At City Fresh, our winters are pretty slow. Our staff’s activity naturally follows the growing season, with overfull to-do lists and calendars ramping up in spring as the intensity of our planning steadily increases. June and July, and practically through August, we run full steam, hardly pausing to breathe. By the time schools reopen for … Read more
Behind the idyllic appearance of rolling fields, grazing cows, and laundry lines as tall as a house, lies an inspiring dedication to an intentional lifestyle. You might be wondering where we get all of our gorgeous, robust fruits and veggies for shares. We’ve heard the rumor going around that it’s all grown in secret … Read more
The most flexible and affordable farm box program in Northeast Ohio is having a SALE! You won’t want to miss this! Starting today, we are joining farm programs across the country in celebrating National CSA Week. This is the most popular time of year to sign up for farm shares and guarantee fresh, healthy food … Read more
A great weeknight dinner is tasty, filling, and can be quickly pulled together with ingredients you already have on hand. Grain bowls easily meet these needs! This classic is one of our favorite no-recipe recipes because it can be created with an array of produce, grains, and whatever sauces or toppings you fancy. These handsome … Read more
While tacos are a seemingly straightforward assemblage of tortillas and fillings, they have great potential to be brimming with a complex assortment of flavors. Sadly, wilted lettuce, flavorless salsa, and bland fillings of all types can cause tacos to fall short of fulfilling their achievable deliciousness. But our Seed to Supper Challenge submissions highlighted how … Read more
Oh, breakfast! A beautiful meal that can take on a variety of flavor profiles. Whether it was sweet potato pancakes, savory veggie and potato hash, or scrambled eggs and greens, we loved seeing all the breakfast dishes our shareholders entered in the Seed to Supper Challenge. This beloved City Fresh Classic is one of our … Read more
When it’s the middle of your work week and the crisper draw is reduced to an odd assortment of vegetables with seemingly no correlation to a dish in your brain bank of recipes, it can feel nearly impossible to come up with a tasty, veggie-inclusive meal. No need to let this dinner dilemma derail your … Read more
Are you looking to connect more with your astrology sun sign? Or are you bored of your current recipes on repeat? Either way, look below for the dish that best aligns with your astrological sign. Plus you can make each of these indulgent meals with your City Fresh share. You can’t go wrong with meals … Read more
For the sports fans out there, this time of year brings about thoughts of March Madness and the Sweet Sixteen, but we agrarians know of a different kind of sweetness in the air – sugaring season! We partnered with an Oberlin-based non-profit, Shagbark Haven, to pilot a sap collection program on the George Jones Memorial … Read more
What a wild month it’s been! The ebb and flow of the temperatures lately have been a stark reminder that Ohio both can and will throw every season at you in one day if possible. Although that’s bad for young plants, it truly brought out the strength in a young farm hand on George Jones … Read more