Monthly Archives: June 2012
Produce Spotlight: Sweet Corn
Hello all and Happy Friday! We are very excited for next week’s bins! Look forward to more local items, such as purple cauliflower. Yum! We’re also anticipating some delicious sweet corn. A staple for summer, sweet corn is the perfect … Continue reading
Produce Report: Garlic Scapes and More Locals!
Hello all and Happy Tuesday! We’re almost halfway done with the week. Keep going!! The produce is beautiful today, and we were surprised with a few extra local items that we were not even expecting, such as zucchini and sugar … Continue reading
Produce Spotlight: Local love!
Hello all and Happy Friday! We are celebrating the first days of summer with all of our local summer favorites for next week’s bins! Why buy local? (from SustainableTable.org) At its roots sustainable farming benefits the local community and local … Continue reading
Produce Report: Great Goodness!
Hello all and Happy Monday! The first day of summer is in just a couple of days and our bins this week are the proof. This week’s produce came in looking great this morning. Everything was vibrant, fresh, and refreshing – … Continue reading
Produce Report: Cantaloupe!
Hello all and Happy Friday! Strawberries, peaches and melons are a sure sign that summer has arrived. And we are very excited to have a plentiful of summer fruits next week. In particular, we cannot wait for juicy and sweet … Continue reading
Produce Report: Today’s Top Five
Hello All and Happy Tuesday Afternoon! This week’s produce has been coming in just beautifully! Check out some of our favorites below! This week’s leafy greens and onions are the front runners with their local roots! All hail from the … Continue reading
Produce Spotlight: Kale
Hello all and Happy Friday! This week, we really wanted to show some (more) love to thevery versatile green, Kale. We’ve given info about kale before, but it’s so awesome that we thought we would share more. Many people are … Continue reading
Farm Spotlight: Alvarez Farms
We are currently getting Bunched Spring Onions from Alvarez, and we look forward to their peppers every year. We will be gracing our New Roots boxes with them by late summer. Read more about the Alvarez Farm below in a … Continue reading
Produce Report: Sweet June
Hello all and Happy Monday! The first week of June is here and has brought with her the sweet signs of summer! The produce arrived in wonderful condition this week. Both the fruits and veggies are excellent. What’s our “warehouse … Continue reading
Summer Fruit-tastic!
Hello all and Happy Saturday! First we’d like to say congratulations to our first ever New Roots Organics’ Thursday Trivia Night on Facebook: Jonathan William Berg and Laurene Stappenbeck answered our question correctly first and will be receiving a New Roots Organics mug in their … Continue reading