Bundle up! We've got some unseasonably cold weather coming in tonight and next week. Our crew spent the last few days racing around covering veggies with row cover (which we also use in the spring) and harvesting to bring crops into storage before this cold night.
Colder weather is a reminder that winter is on it's way, and as such our Winter Harvest sign-ups have opened up. This is the latest that we've ever opened shares, because, honestly, it's been a tough year, one of the toughest. For many of us I'm sure. We're certainly feeling happy and very very grateful to have made it this far, and we're really looking forward to some of the rest and coziness that come with winter.
Winter shares are a fun new adventure in local eating. They are a great way to get more familiar with the veggies Maine provides us. They are also a great time, with the darker nights and colder weekends, to try new recipes and new veggies. There are, or course, lots of soups and roasts, but I've also got some great, fresh recipes to share - winter veggie spring rolls, apple kale salad, and kohlrabi fritters are three of my favorites!
And this winter, we've got a few exciting new changes:
1) We're offering home delivery - Yay! Customers have been requesting this for a while and with the world as it is, we thought we'd take a swing at it.
2) We're working hard to expand what we offer in addition to veggies. This winter you'll see all kinds of grains, dairy (milk! butter!), preserves, and more. We're excited to work with all kinds of local partners to make local fresh food as convenient as possible and your CSA box as delicious as ever!
Below are all the wintery details:
- 8 Weeks of bi-weekly deliveries starting December 3rd and 4th
- $44/delivery, $352 for the whole season
- Each bi-weekly box contains local organic vegetables from our farm, plus a pantry item (preserves, grains, ferments etc) from our local farm partners
- Shares are fully customizable just like the summer!
- Delivered to your local public pick-up, home, or workplace (minimum five shares)
- Lots!
- Root vegetables like beets, carrots, turnips, potatoes and more
- Delicious starchy things like sweet potatoes and winter squash
- Crispy frost-sweetened greens and microgreens from our tunnels
- Plus more like cabbage, kohlrabi and radishes
- Preserved, fermented, and dried veggies grown locally
- We'll also have LOTS of extras for purchase to round out your diet like grains, apples, coffee, milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, and other locally made Maine products!
- Home delivery is available in many areas in Portland, South Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham and Bowdoinham
- Delivery fee is $10/delivery, which is waived if a household has 5+ shares delivered their (multiple families)
- Shares are delivered right to your door on delivery days
- Get more of your groceries locally by adding on our extras!
