WHAT??

WATERMELON?

It's been growing all summer FOR YOU and now it's here--

in your farm share this week!

Check out short date specials here (Liege waffles? Coffee? Cinnamon rolls!) and Chef Meagan's delish entrees and sides here.

sample color green

check out the microgreen scene

     which kind will you get

Find out soon--a Vigeo Gardens microgreen sample is coming in your YB box this week!! Check out all in store from this grower here.

ATTENTION THURSDAY TRUCK BIRDS:

The first stop of the day has a NEW LOCATION!

Instead of Columbus College of Art and Design, the truck will be at Alchemy, 625 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206 from 11:30-1 for the first pick up stop. Come and get your microgreens in your farm share!!

pepper SURPRISE

poblano, shishito,

bell pepper, 

SWEET HEAT,

Italian frying...

which peppers will YOU get?

Find out soon--in your YB box this week!!

Just a single stalk of corn,
     Nothing more;
Was there ever a stalk of corn
     Cherished so before?

-Ellen P. Allerton

IT'S CORN! Can't imagine a more beautiful thing...

in all farm shares this week!

And Chef Meagan is back! Prepare to feast on the chef-prepared meals she has available for you here. (Be sure to remember the Saturday-at-midnight deadline!)

lots of apricots...

perfect and

full of Ohio flavor, 

any way you eat them. With beef or otherwise. 

(See Beef and Apricot Tagine recipe below and here)

We are committed to bringing you the best seasonal items Ohio has to offer--so you're getting some APRICOT beauties this week! Also sugar cube cantaloupes, blackberries, yellow or green beans, tomatoes, SWEET CORN, hydro head lettuce...if you're not happy with any part of your box, let us know at hello@yellowbirdfs.com and we will make things right! 

tomatoes, tomahtoes...

perfect and full of Ohio flavor,

any way you slice it. Or say it.

It's tomato season! We are committed to bringing you the best seasonal items Ohio has to offer--so you're getting some heirloom or tomato slicer beauties this week! Also cucumbers, blackberries, zucchini, hydro head lettuce...if you're not happy with any part of your box, let us know at hello@yellowbirdfs.com and we will make things right! 

blackberries coming your way

"May be true what I had heard, Earth's a howling wilderness Truculent with fraud and force," Said I, strolling through the pastures, And along the riverside. Caught among the blackberry vines, Feeding on the Ethiops sweet, Pleasant fancies overtook me: I said, "What influence me preferred Elect to dreams thus beautiful?" The vines replied, "And didst thou deem No wisdom to our berries went?"

-"Berrying" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

TIRED OF "SUPERMARKET LOCAL"?

You deserve better than shrink-wrapped apples from five states away.
Yellowbird delivers actual local food from actual nearby farms — no B.S.
Customize your box. Skip weeks. No commitment. Just real food.

so very cherry

What kind of berry

Sweet but tangy,

          red like wine

Is in my farm box

blueberries in july

Truly blueberry

Mild and sweet, but familiar

     This one the best blue

SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS WITHOUT LEAVING HOME

 Yellowbird connects you to local farmers and food makers--real food, one middleman. Fresh-picked produce, pasture-raised meat, handmade goods--all delivered or picked up from farms near you. You'll taste the difference. 

garlic e-scape-ade.

Coming along after green garlic, which is harvested before the bulb forms, garlic scapes are the long flower bud that grows out of the bulb later in the season. Less spicy than its fully formed future cousin, these scapes are full of fiber, vitamin C and provitamin A. Eaten raw in salads, sauteed, grilled or thrown in soups, this seasonal charmer is included in all farm shares this week. And if you're confused about what to do and want an e-scape hatch, check out a stir fry recipe here on the blog!   

ORDER BY SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT FOR DELIVERY THE WEEK OF JULY 4! ALL DELIVERY DAYS WILL REMAIN THE SAME NEXT WEEK.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! 

The cutest cabbage of them all...caraflex.

It's not a contest, but caraflex has won it. Enjoy this mini cabbage in soup, cole slaw, or even pork pot stickers (below and on the blog!).   

And check out what's featured and on sale this week in-store for you!

beautiful tomatoes

In all farm shares this week! 

Happy Father's Day to All Dads and Grandpas!

With love, the birds at Yellowbird

zucchini's superpower

is multiplication!!

In all farm shares this week! 

Check out gifts for Father's Day below!
Dads deserve local finds too...

Happy Father's Day to All Dads and Grandpas!

With love, from the foodshed

IT'S TIME FOR STRAWBERRIES

In all farm shares this week! 

(Go here for your Strawberry Skillet Cobbler recipe)

Yellowbird Foodshed: On A Mission To Decentralize The Food System One Customer At A Time 

by Benji Ballmer (first appeared inEdible Columbus)
 

The term foodshed is used to describe a region of food flows, from the area where it is produced to the place where it is consumed, including the land it grows on, the route it travels, the markets it passes through, and the tables it ends up on. Central Ohio is shrinking its foodshed – and that’s a good thing. 

We all know that of the money we spend at the grocery store or in a restaurant, very little of that reaches the person who grew that food.  When our foodshed is small, there are fewer people who need to make a profit in order to get the food from field to fork. A smaller foodshed flips our current system upside down, putting the majority of the money back into the pockets of the people who deserve it the most – those that are actually growing the food!  

Spring into spring onions...

Fry 'em up or chop 'em up for salads!
In all farm shares this week...

Please try this Spring Onion-Chive Pesto Pasta with Shrimp recipe for those spring onions this week!  

And check out what's featured and on sale this week in-store for you!

First cukes of the season...

Slice 'em up! In all farm shares this week!

That first refreshingly crisp bite of cukes is coming. Get your hummus ready!!

Here is KHAMANG KAKDI, a crunchy cucumber salad, to showcase your cukes this week.

And check out the AMAZING SELECTION OF CHEESES WE HAVE! IT TRULY IS INCREDIBLE!

ASPARAGII ARE COMING

IN FACT, they may already be here...

in all farm shares this week!

We've got asparagus for you! All for you, all of spring wrapped up into one stalk. Local and fresh, you can count on asparagus being there each spring. Like your grass that needs mowing. 

No pressure, asparagus. But you'd better be good! 

HERE IS SPRING VEGETABLE RISOTTO FOR A BEAUTIFUL MEAL FOR MOM THIS WEEK.

And be sure to check out what our featured vendor, Ohio City Pasta, has in store for you--new flavors like Saffron Linguine, Potato & Cheddar Pierogis, Mushroom Fontina Ravioli, and always local! . 

Serve your pasta with the AMAZING SELECTION OF CHEESES WE HAVE! IT TRULY IS INCREDIBLE!
 
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY FROM YELLOWBIRD!!
MOMS ROCK AND WE ALL KNOW IT!

RAMP IT UP

Who found the wild leeks
That arrived here in my box
How can I thank them

Like a combo of onion, garlic and scallion, ramps will help RAMP IT UP in your kitchen. Where else but Yellowbird can you find this once-a-year foraged green delicacy of the onion family delivered straight to you? 

HERE IS RAMP QUICHE FOR YOUR BREAKFAST OR BREAKFAST FOR DINNER. EITHER WAY.

And be sure to check out what's FEATURED in-store for you. Ideas for MOM below!

GET YOUR GREENS ON

They're call-ered collard.

And they're in your farm share this week! Unless you get swiss chard. But either way--y'all are getting your greens on!! 

Chef Meagan's in the foodshed this week! Check out what she's got here! 

Be sure to check out what's NEW in-store for you.

IT'S THE KALE

of the wild.

There are two kale camps. Lacinato kale is easier on your cheeks, more happy-go-lucky, and not so tickly going down. Red and green curly kale are fun for sauteeing, soup, or salads. Both types fit just about any soup, stir fry or salad recipe you can throw them in! Look for Lacinato, green or red curly kale in your farm share this week!

Basically, you'll be kale-ing it in the kitchen with this Lamb Meatballs with Kale, Cumin Yogurt, and Rice recipe! 

And be sure to check out what's NEW in-store for you.

Fourth winter is almost over! Spring veggies are coming soon!!
 HAPPY EASTER FROM YELLOWBIRD TO YOU--
WE ARE THE FOODSHED!