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Welcome to Fair Shares Season 17 Wk36

We'll see all Full Share, Mini Share, and EVEN-week Half Share members this week.

(Note the ODD and EVEN half shares correspond to the odd- or even-numbered weeks of our season.)

Your assigned pickup day is [Delivery Day], but if you ever need to switch the day or location, reply to this email before 10a.m. Wednesday, and then look for a thumbs up or confirmation reply from us.

LOGIN HERE to select your time and ADD it in your cart. Make sure that the time you want is in your order confirmation email. If you don't receive an automated confirmation email, your order didn't go through. You may update your cart as many times as you like until we run our report at 10:30 Wednesday. Your share will be packed for you regardless of whether you make changes or select a time. The time just helps us organize and have your bags ready when you arrive.

Pro Tip: You can browse the store when it's "closed" by logging out of your account, but keep in mind that we update the store inventory on Tuesdays just before sending out the newsletter.

December Holiday Schedule

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is now gearing up for the year-end holidays. Hanukkah begins the day after Christmas, so everyone will need to plan their menus for our final pickup the week before. Mark your calendars that we will not have regular Fair Shares pickups on Week 39, December 25 and 26 or Week 40, January 1 and 2. Even week Half share members will have two more pickups before the holiday and ODD week Half share members will only have next week, so please plan accordingly.

We will plan a shopping day during the break for those of you who would like to restock on staples, and will be able to order in milk if enough people want it. Ozark Mountain won't deliver fewer than 30 jars--Jamie is sending an email to all members with a standing order, but if you are not on that list, please let her know if you will be in town and will want milk. We will confirm the shopping day date and time in the upcoming newsletter.

Week 36

Our farmers are finally dealing with the bitter cold. Lots of greens are dying off with the colder temperatures. That means Winter Squash is finally in shares... just 2 MONTHS behind schedule! Only three weeks of shares before our two week long winter break… not that we are counting down

NEW: Brussel Sprouts, Tetsukabuto Winter Squash, Bibb Lettuce (hydroponic), Purple Top Turnips

Stir-Fried Cabbage

This is a super easy side dish or you can add protein and make it a main. Read more

Cauliflower Adobo

Here’s a fun and different side dish for thanksgiving or any occasion. It’s got a bit of sweet, a bit of tang, and a lot of flavor with very little effort. If you are lucky to get purple cauliflower it’s also gorgeous! ...Read more

Homemade Pot Pie

In case you haven't yet used up the leftover turkey, this is a great pot pie. Even if you have used up your Thanksgiving turkey, this is worth making with turkey or chicken. Yum! …

Check Your Bags!

Please help us by confirming that the bag we give you has your name on it (sometimes we know your name, sometimes we think we know your name, sometimes we grab the wrong bag).

Also please scan the outside of the bag near your name for notes that might require we grab something from the freezer, or for you to make a choice. We can be easily distracted and miss something when handing out so many shares.

Check that you've gotten everything you were supposed to receive--if you're missing produce that we need to credit you for, that's a loss we'd rather not take if we can help it.

Notes on Trades and Orders

If you have questions or an issue to resolve, please email info@fairshares.org. Do not reply to the order confirmation emails that send to orders@fairshares.org account--WE DO NOT ALWAYS CHECK THAT MAILBOX BEFORE PICKUPS, so if you want a reply, use info@fairshares.org, which goes to both Jamie and Sara, and one of us will see it.

The share clipboards below will include the fresh produce on your list, but the cart in your Farmigo account lists only the tradable items in your share. You must spend the total credit value in your cart but you are welcome to buy extra. Any amount over the tradeable value will show as Extra Credit and you will be charged additional plus tax on that amount.

Here's a video demo on how to make trades. Note that Farmigo has updated their system to allow you to click the items in your cart that have variations for you to select. Here's the link to LOGIN.

Please check the descriptions of items! Some things are sold by the pound (indicated by /lb. in the item name) so the actual price will be different from what's listed in the store. If what's in your bag is not what you were expecting, give it back. If you're at the Mothership, you may be able to choose something else. This is particularly important on items like bulk chicken breasts, where the item price shows the price per pound, but the package weight may be five pounds.

Pro Tip: You can browse the store when it's "closed" by logging out of your account.

FS17 Wk36 Shares, 12/4&5/2024

Wildcard items are shown in parentheses. This is to help you with planning and ordering. They are called "wildcard" so you can enjoy a little surprise. It is not a choice, so PLEASE do NOT contact us about wanting a specific item because the produce bags are pre-packed and we don't have the ability to manage requests.