Yes, it’s not much notice, but that’s the nature of fresh food. I had chickens and ducks butchered yesterday. I calculated the cost of purchasing them, feeding the monsters for 10 weeks, butchering them, and added in 15% extra for labor. It’s still less than minimum wage, just to put it in perspective. And I’m [...]

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katie on April 11th, 2013

Not all cookbooks are CSA-friendly, because often the ingredient list pairs items that aren’t in season at the same time. I learned recently that some CSAs purchase cookbooks in quantity and sell them to their members at a profit. Here’s the Cool Beans spin on that idea: I’ve been collecting gently used copies of several [...]

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katie on February 19th, 2013

Unbelievably, this is the fifth winter CSA bag, so we’re halfway through. It’s not greens-heavy this week – the lettuces need a little time to regrow. You have collards and spinach, two gorgeous Cameo apples from Ben at Three Spring Fruit Farm, exquisite baby carrots, biscotti, and popcorn. The newsletter has details about the biscotti [...]

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katie on February 5th, 2013

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/2 cups white flour 2/3 cup sugar 1-2 Tbsp grated orange peel 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 c. orange juice 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 egg 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional Combine flours, sugar, orange peel, baking powder, and salt in a [...]

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katie on February 5th, 2013

1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup white flour 1 cup rolled oats 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 c sugar 1/4 c brown sugar 3/4 c raisins 1 egg 1 c milk 3 Tbsp oil Mix together flours, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, sugars, and raisins. Beat together egg, [...]

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katie on January 8th, 2013

From top left, clockwise:  collards, three kinds of dry beans (from our friends at the Dickinson College Farm), mixed lettuces, lettuce, arugula, spinach, and mustard. Today’s soup is a wonderful potato soup with blue cheese and a hint of truffle oil.  Chef Steve suggests that you thin it with milk or water when you gently [...]

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katie on December 18th, 2012

A quick pic of what’s in your bag this week: across the front, apples from three Springs Fruit Farm, cider cranberry jelly, and alfalfa sprouts. The four bags, clockwise from top left, are Black Seeded Simpson lettuce, spinach, kales, and arugula. The Thing is a Chinese cabbage. More info in the newsletter, which is also [...]

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katie on December 11th, 2012

Winter CSA is sold out, first delivery is next Tuesday Dec. 18. Signups for the regular season will begin in early January. Updated info will be posted soon!

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katie on November 13th, 2012

A new WinterBean, Lisa, is doing a doctoral dissertation on local foods.  If you have a few minutes, would you consider filling out this online survey for her?  ~thanks from katie Dear CSA Member, Your opinion about local food matters.  Please take 15 minutes to complete an online survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CJMJQ3M. Please complete the survey [...]

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katie on October 31st, 2012

So……there’s been a fantastic response to this morning’s Facebook post about the winter CSA.  (Note to social media:  I’m sorry I ever considered you irrelevant.)  And the question’s come up a few times now from potential Beans:  what’s a typical winter share going to be like? And that question, more than anything else, explains why [...]

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