Edition 34

June 26, 2009

• Our Version of a Bake Sale
• Local Box Contents
• Recipe Corner
• Featured Farmer

• Warning - The heat is affecting all Central Texas Farms - chickens are laying fewer eggs, cattle are growing slower, and veggies are cooking right in the fields.
• New - Cantaloupe! Some of these goodies survived the hail
• New - Tabbouleh from Mediterranean Chef
• New - Brisket for your 4th of July picnic
• New - English Flapjacks from Full English (Local)
• New - Biodegradable disposable plates & cutlery
• Out of Stock - Beef Patties from Betsy Ross - will substitute with ground beef

Pure Luck Farm

Ben Buyton & Amelia Sweetheart

Dripping Springs, Tx

Located in Dripping Springs, Pure Luck Dairy is known for their award winning goat cheese, as well as other cheese such as feta, bleu, and chevre. But they're so much more than cheese. Founded in 1979 by Sara Bolton, the farm became one of the first Certified Organic farms recognized by the state of Texas. They also grow a wide variety of herbs that can be found all over Central Texas.

We especially love Pure Luck because I (Mason) went to high school with Amelia. It's so great to see Amelia get into the same industry I've chosen. The American farm is not disappearing...maybe it skipped a generation, but people like Amelia are ensuring we'll have Organic goodness for years to come.

New Yelp Review (6/19/09)

For the past year, I've bemoaned my inability to make it to the farmer's market on Saturday mornings. Excuses, excuses.  Greenling's promise to bring it right to my door was something I considered for a while before taking the "Local Box" plunge a few weeks ago.  

I know it's dorky, but coming home to a big green box of mystery food on my doorstep every Friday afternoon makes my day.  My kiddo is also excited to see what is inside, so it's become a ritual to unpack its contents and talk about what we're going to make.  It's forced me to look up new recipes and use veggies I wouldn't ordinarily buy (like sorrel, green tomatoes and corn) and provided me the best batch of green beans I've ever eaten.  My one complaint is all the carrots - not my favorite vegetable when not in cake form -- but that's just a personal taste issue.  <carrots are done, btw>

Anna G.

Greenling Bake Sale

Sure feels like an oven. 107? When the previous record was 100? Well, Mr. Sun, we'll see you and raise you some hot prices. Pretty cheesy, yes, but cheese is also on sale too, so....well, I don't know where I was going with that.

We're cleaning house of inventory that you just don't order. If you've got a favorite item you don't want to see discontinued go ahead and order a bunch of it. Cause anything that's gathering dust is going to move at prices up to 25% off and then we're taking them off the site.

Check out these hot specials (baking hot....we're not actually baking for the sale):

10% off all Wine & Beer (20% off Frog's Leap) - Travis county only - we're not discontinuing all wine & beer, just a few

Plain Organic Cous Cous - $2.19

Annie's French Dressing - $3.29

Native Nectar Wild Texas Guajillo Honey - $9

Rio's Pineapple Coconut Sauce - $5.99

Dagoba's Cacao Power - $6.59

Fat Turkey Chocolate Domes - $7.69

And many, many more! Just browse awesome.greenling.com to find them (hint - they'll say 'SALE' next to them)!

Greenling Summer Advisory

Please be aware that this heat is affecting local farmers in a bad way! Chickens aren't laying as many eggs, fall crops can't get started, and many vegetables are cooking right in the fields. Local prices are on the rise and Central Texas may see significant supply shortages if this weather keeps up.

Greenling Events

Local Food Tasting Soiree

-Friday, July 10th

-7:00pm

-FREE

-Akoya - Mason's Home (map)

We'll get a local chef to prepare some dishes with in-season Greenling Organic products and invite Greenlings (that's you) to prepare their own, too. The group will decide which ones get to go in the Greenling Central Texas Seasonal cookbook (name to be improved later) and the creator will get featured in the book.

So bring your best recipes and let Greenling make you famous. Or not...it is Austin, after all so there's no pressure or dress code or any of that. All you really need to bring is yourself. We'll also have some Greenling beverages, desserts, and some great company!

See More Here

Vote For Us Pretty Please

Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll

-Vote us Best Local Food Company (2-year reigning champ)

And not just because we ask nicely. Greenling has been been delivering the best quality and selection of Local food for 4 years. We have 2x-3x the selection of local produce items of ANY grocery store. More local cheeses, more local meat, more local everything. We're you're best source for local goodness, guaranteed!

We can support local artisan producers in ways no one else can. Because of our online ordering, if they want to sell a new product we can try the samples and offer it on the website to see if you're interested in it before they invest in all the supplies needed to make that new product in large quantities - saving them time and money. We can, and do, work with local vendors of all sizes - from the 6-dozen yard eggs we get from Smiling Frog Farm to the thousands of pounds of melons we get from Buena Tierra - we help local food producers grow (pun most certainly intended).

So vote for us and make us the Best Local Food Company in Austin for the 3rd year in a row! And get your friends to vote for us too! We appreciate every vote and we'd be so honored to win this again.

Vote Here

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This Week's Box Contents & Local Items

Here's what's available from local farms on our website this week (the best selection of local produce in the city - guaranteed):

In Local Boxes ($34.99) this week (June 29-July 3):

• Blueberries - Berry Best Farm
• Cantaloupe - Buena Tierra
• San Marzano Tomatoes - Acadian
• Bell Peppers or Italian Peppers - Acadian or Lundgren
• Yellow Squash - Naegelin
• Cucumber - Animal Farm
• Eggplant - Buena Tierra
• Onion - Lundgren
• Basil - Pure Luck
• Red Potatoes - Guinea Hill
• Peaches - Caskey Orchard

Last Week's (June 22-26) Local Box Video

The hail storm made this week's local box different every day as farmers tried to salvage crops.

In Farmstead & Local Produce Boxes ($49.99) this week (June 29-July 3):

• Special Flavor Yogurt Smoothies (2) - Lucky Layla
• Granola - Texas French Bread
• Specialty Cheese - We're still choosing which flavor

Produce from Local Farms

• Arugula, Baby - Animal Farm
• Beets, Bunch -My Father's Farm
• Berries, Blueberries-Berry Best Farms
• Carrots, Baby Bunch - Animal Farm
• Garlic - Naegelin
• Grapefruit - G&S Grove
• Herb, Asst - Pure Luck
• Herbs, Basil - Live Bella Verdi
• Sunflower Sprouts - Groovy Greens
• Tomatoes, Slicing - Walnut Creek
• Golden Cherry Tomatoes - Acadian Family Farm
• Lentil Sprouts - Groovy Greens
• Elephant Garlic - Green Gate
• Green Tomatoes - Rinnger Family Farm
• Grape Tomatoes - Acadian Family Farm
• Lettuce, Baby - Animal Farm
• Lettuce, Bibb -Bella Verdi

Produce from Local Farms

• Limes -G&S Grove
• Mangos -G&S Grove
• Microgreens, Arugula -Bella Verdi
• Microgreens, Broccoli -Bella Verdi
• Mushroom, Crimini -Kitchen Pride
• Mushroom, Portobello -Kitchen Pride
• Mushroom, Shiitake -Kitchen Pride
• Mushroom, White -Kitchen Pride
• Onion, White -Acadian Family Farm
• Onion, Yellow -Naegelin
• Onion, Red-Acadian
• Orange, Valencia -G&S Grove
• Peaches - Orchards
• Potatoes, Red -Naegelin
• Squash, Yellow -Naegelin. My Father Farm, Walnut
• Squash, Zucchini -Naegelin, Walnut Creek
• Green Beans -Animal Farm
• Shallots - Lundgren Farm
• San Marzano Tomatoes - Acadian

Recipe Corner

Rosemary Peach Lemonade

Ingredients:

• 6 small sprigs fresh local rosemary, plus more for garnish
  
• 2/3 cup honey
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 1 1/2 cups good-quality peach nectar or fruity white wine, such as Reisling
  
• 3 ripe local peaches, pitted and sliced into thin half-moons (about 18 slices each)
  
• 1 ice cube tray frozen lemon juice (12 cubes equals 1 cup of juice)
  
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups water

Instructions:

In a medium saucepan, combine the rosemary sprigs, honey, and water, and bring to a simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened and well-infused.

Remove from heat and strain. Discard rosemary sprigs. Let cool before using.

In a large pitcher, combine cooled syrup, peach nectar, peach slices, and lemon juice ice cubes. Add enough water (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups) to top off, leaving room for additional ice cubes to serve.

Add more ice right before serving. Serve a fresh rosemary sprig in each glass.

Easy Oven-Baked BBQ Brisket (for us city-folk)

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds beef brisket from Bastrop Cattle Co
  
• salt to taste
  
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 1 cup Blanco Valley barbecue sauce
  
• 1 cup water

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees). Sprinkle both sides of brisket with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place in a large covered roasting pan. Cook covered with no water at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) allowing 1 hour per pound. Before last hour of cooking, remove brisket and slice. Return slices to pan and add barbecue sauce mixed with water. Cover meat with sauce, cover, and cook 1 hour longer.