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- New - Bola Pizza! This farmer's market favorite now available frozen and delivered
- New local farms! Welcome to the family - HausBar Farm
- Back - goodness from Lund Farm in Elgin
- Back - kale chips from Rhythm Foods
- Pause - local goat cheese from Pure Luck - they're stopping production until Spring
- New- Mionetto Prosecco made w/ organic grapes (Travis County only)
- New- organic sake! Locally made from rice grown in Texas
- Back - local avocados and tangerines! from G&S Groves
- Back - Parmesan cheese from Brazos Valley
- Limited - summer squash is now out of season and may be pricier due to short supply
- Back - jalapeno cheddar from Texas Daily Harvest
- Back - Just Peachy Farms (you may remember their amazing field peas from the summer) with turnips and tender greens
- New - all purpose seasonings available in 4 varieties from Wildly Natural One
- Did ya notice? -Meat cuts by the pound, we'll be expanding this to more meats so you pay exactly what the cut weighs instead of an estimation. Item unit is listed as lb/package which means it's weighed when packed and price-adjusted
Browse these items here
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Greenling is expanding!
After growing the local food system in Austin for 6 years, Greenling is going to help our friends up North, too!
We're setting up shop in DFW and couldn't be more excited. We're making friends with all the North Texas local and sustainable producers we can find, and later this month will start delivering their local goodness all over the DFW Metroplex.
We need your help spreading the word to your family and friends in DFW- and we'll make it worth your while! We're giving away an iPad2 with a foodie spin - it's pre-loaded with all kinds of fun food and sustainability apps.
It's super easy to enter- everyone who likes our Greenling DFW page on Facebook is entered, + anyone who enters their zip code and joins our DFW email list gets an extra entry. Finally, you get yet another entry for everyone who joins our email list from your referral! How cool is that?
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Bin Ettiquette
Since you do hold onto our bins between deliveries we get asked occasionally what's ok to do with them. Here's a quick guide:
Ok To Do With Greenling Bin Until You Put it Back Out For Us:
--Make sure we get it back the next delivery (sorry, just had to say it again)
--Use it as a table
--Take the shredded paper out and play with it
--Show your neighbors how cool it is
--Wine holder
--Centerpiece
--Recycle the ice bottles (but you can also leave them in and we'll use them again)
What Not To Do:
--Litterbox
--Trashcan
--Repurpose as storage bin (we have others we can sell you for that)
--Please don't leave outside uncovered in the elements
--Pet carrier
--Firewood
--Luggage
--Purse
--Stool, chair
--Water pitcher
Thanks for showing our green bins some love!
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'Lettuce' Wrap-Up 2011
In light of our exciting news that Greenling is expanding to Dallas, we thought we'd do some veggie math and evaluate how the past year in Central Texas looked for local food. Despite a devastating historical drought, our hard-working local farmers thankfully persevered and still managed to dish out thousands of pounds of local goodness for all of us to enjoy. Can we get a woop woop for this amazing group of people?
Without further ado, 'lettuce' wrap-up 2011:
- 20,369 Local Boxes were delivered- that's about 142,583 lbs of local produce on Central Texas tables this year.
- In addition, we delivered about 20,000 lbs of local produce in addition to what was in the Local Box
- 54 different local farms provided the local goodness we delivered this year
- We estimate that because all of our local growers use sustainable methods, they saved over 150,000 pounds of pesticides NOT used on our food this year
- Since you 'lettuce' deliver your groceries in our fuel-efficient & sustainably routed trucks, 9,735 gallons of gas were saved on trips to the store
- Hundreds of thousands of ladybugs fed through organic pest control methods
- 13,800 meals made ridiculously easy and with all local and organic ingredients from our recipe kits
- Countless food puns brainstormed at Greenling headquarters (only the best ones make it public, you know)
It was a great year and we know 2012 will be even better for local food. Thanks from the bottom of our artichoke hearts for all of your support!
This Week's Box Contents & Local Items
If you haven't tried the local Brussels sprouts from Hillside Farms, order up because they won't last long. They're beautiful and oh-so-tasty.
Greens seasons continues to thrive, and we are loving it - this week looking forward to using those big leafy Mustard Greens from Lund produce in a hearty pasta with caramelized onions.
Here's what will be available from local farms on our website this week (the best selection of local produce in the state - guaranteed). Items with a (*) are only available in the Local Box:
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In Local Boxes ($34.99) this week (Jan 9 - 13):
- Mustard Greens - Lund Produce
- Komatsuna / Mizuna Bag - My Father's Farm
- Mint - My Father's Farm
- Green, Red OR Bibb Lettuce - Gundermann Acres
- Crimini Mushrooms - Kitchen Pride
- Tangerines - G&S Grove
- Green Onion OR Green Garlic OR White Turnips - Animal Farm OR Fruitful Hill Farm
- Butternut Squash - Gundermann Acres
- Yellow Onion - Engel Farm
- Green OR Savoy Cabbage OR Spinach - Gundermann Acres
Suggested recipes for all items will be included with the Local Box
Order Here
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Last Week's (Jan 2 - 6) Local Box Video:
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In Farmstead Boxes this week:*
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (4) - Little Bluestem Bakery
- Sourdough Boule - Sweetish Hill Bakey
- Savory Empanadas - Mmmpanadas
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*please note we are not able to make substitutions in the Farmstead Boxes! Thanks for understanding
Fresh, Prepared Meal Selection for this week:
Dish #1 - Crunchy Chickpea Salad (1 pint - serves 2 as a side)
This full-flavored salad amps up nutrient-packed chickpeas with toasted whole spices, creamy ginger infused yogurt, fresh lime juice & herbs and diced cucumber. An explosion of crunchy & sweet, creamy & savory, all at once. Enjoy this one chilled with a hot entree, or gently warmed with a salad, even over rice or noodles. Versatile and very delicious. And very healthy, to boot.
Ingredients: organic chickpeas, organic Greek yogurt, spices, organic cucumber, organic scallion, garlic, ginger, organic herbs, olive oil, canola oil, salt, pepper
Dish #2 - Kale & Chorizo Soup (1 pint)
Some trios are just born to be together. Diana & The Supremes. Curly, Larry & Mo. Snap, Crackle & Pop. And chorizo, potatoes & kale. Just a winning combination, greater than the sum of its parts.
Get this delicious Portuguese-inspired soup to kick off the new year & the cooler weather. Organic kale simmered in our homemade chicken broth with dry-cured Spanish chorizo, gold potatoes & white beans. A soul-satisfying kind of soup.
Ingredients: organic kale, organic onion, organic potatoes, white beans, Spanish dry-cured chorizo, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chicken stock, organic herbs, spices, salt, pepper
Fresh Pasta of the Week:
Whole Wheat Penne
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Produce from Local Farms
- Arugula - CAEDA Farm
- Arugula, Baby - Animal Farm
- Basil, Live- Bella Verdi
- Beets - 5 Mile Farm, My Father's Farm
- Bok Choy - Gundermann, Simmons Family Farm
- Broccoli - Comanche Oak, Tecolote Farm, Fruitful Hill
- Brussels Sprouts - Hillside Farms
- Cabbage, Napa - CAEDA Farms
- Cabbage, Savoy - Comanche Oak, Gundermann Acres
- Carrots - Simmons Family Farm, Comanche Oaks
- Cauliflower - Comanche Oak, Hillside Farms & Animal Farm
- Chard, Swiss - Simmons Family Farm
- Cilantro - CAEDA Farm
- Collard Greens - CAEDA Farm
- Garlic, Green - Fruitful Hill Farm
- Grapefruit - G&S Grove
- Herbs - Pure Luck
- Kale - Gundermann
- Komatsuna/Mizuna - My Father's Farm
- Lettuce, Bibb – Bella Verdi
- Lettuce, Green Leaf - Gundermann, Fruitful Hill Farm
- Lettuce, Mixed - Austin Organics
- Lettuce, Red Leaf - Gundermann, Fruitful Hill Farm
- Lettuce, Romaine - Gundermann, Fruitful Hill Farm
- Lettuce, Salad Trio - Austin Organics
- Microgreens - Bella Verdi
- Mint - My Father's Farm
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Produce from Local Farms
- Mushroom, Crimini- Kitchen Pride
- Mushroom, Shiitake- TX Organic Mushrooms
- Mushroom, Port caps- Kitchen Pride
- Mushroom, White- Kitchen Pride
- Mustard Greens - Lund Produce, CAEDA, Comanche Oak
- Onion, Green - Animal Farm
- Onion, Sweet Yellow - Engel Farm
- Oregano - Pure Luck
- Potatoes, Sweet - Gundermann Acres
- Radish, Black - Animal Farm
- Radish, Easter Egg - Comanche Oak
- Radish, Watermelon - Fruitful Hill Farm
- Rosemary - Pure Luck
- Spinach - Gundermann Acres
- Sprouts, Lentil - Groovy Greens
- Sprouts, Spicy Lentil - Groovy Greens
- Sprouts, Sunflower - Groovy Greens
- Squash, Butternut - Gundermann Acres
- Squash, Spaghetti - Gundermann Acres
- Thyme - Pure Luck
- Tomatoes, Slicing - Walnut Creek, Engel
- Turnips, White - Fruitful Hill Farm, Just Peachy Farm
- Avocado - G&S Groves
- Grapefruit - G&S Groves
- Limes - G&S Groves
- Meyer Lemons - G&S Groves
- Oranges - G&S Groves
- Tangerines - G&S Groves
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Events & Local Food Happenings Around Town
Indian Cooking Class w/ Shefaly Ravula of Shef's Kitchen
-Tues, Jan 17 6:30pm
-$30 for members of Sustainable Foodies, $40 for Guests
-Hyde Park Christian Church Kitchen, 610 E. 45th St., 78751 [Austin]
Join the Sustainable Foodies, SFC's young professionals group of supporters, for a private Indian Cooking Class with Shefaly Ravula of Shef's Kitchen! Learn three regional Indian dishes incorporating fresh, seasonal produce from SFC Farmers' Market culminating in a family-style dinner together!
Get your tickets now
Citizen Gardner 3-class series - part of Sustainable Food Center's "Grow Local" program
-Jan 14, Jan 18 & Jan 21
-$30
-Baha'i Center of Austin - 2215 E.M.Franklin Road, 78723 [Austin]
This class will teach you how to turn your bare ground or Bermuda Grass lawn into raised-garden beds that are small enough to manage, but big enough to provide real food. This hands-on course covers Central Texas specific topics and addresses the challenges and benefits to growing in our climate. Learn about composting, rainwater harvesting, mulching components, bio-intensive gardening, bed-building and more in a series of 3 classes.
Classes are small - register now before it fills up! For more information on Citizen Gardener visit our webpage and join us on Facebook.
Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (TOFGA) Conference
-Feb. 17-19
-Pricing varies - see conference link
-Mesquite Convention Center, 1750 Rodeo Drive, 75149 [Mesquite]
TOFGA is a non-profit organization that supports the people who produce and provide organic and sustainable food in Texas through education, marketing support and more. Shop, stroll and peruse the holiday wares from local food and beverage artisan. Get inspiration for your shopping list, buy locally made treats on site and sample all along they way!
Once again farmers, ranchers, gardeners (and consumers too) from across Texas will gather for a terrific educational and networking opportunity at the annual TOFGA conference! Anyone interested in possible throwing their hat into the world of sustainable food should be there - you'll meet tons of great people doing great things for our food system.
Greenling will be an exhibitor, so stop by and say hi!
Recipe Corner
Slow Cooker Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1 big head local green cabbage, chopped
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 potato, skinned and chopped
- 6 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 cup organic soy sauce
- 1/4 cup organic rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp miso paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cups cracked bulgur wheat
- Pepper to taste
Instructions:
Add the cabbage, onion, garlic, and potato to the slow cooker. Top with water.
Add soy sauce, vinegar, and miso paste and stir, breaking up the miso paste.
Add spices and top with bulgur wheat. Stir again.
Turn the slow cooker on high for 5 hours.
For More Recipes Check Out:
Eating Out of the Local Box - Menus designed specifically for the local box and ideas on what to do with the wonderful bounty
Vegan Greenling - More recipes for the local box, but all Vegan!
Greenling Facebook - All sorts of recipes and ideas get posted here
Mylie's Kitchen - Real Food. Good for you and the planet.
Psst....Thanks For Telling Your Friends
Remember you can always share the love of Greenling and get free food for doing it. Just download this coupon to give to others and type in your personalized coupon code - first 3 letters of your first and last name and the first 3 numbers of your address (add zeros if you just have 1 or 2 numbers) - where it says 'Go with Greenling and save!', print it and hand it out to your friends and co-workers. You get 10% off your next order after they've joined. They get 10% off, too, by entering your coupon code when they order.
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