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Brooklyn Thanksgiving Share 2009
Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays on the farm: finally a chance to relax and enjoy the great bounty of the fall-- turnips, butternut squash, potatoes, carrots, apples . . . Every season, we plant extra fall crops in hopes of being able to offer an optional Thanksgiving Share to our members. The harvest of fall crops has been good, so we are pleased to offer a bonus delivery to keep your household eating local for your Thanksgiving feast and beyond.
What's a Thanksgiving Share?
The Thanksgiving Share will is a one-time bonus delivery of fall favorites, good for a Thanksgiving feast, but also good for storing well into the winter. This season, in addition to buying the vegatable share, you also have the option to add on fruit and eggs.
When & Where do I pick up?
Pick up on Saturday, November 21st (the Saturday before Thanksgiving). Pick up will be at the same location as your regular CSA share, during the same time window. If you can't make it to pick up, just send a friend or neighbor and tell them to check off your name from the list.
How do I sign up and how much does it cost?
You can purchase your Thanksgiving Share directly through the Hearty Roots Farm web site, using a credit card, debit card, or Paypal account. The cost for the vegetable share, which contains quite a bit more produce than a typical CSA delivery (since it will store so well), is $40. We estimate that if you were to buy the same produce at the farmers' market or grocery store, you would spend over $50. Prices for the optional fruit and eggs are listed below. Quantities are limited, so please sign up soon, and definitely by November 17th.
Vegetable Share - $40
The vegetable share from Hearty Roots Farm will likely include:
Salad greens - 1/2 lb. (will keep for a week in the fridge)
Root vegetables (mix of potatoes, turnips, carrots, beets, parsnips and celery root) - total of about 12 lb. (will store for weeks in the fridge)
Cooking greens (kale or collards) - 1 lb. greens (will keep for a week or two in the fridge)
Butternut Squash - 3 squashes (will store for months at room temperature)
Garlic - 4 bulbs (will store for months at room temperature)
Leeks - 3 pieces (will store for weeks in the fridge)
Cabbage (green and red) - 2 heads (will keep for weeks in the fridge)
Onions - 1 lb. (will store for weeks at room temperature)
Fruit Share - $12.50
The fruit share, from Montgomery Place Orchards, will likely include:
Fresh eating apples
Cooking apples (varieties that are good for eating, and also great for pies, etc.)
Asian pears
Eggs - $5.25 per dozen
The eggs are from Muddy Farm in Stone Ridge, NY. The chickens are raised on pasture and the eggs have the delicious, dark orange yolks that come from chickens who forage for grass, seeds and bugs in addition to eating grain.
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