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Winter Week 7, 2014/15

This Week’s Bag: Blue Potatoes – 2# Baby Mixed Greens or Kale (pictured)- based on availability Eggs – 1 dozen Golden White Hard Red Winter Wheat Flour (bread flour) – 2# Beets – 2# Bacon Breakfast Patties – 1# Apples – quarter peck each of cameo (smaller) and melrose (larger) Turkey Pack – drumstick, wing, and backbones Frozen…

A Lesson in Pastry Dough from Parker

As we prepared our recipe for Chicken Pot Pies this week, we decided to address one of the often-overlooked elements of this delicious mid-winter dish– the crust. Knowing how to make a decent pie crust should be as essential as knowing how to tie your shoes. Some things you’ll notice in the following variations– it’s…

Winter Week 6, 2014/15

This Week’s Bag: Whole Chicken Yukon Gold Potatoes Root Veg – choice of 2# carrots or 2# parsnips Carrots – 1# Rutabagas – 3# Acorn Squash – 1 Kale – 1 bunch Frozen Sweet Corn – 1 quart Frozen Green Beans– 1 quart Dried Pinto Beans– 2# This Week’s Cast…

Ceramics from Gina deSantis

We have commissioned a local ceramics artist, Gina DeSantis, to produce a line of products just for Fresh Fork Market. These items are all hand crafted by the artist herself. She makes each one of these items with the same care she puts into all her work. Each o fthese items are Fresh Fork Market…

Trevor’s Biscuits & Gravy

OK, hang on there. This post might get a little long. This past Sunday Allyson and I were craving biscuits and gravy. Sunday morning breakfast is our favorite meal together and it’s the one day of the week where we aren’t rushing out the door. That means time for more complex breakfasts, like pancake Sundays…

Winter Week 5, 2014/15

This Week’s Bag: Pork Shoulder Roast Sauerkraut Spelt Berries Apple Cider Pumpkin Sage Linguine Broccoli Leaves Kale Brussels Sprouts Napa Cabbage Carrots Onion This Week’s Cast…

Winter Week 4, 2014/15

Bag Contents Beef Roast Acorn squash Onion Parsnips Turnips Beets (no tops) Carrots Navy Beans Frozen Tomatoes Heirloom Potatoes Spinach (8 oz) Pink Lady Apples This Week’s Cast…

Thanksgiving 2014 Update

Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys at Leroy’s Farm in Fredericksburg. Below are some shot of the turkeys at Leroy’s farm. Leroy is the grower we profiled last year in the 2014 Fresh Fork Market Almanac. His birds are some of the nicest around. Leroy take’s exceptional care of his turkeys to make sure they get plenty…

Winter Week 3, 2014/15

Bag Contents Pork Sausage (ground, salt and pepper) Ground beef Pumpkin Sage Linguine Butternut squash Carrots Brussels Sprouts Cauliflower Jumbo White Stem Bok Choy Kale Red Cabbage Eggs This Week’s Cast….

Winter Week 2, 2014/15

Bag Contents Green Onion Brats Ham Hock Carrots x 2 bunch Spaghetti Squash Green Cabbage Swiss Chard Mustard Greens Red Leaf Lettuce x 2 bunch Kidney Beans Broccoli, 1 head Frozen Tomatoes (1 quart) Apples, quarter peck (Gold Rush & Cameo) Yukon Gold Potatoes 3# This Week’s Cast…