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Fall CSA Starts 10/1 DC and RVA – Help us Celebrate 10 Years of Local Food!

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Sep 172019

Our 2019 Fall/Winter CSA season is live for subscription and starts the first week of October running 22 weeks thru the 2nd week of March (includes 2 week Winter Holiday break). We are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary!!. Sign Up Today — Don’t delay! And please share us with your friends!

Active military/veteran? Use our military discount vs the 10 Year anniversary code. Please email for the code.

THE DETAILS

Subscriptions (descriptions of each share/prices are on the website)

Produce/Fruit (will include a few pantry items as the season progresses)
Grass-fed Meats
Grass-fed Dairy/Eggs (Milk, Butter,Cheese, Eggs, Yogurt)
Full Share Package (Produce/Fruit, Meats, Dairy, Loaf of Bread)
Pantry – value added items like vinegar, jams, nut butters, krauts, popcorn, grains support our farmers year round as well as small artisan producers.
Add ons – eggs and all other dairy items, tofu, bread, certain pantry items, meats, holiday items, etc
1 time shares available for those who can’t commit/have erratic schedules.
Partial seasons available for people who may be moving (email for info – don’t sign up online)
Holiday break- no CSA weeks of 12/22 and 12/29, resuming week of 1/5. Your schedule may vary due to your location.
Memberships are modular, and flexible with payment plans and vacation holds. Credit rolls season to season.
Forms of payment include cash, checks (preferred made out to Farm to Family, LLC and can be mailed or given to Mark), and credit/debit.

Starts Tuesday, 10/1 DC Eastern Market; weekly/biweekly; seasonal member fee $100/50*
Starts Tuesday,10/8 DC Home Delivery (Capitol Hill 20002, 20003 and Navy Yard); biweekly only, additional $15/time delivery fee charged separately; seasonal member fee $50*

RVA

Starts Wednesday, 10/2 Farm to Family/RVA 2817 Mechanicsville Turnpike, RVA 23223; weekly/biweekly; seasonal member fee $50/25*
Starts Wednesday,10/9 RVA Home Deliver (within 5 miles of Farm to Family includes Downtown, The Fan, Carytown, Church Hill, Forest Hill, Manchester, Northside, Old Mechanicsville, Ginter Park, Lakeside) biweekly only, additional $5/time delivery fee charged separately; seasonal member fee $25*

*seasonal member pro-rated if you join post-start. Member fee includes everything except cost of food. See Policies and FAQs for more info.

Shopping tips: When you get towards the end of the sign up process, you will be prompted to enter in the discount code in a field towards the top and the software will subtract it. In order to find out your price, go thru the process like you are purchasing – when you choose your frequency – weekly/biweekly in the drop down menu – your cost will also adjust. If you leave your cart and come back, make sure to clear your cart to avoid duplicate purcha

Questions? Email Suzi.

Sincerely,

Mark + Suzi

Spring/Summer Farm to Family CSA Ready for Signups with Early Bird Discounts

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Feb 092019

The Spring/Summer season of the CSA is ready for sign ups!

The Farm to Family Spring/Summer CSA in Washington, DC (Capitol Hill) and RVA is ready for Early Bird Sign Up!

And there are discounts!!!

5% Early Bird DISCOUNT the whole month of February for ALL shares including installments!!!! Use code “19S” at checkout.

10% Early Bird DISCOUNT for FULL SHARE PACKAGE (Veg, Meat, Dairy, Bread value $127/time) paid in FULL up front the whole month of February!!! Use code “19SF” at checkout. Good only for the Full Share Package paid in full (not installments or single shares i.e. dairy, meat or veg — please use 5% discount above if this is you.)10% Military Discount – For all active, retired, veteran military families. Email me for the code along with info on your service. Returning members – you will have to reenter the code, and it is the same. This discount carries over to everything you purchase all season. If you buy direct from Mark remind him you are military for your discount. Thank you for your service.

Anyone you refer who joins, earns you a $25 Referral Reward = Free Food!

2019 SPRING/SUMMER CHANGES:

24 weekly/biweekly deliveries. 2 week summer holiday break 8/1-8/20

Start/end dates (Projected)

We are currently scheduled to start on 4/2, subject to change pending weather and what the farmers have. End date includes two week holiday break.

DC: 24 Weekly/12 biweekly – Tuesday – Start 4/2; End 9/17

Tuesdays – Eastern Market 4-7pm (weekly/biweekly)
Home Delivery – Tuesdays (via courier $24/time charged separately at onboarding) Home Delivery available on Capitol Hill 20002, 20003 and Navy Yard.
Full season member fee is $100/50 and will be charged separately at on-boarding. It is pro-rated late join.

RVA : 12 Biweekly only Thursday – Farm to Family; RVA Start 4/4 – End 9/20

Pickup at Farm to Family, or
Home Delivery (within 5 mi radius F2F) $5/fee per time (full season $60) .
Full season member fee is $30 and is pro-rated late join.
All fees charged separately at onboarding.

PARTIAL SEASON/1xSTAND ALONE SHARES– Partial seasons are available. Email me with your start/end dates and I will manually set this up for you. Do not sign up thru the website. You also have the option to get 1x stand alone shares thru website as needed if you need more flexibility.

Start/end dates are as follows – We are currently scheduled to start on 4/2, but this is subject to change pending weather and what the farmers have. If you are a current member, you will stay on the same schedule you have now. End date includes two week holiday break.

Please visit the website for specifics on pricing and shares.

Let Suzi know if you have additional questions – email is preferred: farmshares@thefarmbus.com or you can call Mark directly at 804-397-7337.

Thank you so much for being loyal CSA members and supporting your local food system! Please share our info we could always use more members! We are looking forward to a tremendous Spring and Summer Season!

Warmly,

Mark Lilly + Suzi Miles

What’s in the CSA Share — 1/29/19 Eastern Market

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Jan 252019

We are almost ready to release info on the Spring/Summer season – so watch for that! Please tell your CSA curious friends that they can order 1x shares, and try us out! Perfect for folks who travel or hate to commit.

Here is what we think will be in the share next week, subject to change. Mark is still waiting to hear back on a few items.

PRODUCE – * Indicates it will be in the small share.

carrots*
potatoes*
cabbage* – balsamic roasted cabbage steaks, unstuffed cabbage rolls; vegan unstuffed cabbage skillet
apples*
mushrooms*
beets* – French peasant beets (uses greens and rustic bread); Balsamic roasted beet salad
tomatoes* – local hothouse
bibb lettuce * – hydroponic
shallots* – mushrooms with carmelized shallots and fresh thyme; Are Shallots better than Onions? 31 recipes from Bon Appetit.
black radish
turnips
apple butter

MEATS – still to be finalized, but here is what he is looking at depending on availability:

whole broiler chicken
lamb chops or Polyface Breakfast links (still to be finalized)

DAIRY

cheese – Eberly cheddar

BREAD — Billy Bread rustic

What’s in the Share – 5/1+2 – Mint, ramps, strawberries, asparagus, mushrooms

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Apr 282018

Here are your recipes, subject to change. Enjoy! This is a terrific share!

PRODUCE
Small Share

strawberries – If you manage to have any left over… strawberry chamomile hand pies, spring sangria with strawberries and mint, strawberry mascorpone tart,
asparagus – asparagus – asparagus with young garlic and horseradish, fried eggs with ramps, asparagus and oyster sauce,
bibb – top with Ramp Tramp (Green Goddess dressing)
foraged ramps –ramps on grits, ramp compound butter, pesto, ramped up crostini with fresh ricotta and pea shoots
local portabella mushrooms – ramp and mushroom fritatta, Oven roasted portobella mushrooms with garlic, thyme, shallots and balsamic vinegar.

Large

strawberries
asparagus
bibb
ramps
Rain or Shine Bibb lettuce
mushrooms
Kirby Farms – smooth kale –kale and minty salad with spicy peanut dressing, braised kale with carmelized onions
leeks – Mom made Swiss cheese soup last week and it was so good.
fresh Bombolini pasta – garlic mostaccioli – This is FRESH pasta – cook a little less than two minutes! I mean it!! pasta con asparagi
peanuts
spinach – spinach pasta salad
edible mint – roasted berry mint cookie cobbler, shaved asparagus and mint salad, Mint Juleps darling. some have strawberries.
– local Food Hub vine tomatoes (hot house) – grilled fresh tomato soup with garlic croutons
purple sweet potatoes – Vegan purple sweet potato pie – We have made this a bunch of times. So good.

MEAT

Peachy farm pork chops – pork chops with ramp chimmichurri,
Polyface breakfast links – strata with sausage and greens (great for breakfast and supper,
Sky View Acres ground beef – Havarti burgers with cuke celery slaw, make burgers and put sauteed ramps on them, or heck just make an Appalachian ramp burger! or ramp compound butter

DAIRY

Eberly colby, Old church milk + yogurt, Promise Land eggs, Trickling Springs butter

BREAD – Prairie Grain assorted

PANTRY – Bombolini Vodka Sauce

Ramps, Young Garlic, Mustard Greens, Chamomile and Strawberries! Week 2

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Apr 232018

Hi everyone, here are some recipes for you. This is a bang up share and I am getting hungry just thinking about it. This may be my favorite share of the season! Lots of garicky onioney stuff this week. strawberries, asparagus. chamomile. It’s the spring season for it. Hope you all did well with everything last week. What did you make with your ramps?

Large Produce:

Kirby Farms – smooth kale –kale and minty salad with spicy peanut dressing, braised kale with carmelized onions
Kirby Farms – mustard greens – baby mustard green salad with peas, asparagus, and ramp buttermilk dressing, mustard greens with cilantro and rice,
Rain or Shine Bibb lettuce – top with Ramp Tramp (Green Goddess dressing)
local portabella mushrooms – ramp and mushroom fritatta, Oven roasted portobella mushrooms with garlic, thyme, shallots and balsamic vinegar.
foraged ramps –ramps on grits, ramp compound butter, pesto, ramped up crostini with fresh ricotta and pea shoots (save some of your Billy Bread for this,
asparagus – asparagus with young garlic and horseradish, fried eggs with ramps, asparagus and oyster sauce, tips on storing asparagus
fresh young garlic – these have small bulbs and you can use the tops. These would be great with the ramp tops in pesto. feta cheese marinated with herbs, garlic, red pepper and olive oil (would be great with ramps and goat cheese)
yellow/red onions
chamomile – soothing, calming, beautiful chamomile is always a member fave. Info on how to use it , chamomile lemon cupcakes with honey buttercream frosting (this calls for dry tea but fresh infused chamomile butter is amazing), ginger chamomile sparkling tea, Chamomile simple syrup (great for cocktails or add sparkling water), Meditation tea,
local Food Hub vine tomatoes (hot house) – grilled fresh tomato soup with garlic croutons (use your garlic, and save some Billy Bread)
fresh Bombolini pasta – garlic mostaccioli – This is FRESH pasta – cook a little less than two minutes! I mean it!! pasta con asparagi
Agriberry strawberries! If you manage to have any left over… strawberry chamomile hand pies, spring sangria with strawberries andmint, strawberry mascorpone tart, Here are tips on storing your strawberries.

Small/half share folks:

Bibb lettuce
strawberries
ramps
mushrooms
kale
asparagus
vine tomatoes (hot house)

dairy: Trickling Springs organic milk, natural yogurt (with strawberries and maple syrup), organic butter, Eberly havarti cheese – fried cheesy pickles, Promise Land eggs

meats: Peachy farm pork chops – pork chops with ramp chimmichurri, Polyface breakfast links – strata with sausage and greens (great for breakfast and supper, Sky View Acres ground beef – Havarti burgers with cuke celery slaw, make burgers and put sauteed ramps on them, or heck just make an Appalachian ramp burger! or ramp compound butter

bread: Billy Bread rustic sourdough – If you don’t eat it all quickly, this bread will get hard, but don’t be sad or throw it out! It is perfect for so many amazing dishes that call for bread on the harder side.

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