Welcome to week TWO! We're a little deeper into winter, the days are a little shorter, and we even have a little snow, so it's safe to say we're in winter mode here on the farm. We've been working on "get ahead" projects starting this week: tweaking high tunnels, covering some over-wintering crops, and planning, planning, planning. As a family with an almost-2-year old, we're also getting more excited about Christmas than usual and have been fully indulging her in her new found love of Christmas lights - our den looks like the botanical gardens right now. We'll be taking the whole week of Christmas off (like all the way off - out of office email, fun plans daily, lots of sleep) so we're really getting excited for the break and brainstorming some fun things we can do. Sometimes your brain gets so into farm mode, you actually forget what it is you like to do with time off, and we're really looking forward to reacquainting ourselves with hobbies and free-time. Hopefully we'll still be able to find some good x-country skiing snow!
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday, however you are celebrating this year.
Important note! The delivery this week is our last before the New Year - while our winter schedule is generally every other week, we take both the week of Christmas and the week of New Years off from deliveries to give ourselves and our staff a bit of a break. Deliveries will resume the week of January 4, 2021. See the full delivery schedule for the rest of the season listed below at the bottom of this email!
Load-up on veggies and extras!
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Don't Miss Veggie of the Week...TATSOI
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This green is cold-hardy and so so tasty. It may be a little unfamiliar as a stand-alone green, but in it's baby form, it is common in Asian Mesclun mixes. It is tender, with the texture common of full-size spinach, but with the flavor of a non-spicy arugula, nutty and sweet. It's a farmer fav here. The greens are wonderful in salads, and the greens and stems are great in stirfries!
Introducing....
Our new Office/Operations Assistant Sarah! - Sarah has been with the farm for about a year now, and in that year she has been a jill-of-all-trades - deliveries, greenhouse management, harvest team and now - she's saving our butts in the office management roll. She'll be helping us to offer all of you better and more timely customer service, a wider, awesomer range of add-ons, and generally helping Eric and I by keeping things running smoothly. We couldn't be more excited to have someone we trust and like so much in such an important roll on the farm! Join us in welcoming her to this new and exciting role! You'll be hearing from her soon!
Introducing....
Our new favorite "extra" PASTA, locally made in Maine by The Maine Meal in Skowhegan!
We love connecting and working with other small family businesses in Maine and Kelly and Mark of The Maine Meal are the real deal. They're going to be making pasta fresh on Mondays for us to deliver to you the same week! They use local ingredients and it's all made fresh. You can learn more about them here: https://themainemeal.com/about-us/
We've got TWO delicious pastas for you to try this week - try them both!
Spicy Squash Malfadine and Papparadelle!
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Included Pantry Item of the Week
(This item is included in your share unless you choose to swap it out, extras may or not be available for purchase depending on the item each week)
Turtle Rock 18 oz. Jar of Whole Peeled Tomatoes! Maine-grown and jarred lovingly in Brunswick, Maine, with endless possibilities for reminiscing a little over the taste of Summer even when there’s snow on the ground!
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Extras Available This Week
- Spicy Squash Malfadine Fresh Pasta - Made fresh in Skowhegan! This delicious, ruffled pasta is a perfect alternative to a classic linguine! Mildly spicy, made with local squash and local eggs. Large 1 lb bag $9.50/bag
- Plain Pappardelle Fresh Pasta- You can't go wrong with a classic! This fresh pappardelle from Skowhegan pairs perfectly with a homemade sauce with the tomatoes in your share this week! Made with local eggs! Large 1 lb bag. $9.50/ bag
- For the HOLIDAYS: Kennebec Cheesery's Goat's Milk Caramel "Cajeta" - Goats’ milk caramel made in the traditional Mexican way. The caramel is rich, creamy and sweet with a distinctive goats’-milk flavor. Perfect for dipping freshly sliced apples into, or drizzling over a scoop of ice cream for a deliciously decadent dessert! $8.00/jar
- This week's Cheese: Kennebec Cheesery's "Snow Pond Brie" - Special order! Goat cheese brie! Fresh, soft-ripened, made special for our HTO customers! $9.00/wedge
- Heiwa Organic Tofu - Local, organic Tofu, made fresh in Rockland Maine - great for stir fries! $5.00/block
- Winter Hill Farm Farmstead Yogurt - The best Maine yogurt hands down. Made in small batches on their farm in Freeport, this whole milk cream-on-top yogurt is addictive! $9.00/quart
- Winter Hill Farm Whole Raw Milk 1/2 Gallon - Milked at their micro dairy, this raw, whole milk is cream-on-top wonderful. $5.00/half gallon
- Moses Dyer "Storm King" Coffee Beans 1lb bag - Extra dark roast coffee, fair trade, and roasted in Harpswell, ME. $15/bag
- Moses Dyer "Daybreak" Coffee Beans 1lb bag - Medium roast coffee, fair trade, and roasted in Harpswell, ME. $15/bag
- Fairwinds Farm Cornmeal 2lb. bag - Deliciously nutty, freshly ground, no-spray local cornmeal grown right here in Bowdoinh am. $8.00/bag
Delivery Schedule for the Remainder of the Season
This week - December 16, 17, 18, 2020
January 6, 7, 8, 2021
January 20, 21, 22, 2021
February 3, 4, 5, 2021
February 17, 18, 19, 2021
March 3, 4, 5, 2021
March 17, 18, 19, 2021
