City Fresh – Eat Local, Eat Fresh

This #givingtuesday, make your donation count. ⁠
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A donation to City Fresh means being a part of a resilient local food system that values food providers and ensures that everyone has access to fresh food. Your dollar with City Fresh has a far-reaching impact - we pay our farmers fairly by compensating them an average of 5x more than the for-profit food model. We also provide tiered pricing to our shareholders. Your donation will go into the pockets of our hardworking farmers and subsidize local veggies for a family in your community. We are a 501c(3) nonprofit organization, meaning your gift is 100% tax deductible. ⁠
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Donate to City Fresh this Giving Tuesday by clicking the link in our bio, or go to cityfresh.org/donate 🍓⁠
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Tomorrow is #givingtuesday, and we need your support! City Fresh is a small organization making a big change in our food system. We rely on donations from folks like you to ensure quality food access for all, to support local farmers, and to build resilience in our region. Continue being a part of our movement by making City Fresh a part of your end-of-year giving. ⁠
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But don't take it from us, take it from Leslie Oliver, who we spoke to for this week's newsletter. Click the link in our bio to read about why she thinks City Fresh is an integral part of our local food scene. ⁠
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Donate at cityfresh.org/donate 🍓⁠
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#shopsmall this Small Business Saturday! Skip the tracking numbers and stress, and give the gift of local food and food access this holiday season. City Fresh has digital gift certificates available now! They’d make a great gift for the home cook or local food advocate in your life. ⁠
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To order, go to cityfresh.org → order online → order a gift certificate. Or click the link in our bio! 🍓⁠
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The news is full of warnings about shortages for the holiday season and how goods are being delayed in transit. International shipping, cross-country trucking, parcel services – all are having trouble meeting the demand to move items vast distances for consumers. When it comes to fresh food, though, the solution is much more simple than with some items. We need to buy food that is grown and raised much closer to where we live. That’s true not just in times of supply chain disruption, but always. It’s the best way to build a resilient, reliable, healthy food system in NE Ohio that will be there during good times, bad times, and all times in between.⁠
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We don’t want to wait until a supply crisis to make sure our farmers are ready to feed us and that the systems are in place for us to get their food in a convenient, community-centered location. Instead, let’s make local food the new normal, so that supply chain disruptions don’t endanger our region’s access to affordable food available through an equitable pricing model.⁠
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Your donation to City Fresh helps keep us working toward a stable food supply in our region. You and your neighbors can help keep the food supply chain for all of us short, strong, and steady.⁠
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To make a donation, click the link in our bio, or go to cityfresh.org/donate 🍓⁠
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From the City Fresh family to yours, we hope you have a restful and meaningful holiday!⁠
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Tomorrow is all about the sides ✨ we hope some local veggies from City Fresh are sneaking into your prep! What veggies do you put in your t-day stuffing? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️⁠
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Enjoy the holiday, and we hope to see you in December for a veggie restock! Order at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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Did you get one of our huuuuge sweet potatoes last week? Celebration squash for scale! ⁠
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Sweet potatoes are a holiday staple - they're such a versatile ingredient due to their natural sweetness and creaminess. Although they are used for many sweeter casseroles and desserts for the upcoming holidays, we've linked a savory, herbaceous casserole recipe if you're not into the gooey marshmallow thing and want to try something different. Click the link in our bio for the recipe! ⁠
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Don't forget about our December shares! They start on December 14th and you can order for them at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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In the spirit of giving thanks, this week we express our gratitude to you. Your participation in our program is profound in multiple ways. Our stakeholders - shareholders like you, philanthropists, volunteers, board members - together uphold and sustain our program. Read about the impact of our mission in this week's newsletter (link in bio) and help City Fresh continue building a just and equitable food system in Northeast Ohio with a donation this #givingtuesday⁠
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Donate or order today at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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We’ll be back at all three of our holiday locations (Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood) in a few weeks, December 14th-16th. We hope you enjoy some nice family time and a veggie or two till we see you then!

You can order for our final holiday share at any of these locations at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Always a great week when we get romanesco! A favorite among shareholders and staff alike, it’s easy to get lost in the mesmerizing pattern of the romanesco. Folks always tell us that one of the things they appreciate the most about being a City Fresh shareholder is getting things they don’t usually pick out (or isn’t available) at the supermarket - romanesco is a prime example! A true Zone 6 superstar! ⁠
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Click the link in our bio for a garlic and lemon roasted romanesco recipe that’ll make a great side or special topping for whatever you’re making this week. ⁠
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Order for December shares for more unique local treats at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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If you carr-ot all, it’s the last day of City Fresh shares for November! We’ll see you at Lakewood tonight, and will be returning for one last week starting on December 14th.

Order your December share at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Single share ➡️ Family share. We packed ‘em FULL for you all this week! Huge sweet potatoes and Brussels on the stalk for both, stunning colorful greens, and a serious brassica banquet for our families. Plus a whole lot more.

If you skipped out this week, no worries, you’ve still got one more chance to get in on these magical, abundant veggies. We’ll be back December 14-16 for our last holiday share!

Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Our first holiday shares are going out today at Coventry! We'll be at Oberlin tomorrow and Lakewood on Thursday. Delicious and nutritious veggies await! 👀🥦🍠

Order your next holiday share for December at cityfresh.org 🍓

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This year's holiday season is exceptionally special. For many of us, this is the first time in too long we are able to gather safely with our loved ones to share bountiful meals around an actual table and reinstate the traditions that we missed so dearly last year. During times that could only be described as "unprecedented" and "uncertain," nothing is more reassuring and grounding than being with our people and celebrating joys, big and small, with our community. The harvest that we partake in - a harvest that was orchestrated by the dedicated labor of our community, the giving soil, the steadfast farmer - unites us, with foods that emanate nostalgia, comfort, and warmth. Being able to share these foods and reap in this season's bounty communally is the greatest joy!

For this week's inaugural holiday share, you'll find a vibrant medley of the vegetables that you love the most for the feasts to come - from Brussels sprouts that are sweet and nutty to sweet potatoes with flesh so tender they speak for themselves. You can incorporate them into your family's traditional casseroles, or try something different and establish new traditions. Whatever it is that you create, the familiar or the innovative, we hope that these delectable seasonal veggies nourish you and your loved ones during your sweet reunions, and join in your celebration of togetherness and unwavering interconnectedness.

After this week's shares, we hibernate until our final shares in December, which will be taking place the 14th through the 16th at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood. Order your share at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Next week is your last chance to get some local veggies from us before you may or may not be feeding a crowd on an upcoming Thursday. Support our local farmers this holiday season!

Holiday shares are taking place Tuesday at Coventry, Wednesday at Oberlin, and Thursday at Lakewood. All stops go from 5-7 PM. Our next and final holiday share (after next week) will take place December 14th through 16th.

Order before midnight tonight to secure your share, at cityfresh.org 🍓

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The Brussels sprouts came "sleigh bell" style yesterday! Have you ever roasted them straight on the stalk? Click the link in our bio for an on-the-stalk roasted brussels recipe. ⁠
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...aaaand that's a wrap on our bonus weeks! Thanks everyone for participating, and we hope to see you next week for our first holiday share! ⁠
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Order for more seasonal delights next week, at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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A Thursday Haiku:

Golden beets, crisp kale,
Although darkness sets at five,
City Fresh won’t bail

Lakewood, we’ll see you tonight from 5-7 PM! And we’ll be back at it next week at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood for holiday shares! We guarantee they’ll put a little color and light into your week ✨🥬

Order for next week’s holiday share at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Single share ➡️ Family share. If you thought the extended season was going to be all winter squash, here’s proof of the amazing variety we are still offering! Lots of favorites in both shares- broccoli, brussels, potatoes, carrots and more!

Order for next weeks holiday share, available at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood, at cityfresh.org 🍓

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[correction from yesterday’s post - see here for updated info!]

Yup, you got that right, holiday weeks are starting next week, right after bonus weeks end!

For many of us, this year will be an inaugural gathering for the holiday meal after celebrating remotely last year. Be sure you’re prepared to feed a crowd and order your holiday share today! Available at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood pickups only. All stops go from 5-7 PM.

Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Yup, you got that right, holiday weeks are starting next week, right after bonus weeks end!

For many of us, this year will be an inaugural gathering for the holiday meal after celebrating remotely last year. Be sure you're prepared to feed a crowd and order your holiday share today! Available at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood pickups only. All stops go from 5-7 PM.

Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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As we enter into our second and final bonus week, with two holiday shares still ahead of us, the bounty of this growing season is not lost on us. We spent this season packing boxes till they were too full to close, playing tetris with generous heads of broccoli and tender bundles of swiss chard. And you spent the season unpacking bags full of seasonal surprises, taking time to transform whatever we threw at you into meals that ranged from familiar sheet-pan weeknight dinners to innovative cookies and soups. Together, we strengthened our local economy, each carrot and cabbage a symbol of resilience, a signal of support for our farmers doing the hard yet urgent and necessary work of adaptation in the face of climate crisis.

Even as winter rapidly encroaches, with wisps of snowfall in the evenings and icey windshields in the mornings, we continue to pack these boxes and spend slow time in warm kitchens, with comforting hardy veggies and even some surprise warm weather lingerers, like the summer squashes and green tomatoes in this week's family shares. With our last bonus shares going out this week, and holiday shares starting next week, there's still plenty opportunity to soak in the season's gracious abundance. And what better way to celebrate this than present it in communal meals with family for the holidays?

Join us till our program concludes on December 16th by ordering for holiday shares (or even Lakewood bonus shares!) today, at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Bonus week 1 was a success! The bounty did not disappoint - and luckily, we’ve got one more bonus week before our holiday shares begin.

There’s still time to order for all three of our bonus share locations - Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood - join us at cityfresh.org 🍓

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'Tis the season, for more local veggies! The holidays are fast approaching, and we've got you covered for all your favorite stuffed squashes and mashed taters.

Holiday shares take place the weeks of November 16th-18th and again December 14th-16th, at select locations - secure your seasonal side dish ingredients at cityfresh.org! 🍓

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One of these is not like the other...

We’ve got rutabagas in family shares and turnips in single shares. But what’s the difference, and which is which?!

These root veggies are closely related and both belong to the Brassica family. The turnips we’ve got in most of the single shares are white turnips, and rutabagas are sometimes known as yellow turnips, or Swedish turnip. In some places they’re just plain known as turnips! They can be used pretty interchangeably but rutabagas tend to be slightly sweeter while turnips can have a little kick, similar to a spicy radish. Turnips are usually smaller but in classic City Fresh fashion, ours are ginormous. Both are high in fiber and vitamin C! Check out a recipe for brown butter mashed turnip/rutabaga by clicking the link in our bio.

The ultimate test...is the rutabaga on the right or the left?! Guess below ⬇️ and we’ll confirm at the end of the day!

Order today and get in on the last few weeks of seasonal fun, available only at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood, at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Single share ➡️ Family share. Lots of hardy tubers and brassicas in this week’s bonus shares of all shapes, sizes and colors, from slim white parsnips to huuuuge purpley turnips!

Order for our remaining bonus week or even a holiday share or two at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Kicking off bonus season with Coventry later today! There’s still time to order for next week’s bonus share and the two holiday shares after that! The squash and the tubers just keep on rollin’ - get ‘em while they’re still hot-off-the-vine so you’re well stocked for the winter.

We’ll be hitting the ballot boxes before running the Coventry stop - maybe you’ll be sporting an “I Voted” sticker too? #electionday

Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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We are officially in the City Fresh bonus season! Over the next two weeks we will be distributing bonus shares at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood stops. Bonus weeks not only means bonus veggies, but also bonus opportunity to build comraderie around delicious and densely nutritious food that puts dollars back into the communities that it feeds.

After bonus weeks, holiday weeks will be here! With Halloween behind us, it's more than socially acceptable to start planning for the holidays - and the food we want to share with our families and community is central to that. For our holiday season, we'll have veggies ready for you twice more - the week before Thanksgiving and in mid-December - giving you ample time to meal prep for the feasts of your dreams. There's never too many pumpkins to smash (by smash we mean roast and puree and then use in everything) and root veggies to carve (and by that, we mean peel and roast).

Nourish your soul and your community by joining us for this final stretch of local veggies this season - order online today at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Today marks the official end of the season (besides bonus and holiday shares)! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all of our shareholders, volunteers, and supporters near and far for making it all happen. We couldn’t do it without you!

If you feel so inclined, tell us your favorite memory of this season in the comments below! ⬇️

We hope you’ll join us for our bonus and holiday weeks, which kick off next week! These take place at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood for the first 3 weeks of November and once in mid-December. Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Our shareholders are the apple of our eye! 🍎👀⁠
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We hope you enjoyed being a part of City Fresh this season! Click the link in our bio to take the end-of-season shareholder survey and give us some feedback as to what you might want to see next season.⁠
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Order for bonus and holiday weeks, starting next week, at cityfresh.org 🍓⁠
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Single share ➡️ Family share. There’s a little bit of everything in the last shares of the season for 11 of our 14 locations!

Next week come visit us at Oberlin on Wednesday or Lakewood on Thursday for the first week of bonus shares. Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Oh, what a season it has been! This week marks the end of City Fresh's regular season, but we all know this season was far from regular. We are grateful for all of our patrons, old and new, who continued to support our mission in these (somehow, still!) challenging and uncertain times. We hope that you all had fun, tried some new recipes, and that you'll be joining us again next year as we inch closer to a more just food future.

But, we're not done just yet! Although this week is the last at many of our Fresh Stops, there's still ample opportunity to keep the flow of fresh, local veggies coming for not one, not two, but FOUR more weeks! Yep, even after spooky Hallow's Eve, we'll still be slingin' veggies aalll across Lorain and Cuyahoga counties, at Coventry, Oberlin, and Lakewood on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, respectively, all from 5-7 PM. The onset of the cold weather makes it only even more important to load up on flu-fighting vegetables, so why stop now! Order another share (or four!) to fuel you through the winter, till we meet again in 2022!

Order for bonus and holiday weeks at cityfresh.org 🍓

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We can’t believe it...somehow it’s already the FINAL week of the (regular) season! 😭😭😭 But, if you select either Coventry, Oberlin, or Lakewood as your pickup location, more (bonus and holiday) weeks will magically appear!

Don’t skip a beet! Order for our final week for any location, or for your bonus/holiday share, at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Just a casual 7 carrot braid...

Thanks a BUNCH to all of our amazing shareholders and volunteers for making this season happen!! We hope to see you next week for the final (😭) week of the regular season, AND for the next few weeks at our bonus and holiday share pickups (😁🦃🎄)!

Order at cityfresh.org 🍓

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It’s somehow still been very green and sunny here at the farm. Green and purple, I should say! The Japanese eggplants in the family shares this week are from our very own George Jones Farm. Japanese eggplants have thin, delicate skins and sweet insides. They’re delicious stir-fried with ginger and garlic, roasted, braised, curried...you get the picture! How do you prepare yours? Tell us below ⬇️

Next week is our last week at all 14 locations! Come hang out and wrap up the regular season with us by ordering at cityfresh.org 🍓

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Single share ➡️ Family share. The season is slowly winding to a close, but we’ve still got an amazing variety of veggies in both shares! Everything you’d need for a seasonal homemade soup and salad combo right here!

Order for next week at cityfresh.org 🍓

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$Row, row, romanesco! We’re so excited to have romanesco this week in the family shares! Its fractal pattern is so unique, and if you’re a broccoli/cauliflower fan you’re sure to love romanesco too. Order for our LAST WEEK of the regular season, or for our bonus/holiday weeks, at cityfresh.org 🍓 #cityfresh #csa #eatlocal #shoplocal$

$It finally feels like fall! The air is crisp, the temperatures are dropping, and the leaves are rapidly turning. What's more autumnal than a bright backdrop of gamboge and crimson atop tall forests, floors of crunchy russet leaves, and bouquets of brassica galore? The peak fall scenery and the sweet breeze make a great setting for a bundled and cozy feast, both for the eyes and for the stomachs! Both the single and family shares this week will be met with a budding brassica or two - we've got broccoli and show-stopping romanesco. Botanically speaking, these crunchy, nutritionally dense veggies are clusters of edible flower buds belonging to the brassica family, which is shared with veggies like cabbages and collard greens. Present your loved ones with a City Fresh 'edible arrangement' this week - a beautiful bouquet of flowery cabbage-like goodness - then roast it up for the dinner plate! The fascinating fractal pattern of the romanesco is sure to be an eye-catching addition to whatever fall meal you're making this week.$