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Greetings from Fresh Start Farms!
The middle of July means a number of new crops are starting to come into season! Zucchini and basil are in full swing and you may see the first couple of pounds of green peppers, carrots, and fennel this week, surely with more to come next week. Soon we’ll start seeing tomatoes, eggplants, and green beans!
This week we’ve brought in some exciting mushroom products from Dunk’s Mushrooms. Made right in Brentwood, with all local ingredients, Dunk’s Gourmet Mushroom Pot Pies, Vegan Mushroom Pulled “Pork”, and Vegan Mushroom Patties make for a delicious and easy meal!
Dunbarton farmer, Sylvain, just purchased a dehydrator this week in preparation to dry some of his incredible oregano, sage, dill, parsley, and basil crops. Keep your eye out for his dried herbs and spice blends later this season!
Many thanks to the Littleton Food Coop whose donation will help build a walk-in cooler on the farm. Refrigeration right on the farm will allow farmers to harvest more regularly and keep the food quality high!
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It’s already week 7 of the 12-week Summer FarmShare! Have you signed up for the Fall Share yet? We have limited availability for the 12-week fall share starting August 22nd, so be sure to sign up early and don’t miss all of the summer veggies!
The Fall share starts at the peak of the harvest season, so you’ll get to select from a large variety of veggies including greens, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, herbs, summer squash, corn and much more. Towards the end of the share, you’ll get the first tastes of winter squash, beets, sweet potatoes, and other roasting veggies. Don’t forget the local eggs, meat, milk, bread, fruit, and pantry items!
The Concord Farmers Market season is off to a great start. Josephin, Alice & her children, and Harimaya were there this weekend selling all of the beautiful greens and herbs that early July has to offer. Thank you to all of the wonderful customers who stopped by!
Check out all of the farmers market locations Fresh Start Farmers attend each week here.
Highlights
From This Week's Bounty
Salanova Salad Mix, Alice
Snap Peas, Asli
Basil & Romaine, Batulo
Amaranth, Cecilia
Radish & Swiss Chard, Daniel
Lettuce, Josephin
Carrots & Potatoes, Josephin
Superfood Braising Mix & Beets, Sylvain
Bok Choy & Baby Onions, Sidi & Isha
Cucumbers & Zucchini, Brookdale Fruit Farm
Fruit Share Update
This week you'll receive a pint of blueberries from Sunnycrest Farm in Londonderry.
Important Member Info
Low Share Value Alert
When you customize your share, make sure to look out for a box value alert in your cart. If the total value of the products in your cart is less than the value of your share ($28 or $40), you will see an alert indicating that you may add products without incurring an additional charge. Unused value does not roll over into extras or future weeks, so we want to make sure you get your full value each box!
Please return boxes & insulated liners!
We are starting to use insulated liners to keep your food cool in your shares to make sure your veggies are at the highest quality when you receive them. We want to make sure to limit any waste and packaging (and each of these liners costs $3) so please make sure to leave the silver insulated liner at your pick-up site or return it to your site/delivery driver. Please return any boxes as well. Thank you!
Find resources on how to customize your box, how to hold or reschedule a delivery, how the payment plan works, and more in the Members Help Section.
Recipes
of the Week
Running out of ideas for your swiss chard or kale? Try out these fun pancakes for a quick meal that is flexible, forgiving, and uses up lots of veggies in your fridge!
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Pantry Items
New items!
Dunk’s Mushrooms Gourmet Mushroom Pot Pies! So easy to prepare, just remove lid and heat in the oven. Made from scratch in house, using local ingredients whenever possible. This is a traditional pot pie using mushrooms in place of meat (Pies are vegetarian, but are not vegan due to butter in the crust.)
Not your typical veggie burger, Dunk’s Vegan Mushroom patties are 83% mushroom (Oyster and Shiitake) and are fully cooked ready to heat on your grill, stove, oven or microwave.
Also, try out Dunk’s Pulled “Pork” made from oyster mushrooms. The BBQ sauce is made in-house, fresh for each batch!
Sunflower Oil, from Sunfox Farm in Deerfield NH, is unrefined high oleic sunflower oil is a heart-healthy, trans-fat-free culinary oil. It also provides more vitamin E than any other vegetable oil on the market. Their oil has a smoke point of 320 F, it is great for pan-frying, baking, and tossed with a salad.
Organic Habanero Sriracha made from a mix of habanero and sweet orange peppers grown on Kitchen Garden’s farm in Sunderland, MA. The chilies are fermented for seven days, then cooked and pureed. Certified organic!
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Dairy Items
Enjoy local whole, low-fat, and chocolate & strawberry milk from Contoocook Creamery!
A fifth-generation farm, Contoocook produces milk of the highest quality with the most efficient and environmentally sound practices available. The farm consists of more than 440 acres of land and is home to 200 milk cows, whose well-being is the number one priority of the Bohanan family. It takes happy, healthy cows to produce Contoocook Creamery’s delicious high-quality milk!
Nonfat Greek Plain Yogurt from Green Mountain Creamery. Each spoonful is a deliciously smooth and creamy treat with live probiotic cultures and no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives.
Green Mountain Creamery, in Brattleboro VT, creates Vermont-style yogurt with only rBST-free Grade A milk, and all products are naturally gluten-free.
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Protein Items
New items!
Vermont Bean Crafter’s Organic Harvest Burgers are a delicious blend of pinto beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, and their own maple-chipotle BBQ sauce.
VT Salumi’s Chorizo is delicious and earthy with a little cayenne kick. Serve with rice and beans, huevos rancheros, or add to black bean soup. Excellent in posole (hominy stew) or as part of a tapas selection.
Thank you & we'll see you soon!
Questions?
Email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 603-606-2663 and we will get right back to you!
