Order for Friday, July 30th, 2010

Hi everyone!
Hope your summer is going well and that you will enjoy this week's selection. I'm looking forward to the vidalia onions and those summer time cherries! And the dandelion greens should be a nice treat for our salads. Hope you like it! We will resume our local avodaco when Martha and I get back in town. Buen provecho!

Regular share

Green beans
Cauliflower
Carrots
Dandelion greens (similar to arrugula but not as peppery)
Celery
Sugar Snap Peas
Tomatoes
Green leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Vidalia Onions
Sweet potatoes
Cherries
Yellow peaches
Valencia oranges
Bananas


Fruit Shares

Figs
Flame Grapes
Pluots
Ruby grapefruit choice (FL) - not so pretty on the outside, but great for juicing! Lots of it!

Order for Friday, July 16

REGULAR SHARE
Cauliflower
Carrots
Green Pepper
Garlic
Cucumbers, GA
Lettuce, Red Leaf (Redlands and Coral Gables only)
Lettuce, Green Leaf or Romaine
Grape Tomato
Cabbage (Bonus table only in Coral Gables)
Yellow Squash (Cutler Bay and Redlands get Zucchini)
Sweet Potato (Coral Gables only)
Avocado, local
Blueberry
Cantaloupe
Banana
Nectarine

FRUIT SHARE
Grapes
Canary Melon
Lychees
Strawberry

Preliminary Order for Friday, July 2nd

Hey there, friends!

This Friday we DO have a regular delivery and regular pick up times. Please be considerate of your host and make any special arrangements ahead of time if you will be traveling. Your help with this is GREATLY appreciated and will help us all to have a happy holiday weekend. Your host's contact information is listed on the website on the right side just under your pick up location. Remember it is your responsibility to find a substitute when you need one. We will be glad to help when possible with advance notice. Thanks for your help with this!

This week kicks off the avocado season here in the Redlands. We are also happy to supply leeches to some of our groups. Hope you enjoy the selection! (Check back for final updates Thursday evening.)

Regular Share: ($52 full, $28 half)

Avocado, local (Doral get Hass - not local)

Broccoli

Carrots

Celery hearts

Cilantro (for all groups, but on bonus table only in Redlands and Coral Gables)

2 Head of lettuce

Cremini mushrooms (except Doral)

Grape tomatoes, LM

Red potatoes, FL

Butternut squash

Zucchini, FL

White nectarines

Kiwi (except Cutler Bay)

Bananas

Blackberries

6/18 - Credit for all groups for okra and cucumbers: Cantaloupe

(sorry, no cucumbers available this order)

Fruit Share: ($23)

Lychee, local

Gala apples (Coral Gables extras for sale, $5)

Black plums

Strawberries (Coral Gables extras for sale, $3.50 each)

NEW!!!! Bread Share: ($18)

(all organic from Crackerman Crackers)

Freshly made right here in Bal Harbor:

2 loaves bread, 5 grain

1 bag flax seed crackers

1 container 5 herb hummus

Let your host know if you will be taking a bread share; otherwise, it will be sold on a first come, first serve basis; supplies limited. We will also have some flax seed crackers, Mexican Blackbean dip and the Five Herb Hummus available for individual sale. If sold seperately, priced as follows: Bread loaf $6, crackers $5, dips $4.

THE CUCUMBER !

WOW!!! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS. I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.  1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area. 5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!! 6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!! 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation. 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water. 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone! 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams. 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath. 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean. 13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!! Pass this along to everybody you know who is looking for better and safer ways to solve life's everyday problems.

 

Order for Friday, June 18

REGULAR SHARE
Yellow Beans
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Carrots (Cutler Bay & Doral)
Okra
Cucumber
Green Onion (Doral gets Shallots)
Romaine Lettuce (Cutler Bay only)
Red Leaf/Red Butter Lettuce
Mushrooms (except Doral)
Tomato
Rutabaga (Coral Gables & Redland)
Sweet Potato (except Cutler Bay)
Corn (except Doral)
Cantaloupe
Raspberries
Banana
Nectarine

FRUIT SHARE
Honeydew
Grapes
Blueberries
Apricots

Preliminary Order for Friday, June 4th

Pass the word to your friends in the Kendall area and those near the zoo. We have new groups opening in those locations. Our new hosts need 12 people before they can open the group. More information coming soon.

Regular Share

Ginger

Broccoli

Carrots

Corn, FL

Cucumber, LM

radishes

Spinach

Romaine lettuce

Green leaf lettuce

Grape tomatoes, FL

Yukon gold potatoes, FL

Yellow Squash, FL

Yellow Peaches

Gala apples

Bananas

Canteloupe

Fruit Share

Valencia Oranges

Raspberries

Blueberries, FL

Sugarbaby Watermelon, LM

Order for Friday, May 21, 2010

REGULAR SHARE
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Carrots (Coral Gables only)
Beet with top (Coral Gables gets Artichoke)
Eggplant
Cucumber
Green Onion (Doral gets Sweet Onion)
Lettuce, 2 heads
Mushrooms (Doral gets Rainbow Chard)
Sweet Potato (Doral gets Roma Tomato)
Zucchini (Redlands only)
Fresh Basil
Cantaloupe
Peach
Banana
Tangerine (Doral gets Gala Apple)

FRUIT SHARE
Gala Apples
Crenshaw Melon
Kiwi
Abate Fetel Pears