The Immune Booster CSA is for those of you, who are looking to support our community of local farmers and food businesses and also supplement your supplies with fresh produce and value-added products. We provide a different, weekly menu for you to opt in our out of every week with registration open on Mondays through Wednesdays. These boxes are also perfect to bring along if you are driving to your vacation cabin for the weekend or as a gift for someone who has done something kind for you, and you can’t think of what else to give them.
Just like last year, we will be offering a collaborative Immune Booster box for weekly pickup which will be followed in the summer months by our offering of the Tantre Produce Box to opt in or opt out each week along side the Summer CSA.
As you look over this menu, hopefully you will find some intriguing items to share with others either as value-added items or especially as our own gift of feeding each other. Our Immune Booster CSA-Week 232 menu is ready for sign up for pick up on Saturday, February 28, at the Washtenaw Food Hub or Agricole Farm Stop. Registration closes by midnight on Wednesday, February 25. As always, we have a wonderful line-up of local, fresh produce, healthy prepared foods, and artisanal treats to share, especially from some of the original vendors from those first few weeks over 200 weeks ago.
With each share you will receive an email on Friday with a newsletter describing how to use and store each item along with recipe ideas on how to combine certain items. Please pay careful attention in your confirmation email to which location you choose when you sign up. Choose the Pick Up Protocol button above for details or see below in the Pick Up Location details.
SAVE THE DATES:
COMMUNI-TEA TABLE AT THE WASHTENAW FOOD HUB with MITCH FAHRLE of the “MI FIBERSHED” on Wed., Feb. 25 from 5 – 6 PM: Hot tea choices and mug are provided for a suggested donation of $5 or more. Please feel free to bring your own mug and favorite tea. We’ll gather to sip, share stories, and hear what others in the community are up to. Each week features a special host and theme to spark conversation, but you’re welcome to bring any topic to the table related to food, sustainability, or community life. Join us Feb. 25 with Mitch Fahrle of the MI Fibershed will teach us how to use a drop spindle and spinning wheel, with live demonstrations of both, while exploring natural, locally sourced wool. This beginner-friendly class is open to all, with no prior spinning experience necessary.
**You can check out our Food Hub calendar for all future events here: https://www.thewashtenawfoodhub.com/events/washtenaw-food-hub-events/
***If you are interested in sharing your skill or talent related to food, sustainability, or community please contact us at sunflowerfarmmarket@gmail.com.
THIS WEEK’S IB Week 232 MENU:
- Pink Lady Apples from Kapnick Orchards
- Red Dragon Carrots from Tantre Farm
- Organic Celery Root from Second Spring Farm
- Garlic from Tantre Farm
- Romaine Lettuce from Sell Farms and Greenhouses
- Organic Yellow Onions from Second Spring Farm
- Organic Pea Shoots from Garden Works Organic Farm
- Carola Potatoes from Tantre Farm
- Gray or Green Kabocha Squash from Tantre Farm
- Smoked Cauliflower Steak and Tomato Rice Pilaf 12-oz (vegan) from Harvest Kitchen Ingredients: Cauliflower, BBQ spices, long grain rice, canned tomatoes, basil, onion, garlic, English cucumber, sugar, rice wine vinegar, salt, pepper. olive oil
- Kohlrabi Papaya Salad 1-quart (vegan & gluten-free, contains nuts*) from Ginger Deli Ingredients: organic kohlrabi, green papaya, bean sprouts, carrots, mint, mango, beets, shallots, *crushed peanuts (in separate container), sweet tangy dressing (water, apple vinegar, lime, garlic, red pepper flakes, maple syrup
- Buenos Aires Brownie 1-pack (vegetarian) from Zingerman’s Bakehouse Ingredients: dulce de leche, sugar, eggs, freshly milled wheat flour, unsweetened chocolate, butter, demerara sugar, Madagascar vanilla extract, baking powder, and sea salt
PLEASE NOTE: Substitutions are available upon request for those with dietary restrictions or allergies ONLY. Substitutions will be in the form of additional farm produce based on availability. Please let us know your dietary issues in the Comments section of the registration or by emailing us at info@tantrefarm.com.
Pick up is every Saturday. Choose your pick up location:
- Washtenaw Food Hub (9 AM – 5 PM) 4175 Whitmore Lake Rd., Ann Arbor **New Extended Hours!
Please come to the first building you will see with a round “sun window”. When you arrive at the distribution location, please park your car in any of the parking spaces in front of the porch under the sun window or across the parking lot from the porch. At this point, please come inside the farm market to pick up your share in the reach in coolers inside the market. Please remember to check off the contact person’s name on the Sign In List. You may unpack your box into your own carry containers or you may return the box the following week. You also may take some time to look around and find other items from the market such as eggs, maple syrup, honey, bread, oats, dried beans, sauerkraut, frozen meat, gelato, cheese, yogurt, snacks, soap, jams, coffee, etc. that you need for your household. - **WINTER LOCATION: Agricole Farm Stop (9 AM – 12 PM), 118 North Main St, Chelsea
Simply come inside Agricole and ask a friendly Agricole or Tantre staff member to check off your name on the Pick Up List. You may have to go to the front counter to ask for help. Then they will show you where your box is located. If you are uncomfortable coming into the store, please call the Agricole store number (734-562-2840), and a staff member will bring your share out to you. Agricole staff can answer limited questions. Agricole is not responsible for shares left unclaimed, unless prior arrangements have been made, so contact Deb at 734-385-6748 if something has come up.
*Please review the PICK UP PROTOCOL prior to your pick up date.
Payment Options:
Credit card payments using PayPal (online transaction with an online fee) are suggested. This helps streamline some very time-consuming data entry for our staff, since PayPal is set up with our registration system. Another option is that you may also pay with Check, Cash, or Venmo. Please note if you choose to use the COD option, you may bring a Check or Cash in a labeled envelope on Saturdays or make a Venmo payment to @Deb-Lentz ahead of time.
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