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Happy Holidays from New Hampshire CSA
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Greetings!
The time has come to plan on the 2011 summer CSA. We are open to suggestions as to the produce members would like to have. We are starting early this year now that we have the high tunnel and water ready. Lets hope for a colorful June filled with tomatoes! This is going to be the best year yet with all the infrastructure in place and ready to produce.
If you want to get in on the 2011 season, now is the time to register your membership. It is a first come first serve basis and is limited. We are holding the price level for 2011 $550 full shares and $300 half shares. For those of you that run later on Fridays, no need to rush any longer, we will be able to pack a share for you to pick up after hours. We are taking reservations for 2011 with the first payment due in January. get a sign up form via email here
Like to use facebook? Check us out and friend NHCSA. Post your recipes and comments too.
The website home page has new links added including to one of our members The Victory Garden Man and he has great advice for home canning and storage of your produce. Another is for Milk delivery in glass bottles at NHMILK.
Here is Gary's cell phone if you have questions 603 548 5550.
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Since the end of the 2010 Summer season we have been working on Feast on Fresh delivery service. This is all year delivery of organic fruits and vegetables.
We are currently delivering to homes and businesses in Manchester, Bedford, Hooksett, Auburn, Derry, Londonderry and Chester.
It's not too late to enjoy this service.
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see the site here for more
Field to Fork free range certified organic eggs and Abigail's Breads are still available too.
ORGANIC BREAD
We have bread from Abigails's Bakery in Weare. We have been test marketing this great bread in the hope members will enjoy it as much as we do. We have whole wheat, white, anadama, gluten free, cinnamon raisin swirl, brown rice, and 8 grain.
here's an email from a happy delivery member~
"Tony and I are really excited about this and appreciate all your efforts that you put into it. We look forward to Friday's box each week all because of you!"
Thanks again,
Marianne
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Vegetable Nutrition Levels
by Fran Van Geyte
Are organic vegetables more nutritious? Based on a study from The University of Texas Biochemical Institute, results from Dr Donald Davis' study revealed over 40 garden crops grown conventionally have lost considerable amounts of their nutrient value over the past 50 years. The crops had considerable declines in protein, calcium, iron, phosphorus, riboflavin, and Vitamin C. Nutrient levels for magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin E, dietary fiber and phytochemicals were not reported back in the 1950s and therefore comparative data was not available. The study ascribed the decrease in nutrient values in vegetables to a multitude of factors; high crop yield varieties for one.Their cultivation over the years allowed for more profitability from a weight basis since crops are not sold by their actual nutrient value but by how much they weigh. Vegetables are often picked before maturity  and the result is that they must then ripen during transport; combined with industrialized farming practices that have promoted faster-growing crops, there may be insufficient time to assimilate and concentrate the nutrients that they would have had they been able to absorb what was needed from the soil. In a study on fruit published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, findings revealed a significant difference in the nutrient yields of organic vs conventionally grown fruit. Levels of polyphenols, vitamin C and vitamin E were higher in the organically grown crops; it was concluded that the antioxidant defenses of the plants grown conventionally with chemical fertilizers/pesticides were reduced. This information should have consumers pause when considering the purchase of 'fresh' fruits and vegetables.If not harvested at their maximum ripeness but rather prematurely picked so that they can be shipped across country/internationally, maybe this produce should be referred to as raw or unprocessed: Leave the label fresh for those vegetables and fruits that were allowed to ripen where they should...in the dirt....
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Ever get home and forget what that new vegetable is,
check out our veggie ID chart here.
Thank you to all the membership, we look forward to seeing our returning members and meeting all the new ones.
Enjoy and Eat Well.
Best Wishes for the coming year,
Gary and the crew
NHCSA
603 548 5550
The NHCSA is a multi-farm CSA. We have created an alliance with accomplished growers who are either certified organic or growing organically. By supporting us, you're helping to sustain multiple small farm growers in their quest to provide quality produce.Together, we'll provide you with a colorful array of vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers that are fresh-picked and grown without contaminants.
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