Sugar Cube Melon

=Canteloupe to the Cube Power

Canteloupe is spelled funny, and doesn't look like much from the outside. But slice into these sugar cube cantaloupes for cubed flavor and superb color. Cut in strips or...cube them. Add them to a smoothie. Freeze some popsicles for adults. But make sure you get a load of this fabulous summer flavor in your farm share this week!

Look for SUGAR CUBES, blackberries, yellow squash, hydro lettuce, green beans, cherry and slicer tomatoes, and bell peppers ALL IN YOUR BOX this week! Isn't summer sweet to the sweet-th power?? See complete list of possible local produce below.

Check out our featured vendor this week: Minerva Dairy!

ON SALE: LITT Kombucha and our short date specials!

CHICKEN IS BOK!! OK, BACK.
(Psst...all cuts, including liver, hearts, and feet)

There's something for everyone here!

blackberries singing
this is your moment to fly
as a Yellowbird

This line from a seven-year-old is pretty deep:
"You really appreciate the hard work when you love something."

We LOVE these blackberries.
But at Yellowbird we also LOVE what we do--
we appreciate being able to work hard to get you the best local, quality food.
And we appreciate the hard work of our growers, box packers, and drivers! 

Look for BLACKBERRIES, sweet corn, candy onion, hydro lettuce, green beans, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, nectarines, peaches ALL IN YOUR BOX this week! Isn't summer grand?? See complete list of possible local produce below.

Check out our featured vendor this week: LITT Kombucha ON SALE!
(Life In The Tea!)

DEEP DISCOUNTS IN JULY: Foris Extraordinary Meats (formerly North Country Charcuterie) and our short date specials!

It's CORN
A big lump with knobs
It has the juice (It has the juice)
I can't imagine a more beautiful thing (Woo)
It's corn
I can tell you all about it
I mean, look at this thing
When I tried it with butter, everything changed

("It's Corn" by Tariq, The Gregory Brothers and Recess Therapy)

One line from this viral ode to corn from a seven-year-old is pretty deep:
"You really appreciate the hard work when you love something."

We LOVE this sweet corn. Best ever.
But at Yellowbird we also LOVE what we do--
we appreciate being able to work hard to get you the best local, quality food.
And we appreciate the hard work of our growers, box packers, and drivers! 

Fun fact: Whether eaten as a grain or vegetable, corn is actually a fruit!
And every individual kernel was pollinated by each stringy tassel. More here. 

Look for SWEET CORN, blackberries, peppers, sugar cube melons, and hydro head lettuce in your farm share this week!
See complete list of possible local produce below.

Try this recipe below: Garlic Butter Chicken with Zucchini and Corn

Check out our featured vendor this week: Randy's Pickles (On SALE here)!

ON SALE this week: Foris Extraordinary Meats (formerly North Country Charcuterie).

life is peachy keen
so much flavor in one box
all the joy contained 

Look for PEACHES, blackberries, sweet cherries, sweet corn, green peppers, and hydro head lettuce in your farm share this week! (See complete list of possible local produce below)

Try this recipe: Chicken, Peach and Chorizo Fricassee

Check out our featured vendor this week: Foris Extraordinary Meats (formerly North Country Charcuterie).

plucked right from the vine...

this is why we do what we do.

"Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup." 
-Wendell Berry
 
Black raspberries simply scream OHIO BOUNTY. They are a patriotic red and blue, and found on the roadside and field's edge for all! Thanks for supporting those berry pickers filling your box with goodness! 

It's the way things used to be. It's revolutionary. It's OHIO FEEDING OHIO. 

Look for BLACK RASPBERRIES, blackberries, sweet cherries, sweet corn, zucchini, and cucumbers in your farm share this week! (See complete list of possible local produce below)

Bring these to your 4th of July festivities: Black Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

Check out our featured vendor this week: Pearl Valley Cheese.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY FROM ALL OF US AT YELLOWBIRD! 
Have a wonderful holiday!
Truck pick ups are at same times and locations on Thursday the 4th.

blueberries coming your way...

and here's a recipe for you.
 
Blueberry Bread!

Remember, being a part of YELLOWBIRD FOODSHED means you get to:
1. Snag high quality, farm fresh food when it's at its freshest
2. Know your growers and learn about their farming practices
3. Be a part of a community that cares about supporting local food
4. Be one of the first to get veggies when they are in season! Like BLUEBERRIES!

CHERRIES ALSO IN SEASON NOW--ORDER HERE:
Sweet Cherries

It's the way things used to be. It's revolutionary. It's OHIO FEEDING OHIO. 

Look for BLUEBERRIES, sweet cherries, baby bok choy, and yellow squash in your farm share this week! (See complete list of possible local produce below)

Check out our featured vendor this week: Minerva Dairy.

beautiful broccolini

...but what is broccolini?
 
Developed in Japan and growing in fame here, broccolini's stems are as tender and yummy as the florets. A hybrid of broccoli and gai lan (Chinese kale), broccolini cooks up just like regular broccoli, but faster (and with a sweeter finish). Nothing not to like about that! 

green broccolini
your flavor is not teeny
I eat the whole thing
 
Here's a BROCCOLINI pasta recipe for you: 
Oriechette with Broccolini and Sausage recipe.

Remember, being part of YB Foodshed means you get to:
1. Snag high quality, farm fresh food when it's at its freshest
2. Know your growers and learn about their farming practices
3. Be a part of a community that cares about supporting local food
4. Try new veggies that are in season! Like broccolini!

It's the way things used to be. It's revolutionary. It's OHIO FEEDING OHIO. 

Look for BROCCOLINI, Carlton greens, and carrots in your farm share this week! (See complete list of possible local produce in your box below)

Check out our featured vendor this week: NOOMA.

HOO BOY

We have TATSOI.
 
Tatsoi, nicknamed "Vitamin Green," is what you want for dinner! It has more vitamin C than oranges or spinach. It has vitamin A, calcium, folate, beta-carotene, and phytonutrients which have been shown to help prevent cancer and heart disease. 

Shh, we have a secret for you: It's OK to have soup in summer!
Here's a killer Spicy Sweet Potato and Tatsoi Soup recipe to try (see below). ENJOY TATSOI!

Remember, being part of YB Foodshed means you get to:
1. Snag high quality, farm fresh food when it's at its freshest
2. Know your growers and learn about their farming practices
3. Be a part of a community that cares about supporting local food
4. Try new veggies that are in season! Like Tatsoi!

Look for TATSOI, salad mix, asparagus, slicer tomatoes, and green zucchini your farm share this week! (See complete list of local produce in your box below)

Check out our featured vendor this week: Stutzman Farms.

Squash in your box
= welcome back, friend.

pound for pound goodness
the genus Cucurbita
squash to surprise you
 
It's back, and you love it! When your neighbors come knocking on your door with SQUASH in August, remember this moment! Squash is so yummy, so versatile, and so taken for granted in season. Think back to your old friend surprising you back in June when you are "squash ninja-ed" later this summer!

Look for GREEN OR YELLOW CUCURBITA, salad mix, purple kohlrabi, asparagus, slicer tomatoes, and garlic scapes in your farm share this week! And check out Zucchini and yellow squash in the Tex Mex Chicken and Zucchini Skillet recipe below!

Here's a link to our featured vendor this week: Cleveland Ketchup.

MINI PAK CHOI...

...packed with nutrition,
packed in your box.

Small but mighty, mini pak choi is dressed to impress with its crispness and versatility. Whether spelled bok choy, or pak choi, it means "white vegetable." With half the daily nutritional value of vitamins C and K, and 40% of vitamin A, the pak choi you unpack from your box is practically a multivitamin. Add in E, and you can have your CAKE and eat it too, especially when folate, B6, potassium, and calcium also join the party.  

Pak Choi = some of the best produce Ohio has to offer!

Look for PAK CHOI, hydro head lettuce, purple sun tomatoes, asparagus, slicer tomatoes, and Evercrisp apples in your farm share this week! Try out PAK CHOI in the Easy Pak Choi Soup recipe below!

Here's a link to our featured vendor this week: Berlin Natural Bakery.