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Greetings from Fresh Start Farms!
Look forward to lots of green beans, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, and the first taste of tomatillos this week!
This week we’re welcoming a new product line from Mola Foods! Founder, LaFortune Jeannette Djabea, is a champion of African cuisine and creates seasonings, sauces, chips, and marinades from tastes and flavors from around the world right here in Nashua, NH. Try out her spice blends and plantain chips!
Concord Farmers bring FarmShares to their Community!
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Last week, the Concord Fresh Start farmers assembled 60 boxes of fresh vegetables from their farms and distributed them to friends and family in their community. Along with the vegetables, the boxes included farm fresh eggs that were donated from local egg farms and gleaned by the Merrimack Conservation Commission.
The more experienced Dunbarton Fresh Start Farmers participate in the USDA Senior Share program and distribute over 300 shares to seniors in need of fresh food during the summer. The farmers are responsible for managing the assembly, distribution, and invoicing for the shares. The Concord Fresh Start Farmers have not yet managed their own farm share distribution, so the community share acted as an excellent training opportunity for the farmers to prepare to participate in the Senior Share program as well as get lots of delicious, fresh, and local food to the community!
Fall FarmShares are almost sold out!
We only have a few spots left for the 12-week fall FarmShare starting August 22nd, so be sure to secure your peak season veggies! As a summer FarmShare member, a spot has been saved for you until the end of the week, so be sure to sign up!
Highlights
From This Week's Bounty
Greenhouse Tomatoes, Dunbarton Farmers
Cherry Tomatoes, Concord Farmers
Salanova Salad Mix, Asli
Tomatillos & Bok Choy, Fadumo & Khamis
Cucumbers & Leeks, Sylvain
Green Beans, Sibomana
Organic Eggplant, Kitchen Garden Farm, Sunderland MA
Kale & Green Peppers, Mukamujeni
Garlic & Potatoes, Margarita
Fennel & Swiss Chard, Isho
Organic Broccoli, Harlow Farm
Fruit Share Update
This week you’ll receive one of the following:
- 1 pint Blueberries, Bascom Road Farm
- 1 pint Cherries, Champlain Orchards
- 1 pint Yellow Plums, Dutton Berry Farm
- 2lbs Peaches, Brookdale Fruit Farm
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
When it’s too hot to stand over a pot of ratatouille on the stove, make these grilled ratatouille tartines instead!
They’re a delicious snack – but they’re hearty enough to double as a light dinner.
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Welcoming Mola Foods! Founder, LaFortune Jeannette Djabea, is a champion of African cuisine and creates seasonings, sauces, chips and marinades from tastes and flavors from around the world right here in Nashua, NH.
LaFortune’s love of food began at age 11 when she started cooking for the whole family. The Cameroonian blend is from her own heritage and is an authentic ancient tribal recipe that has survived being passed from mother to daughter. “I hope to create awareness about a revolutionary way of adding spiced into cooking and bringing life to dishes.” LaFortune states as the Mola’s mission.
Try out Mola’s Senegalese, Moroccan, Ethiopian, Jamaican, Kenyan, and Cameroonian spice blends and their Plantain Chips! The products are low or no salt and are vegan, non-GMO, and contain no additives or preservatives.
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New Items!
With a buttery aroma and a feathery finish, this mozzarella is so good you’ll want to eat it all before you get home.
Narragansett Creamery makes award-winning artisan cheeses in Providence, Rhode Island. They use local milk, kind bacteria, vegetable-based rennet, salt, and nothing else. They support fair-trade and local ingredients and do not use milk with growth hormones.
100% whole milk, smooth and creamy hand-dipped Ricotta made with fresh Vermont milk from Maplebrook Farm. Full of flavor and perfect for any recipe savory or sweet!
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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!
