Old Fork
Summer Share 2011 – Week 20
This week we have a product that I am very proud of. Last fall I had some requests from restaurants for a local, humanely raised veal product. I did my research and learned about the traditional veal industry. Those animals were confined to small cages and fed a powdered milk product as “growing formula.” They…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 18
Small CSA Contents: – 1 lb ground Italian sausage – 1 large pizza dough shell – 1 bag heirloom corn chips – 1 pint jar of gourmet salsa – Approx 1.5 lbs onions – Approx 2 lbs sauce tomatoes – 2-3 hot banana peppers Vegatarian and Vegan Substitutes – Carrots with tops – 3# bag…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 17
Small CSA Contents: – 1 whole pasture raised chicken – 3 lbs sweet potatoes – 1 bulb hardneck garlic – 2 lbs concord grapes – 6 ears sweet corn – 1 lb green beans – 1 sleeve leaf lettuce Vegatarian and Vegan Substitutes – Approx 1.5 lbs heirloom tomatoes – 1 bunch beets with tops…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 15
Pasta, Butter, Red Peppers, Winter Squash, and Apples It is starting to feel like fall outside, so this week we’ll embrace some fall flavors. The highlight of this week’s bag is a pumpkin sage linguini from Ohio City Pasta. This delicate pasta will taste just fine tossed with some butter and roasted winter squash. Alternatively,…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 14
Sweet Corn, Ground Beef, Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Peaches It is hard to believe that sweet corn season is already coming to an end. This week will likely be the last week that we’ll get to feature this product. Don’t worry though…just this past Monday some of my producers blanched and froze 1,500 lbs of sweet…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011- Week 13
Cantaloupe, Honey, Heirloom Tomatoes, and more I hope you enjoyed your BLT week last week. I know I did. I’ve had lots of requests for extra bacon this week. There will be bacon for sale at the back of the truck. As for this week’s bag, we have several sweet treats. First, everyone will be…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 12
BLT Week, Peaches, Yogurt, Cherry Tomatoes This week is the week many of you have been asking about for months. Bacon. This week we’ll feature a nitrate free bacon seasoned, cured, and smoked at Newswanger Meats in Shiloh, OH. The pork is from pasture raised Berkshire hogs raised at New Creation Farm in Chardon,…
Read MoreSummer Share 2010 – Week 11
Watermelon or Blackberries, Chevre, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Sweet Corn, Eggplant, and More This week we have a very large and heavy bag! In fact, so large and heavy that I have to send two trucks to the East Side just to get all the food there! Due to the size of the watermelons, we will…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 9
Italian Sausage, Sweet Corn, Apricots and Peaches This week I am very excited to offer everyone a 1.5 lb bag of fresh apricots from Eschleman Fruit Farm in Clyde, OH. These small, tasty treats are worth talking about. We will also feature Ohio sweet corn. I’m very picky about my sweet corn and I think…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 5
Ground Beef, Cherries, Yogurt, Beets, Carrots, and More This week with Independence Day around the corner we will feature some picnic-friendly items. For the newsletter, we’ll have some great recipes for beets, all derived from the Beet Beet Revolution event we had at the Grovewood Tavern earlier in the month. This week’s contents are: Small…
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