Greetings from Fresh Start Farms!

It’s the final week of the spring FarmShare! Thank you so much for your support of Fresh Start Farms this spring. We hope you’re planning to join us for the summer so we can share the bounty of summer veggies with you!  If you’re already signed up for the Summer FarmShare, don’t forget that there are no share deliveries the week of Memorial Day. The Summer FarmShare Share starts June 6th.

We’re through the leaner months of New England local food and the Fresh Start Farms are producing! In Dunbarton, Asli is making her first harvest of cilantro, arugula, scallions, spring mix, and bok choy this week. Hajiya has mint and kale-a-bration baby kale mix, Isho has arugula and leeks, and Fadumo has scallions and mint.

Lots of new products this week! Fiddlehead IPA Bratwurst from VT Salumi, Ginger Devotion Katalyst Kombucha Cans, Organic Lebanese Cucumbers from Deep Root Organics, Smith’s Country Farmstead Aged Gouda, Terra Cotta Pasta Butternut Alfredo Sauce, Pinto and Jacob’s Cattle Beans from VT Bean Crafters. Plus a big restock on Ramen Noodles!

More Organic Red Hot House Tomatoes from Deep Roots Organic, Asparagus from Peachblow farm, and Fiddleheads from Dunk’s Mushrooms!

Reminder: It’s getting warmer, don’t forget to leave your cooler out for home delivery!

Announcing Hari's Summer Flower Share!

Enjoy a beautiful floral bouquet grown and arranged by Fresh Start Farmer, Harimaya Adhikari! Hari loves to grow and arrange flowers, play with colors in bouquets, and share her creations with others. During this 9-week share, you’ll get a gorgeous, unique arrangement of fresh-picked flowers from Hari’s plot in Boscawen. Look forward to zinnias, sunflowers, cosmos, amaranth, celosia, dahlias, ranunculus, snapdragons, lilies, strawflowers, marigolds, and more! 

Bring the beauty of the flower garden home! Sign up here. 

Only for Food Hub, Bona Fide, and St. Paul’s Pick Up. We’re sorry this isn’t available for home delivery or YMCA pick up at this time. 

Highlights

From This Week's Bounty

Cilantro, Spring Mix, and Bok Choy, Asli

Kale-A-Bration Mix and Mint, Hajiya

Arugula, Isho

Organic Lebanese Cucumbers and Hot House Tomatoes, Deep Roots Organic

Fiddleheads and Chef’s Mixed Mushrooms, Dunk’s Mushrooms, Brentwood, NH

Asparagus,  Peachblow Farm, Charlestown, NH

Organic Carrots, Harlow Farm, Westminster, VT

Important Member Info

Don't forget to leave a cooler out for home delivery!

Your Harvie Dashboard:

From your Harvie Dashboard, you can customize the contents of your box, reschedule/change location/skip shares, and update your product preferences. Learn more about how to use your Dashboard here

Customization Period:

  • Monday Delivery/Pick Up: You have until midnight on Sunday to customize your box.
  • Wednesday & Thursday Delivery/Pick Up: You have until midnight Tuesday to customize your box.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us by replying to your emails,  or directly at [email protected] or 603 606 2663.

Pick Up & Delivery Info

Home Delivery
Mondays and Wednesdays 11am to 6pm
It is very important that you update your delivery instructions on your Harvie Profile page so we get the food to the right place. Be sure to leave a cooler out for the delivery driver.

YMCA of Greater Nashua 
Monday 3:30pm to 5:30pm
24 Stadium Drive, Nashua
There will be a volunteer there to help you find your box. Any milk, meat, or frozen products will be in a cooler. 

Bona Fide Green Goods Pick Up
Wednesdays 3pm to 6pm 
25 N. Main Street, Concord
Give the Bona Fide staff your name and they’ll get your box for you.

St. Paul’s School Employee Pick Up
Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm
SPS Post Office 
Any milk, meat, or frozen products will be in the fridge.

Fresh Start Food Hub Pick Up
Wednesdays OR Thursdays 2pm to 6pm
150 Spruce Street, Manchester
You can pick up your share either day. No need to notify us, just come on by!

We will not hold missed pick-ups. We will donate any unclaimed shares to our local food pantries. 

Please return boxes & insulated liners!
Recipes

of the Week

This Bright Spring Salad recipe is a perfect light meal or side dish. Filled with fresh veggies, herbs, and a zippy vinaigrette, it’s simple, bright, and delicious. 

It’s the perfect way to showcase the season’s best produce — this week try it with asparagus, salad greens, radishes, and mint! 

 

Featured

Pantry Items

New!

Pinto and Jacob’s Cattle Beans, VT Bean Crafters

Pinto Beans are classic bean for refried beans, the beautiful darker brown speckles on these oblong beans fade when cooked and become a creamy filling dream bean that takes on flavor extremely well. 

Jacob’s Cattle Beans are one of the traditional baking beans of New England. It is a plump, white and red speckled, kidney-shaped bean with vivid maroon splashes. It is full-flavored, holds its shape under long cooking, and stands up well to plenty of seasoning.

Butternut Alfredo Sauce, Terra Cotta Pasta Co.

A healthier spin on Alfredo!
 

The origin of this sauce comes from one our most popular soups that we sell in our retail stores, Butternut Squash Bisque. Customers would comment that they pair this soup with our ravioli and fresh pastas. We decided to give it a try and married the butternut bisque with our roasted garlic Alfredo sauce. Turns out they were right! We here at TCPC especially enjoy it with our chicken or turkey meatballs and fresh pasta. Also great with grilled chicken breast or pork chops.

Featured

Dairy Items

New!

Farmstead Aged Gouda, Smith’s Country Cheese

This Gouda rivals any made in the Netherlands. It has the same mild taste, creamy texture and small, bubbly eyes. An excellent dessert cheese, it is also great for cooking and melts beautifully.  Bronze Medal Winner at The 2016 Big E Cheese Competition

 At Smith’s, old-fashioned family traditions and hard work are combined to produce their Farmstead Cheeses. All of their cheeses are made fresh on the farm with rich milk directly from their 200 dairy cows.

Featured

Protein Items

New!

Fiddlehead IPA Bratwurst, VT Salumi 

Fresh ground pork mixed with delicious spices and Fiddlehead IPA is really all it takes. VT Salumi never adds gluten fillers, sugar, or preservatives and their animals are raised without antibiotics so you know its good for you and your family

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!

From all of us at Fresh Start Farms,
take good care and be well.