Outer Aisle Foods
In This Issue
HOURS
Winter Box Delivery
MEET OUR STAFF
300th MONKEY
PRODUCE & OFFERINGS
RECIPES
Quick Links


LUNCH HOURS:
Wednesday thru Sunday 11 to 2:30pm

Full Service Dinner:
Friday & Saturday:
5 to 8:30 pm

PUB HOURS:
Thursday thru Saturday:
5pm to closing

GROCERY HOURS:
WEDNESDAY THRU SATURDAY:
11 - 6pm

SUNDAY: 11 - 4PM


Outer Aisle FARMER'S KITCHEN & PUB 
164 HIGHWAY 4
MURPHYS, CA 95247
www.outeraislefoods.com
Christine & Eric Taylor
209.728.1164
Mailing Address: PO Box 2052, Murphys, CA 95247
2014 BOX DELIVERIES   
Do you want to enjoy fresh seasonal produce and knowledge of where it comes from? Do you and your friends live outside our current distribution and would love to have Outer Aisle come closer to you? Contact Kaedence to see about starting deliveries in your area!

Weekly or bi-weekly deliveries to Tuolumne, Calaveras and Alpine Counties.  

Starting in mid February we'll be going to
A
mador County: Yorba Winery, Sutter Creek will be one of our drop off points. 
 
Benefits of Becoming a Member:
  • Enjoy local and seasonal fruits and veggies all year round
  • Fresh, high quality, home-grown flavor
  • Bi-weekly fall, winter and spring deliveries to convenient drop off locations near you
  • Your choice of the size bag for your needs: mini, basic and full sizes. Add on fruit, roots, and greens
  • Access our on-line web store  
  • Vacation when you are out of town
  • Supplement your own garden, you grow greens: we have roots and fruits!
  • Lower your carbon footprint. Save gas, we deliver to you
  • Support local growers, producers and makers.
 
SCHEDULE CHANGE: CLOSED ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FOR THE SLOW SEASON....WE ARE WORKING ON OUR EVENTS CALENDAR AND WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!

STAFF MEETING ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5TH: WE'LL BE CLOSING AT 4PM.



Farm to Kitchen
  Our mission is to ensure a safe and nurturing environment so that everyone and everything thrives; to steward and nurture the earth; and to gain deeper understanding and connection with others.  

We grow some the finest and tastiest vegetables available in the Sierra foothills. We celebrate seasonal abundance and diversity by growing, selling and cooking foods with love by farmers committed to quality and stewardship. We serve real food every time. We express gratitude and inspire joyful creative expression in all that we do.


TOUCHING BASE
I wrote this a few days ago with only the prospect of rain and now that "it's" happened it's not as hard to imagine how important a simple thing as weather is to our soul! Prior to rain, I found it easy to believe that this is the new normal - beautiful, clear, perfect temperature days. It's been great gardening weather, except for the fact that it is the end of January and there's still a chance of multiple hard freezes ahead. It's been hard convincing ourselves that there isn't work to be done yet and that the garden is asleep during this time of year.

Our kitchen table has been spread thickly, for the past couple of weeks, with seed catalogs in an attempt to get the seed orders in in time. It's a big job in itself and can last several weeks and more than normal it's associated with rain. There's nothing quite like the feeling of being tucked up in a cozy house, rain pouring down, with seed catalogs spread out and the season only in one's imagination.

Eric did it, despite sunny skies and the orders have been sent in. Packages should be coming in the mail early next week just in time for our early plantings of tomatoes and peppers. Here we go again....

The FoCuS Seed Share event to be held at Columbia College on February 22nd is an event you'll not want to miss. They'll be heirloom open pollinated seeds available in small quantities at a great price. Proceeds go to school garden projects, like Michelson School. Eric will be giving a presentation on the Importance of Seeds and we'll be there dispensing some of our own seeds too - like the Vogliotti family onion: Murphys' own heirloom!


The farm really needs your help?
Find out how you can support the foundation of our operation....(read more)
 
   
 
We are planning something special for
Saint Valentine's Day
Friday, February 14th 

Enjoy an intimate dining experience followed by an aphrodaisic party.

Reserve by calling

Outer Aisle: 728-1164

   
LUNCH  

Awesome Salad Bar:
two sizes 8/11

Soups of t
he day:
 
(vegan, vegetarian &/or meat options) 4.5/6 

Panini's; burgers; vegan and vegetarian options
Now serving Gluten free DESSERTS!

DINNER
(serving full service by an awesome team on
 Friday and Saturday nights)


Pot Pie is on the menu again &
it's super delicious too thanks to another awesome team effort..Laura, Mitch & Matt!

We only use the finest ingredients from sources we trust.



Veggie Sliders


 
Sockeye Salmon

 
Vegan Terrene
 

DESSERTS
Bread Pudding

Silk Pie
&
More

On the menu for the next couple of weeks!


 Now Serving LOCAL wines:
Lavender Ridge, Calaveras Creek, Boyd MacDonald, Araeyl View, Val Du Vino, Allegory.

Livermore Organic wines: 
Savingnon Blanc; Chardonnay; Cab; Gloria 
  

  

Beer on Draught: 
Stone IPA  
Anchor Steam Amber Ale 
Firestone Hoppy Pilsner 
Dustbowl Pilsner
Tioga Sequoia Tamarack Amber
Tioga Seqoia Sugarpine Porter  
Rubicon Monkey Knife Fight 
CIDER
Indigeny Hard Cider (sulfite free)

KOMBUCHA

Blood Orange & Hibiscus


In Bottles 
Widmer Omission Pale Ale (Gluten Free) 
Eel River Organic



GENERAL HOURS OF OPERATION
for winter months:

Wednesday through Sunday
(closed Monday & Tuesday) 

GROCERY  
11AM TO 6PM
(except 4pm closing Sunday)
STORE CLOSED EARLY ON WEDNESDAY 2/5 (4pm) FOR OUR QUARTERLY ALL STAFF MEETING  

  

Farmer's Kitchen
FULL LUNCH MENU
(W - Sunday)

Salad Bar & Offerings  
11:00 - 2:30

FULL SERVICE
DINNER MENU    
Friday & Saturday
5 - 8:30


Thursday night
CLOSED
(beginning again in March with music)   

 

PUB 
5 to 10:00PM
Friday & Saturday
(Sunday closed @ 4pm)



   
 
 

 OUTER AISLE SETS A 300TH MONKEY GOAL!
 

 
Help us achieve our goal of a 300 member CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).  
We were close last year and hope to meet or exceed our goal for a number of great reasons that are above and beyond simply eating the best produce around. Like: supporting local farmers and creating a demand for more of them, being connected to the land and the people that grow your food, creating health and well being for all, coming up with real solutions to avert distribution crisis, and keeping hard earned money in our communities and employing people in real work that makes a difference.
 
 
Not only is eating seasonally and within a foodshed good for you it's just as good for the local economy and our ability to be more resilient in times of uncertainty. The "hundredth monkey effect" is what we are looking for - literally a blossoming in our awareness that allows much more possibilities to shine through. We have an awesome team that are working hard to harvest and individually put together bags every week from produce we grow ourselves and from farms within a 150 mile radius.

Want to be part of it? Or know someone that would?

For as little as $18 per week you can enjoy our produce and that of other family farmers year round. No obligation, no fees.

Sign up new members or click to view the different options:  JOIN CSA

For returning customers - simply email us and we will reactivate your account no need to sign up again.
     
You'll be excited to know that we are now offering unique options that make for a greater flexibility: We get it that there are items that not everyone likes - so we encourage substitutions to weekly menu items and also keep a listing of your permanent dislikes so you don't have to keep telling us. We also offer extra personalized options to better tailor to individual preferences.

Our webstore is ever expanding and items can be added to your regular order.
New: Now allowing for individual ordering.

Here's some more good reasons for joining: 
Bi-weekly option allows you to skip a week and receive deliveries every other week.

Changes can be made to your regular subscription with ease. 
 
Vacation settings allow you to be away and no there's not a box waiting for you.  

We hope you'll consider starting up again or signing up a friend, family member or share information with a work colleague or at church or another mom.


Further questions please feel free to contact
Kaedence (CSA Manager)
outeraisle@gmail.com 
 

Currently delivering to these locations:
Groveland, Twain Harte, East Sonora, Downtown Sonora, Jamestown, Sierra Waldorf School, Columbia, Copperopolis, San Andreas, Angels Camp, Bret Harte High School, Bear Valley, Murphys (downtown), Arnold. 
   

NEW DELIVERY TO SUTTER CREEK, JACKSON & VALLEY SPRINGS
STARTING MID FEBRUARY 
 
 
 


THIS WEEK'S PRODUCE
& OFFERINGS:
  
     
VEGGIES FROM OUR FARM: Pickings are slim....kale, chard, carrots and parsley. 
 

Rainbow Chard
Kale
Carrots
Turnips
Italian parsley
Red & Green Cabbage      
   
 
 
Other items from 150 mile radius: 

Beets
Leaf Lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Brussels sprouts
Spinach  
Leeks 
Rainbow Carrots
Shittake, Oyster, Trumpet Mushrooms 
Celery 
Sweet potatoes 
Onions - red, yellow, white 
Winter squashes - all kinds including butternut and spaghetti 
Potatoes - red, russet, Yukon and fingerling 
Parsnips  
Rutabaga 
Celeriac
Raddichio
Fennel


 FRUIT:      

 

 
D'Anjou Pears
Fuji, Pink Lady & Granny Apples
Meyer Lemons
Limes
Avocados
Navel Oranges
Rio Red Grapefruit 
Avocadoes   


 


RECIPES:    
CARAMELIZED LEEK, FENNEL AND ORANGE SALAD

1 tablespoon butter 
1½ tablespoon coriander sugar (or whisk freshly ground coriander with unrefined sugar) 
1 navel orange, peeled and pith removed, fruit cut into 1/2-inch rounds 
Extra-virgin olive oil 
1 fennel bulb, sliced 1/4-inch thick 
1 large leek, white and light green parts sliced 1/4-inch thick on the diagonal 
Ground coriander 
1/4 cup sambuca or ouzo 
Salt and pepper 
Zest of 1/2 orange, for garnish 
2 tablespoons fennel fronds, chopped or picked, for garnish

In a skillet just large enough to hold your orange slices in one layer, heat the butter. When it''s melted and is foaming, add the coriander sugar. When that is melted and has started to caramelized, lower heat to medium and add the orange slices. Cook 3 minutes, flip, lower heat to medium-low, cook 2 minutes more, and remove from heat. In a large, deep skillet, heat some olive oil (enough to slick the bottom of the pan) over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the fennel and leek slices and sprinkle with ground coriander. Sear for 3 minutes, flip, and add 1/4 Ouzo or Sambuca. Sprinkle somewhat generously with salt and cook 3 minutes more. Remove the fennel and leeks from the heat and transfer carefully to a serving bowl. Layer the orange slices carefully over them, sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, and toss the fennel fronds and orange zest over. Serve.

 

 
 
Outer Aisle FARMERS KITCHEN, MARKET & PUB. "growing food, feeding community". 

Behind the scenes of Outer Aisle is Taylor Farms. Located on Main Street, Douglas Flat, our nearly two acre "beyond organic" farm produces a large variety of seasonal vegetables including these seasonal highlights: summer heirloom tomatoes, fall cauliflower, winter carrots and spring potatoes to name just a few! 

Outer Aisle also operates a year round CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. We distribute the highest quality, local, seasonal and regional produce and products to members all over Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. We only purchase product from farms and producers who are committed to ecologically sustainable practices and go beyond the National "Organic" standards.