Welcome to Week 17!

Farmers are Rock Stars

And that goes for the rest of the people who work outside in this heat. Let us give thanks for those who are willing to grow and raise our food, and do all the other necessary outdoor things so that we may eat and work in our comfy air-conditioned environments. Many of our farmers are starting their days before 5:00 a.m. in an attempt to stay cool, and yet they are failing miserably. How lucky are we? Thank you farmers!


DON'T FORGET YOUR BAGS!

Whose Check Is This?!?

If you are writing a check for an overage amount, and your name is not the one on the account, and you don't make a note of which pickup group you are in or put the account name on the check, we are taking your money and going out to dinner and a movie (or in some cases, we're buying ourselves a candy bar)! We can look up the amount of the check to try to determine who you are, but there are often a number of members with the same balance due, so do us and yourselves a favor and put the share name and pickup group on your check please.

Continued Egg Shortage

We do have a few eggs for sale, but not enough to put any in the shares. We expect to run out, so order up!

Extras Available

Email your order by noon to orders@fairshares.org, and please include your pickup group in your email. Remember that fresh produce is not tradable. Some items may be in short supply, so please leave an alternative choice if you plan to make an even trade.

Gobble Gobble

- Houston's Homegrown Turkeys: Paul Houston has 10-12 pound turkeys available now! How about a little Thanksgiving in July? We can pretend to have the cool weather while we're at it. There's nothing like a smoked turkey on the barby, MmmmMmm! $4.50/lb.

Grill Thrill
American Grassfed Beef makes awesome dry-aged steaks:
Sirloin: $9/8oz.
NY Strip or Ribeye: $13/8oz. or 2/$25
Filet Mignon: $11/6 oz. or $15/8oz.
Flank Steak or Skirt Steak: $9.50/lb. (they range in size from slightly under 1lb. to 1.5 lbs.) Fajitas!
Ground Beef ($6/lb.) and Ground Lamb ($9.10/lb.) mixed together make the most awesome burger--just add a little garlic and hot pepper--zing-a-ling!

Happy Pigs = Tasty Pork!
Pork-Onion Patties: $5.75/lb. These are really tasty and satisfying burgers, four to a package, averaging just over a pound. (Priced per pkg.)
Pork Chops: $6.00/lb.
Sausages-a-plenty: We have a variety of Geisert ($5.50) and Hinkebein ($6.50) link sausages and brats available.
Pork Shoulder: $3.00/lb. We have one whole and a couple of halves (7-8ish pounds) available for pulled pork, and can get more for next week. Order up!
Bacon: $6.75/lb. Priced as marked. Did someone say BLTs? No? Well BLTs!

Salume Beddu Mostarda: $7.50. So good on crackers with cheese or with meat. Yum!
Salume Beddu Fig Tapenade: $9.00. A combination of kalamata olives and figs to send you over the moon. Great with chevre. Mmm hmm.

Mangia Pasta Ravioli: Goat Cheese Ravs--$10.00, Mushroom or Three Cheese Ravs--$8.00.

Fruit Loops
Blueberries: $6/pt.
Cantaloupe: $4.00 ea.
Honeydew: $5.25 ea. Sweet and very tasty. (I'm hoping we can get more of these, but not sure yet.)
Watermelon: $7.50 ea. Mid size, seedless, sweet, summery deliciousness. Party on, whether you spike it or not.

Second To None
Tomato Seconds! These are beautiful seconds (some say better than some of the firsts). $1/lb. Get saucy. * Note: we're down to a few pounds on these. If you want a lot, we can order them for you for next week.

Green Peppers: $2.00/lb. Did someone say fajitas? Yes, that was me, earlier.
Hot Banana Peppers: $1/6 These seem pretty hot when you first start cooking them, but they mellow into a great medium heat in whatever you're cooking. Great with pan-fried corn! Os stuffed with cheese and baked!
Jalapeños: $1/8 Peach-Tomato Salsa anyone? Yes, please!

Asian Eggplant: $2/lb. Slice and roast with garlic and olive oil. 425F twenty minutes per side. Sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the oven to melt. Oh. My. Goodness.
Sweet Corn: $2.25/4ears

Beets or Kohlrabi: $2.00/lb. Roast them up and toss with your favorite vinaigrette, some Claverach Shoots, and a little soft cheese for a lovely summer salad. Don't forget the pecans!
Missouri Pecans: $4.25/.5 lb. Sweet little things. Great for desserts, salads or as an addition to your roasted eggplant dish (don't forget the cheese!).

Onions--sweet yellow, sweet white or sweet red: $2.00/lb. Sweet! Buy a few pounds, slice them up, caramelize them and store them in the fridge for an amazing addition to salad dressings, pasta and rice dishes, quesadillas, fritattas, soups and veggies. Or wait, how about fajitas! Yum.
Shallots: $2.50/.5 lb. These apparently are difficult to grow, and Bob Lober of St. Isidore Farm has said he won't do them next year, so get 'em while you can!
Tomatillos: $2.25/lb. Yay, salsa! Roast them in the oven or use them raw to make delicious salsa. Here's some info on how to use them.

Carrots: $3.25/lb.
Savoy Cabbage: $3.00
Shiitake mushrooms: $7.00

Secret Word = Pimientos de Padron: $1.75 / ~.33lb. (Limited availability--more to come!)