Greetings from Fresh Start Farms!

It is the final week of the Winter FarmShare!  Thank you so much for being part of the Fresh Start Farms community this season. Your membership supported a collective of 23 refugee and immigrant farmers’ businesses and other local food growers and producers. We hope that you enjoyed the abundance of food this year and that you will join us again next season. 2022 FarmShares go on sale in January. Keep your eye open for the announcement and early-bird deals!  We will start the 2022 FarmShare season on the last week of March. 

But wait! For January, February, and March you can still order fresh and local food from Fresh Start through our FarmStand! Each week, our FarmStand (online store) will be open for orders Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning. When you shop with the FarmStand, you aren’t purchasing a subscription, instead, you can build a 1-time box with any products in our store!  You can expect roots, squash, winter greens, apples, pantry goods, eggs, cheeses, meats, and more. Shares available for pick up & limited delivery on Thursdays.

Don’t forget you can always shop in person at the Fresh Start Market on Tuesdays 11am to 4pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays 2pm to 6pm! 

Holiday Gift Boxes

Edible gifts are best! Give the gift of local food to your friends and family this holiday season! We’ve got a variety of gift boxes available made from all local foodie favorites that will make for a meaningful gift anyone can enjoy.  Boxes include Maple Lover’s, New England Breakfast, Tea + Honey, Chef’s Box, BBQ, Charcuterie and more!

Plus, the boxes are perfectly sized for mailing to loved ones near and far. Limited quantities available so order now! 

Gift cards are also available to gift someone a one-time box of Fresh Start Farm veggies or a month long Farm Share for the upcoming growing season. Pricing starts at only $28!

Shop local and support producers in your community! 

Highlights

From This Week's Bounty

Spinach, Queen’s Greens

Hydroponic Salad Mix, Lettuce, Baby Kale, and Baby Swiss Chard, Oasis Spring Farm

Organic Napa Cabbage, Picadilly Farm

Organic Carrots & Parsnips, Harlow Farm

Japanese Sweet Potatoes, Atlas Farm

Organic Sunflower Greens, Grateful Greens

Butternut and Carnival Squash, Atlas Farm

Mixed Purple Daikon, Watermelon & Spanish Black Radishes, Milkweed Farm

Garlic, Fresh Start Farmers

Russet Potatoes & Yukon Potatoes, Edgewater Farm

FruitShare Update

Cranberries from Ricker Hill Farm

McIntosh Apples from Brookdale Fruit Farm

Perfect for a Cranberry and Apple Cake, Cranberry and Apple Pie, Cranberry and Apple Upside-down Cake, Cranberry-Apple Chutney, and lots more!

Important Member Info

Pickup & Delivery

Home Delivery
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9am to 5pm
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.

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.

Story Hill Farm in Dunbarton
Wednesdays 4:30pm to 6pm
5 Story Hill Road, Dunbarton
There is a blue tiny house on the farm that we use as a Self-Service Farm Stand. Your box will be in the house labeled with your name. Any milk, meat, or frozen products will be in a cooler which you will need to grab.

Fresh Start Food Hub Pick Up
Wednesdays & Thursdays 2pm to 6pm
150 Spruce Street, Manchester
We can’t wait for you to see our new Market!

YMCA of Greater Nashua 
Friday 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. 

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

Your Harvie Dashboard:

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

Please return boxes & insulated liners!
Recipes

of the Week

Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Japanese Sweet Potatoes have purple skin and yellow flesh. They are unique nutritionally in that they are very low on the glycemic index compared to other types of potatoes and sweet potatoes. They have high amounts of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and antioxidants.  Plus they are absolutely delicious! 

Try them simply baked, roasted, glazed, as fries, or even in a pudding for dessert!  

 

Featured

Pantry Items

Mocha Buzz Chocolate Bark

Belgian Milk Chocolate, Roasted Almonds, Cocoa Nibs, Crushed Coffee Beans, and Caramel. 

Berkshire Bark is a unique chocolate bar handcrafted in the pristine Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. Made of top-quality Belgian chocolate and all-natural ingredients flavors.

 

New from True North Granola!

Certified Gluten-Free Oats, Belgian Chocolate Chunks, Slivered Almonds

This gluten-free granola is extremely popular and features certified gluten free rolled oats, virgin coconut oil along with 2 forms of coconut (coconut chips and shredded coconut), Belgian dark chocolate chunks, slivered almonds, and pure coconut extract.

True North Granola is a Vermont granola company that sells delicious and healthy handmade granola using only the freshest organic and all-natural ingredients.

 

Featured

Dairy Items

All Cheese 10% off!

Featured

Protein Items

Beet Veggie Burgers

Blue Mango’s Beet Burgers are handmade in Maine with just 7 ingredients: Beets, Onions, Black Beans, Panko Breadcrumbs, Spinach, Rice, Fresh Ginger. They are soy-free and vegan.
4 patties per pack.

Robie Farm's Thighs & Drums

All-natural, 100% pasture free-ranging, growth hormone/antibiotic-free, and local chicken from Robie Farm.

Robie Farm is a small family farm owned and operated on the banks of the Connecticut River in Piermont, NH. All of their chickens are humanely raised right on their farm in movable pens on pastures (as opposed to indoor confinement).

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.