April 18th, 2012 by Becky Striepe
Margie is having a rough week (as you’ll read below), so this week I’m sharing the letter with you guys. Please keep Margie and her sweet pup Maya in your thoughts this week! Read the rest of this entry »
April 18th, 2012 by Becky Striepe
It was a wet day at VegHub HQ today, and we’ve got baskets chock full of tasty greens for you this week!
Tracy told me when I came by that there were so many greens that they had trouble fitting them all into your baskets today! That is a lot of green and leafies!
We’ve also got another bunch of green garlic this week. I chopped up mine last week and fried it up in some olive oil to toss with pasta. Recommended! We also have another awesome batch of strawberries. Raise your hand if you ate the entire pint in one sitting!
Need some help cooking up this week’s basket? I’ve got you covered with a few ideas! Read the rest of this entry »
April 11th, 2012 by Becky Striepe
Wow, has it been a blustery week of spring weather or what?
The weather out there screams spring, and our farmers are already getting ready for summer – can you believe it? Margie left Serenbe this morning and told me that they’d already turned the ground and started planting their delicious summer fruits, veggies, and herbs. We’ve got an amazing basket of spring produce this week. Check it:
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April 4th, 2012 by Becky Striepe
Happy Wednesday! Here at VegHub HQ we’re getting ready for Easter weekend. If you do the Easter thing, we hope you have a happy one!
This week, I am super excited that we’re seeing the first GA fruit of 2012 – a full pound of strawberries! This week’s basket has 7 items instead of 8, so we can “get the gold” and bathe in beautiful, local strawberries. I’m sharing a recipe below that includes them, but let’s be honest: can you really put off eating them all right away to save them for a recipe? That never happens at my house!
We’ve got a gorgeous basket this week. Here’s what’s inside: Read the rest of this entry »
March 28th, 2012 by Margie
March 28, 2012
Dear Vegetable Husband Customer,
Today was an absolute pleasure to do what I do. The city is beautiful with spring blooms but you should see your local farms! Large oak trees, showing off one more year of new growth, shaded the road to Serenbe. Even the fields of cattle seem to be extra cheery with spring in the air. Once I got to Serenbe, I was able to check out what is coming up in the next few weeks and the food is definitely coming in now! Our local goat dairy, Decimal Place, had dozens of white baby goats running all over the place. I laughed the entire time I was there! Thank you for the honor of gathering our food. The basket is a picture of spring too!
We have the first pick of a new crop of carrots – yeah! This week we can actually make a salad of lettuce, and tomatoes, as well as carrots and onions. It is rare that these ingredients are available at the same time so enjoy your spring bowl of salad. We also have young collards, kale, turnips, and beet greens in a bag of braising mix from Scharko Farms. This is great for simple stir fry. Your spinach is from Serenbe this week. They also harvested the oregano for us. I will add a recipe this afternoon to the website to use your spice this week.
Below is your list of goodies:
Swiss Chard – Woodland Gardens
Spinach – Serenbe Farm
Baby Carrots – Woodland Gardens
Mixed Lettuce – Woodland Gardens
Mixed Braising Mix – Scharko Farm
Spring Onions – Scharko Farms
Grape Tomatoes – Alderman Farms
Oregano – Serenbe Farm
I am happy to say that I am feeling much better and I appreciate the warm wishes from many of you. Being sick is not something I do well . I feel like the sun and the moon look different now that I am coming out of the sick bed. Of course the best part for me is to be able to prepare my own food again. That is even funny to write…but it’s true! I hope this week’s spring ingredients find you all well and please let me know if you need any ideas for the veggies this week. As usual, I am always happy to TALK FOOD!
Gratefully,
Margie Thorpe
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