Week of DECEMBER 10th DELIVERY #1

YELLOW POTATOES - 6LB
CARROTS - 8 LB
BEETS - 4.25 LB
PARSNIPS - 2 LB
WHITE TURNIPS - 3.5 LB
CELERIAC - 1.25 LB
LEEKS - 1 BUNCH
KALE - 1 BUNCH
GARLIC -2 HEADS
GREEN CABBAGE -1HEAD
BROCCOLI-

*BONUS: WINTER SQUASH (We don’t know if these will be great or not, but they’re added to the box as a trial this delivery.)

FRUIT SHARE: APPLES (Golden Delicious, Red Del, Fuji, Empire) & PEARS(BOSC)

CIDER SHARE: APPLE CIDER

STORAGE TIPS
- Store all the root vegetables (except the potatoes) in a tight plastic bag(ziploc or other type) or plastic container either in the fridge or where they can remain below 38F degrees. DO NOT LEAVE ANY OF THE ROOTS UNWRAPPED IN THE FRIDGE OR IN THE CRISPER. THEY WILL DEHYDRATE!!!! Same goes for leaving produce out on the counter, so don’t do it!

- Potatoes should be stored in a cool, dry place ultimately between 38 and 40F degrees. They can kept in perforated plastic bag or wax paper bag. A garage or unheated porch or patio is a good place as long as it doesn’t freeze.

- Leeks can be stored like the other roots.

- Kale should be stored in a tightly wrapped plastic bag. You can dunk the kale in cold water, shake off excess water, and store in a plastic bag with a paper towel for up to a week.

- Do not store apples and pears together with your vegetables.

RECIPES
- You may look through the recipe archives on our website for cooking ideas, or check out www.epicurious.com Type in the name of any vegetable in the search box and you can find thousands of recipe ideas using your winter share bounty!

Some recipe ideas which you can use as starting point.

ROASTED- All of the roots are excellent roasted with olive oil and salt and any other seasonings one likes to cook with.
SOUPS- Soups are an easy, nutritious, and fast way to use lots of roots.
GRATINS- Some of the roots can be used in gratins.
RAW- Carrots and the japanese white turnips are excellent raw as crudite, in salads, or a snack eaten out of your hand.

Ever wonder where all the items we purchase come from? Want some figures behind what you hear? Need an excuse to consume less, recycle more, consider Fair Trade, and more?

Watch The Story of Stuff. It’s a cute short animation-video from the same people who brought us the Meatrix.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

This is not directly related to the food we eat, but our effects on the environment of Appalachia from strip mining used in coal power plants. There are staggering aerial photos and an incredible tool where you can enter your Zip code and it will show your local connection to a power plant and the mine(s) that supply it. There are also of course links to help you take action to stop this practice. I highly recommend that everyone visit this site, it makes incredibly vivid our connection to strip mining and the devastation it creates. Then go to the Con Ed website and switch your power supply to green energy!

http://www.ilovemountains.org/