Moore Farms
Orders This Week 

Thanks so much to everyone who ordered early last Thursday and Friday, we had a great family reunion! 

 

Another great week as Summer Harvests just keep rolling along: everything came in as planned from everyone and we have a great variety of Real Food for our boxes. The key to our Online Market program is that all of our farms work together, extending our growing season with some folks further North and some folks further South mostly along the AL/GA border. One note about the Peaches this week: they may be some of the last for the season (!) and they are quite underripe. Please be sure to leave them on the counter at room temperature for a couple of days, checking each day for ripeness, before enjoying. We have heard from a few folks who have been disappointed when they tried to eat underripe fruits: please be patient and allow the ripening process to continue when you unpack your box. Most fruits just will not tolerate the trip even from tour farms to you if they are ripe and ready to eat! If you ever have any questions or are not sure about an item please feel free to call or email us: we want everyone to enjoy our farmer's Good Food! 

 

We have updated our Upcoming Events page and our on-farm Canning Classes are open for Registration! Check it out along with our next Cook's Warehouse Cooking Classes (our last Fresh Pasta Class sold out!). You can register for the on-farm classes on our website even when we are closed for other ordering.  

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Pickup Location Changes 

Unfortunately two sites in Atlanta have just not taken off for us: One River Place and Harry's Farmers Market have been puttering along with 1-2 orders per week since we started, special offers and promotions have had no effect. (We need a minimum of 10 orders per week to cover delivery costs.) At this time we are suspending One River Place and giving Harry's a heads-up: show us you want us by ordering or we'll have to make another tough decision soon!!

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Our Farmers Pick orders for this week's deliveries:

$20 Farmer's Pick                                $30 Farmer's Pick
Summer Squash (AL/GA) 1.5 pounds       Everything from the $20 box plus:
Slicing Tomatoes (GA) 1.5 pounds             Cabbage (GA) 1
Potatoes (AL/GA) 1.5 pounds                     Apples (GA) 4-5        
Sweet Corn (GA) 4-5 ears                          Celery (TN) 1 bunch
Butternut Squash (AL) 1
Sweet Peppers (GA) 2-3 
Basil (AL) herb pack

 
Our $20 Farmers Pick box this week
Weekly Recipe
Butternut Squash Curry
Try this easy dish to balance out the heat of Summer: the sweet Butternut Squash and Coconut Milk combined with fresh Tomatoes, Celery, Onions and Thai Basil is very refreshing. Serve with Rice for a one-dish dinner that is a crowd pleaser!

Wash and trim stem end off of Butternut Squash. Note: it is not necessary to peel them: the skin is actually very edible and quite good (similar to Potatoes)! Carefully cut in half, remove seeds and chop into 1" chunks.

Wash and trim 3-4 Potatoes and 1-2 Tomatoes. Chop Potatoes into 1" chunks, Tomatoes into 1/2" chunks. Put in separate bowls.

Wash, trim and chop 3-4 Celery ribs (leaves and all); 1-2 Onions; 3-4 sprigs of Thai Basil.

Steam or roast Butternut and Potatoes until just tender. Place in a soup pot and add Celery and Onions. Add 1-2 can Coconut Milk, 1 cup Chicken or Vegetable stock, 1T Red Curry Paste. Stir to combine and heat to a simmer. Cook for 20-30 minutes on medium heat.

Serve with prepared Rice, chopped Tomatoes and Thai Basil. 
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We are very proud to bring our farmer's foods to your family and we  always want to know what you think about what we do. Send us your recipes, pictures and stories and thank you for your support!

Laurie and Will with Sweet Pea 2011

 photo by Anthony-Masterson Photography

Will and Laurie Moore

Moore Farms 

www.moorefarmsandfriends.com 
Farm: 256-449-9417
Cell: 256-282-7889
Updates on Farm Critters
  The Baby Duckling is growing so fast! It is just one month old now. Here it is with it's mama, we have no idea if it's a boy (drake) or girl (hen) until it grows up. Rosco is growing, too. He is getting taller every day it seems like and looks like a miniature Buddy.
Our vet is still perplexed as to what mix of breeds he could be, hopefully he won't grow as big as Buddy! He is 16 weeks old now. Lastly our beautiful "Rainbow Chicken" is, alas, not a girl after all. He is starting to sprout spurs on his ankles so we know for sure: he is just a "late bloomer" with a small comb so we were fooled! 
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