Summer Share 2012 – Week 4
Week 4 Summer CSA Package The first of the season’s tree fruits and raspberries June 25, 2012 Greetings! This week’s package, although somewhat a mismatch of items, does include some very exciting items. First, fruits. This is the part of the season where things finally quit being so….green. I know, you are all sighing relief…
Read MoreMake the Most of Berry Season
When you get your berries home, prepare a mixture of one part vinegar (white or apple cider probably work best) and ten parts water. Dump the berries into the mixture and swirl around. Drain, rinse if you want (though the mixture is so diluted you can’t taste the vinegar,) and pop in the fridge. The…
Read MoreSummer Share 2012 – Week 3
Week 3 Summer CSA Package Delicious Berkshire Pork Chops, Spelt Berries, Eggs, Beets, and More June 19, 2012 This week’s package is one that gets my veteran customers quite excited. Thick cut, boneless Berkshire pork chops! I’m really excited about this product this year as well. I spend all winter working with the farmers on…
Read MoreSummer Share 2012 – Week 2
I hope everyone enjoyed their week 1 bag. We had a lot of fun on deliveries last week. Everything went extremely well. This week I’m quite excited for a few things. First, we have a great combination of unique products that both tell a story and taste excellent. The center piece, in my opinion, of…
Read MoreParker’s Book Selection
Building your cookbook library can be an enjoyable project as well as providing you with excellent sources of reference. In the next few weeks I’d like to talk about some of the books that I believe are basics; books that provide information about products and techniques rather another new recipe. I’ll start by mentioning a…
Read MoreSummer Share 2012: Week 1
This week kicks off the summer season and I’m very excited about the products we have to offer! This email contains what is in this week’s bag, confirms the pickup location and dietary preferences you selected, and has some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your first Fresh Fork Market Farm Buying…
Read MoreLocal Farm Events, June 2012
I got this information from Parker Bosley. He thought our customers might be interested in visiting some of the area’s local farms. You might recognize the Healthy Harvest Farm, as the the home of the blogger, the Healthy Harvester. This is where we got so many of the winter greens and ramps this year. Mark…
Read MoreWKSU talks with Fresh Fork Market
In April, Vivian Goodman came to Tremont on a Saturday morning to visit us. Trevor was working the back of the truck and Parker Bosley was on hand picking up groceries. Today, Vivian’s second piece premiered on WKSU, in her piece Quick Bites. When I chatted with Parker at our May Happy Hour event, he…
Read MoreWinter Share 2011-2012 – Week 15
Frozen pizza dough balls, veggie burgers, ground chicken, oats, and more This week wraps up our winter season. I think we have a fairly exciting bag this week, but just a little on the light side. We’ve been over budget 4 of the last 5 weeks so I need to make up a little space…
Read MoreWinter Share 2011-12 – Week 14
Ramp Pasta, butter, chicken brats, and feta I’ve noticed a lot of requests for butter lately, so I’m guessing it’s time for some butter. This week you’ll have your choice of salted or unsalted butter. For anyone with some butter already sitting around, I do suggest putting this butter in a zip-loc bag and putting…
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