Welcome to Week 34

Holiday Schedule

Please make sure you understand the holiday schedule and mark your calendars now! There will be no pickups the last week of the year, between Christmas and New Years. We will pretend the week doesn't exist, and those who would have picked up that week will pick up the following week instead. This means all half-share members will have an additional week off between pickups. So...

- If you are an ODD* week half-share member you will pick up December 14th (or 15th for Thursday pickup groups) and again January 4th (or 5th).
- If you are an EVEN* week half-share member you will pick up December 21st (or 22nd for Thursday pickup groups) and again January 11th (or 12th).
- If you are a full share member, you will pickup December 21st (or 22nd) and again January 4th (or 5th).
* you can tell what week we're on by looking at the first line of the newsletter each week! See? 34 is an even week.

We will be posting this every week this month, and also at the pickup sites. We don't know how else to inform you, so please make sure others who pick up your food are aware of the schedule.

Invoices Sent

If you have reached $30 in overages, you will have received an invoice by email stating the amount you owe. Please bring a check (or exact change only) to your next pickup and pay your invoice in a timely manner. Don't forget to include your pickup group on your check. We appreciate it.

Extras Available

Place your orders and trades by noon the day of your pickup to orders@fairshares.org. Don't forget to include your pickup group and name! Check the price list on the website for pricing on all the normally available items. If you are trying to make an even swap, be sure to include back up choices in case we run out of your selected item.

Roast Beast?
It's time to think about what special meat items you might want for your holiday celebration! Are you doing a roast? Will it be beef or pork? Or perhaps a turkey? We need to know any special requests this week so we can get the orders placed by Monday, since we take some deliveries only every other week. You can look on American Grassfed Beef's website to see what they offer. You can order for this week, but if we don't have it on hand, we'll order it for your next pickup.

Rav it up!
Mangia Pasta (now Midwest Pasta, but we like the name Mangia better) has a great array of ravioli to add a little excitement to your dinner plate! We only have a few of each variety, so please give second choices. We sold out of a lot of them, so let us know if you wnat them for next week!
Mushroom (SOLD OUT) OR Four Cheese Ravioli: $8/lb.
Butternut Ravioli: $9/lb. (SOLD OUT) OR Sundried Tomato Ricotta Ravioli (SOLD OUT)
Goat Cheese Ravioli: $10/lb.

Carrots: $2.50/.75lb. bag
Parsnips: $3/.75lb. bag
Turnips: $1.50/lb. big pinktops or japanese
Sunchokes: $3.25/lb.
Daikon Radish: $2/lb.

Lettuce Mix: $3.50/.5 lb. (limited availability)
Garlic: $1.60/S,M,&L head
Onions: $2/lb.
Banana peppers: $1/4
Jalapeños: $1/6

Don't forget we have salmon!
$12/lb. sockeye (strongest flavor, fattiest and reddest), coho (medium) and keta (mildest flavor, lowest fat, doesn't need to cook as long). Various sized fillets available. Order by the pound and we'll try to match it.