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Delicata & Butternut Squash from Dunbarton Farmers Arugula from Two Mountain Farm White Sweet Potatoes & Potatoes from Umoja Farmers Sylvain's Kale & Collards Celery from Mukamujeni Edgewater Farm's Spanish, Sweet, and Red Onions
FruitShare Update
We are still confirming sourcing for fruit this week, we will let you know shortly what will be in your fruit share! Thanks for your patience.
New Item! Mi Tierra Organic Corn Tortillas
Made with only three simple ingredients (corn, water, and lime) these fresh-baked, local tortillas are some of the best tasting available. The organic and non GMO corn is grown in small farms throughout western MA and the tortillas are made in Hadley, MA. Add these tortillas to your order this week and make some extra special tacos with Fresh Start veggies!
New Fall Items!
Try out New Hampshire Herb & Spice Co.'s Custom Blend Apple Pie Spice! Made of Korintje Cinnamon, Jamaican Allspice, Nutmeg, and Ginger Root, this is sure to bring extra special flavor to your pie!
Grab a few pints of Fresh Apple Cider from Brookdale Fruit Farm. Enjoy this tasty sweet and tart cider cold on a warm fall day or hot on a cold fall day!
Farm Share Messages
Home Delivery Notice: When you select home delivery for your order, please be sure to leave a cooler out for the delivery driver. They will place your food in it's liner and take the box back. If you haven't added any delivery instructions to your account, please do so we can make sure we get your food to the right place. All orders must be picked up during pick up site time. Any orders not picked up at the close of the site will be donated to families who need food.
Please continue to practice Covid-19 social distancing and wear a face mask at pick up.
If you are missing any items in your share please let us know as soon as possible at farmshare@refugeesuccess.org. We will credit your account and it is helpful as a training mechanism for our team.
This flexible vegetable soup recipe is perfect for using up whatever veggies you have on hand! It's a healthy meal that's great for cool fall and winter days.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
Sea salt and fresh black pepper
1 medium carrot, diced
1 small sweet potato, diced
¼ cup dry white wine, i.e., pinot grigio
1 14.5-ounce can diced fire roasted tomatoes
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons dried oregano, or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or rosemary
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
4 cups vegetable broth
2 bay leaves
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup chopped green beans
1 zucchini, diced
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1½ cups chopped kale
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, ½ teaspoon salt, and several grinds of pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes. Add the carrot and sweet potato, stir and cook 2 more minutes.
Add the wine and cook for about 30 seconds to reduce by half, then add the canned tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the broth and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
Stir in the cherry tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, chickpeas, and cover and cook 10 to 15 more minutes, until the green beans are tender.
Stir in the vinegar, kale, an additional ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste), and more pepper.
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About the farm
If you are new to Fresh Start Farms, welcome!
We are a collective brand for immigrant and refugee farmers participating in the New American Sustainable Agriculture Program, a program of the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. We work alongside new American farmers to bring farm fresh ingredients to your table via neighborhood farm stands, farmers markets, our FarmShare, wholesale and through NH Farm to School.
Twenty-three new American farmers make up Fresh Start Farms. Nine farmers are part of the New American Farmers Co-op and grow at Our Farm on Story Hill in Dunbarton, NH. An additional 14 farmers, the Umoja Farmers, grow on land at the St. Paul's School in Concord, NH.
All producers in the Fresh Start Farms collective implement organic practices. While not certified organic, the farmers grow nutrient dense produce without chemicals and in a way that promotes healthy soil, habitat, and environment.
We speak 13 languages, represent 7 countries and grow over 50 different varieties of produce!
