Gorgeous bounty galore this week! As the fair announcer says before Demolition Derby, let's get ready to rumble! We have a lot of fun things developing at YB right now.
fall tour poster in the works
new employee's joining the team (think better social media)
new partnerships developing (think chefs and foragers)
new products being procured
events being planned (think supper clubs)
A few of our customers have reached out about the disaster in East Palestine. I agree that we should absolutely be concerned with how this affects our water, our land, the food grown on the land, and our animals.
Here is how I have been thinking about this so far…
Think about it...each bloom (flowers) is where the fruit (apple, peach, pear etc.) is going to grow. If those blooms come out and then freeze and are destroyed, no fruit at that spot. They do not regrow, so it can be devastating.
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What is Avian Flu?
Commercial Chicken Farms
Egg Prices...is there a ceiling?
Why it Matters
As we pack boxes this week I think back to when we used to have to put kale, lettuce, and swiss chard in EVERY BOX, EVERY WEEK…
We have always made the growers and producers our #1 priority at the Yellowbird Foodshed. We have always known that in order for us to have food, these are the people that have to be taken care of.
No matter what you may hear on the national and world news, right here in Central Ohio we have NO food shortages because we are able to plan with our growers RIGHT NOW for the needs of our customers in 2023.
We built this company, NOT to get the consumers the best food for as CHEAP as possible, but to be a GROWER FIRST company, that builds a community of eaters around getting the growers the MOST money possible for the wonderful bounty they are bringing to our homes each and every week right here in Ohio.
The world is NOT getting MORE stable.
Time to start over.
Week #1 of 2023
This is our 10th YEAR!! Are you freaking kidding me?!?
I've got good news for you...WE BUILT A FOODSHED
OJ's people...get your C's up!!
For the past couple of winters, we have fought off scurvy here in Ohio with some help from our friends down in Florida.
Thorpes Organic Farm has THEE BEST OJ you have ever tasted...this isn't an opinion...it's a FACT.
Their kids have a farm in New York and when they send shipments of produce and juice up north, we drive our van over, pull a roadside heist, and take what we can from them...just like true pirates.
Fly The Colors
Greens and Reds.
This week our produce extraordinaire, Chase Bailey has had his Santa hat on and a twinkle in his eye as he planned your box contents.
RED rosie pak choi
mustard GREENS
RED onion
RED and GREEN gem lettuce
collard GREENS
RED and GREEN apples
beet GREENs
RED turnips
RED diakon radish
It's that time of year...when the world falls in love!
Have you been playing Christmas music, watching your favorite seasonal movies, and making your favorite seasonal dishes?
A couple of times over the last few weeks we have thrown sweet potatoes into the instant pot. When they are done, the skins just peel off and they are ready to go.
I remember being 23, newly engaged, and very broke. Trav was still in school, making minimum wage at a coffee shop and we were just actively filling out applications and hoping for something to come along. We prayed in the parking lot of a Whole Foods and by the time we got back to our car Trav had a missed call from James Smith (MVNU) that his pal was looking for a truck driver for his veggie business and he was wondering if he would be interested. We met Benji and his family barefoot in the park to “interview” and it felt like we were meeting our people. Yellowbird was a huge blessing then, and it has continued to be a blessing for our family.
We have wonderful food this week that I will not be talking about.
What I want to tell you is going to be sad and you will need a couple of days to let it sink in.
Erin Dugger, our longest-tenured Yellowbird Employee, and our customer service extraordinaire is leaving our team to go live her dream.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
We are so thankful for your continued support of the foodshed. We are grateful for our growers, the countless people who make this happen every week, and for YOU!
May your hearts and bellies be full!
Things I am thankful for.
Wife and kids
Health
Foodshed
Why would I place my foodshed so high? Because in my 42 short years of living it seems like food is a pretty important part of my life.
In the sense that, if it wasn’t available at some point I would cease to go on living.
Start to hum the tune to “Raindrops on Roses”...seriously…go ahead.
Ok…now insert these lyrics.
But-ter-nut squashes, and White Baked Po-ta-toes.
Yellow-ish onions, but no more to-ma-toes.
All of the apples that nature can bring…
These are a few of my fav-o-rite things.
Everything we do this time of year is looking toward Thanksgiving and Christmas.
November is upon us and as far as I’m concerned, at least 10 minutes of every day should be dedicated to planning, scheming, prepping, and otherwise finding ways to make about 10 amazing holiday meals between now and New Year’s.
If food is your love language, use these next 8 weeks to tell the world that you LOVE THEM!
