Proud to serve our community, season after season 💚

As we move into the final month of summer, we’ve been reflecting on our garden beds and the fields and orchards of our partner farms that have nourished us all season long. 🌈 From this summer’s rainbow of produce to the true farmer’s market experience that we’re able to offer at the store year-round, this abundance is something we’re deeply proud to share with you.

For those who’ve been with us for a while, you may remember when we sold at the Chesterton European Market before moving primarily to the convenience of our brick-and-mortar store about ten or so years ago.

None of it would be possible without you, our community who believes in supporting small farmers and producers. 💚 Farming is full of long, arduous days, but the reward of growing beautiful, nourishing food keeps us returning to the land season after season. There’s nothing quite like communing with the elements — farming not only fills our tables, it grounds us, helps us work through stress, and offers a sense of belonging.

If you haven’t yet caught the gardening bug, we encourage you to plant something and see where it takes you. đŸŒ± And in the meantime, come enjoy the peak flavors of summer while they last. We can’t wait to see you! 🍅 🍉

Produce

If interested in bulk harvests, please give us a day advance to harvest extra! We can offer bulk prices, at the time of your pre-order and we will use the following emoji to designate whether bulk options are available: đŸ€©. This week’s local, fresh harvest includes (but, with fresh harvests occurring daily, it is not limited to):

  • Asian Pears

  • Beans—Green (Purple Rattlesnake, Purple Roma, and more delicious varieties)! đŸ€©

  • Beets—red and golden đŸ€©

  • Blackberries (frozen)

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage (Red and Green)

  • Cantaloupe — another fresh harvest this week with flavorful varieties!

  • Carrots—with and without tops!

  • Cherry Tomatoes – mixed varieties and yellow (all are ultra sweet and flavorful, great for a special snack, salad, or adding to your sauces)

  • Cucumbers – Suyo Long and Pickling varieties (the season is almost at a close)!

  • Eggplant – plenty of fresh varieties this week! đŸ€©

  • Garlic

  • Herbs — many great varieties of fresh basil (green or purple), mint, Greek and Italian oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, and plenty of dried options!

  • Heirloom Tomatoes – multiple varieties đŸ€©

  • Horseradish upon request 

  • Kale

  • Lettuce (head)

  • Mulberries (frozen)

  • Mushrooms—dried (shiitake) and marinated (porcini and mixed varieties) this week

  • Okra

  • Onions—sweet baking onions!

  • Peaches (fresh) — We harvesting again this week with multiple varieties, get them while you can!

  • Peppers (with plenty of specials both in price and varieties) đŸ€©

    • sweet banana peppers

    • green/red/yellow/black toned Bell peppers

    • lunchbox peppers (otherwise known as “yummy” or “snack” peppers) bagged

    • hot jalapeños, poblanos, shishitos, and others

  • Potatoes (Blues, Kennebec, and Red Nolan) đŸ€©

  • Scallions—plenty of red and green varieties!

  • Shallots

  • Strawberries (frozen)

  • Sweet Potatoes—first of the season!!

  • Swiss Chard

  • Turnips đŸ€©

  • Watermelon—several varieties, summer refreshing and sweet!

  • Zucchini (Green and Striped varieties)

As always, our produce is GMO-free and grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides — and we make sure it stays that way, even for crops that are tricky to grow naturally!

Dairy & Eggs

This week’s options include:

  • Grass-fed, organic, non-homogenized, low heat pasteurized milk (A1/A2 this week), butter, buttermilk, cheese (cottage cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano, and GGC sharp cheddar), French dip, kefir (plain and vanilla), sour cream, and yogurt (plain and vanilla). Note: the 16 oz whipping cream was discontinued. We hope to have the 24 oz available this week as well as a 24 oz half-n-half (pre-ordering is helpful).

  • Chicken and Duck eggs this week! Our eggs are hand harvested and cleaned. Our chickens are raised on not simply organic but also a soy free grain mix along with their free range diet. There really is nothing like the consistency and flavor of these delectable treats from heritage breeds . . . we bring out the connoisseurs!

Meat Availability

This week’s options (while supplies last) include:

  • Beef Prime Steaks: Chuckeye, Denver, NY Strip, Sirloin, Sirloin tip, Tri-tip!

  • Beef Savory Roasts, Steaks & Ribs: Brisket (plenty large enough for smoking), Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, Cubed (tenderized), and Round (top, bottom, eye, and full) steaks!

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef—approx. 85% lean and Ground Chuck—approx. 89% lean. Beef Patties—approx. 85% lean (3 or 4 pk)! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! Buy two or more packages for a 10% discount (see our boxes on our pre-order form)!

  • Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Marrow bones, Shank, Stew Meat (limited supply), Soup bones and Organ Meats, including cheeks, heart, kidney, liver, and more!

  • Chicken (ffrozen options): Whole, Cut-ups (breast—boneless / skinless & bone-in / skin on option, thighs, leg quarters, and drums. We also have Ground Chicken and Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage! And, chicken organ meat (including: backs, necks, feet, liver, and gizzard)!

  • Duck (frozen): Whole only

  • Lamb: 

    • Ground Lamb (15% off while supplies last!)

    • Lamb Merguez Sausage

    • Lamb Patties (4/pkg)

    • Lamb Chops: loin, rib, shoulder, and sirloin

    • Lamb Shanks

    • Lamb Stew Meat

    • Lamb Soup Bones, and organ meats

  • Pork: Italian (Hot or Sweet) Sausage Large Links! Fresh Kielbasa! Breakfast sausages: Real Vermonter’s Maple and Mild Breakfast Small Links! All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co). Note: have you tried our pork patties? They come plain or with salt & pepper. You can also get them in a convenient 3-pack or 4-pack. They’re in our box specials—buy 2 or more and get them 10% off. This a real find!

    • Pork Chops (thick or thin / boneless or bone-in), Pork Steaks, Spareribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat for making your own lard! And Pork Neck Bones for that favorite Pasta Sauce flavor. 

    • Pork Roasts: Like pulled pork? We have both the Pork Butt and the Picnic Roasts fresh frozen (about 2.5 to >8 lbs each). If you want to add another layer to your slow cooks, try our smoked hams with our unique, natural smoke cure with real fruit pectin rather than celery salt used in the natural blend.

    • Smoked jowl bacon and bacon ends, smoked pork chops, ham roasts & steaks, and  ham hocks for your special meals!! Or, for a smokey sausage, try our bacon cooked in your skillet or toaster oven with any of the sausage for that delicious flavor that comes with smoked sausage.

  • Rabbit: Whole

  • Turkey: Cut-ups including Breasts (boneless/skin on, drums, wings), ground, and backs for amazing soup stock available. And turkey organ meats (gizzard and liver in approximate 1 lb packages)! Turkey drums or wings—buy 2 or more and get them 10% off!

Read more about how we raise our grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, pastured pork, and grass-fed lamb.

Fresh Features

Exciting things in store this week, while supplies last!!

  • Beca Imports: Lots of new pasta, Arke’ EVOO, Riso Carnaroli Gran Riserva, marinated olives, artichokes,  and more!

  • Bona Furtuna: Enjoy more amazing, ancient grain pasta options, taralli, marinated pasta sauces, and more!

  • Foods Alive: healthy, organic foods with lots of savory flavor! We carry their salad dressings with high omega-3, cold-pressed seed oils, sprouted crisps, sustainably sourced nuts and dried berries, unfortified nutritional yeasts, and more!

  • Joe's Bread: Fresh, Artisanal Sourdough Bread Daily! Wednesday and Friday specialty options available too!

  • Equal Exchange: Try many organic coffee options, including their newly branded “Everyday”! We have a wide selection and love to talk about our favorites!

  • Pure Indian Foods: Try an array of thoughtfully sourced, organic spices (including curry blends), Kitchari with mung bean (yellow or green), aged Himalayan Basmati rice,  cultured ghee, vegan Worcestershire sauce, or mango puree, you won’t be disappointed!

  • Teeny Tiny Spices: (organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)! Enjoy the spice of life in each amazing variety, a different recipe with every tin, and a trip to whatever region of the world you’ve been wanting to go, without leaving your kitchen! And, if you haven’t tasted these spices in our pork sausages, you’re missing out.

Sarah Highlen