Moore Farms
Orders This Week

Alright, everything went just great this week, all of the harvests came in from everyone just great and we have all appreciated the rain and cooler weather. The Mixed Basils in the Farmer's Pick boxes include Thai Basil (purple highlights), Cuban Basil (small, spicy leaves) and Mammoth Basil (one of our favorites!).  

We have been planting here at Moore farms, our new WWOOFer Justin is just busting things out all over here. It's really wonderful after our own farm crops this Summer were not exactly what we had planned them to be! Oh well, every year is different but we're thrilled at Justin's input so far, he's a really bright young man and passionate about organic growing. See pics below! 

 

NEW PICKUP LOCATION in Birmingham

For several months now we have been partnered with Freshfully.com to offer a basic $25 Produce Box in the Birmingham area. We have now added St Vincent's One Nineteen Wellness Center to our Online Market for deliveries as well as linking directly to Freshfully.com as on option for Birmingham folks to order our Good Food boxes through them. Check out the details on our Pickup Locations page and help us spread the word! Also Wright Dairy pickups in Alexandria, AL re-start again next week! They have renovated their dairy equipment and are ramping up milk production now that all of their girls are back home.

 

*PICKUP LOCATION ALERTS* We have two Atlanta area sites that have been pretty low on orders for a bit now. . . 

Harry's Farmers Market in Marietta this is your second heads-up! We really need to get it going up there if you all want us to keep delivering. Spread the word with your friends and let us know you want us to stay by placing your order! Harry's orders were up this week to six! We need more but that's a great boost, please let friends know we're delivering there if you want us to keep coming!    

Stone Mountain Village has slowed up quite a bit: we really need a minimum of 10 orders per week just to cover delivery costs (we don't add delivery fees when gas prices go up!). Stone Mountain Village let us hear from you and we are planning to come on out for The Village Corner's Octoberfest on 10/13/2012 to meet and greet everyone over there! 

 

Moore Farms Work Day: Saturday October 27th 

We have another date on the calendar now for folks who want to come out and have a fun day working with us on the farm! You can arrive on Friday afternoon/evening or Saturday morning and we'll work from 9am (Eastern time) to 5pm with a fabulous farm lunch. We have jobs for all levels of ability so no worries there, we have a good time and get some big jobs done working together on our beautiful farm. We do need to know how many to expect so please be sure to RSVP if you're planning to come out (don't just show up!), if you're going to camp Friday/Saturday night and if you have any food allergies or preferences.

RSVP by phone 256-449-9417 or email farm@moorefarmsandfriends.com

 

We have just added a bunch of Upcoming Events  

to our website, check it out! 

 

Fall Investment Membership Incentive It's that time of year again, each season we offer an extra reason to become an Online Market Investment Member. Depending on your level of Investment ($500-$5,000) you will enjoy a healthy and delicious return (3% - 7%), a Thank You Goodie Bag and Investment Members get two-for-one price for on-farm events. By essentially pre-paying for your orders (our average Member spends $1250 per year on our Online Market) you won't have to enter your credit card every time (yay!) and your support helps us to get some big jobs done. Plans for this Fall include the last phase of expansion on our Packing Shed, adding a bathroom to the intern Corncrib Cabin and the start of our Barn Conversion to make a big new event space. Other Members have noted that they can get miles/points on their credit card as another reason to invest. (If you would like to use PayPal or mail a check we can set that up for you, too.) For our Fall Incentive we'll give our new and renewing Investment Members a $50 Online Market Gift Certificate which you can use yourself or give as a gift or donate for a fundraising event. (Offer is good through October 30th.) Cool, huh? Check out the details here and consider becoming an Investor today!

 

Lovely boxes of Real Food this week for  

delivery October 3rd - 5th  

 

$20 Farmer's Pick                                 $30 Farmer's Pick
Slicing Tomatoes (AL/GA/TN) 1.5 pounds             Everything from the $20 box plus:
Apples (GA) 4-5                                                            Double Order Slicing Tomatoes!  
Mixed Basil (AL) herb package                                 Summer Squash (GA) 1.5 pounds
Lettuce (GA) 1 head                                                     Radishes (TN)  
Sweet Peppers (AL/GA/TN) 3-4  
Green Beans (AL/GA) 1 pound                     

 
Sow, Grow, Eat, Repeat
There is just always something happening on the farm, here is our new WWOOF intern Justin getting ready to plant another tray of Lettuce. . . we'll all be enjoying it very soon!
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Weekly Recipe
Green Bean Stir Fry

 

A tasty side dish or make it a meal by adding Tofu or your favorite meat and rice. As pretty as it is delicious!

1. Wash, trim and cut Green Beans into bite-sized pieces.

2. Wash, trim and slice 1 Red Pepper into thin strips about the same as the Beans.

3. Peel and slice 1 small Onion likewise.

4. Prepare seasonings, mix together in a small bowl: 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce or Tamari; 1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce; 1 Tablespoon Honey (or 2 teaspoons Sugar); 1/2 Tablespoon Hot Sauce or Siracha; 2 teaspoons each chopped Garlic and Ginger (or use ground).

Heat 2 Tablespoons Vegetable or Peanut Oil in a wok or frying pan. Add Green Beans and stir-fry over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add Peppers and Onion, stir fry for another 2-3 minutes. Add seasonings, stir fry to combine, turn off heat, cover and allow to rest for 2-3 minutes.    
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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
   Nephews . . .

So many of our Members have food allergies so we thought some of you would like to know about this! Laurie's 7-year-old nephew Lukas is very active in Michigan with FAAN (Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network) as he has been dealing with multiple severe food allergies all of his life (that's how he learned to read: food labels!). This weekend is the big FAAN Walk for Food Allergy event in Michigan (next week is the Walk in Atlanta) and Lukas would love any little bit of support anyone wants to give him.

FAAN's mission is to raise public awareness, provide advocacy and education, and advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis. Even one dollar will help him reach his goal so don't think small amounts won't help!

. . . and Puppies!   

  Our good friend Jackie Carr who has a farmstead a few miles from us and works here at Moore Farms every week packing orders has two adorable puppies available! She rescued these two and their three siblings from a drainage ditch several weeks ago but the local animal shelter could only take three. There is a boy and a girl, about 8-10 weeks old and 8-10 pounds, look to be boxer mix and are good with kittens and chickens. If anyone has a good home for them let us know! 
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