Welcome to Week 20

Gimme a Break!

As in Vacation. Fair Shares is taking a week off, which means you all get a week to catch up on your food and clear out your fridge. The week in question is five weeks away, September 28th and 29th, which will be week 25. We will simply push back the schedule one week, so all you ODD half-share members will come the following week, on October 5th and 6th, which will still be week 25 of our 46 week season. The EVEN half-share members will also get a week off, and will come on October 12 and 13. So we are giving plenty of notice and will remind you to stock up the week before.

Holiday Schedule. This would be a good time to inform everyone of the schedule for the winter holidays. For Thanksgiving week, everyone will pick up on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It'll be a fiasco; party on. The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve (December 28th and 29th) is NOT a scheduled pickup week. We will shift the pickups back one week, as mentioned above, so that everyone will pick up a week later than they normally would. Then, everything is back to normal and we will begin the process of getting next season's member list determined (earlier and more strictly than in the past, so that everyone is paid up by the time the season is over).

BYOB = BRING YOUR OWN BAG!

Seriously, bring your bags folks! A very nice member has brought in a supply, but when we run out, you will be making multiple trips to your car if you don't bring something to put your food in!

Extras Available

Email your order by noon to orders@fairshares.org, and please include your pickup group in your email. If your name/email is not the one we have on the check-in sheet, please include that too. 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.

From Fowl To Fabulous

- Houston's Homegrown Turkeys: Paul Houston has 10-12 pound turkeys available now! How about a little Thanksgiving in August? 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.

Thrilled to the Grill
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! $2.75lb. We've gotten a variety and mixed and matched. They're so good!
Honeydew: $5.25 ea. Sweet and very tasty.
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 Sweet and juicy--Fair Shares approved!

Second To None
Tomato Seconds! $1/lb. The secret's in the sauce. Quick chop chop or quarter and throw them in the oven at 400 with onions and garlic, maybe some peppers, sprinkle with sea salt and roast for an hour or so. Oh. My. Dog. And basil. What about basil? We make this several times a week and eat it on pasta, crostini crackers, a spoon, etc.

Assorted Bell Peppers: $1.80 for 2 large or three small (depending on what we have. Red, yellow and green. The large are a pretty mix of red/green and yellow/green. The small are red or yellow.
Jalapeños: $1/8 Salsa salsa salsa.

Fairy Tale Eggplant: $2/lb. Half 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.
Okra: $1.40/.5 lb. Or okry as our farmer Sandy Gorse calls it. If you don't cut them, they aren't slimy! Roast or pan fry them whole in olive oil and garlic until brown and crispy. Mmmmm! I'm serious, you only think you don't like okry because you haven't prepared it properly.

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. Don't forget the pecans!
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 of red, white or Yukon golds. or give 'em the 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 get 'em while you can!
Garlic: $1.65/share (depends on the head size).

Basil: $1/bu. Tomato's girlfriend. Kiss kiss.
Mushrooms: $7.00 Shiitakes. Delicious, delicious shiitakes.