Our Great Orders This Week
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| | Terrific array of fruits and vegetables in our $20 Farmer Pick. |
Well we have wrapped up another yummy week of fresh local foods from our local Farmer Friends! Nothing unusual happened with deliveries other than that we ended up adding a package of Plums to the Fruit Only Boxes, enjoy!
Try a New Cheese promotion: we are so proud to offer the wonderful Aged Raw Cow's Milk Cheeses from Wright Dairy in Alexandria Alabama and we want you to taste more of them! We will have a special each week on a different cheese (limit one per Member Account) at a great discount. This week we highlighted the amazing Truffled Fontina at just $5 for a half-pound package. Quantities are limited each week and you can order more at the regular price, too. Look for next week's Cheese Tasting in the "Online Market is Open" email.
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Weekly Recipe: Laurie's Tomato Pie
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One of our go-to recipes for Summer when the Tomatoes are plentiful and youwant a really different delicious savory dish. Easy peasy to make, we use prepared crusts from the refrigerator or freezer section of the grocery store.
1. Peel and thinly slice 2 cups Vidalia Onions.
2. Sautee Onions with 2T Olive Oil, salt/pepper, fresh or dried herbs (if desired) until tender. Remove from heat to cool.
3. Prepare pie shell (as a time shortcut I use the roll-out ones in the refrigerator section of the grocery store). Preheat oven to 350 degrees, bake pie shell for 10 minutes or until just set. Remove and allow to cool.
4. Slice three medium - large Tomatoes into ½" thick slices and set aside.
5. Prepare cheese topping. Mix together until smooth: ~ 1/2 cup grated cheese*
~ 1/2 package softened Cream Cheese or ½ cup Goat Cheese or Ricotta Cheese.
~ 1/4 cup plain Greek-style Yogurt (Atlanta Fresh)
*Any Wright Dairy Cheese or other Cheddar, Mozzarella or Monterey Jack are great and we have used different combinations depending on what we have on hand.
6. Mix together 1/2 cup All-Purpose Unbleached Flour, 1Tablespoon Salt and 1/2 Tablespoon Ground Pepper.
7. Layer 1/2 of the Onions in bottom of pie shell, sprinkle with seasoned Flour mixture over all. Place a layer 1/2 of the Tomatoes on top of the Onions, sprinkle with seasoned Flour, repeat with remaining Onions and Tomatoes.
8. Top with cheese mixture, spread evenly to cover almost to the edge (leave a little space for the juices to bubble up).
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. We use the convection setting for most baked dishes and this tends to speed up the baking time. Allow the Pie to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Organically Grown Sweet Corn 101
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We have not had a lot of damage this year from the common Corn Earworm but we did have a new Member asking about the damage to the tips of the ears so we're running the article again!
It's that time of year again when we need to tell ya'll about the little caterpillars you will often find in our grower's Sweet Corn! If you have never grown your own corn or had homegrown corn you may not understand the relationship between the Corn Earworm and the host plant they prefer.
So here it is: if yougrow corn you will absolutely have the mama moths hanging around, waiting to deposit their eggs on the silks. The little caterpillars chew up the ends of the ears. They are part of our ecosystem and if you think about it we are taking their dinner away from them when we harvest the corn for us to eat. The fact is that the the brown ends are where they have chewed their meal. It is not anything dangerous to your health, just Mother Nature at work.
Conventionally-grown corn is sprayed with several pesticides, usually every 3-4 days during the "silking" period and the chemicals are very effective: they kill the Corn Earworms on contact and from the inside out if they happen to get a bite in first, either way pretty much instantly. Of course Mother Nature has ways of overcoming human intervention and the Corn Earworms have become resistant to many insecticides. Also, we do not want to eat food that kills bugs instantly!
You may find organically grown corn that does not have any Corn Earworm damage in the grocery store. Be aware that it is definitely sprayed, too. The chemicals used are not as harmful and the USDA has put their Organic stamp of approval on them, but the farmer is still using some type of control. Here at Moore Farms and Friends we don't do chemical sprays.
We hope you understand and appreciate the natural and healthful ways our farms grow your food!
It's very simple to peel back the husks to reveal the little guys if they are still in there (you might want to do this outside or over the sink or newspaper). This is not a big deal! Trim the damaged ends off and you're good to go. If you have a compost bin just chuck all the trimmings and husks in there, otherwise they will make a healthy addition to the landfill. Your neighborhood birds would be thrilled to find the caterpillars in their food dish if you have one in your yard. We have a lot of respect for our environment and these creatures are a part of it. ***Here's a tip from Laurie's mom Linda: she feels the corn cob through the husk and chops off the end without peeling back the husks, keeping the trimming task a bit neater in the kitchen!
P.S. Check out this awesome blog on the subject from our Member Sarah Wise!
Farmhouse Supper Club Fall Dates are Open!
 If you haven't made the journey to Moore Farms from the big city we know you will enjoy both the lovely drive and spending a day with us in our native environment. Our last three Farmhouse Supper Club dates for this year are now set and reservations are open. We sold out almost every date for Spring and Summer so don't wait too long if you want to sign up.
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From the Farmers
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