a first come first serve basis.
Also the Broccoli was so well received that we plan on having much more next season. Remember to "lettuce" know of veggies that are important to you that we may not currently offer.
Winter Shares:
Currently we are working of a winter share that would be just a couple of pick ups of produce that will store well over the winter. We will have the content, sign up and prices later this month.
Here are the location instructions for distribution. click here and we also have a map to get there.
Here is Gary's cell phone if you have questions 603 548 5550.
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Dirty Dozen
by Fran Van Geyte
 This month I'm going to write about some facts you need to remember so you may want to save this email for future reference.
The "dirty dozen " as they are called are the produce with the highest pesticide residue and they are as follows:
Peaches, Apples, Sweet bell peppers, Celery, Nectarines, Strawberries, Cherries, Pears, Grapes (imported), Spinach, Lettuce, Potatoes
9 is Divine
You've seen the numbered stickers on produce before but do you know the meaning? It's not just to determine price at the check out.
Remember this: if the number starts with a "4" it has pesticides used during production, if it starts with an "8" it is genetically modified and if it starts with a "9" it's organic. Remember Nine is divine!
Here's another reason why organic is so important. Young childrens' immature immune systems may be at risk from even minor exposure to pesticides. A recent study found kids 2-5 that ate conventionally grown produce had 8.5 times more organophosphate residue in their urine than children that ate organics. Insecticide chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate used on corn, soy, wheat, and many produce items plus other organic pollutants are linked to ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and learning disorders. More reasearch is needed to draw a more decisive conclusion, but this is an education about our food system.
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Keith Snow at Harvest Eating
You never know what you'll find on the web. I stumbled across this chef on You Tube while searching for omlette recipes this weekend. Keith has a fabulous website with lots of recipes and condones the use of fresh in season organic vegetables.
I liked it so much I put a link on the recipe page of NHCSA.com!
our recipe page
He has a really easy potato and leek soup we recommend you try. You Tube makes learning to cook fun and much easier for the intimidated flegling chefs out there, check it out.
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