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Welcome to Fair Shares Season 16 Wk9

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

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.

LOGIN HERE to select your time and ADD it in your cart. Your share will be packed for you regardless, selecting a time just helps us organize and have your bags ready when you arrive.

You may update your cart as many times as you like. We run a report at 10:30 am Wednesdays which includes the latest update,

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.

This email is how we communicate with members. Please at least scan it so you know any important information. If you have questions, just reply to this email.

Member Notes...

Kirkwood Volunteer needed for EVEN weeks: Our long-time, loyal and fabulous member Maureen has the ODD-weeks covered, so if anyone has an extra hour or two to help Cole out in Kirkwood on Even weeks, we would be most grateful.

Summer Vacations are here: We have 37 families on hold this week! Although we are happy to offer the ability to put your shares on hold, we would like to remind everyone that offering your pet and house sitters your Fair Shares pickup makes a great payment, and helps both us and our farmers! Just tell them your pickup name/group, date, location and pickup time window (they don't have to select a specific time). If you wish to share your login info and tell them how to make trades, you are welcome to do so.

Bedding Plants and Strawberries are coming to an end: Keith Biver says he is running low on the bedding plants, so we are making this the final week to order. Harvey Yoder says his strawberries are coming to an end, so this might be the final week we'll have them in the shares. 😢

* Rhubarb is in the store this week, you know what to do...

Ripe and Buggy Produce: We all want organic produce, right? Who wants to eat produce that bugs won't eat? When those bugs are alive, you know it's fresh! All kidding aside, the way to deal with buggy produce is to remove the bugs before storing them in the fridge. Just make up a bath of water with salt or vinegar added and soak until the bugs are floating or sinking to the bottom. Some may need a little extra time, and maybe an extra shake to get them off. Assess which produce will hold and which should be eaten or processed right away--it's all a game of timing with Seasonal eating.

Thanks for donating to our New Cooler: since we are down a cooler that we used to stage shares after packing and until pickups, we are taking this opportunity to address the severe shortage of cold storage that we've been experiencing in the high summer heat for the past several years. A number of you have made donations, either through the Donation items in the online store or just contacting us, and are so appreciative of your help!

Strawberry Cobbler

Normally I will just eat strawberries by themselves, but I accidentally squished these so cobbler it is!

This would be amazing with beef or fish. The bok choy is wonderful cold too, so this is perfect for meal prep... Read more

It's time to think about processing an extra quart or two of strawberries before they're all gone! There's nothing like whipping up a mixed berry smoothie in late summer, just to remember how sweet the Spring was.

Lettuce Give Thanks

It's lettuce season. This is the time of the year when organizing a combined CSA gets difficult. When everyone who grows lettuce for us has lettuce ready, and we have committed to buying their lettuce, we all get a little tired of salads. Now you may wonder why we would commit to purchasing lettuce from so many farmers, and that's a good question, with a reasonable answer: the weather makes us do it. Read more

Eat Salad, Often

It's officially salad season. That means it's time to start using a bed of lettuce as the base for every meal.

Join our Facebook group to get help from seasoned members, ask questions and share your food inspirations. https://www.facebook.com/groups/49485152740

Notes on Trades and Orders

If you have questions or an issue to resolve, please email info@fairshares.org. We get nearly 400 order confirmation emails in the orders@fairshares.org account and WE DO NOT ALWAYS CHECK THEM, 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.

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.