Our wonderful selection for the $20 Farmers Pick this week.
OK we had a great weekend in Mobile, Alabama where we participated in the Southern SAWG Conference. We represented our Online Market program in the new "Food Hub" sessions and met other folks in the South East who have similar cooperative marketing organizations. It wasn't really any warmer down there (darn!) than it was at home and we had to cut our trip short by a day as we're still kind of puny from the Holiday Crud we shared! But we made the most of our time and got to connect with many farmer friends who we don't see often enough.
Happy to say that all went well with the Online Market orders this week. There were no problems at all except we were short about two orders of Spinach so, luck of the draw, a couple of our Farmer's Pick orders got a replacement. (If we ever have a shortage of something we always fill the Custom Choice orders first and replace Farmer's Picks with a similar item.)
All of our farms have been rolling with Mother Nature's freezing cold punches. Here at Moore Farms in the Kale section we planted for Spring harvest they all pretty much got knocked out except for the strain Laurie has been saving for a few years, yay! Spinach and Carrots still looking good though set back for harvest dates a bit. It's a challenge for us but we keep thinking about the knock-outs being delivered to various insect populations, hooray!
The Packing Crew showed up with a great array of hats for the cold weather this week! That's Jackie, Laurie and Kathy (left to right).
From the Farmers
We are very proud to bring our farm harvests to your family's table and we always want to know what you think about what we do. Send us your recipes, pictures and stories and thank you for supporting your local food system!
another Florida Grapefruit (1) Shiitake Mushrooms (1/4 pound) Popcorn on the Cob (2 ears)
(Farmer Pick contents may change before delivery due to unexpected events.)
Weekly Recipe
Our Recipes this week are for our Veggie Soup & Salad Box:
Spicy Asian Veggie Soup & Citrus Spinach Salad
Will made this for our Farm Lunch this week and it was sooooo good! Hot and spicy it warms you through and through.
Wash, trim and chop into bite-sized pieces the Mixed Roots, Shiitake Mushrooms and half of the Cabbage. Be sure to remove the Shiitake stems as they are fibrous. Sautee veggies with 2T Oil in a soup pot for 5-10 minutes just until they start to get tender. Add 6 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth or water (or a mix). Crush the fleshy end of the Lemongrass and put the whole stick in the pot. Season with salt, pepper, soy sauce, ground or fresh Ginger and Garlic and Red Pepper flakes to your taste. Simmer for 20 minutes, remove Lemongrass. Taste and adjust for seasoning if necessary.
Drain and chop Tofu into cubes, add to soup with washed and chopped Parsley. Serve with rice and salad prepared with Spinach, Orange segments and thinly sliced Radishes.
New Farmers' Market!
We are so excited and proud to announce our new weekly Farmers' Market! We have been working for the past several months with The Carter Center, Woodland Gardens and Riverview Farms to form the Freedom Farmers' Market at The Carter Center.
Starting Saturday March 1st we will be there from 9am - 1pm with a variety of products from Moore Farms and Friends. It's such a great opportunity for us to meet our Members so ya'll better come out to see us! Check out the website for more info and be sure to sign up for new announcements:
Our Newsletters only go out to Active Members who have Registered an account with Moore Farms and Friends.They contain important program information, recipes and coming events.
If you would like to close your account please email us directly.
If choose to Unsubscribe from the Newsletters your account will automatically be
inactivated and your Annual Membership will be canceled.
