Summer Share 2014 – Week 16

Summer Newsletter Week 16 Dear Robert, Can you believe it is week 16 already?  This cool spell this last week has really brought it to my attention that the growing season is nearing an end.  It is bittersweet for us.  We love the bounty of the summer and the energy of our summer season, but the…

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Week 15 Newsletter

Summer Newsletter Week 15 Dear Robert,   Welcome to week 15!  There are some interesting goodies in the bag this week. First off is celery. We don’t see a lot of celery at Fresh Fork Market, so to have it in the regular bag is a real treat. It has much more flavor than the conventionally…

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Week 14 Newsletter

Summer Newsletter Week 14 Dear Robert, This is PIZZA WEEK!  You will receive in your bag all the goodies you need to make a nice veggie pizza. Of course, we will have extra meats on hand that you can buy to pump your pizza up just the way you like. A favorite of mine is andouille…

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Summer Share 2014 – Week 1

Summer Newsletter Week 1 Dear Robert, The Summer 2014 season is officially here!  We have made a lot of changes to the email format and newsletter for the coming year and we hope you find it as exciting as we do! In advance, myself, the staff, and the farmers of Fresh Fork Market want to…

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Summer Share 2013 – Week 14

Labor Day is now past and fall is right around the corner.  Isn’t that scary to think about?  I hope everyone has been diligently freezing their vegetables and fruits for this winter.  With the bounty of summer there is no reason to starve all winter! Usually this time of year I’m freezing batches and batches…

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Summer Share 2013 – Week 4

Sweet cherries, broccoli, peas, beets, and a special cheese This week the hot weather has really brought on the produce!  In fact, this will be our first vegetarian bag of the year.  And most exciting, as we usher out strawberries we are welcoming in the sweet cherries! One notable ingredient this week is a very…

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Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 13

Lots of exciting stuff this week.  I went a little out of control on the budget, but I’ll have to make that up some in the next couple bags (which are also quite exciting…although maybe a little smaller). In addition, please see below about a few very noteworthy events around Cleveland.  These are not Fresh…

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Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 11

These past several days have been excellent weather for “sugaring.” When the day temperatures get above freezing, particularly the 50s, and then drop down to freezing at night, the sap in the trees really runs. Last Friday in fact Allyson and I dropped off jars for the maple at a sugaring operation at 9 PM…

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Winter Share 2012-13- Week 10

Pork chops, frozen green beans, frozen strawberries, oats, and more This week we continue to dive into our frozen stash. The jewel this week is frozen strawberries from Maurer’s Fruit Farm. These will pair very nicely in a smoothie with some delicious Velvet View Yogurt or as a sauce to drizzle over pork chops, or…

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Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 9

Freedom Rangers, Peas, Dragon-tongue Beans, Carrots, Rhutabagas, Potatoes, and more This week’s special ingredient is something that we are very excited to offer.  It is a heritage breed chicken called a Freedom Ranger.  Our usual chicken, the Cornish Cross, is the typical commercial meat bird.  It has more white meat and large breasts.  The genetics…

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