Welcome to Week 19

Pay Your Overages Please!
If you received an email invoice for overages, please bring your check to your pickup! Don't forget to include your pickup group and share name on all checks and correspondence with us. If you have already paid, thanks so much!

Don't Forget Your Bags!
We're beginning to think there's a conspiracy for everyone to forget their bags the same week! Please, bring your bags. If you're sending someone to pick up your share, please ask them to bring bags.

Slow Return of the Eggs

We've been able to put eggs back in two of the groups, and have enough to sell. We hope to put them into more shares next week. Order up if you need them!

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.

Can you Jive?

- 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.
-Hinkebein Hills Ground Turkey: $9.10/lb. Low-fat and delicious. Mix it with another ground meat, or spice it up for a great burger on its own.

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 $15/8 oz. Wrap it in bacon--it's like Christmas!
Flank Steak or Skirt Steak: $9.50/lb. (they range in size from slightly under 1lb. to 1.5 lbs.) Marinate in equal parts soy sauce and cooking wine. Grill to mid-rare. Dee-lish!
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!
Brisket: $5.70/lb. Averaging about 2.5-3+ lb. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

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: $5.99/lb. Priced as marked. Did someone say BST (Bacon Shoot Tomato)? Oh yeah.

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.

Fruit Salad
Grapes! $2.50/.75lb. bag. These are dark red to black, seedless wine grapes. Sweet inside with a tart skin. Mmm!
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.
Figs: $6.00. Fruit of the gods. Dip in Blue Heron Pomona's Ambrosia to reach nirvana.
Peaches: $3/5 This variety is called Biscoe. Big, sweet and juicy--Fair Shares approved!

Second To None
Tomato Seconds! These are beautiful seconds (some say better than some of the firsts). $1/lb. Get saucy.
Cherry tomatoes: $3/pt.

Spring Mix: $2.80/.3 lb. Limited availability!
Cabbage: $2.00/hd. How about some Chinese Cole Slaw? Mmmm!

Assorted Bell Peppers: $1.80 for 2 large or three small. Red and yellow. The large are a pretty mix of red/green and yellow/green. The small are red or yellow.
Hot Banana Peppers: $1/6 Great with pan-fried corn! Or stuff 'em with cheese and bake to perfection.
Jalapeños: $1/8 Salsa salsa salsa.

Okra: $1.40/.5 lb. If you don't cut them, they aren't slimy! Pan fry or roast them in olive oil and garlic until brown and crisy. Mmmmm! And I'm not just saying that.

Beets: $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.
Missouri Pecans: $4.25/.5 lb. or $8.45/lb. Sweet little things. Great for desserts, salads or as an addition to your roasted eggplant dish (don't forget the cheese!).
Potatoes: $3.50/2 lb. bag. Fingerlings: $3.25/1 lb. bag

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 we're buying all he has!
Garlic: $1.65/share

Basil: Thai, Sweet or Lemon $1/bu. Tomato's girlfriend. Kiss kiss.
Carrots: $3.25/lb.
Mushrooms: $7.00