Good Earth Food Alliance LLC
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APRIL 2010
Good Earth Food Alliance LLC Contacts President Anne Patterson Living Earth Farm Vice President Lyndon Hartz Hartz Produce Treasurer Leslie Schenkel Twisted Chicken Web Master/Volunteer Coordinator Linda Prescott Prescott Farms Drop Locations: Hult Health Education Wildlife Prairie State Park Living Earth Farm Galesburg New for 2010 Morton It is only one month before our first share pick-up. We look forward to seeing all of you soon!!
We are in the fields planting seeds, plants and tubers, to provide you with the freshest, nutrient packed products available. If you haven’t sent in your order yet please do so soon. Go to www.goodearthfoodalliance.com to sign up for your produce share, egg share and Spring Soup Share.
Con sid e r a Good Ear t h Food Allian ce Eg g Sh ar e —
Thoughts from one of our egg producers, Kate Potter. I thought you might like to know what makes our eggs worthwhile. You simply will never eat better eggs, when I crack one into the skillet in the morning I am always amazed at the glowing orange of the yolk and at the way it stands up perky in the pan. The white has integrity too. It has a good round shape and does not spread. Then when they are cooked and on the plate….it’s heaven. The flavor is rich and orange, Chickens were created to run free, selecting from the earth what they like to eat: worms, bugs, larvae, dandelions and grass. They eat their share of the feed I put before them, but when they’re not laying eggs or roosting in the pine trees, the roam, scratch and peck, which is just as it should be.
Sp r in g Soup Sh ar e 2 0 1 0 is acce p t in g sig n -up s –
Thoughts from Erin Meyer at Basil’s Harvest. I am so excited about the spring selection of soups. I have focused on the local spring vegetable harvest working with area farmers to buy their fresh produce to create great tasting soups. Image Ricotta, Spinach, & Chicken dumplings with fresh pasta strips, Cream of Asparagus, Spring Vegetable soup in a light vegetable stock, Split pea with Pottstown Meat & deli bacon, Beef Barley, & Tomato Basil Soup. These are just a few of the soups that we have chosen for the Spring Soup Share. Thank you for your support of Locally Made & Great Tasting Food.
Join Us for Early Spring Markets
Th e f ir st Sp r in g Mar ket at t h e Met h o d ist At r iu m is t h is Sat u r d ay, Ap r il 17, f r o m 8 u n t il n o o n . Th er e w ill also b e a m ar ket o n May 1 an d May 15. We w ill b e in sid e t h e At r iu m an d w ill h ave lo t s t o sell. Sever al GEFA f ar m er s w ill b e t h er e so co m e d o w n an d say h i an d b u y so m e ear ly sp r in g p r o d u ce! Th an ks f o r su p p o r t in g yo ur f ar m er s GEFA w ill b e h o st in g a t ab le t o p d isp lay t h is Su n d ay, Ap r il 18 at t h e Su n Fo un d at io n ’s Fir st Day o f t h eir Clean Wat er Celeb r at io n , Scien ce River Walk 1:00 – 3:00 p m . alo n g t h e Peo r ia River f r o n t Walkin g Tr ail. Co m e lear n m o r e ab o ut t h e Go o d Ear t h Fo o d Allian ce LLC an d h o w w e keep o u r w at er syst em s clean b y t h e w ay w e f ar m an d gr o w f o o d . Yo u m ay jo in t h e CSA t h at d ay.
News From the Farms An n e Pat t er so n o f Livin g Ear t h Far m —.I h ave b een b usy t en d in g an o ver f u ll sm all h o o p h o u se o f let t u ce, sp r in g g r een s, an d f lat s o f p lan t s f o r su m m er an d sp r in g p lan t in g in t o t h e f ield . Fir st I w as co ver in g t h in g s w it h p last ic o ver w ir e h o o p s t o keep t h em w ar m an d su d d en ly t h is w eek w it h t h e ―h eat ‖ sp ell I w as r u n n in g ar o u n d p ut t in g u p sh ad e clo t h . Get t in g b ed s an d f ield s r ead y f o r p lan t in g t h is sp r in g h as b een d if f er en t t h an p r io r year s. Usu ally I p lan t a w in t er co ver cr o p , w h ich d ies d o w n o n ce it f r eezes, w h er e ear ly sp r in g cr o p s w ill b e p lan t ed . Du e t o r ain s last f all t h is d id n ’t h ap p en . In st ead I am d ealin g w it h ch ickw eed g o in g t o seed . Even t h e b est f ar m p lan s m ay b e scr at ch ed d u e t o t h e w eat h er . Let t u ce, sp in ach , sp r in g gr een salad m ix, o ver w in t er ed leeks, gr een g ar lic, so r r el, car r o t s an d asp ar ag u s w ill b e h ar vest ed t o d ay f o r t h e Met h o d ist At r iu m ’s Sp r in g Far m er s’ Mar ket . Lyn d o n Har t z—Har t z Pr o d u ce—Wit h t h e b eau t if u l w eat h er t h is p ast co up le o f w eeks, I h ave b een ab le t o g et a lo t p lan t ed . Last year at t h is t im e, it seem ed like ever yt h in g w as a st r u g g le t o g et p lan t ed , b ecau se t h e f ield w as t o o w et o r it w as r ain in g o r w h at ever . Th is year t h e g r o u n d h as w o r ked w ell w it h t h e t iller an d p lan t in g h as g o n e m u ch b et t er . Th er e w ill b e lo t s o f p r o d u ce g o in g in t o yo u r b o xes t h is sp r in g ! Last Sat u r d ay I g o t t h e p last ic o n m y n ew h o o p h o u se. Yo u can see a 'b ef o r e' p ict ur e o n m y w eb sit e h ar t zp r o d u ce.co m . I h ad n in e p eo p le o u t t h er e t o h elp p u ll it o ver ; m y p ar en t s Lo r en an d Lo r ie, m y em p lo yees Mike, Nat e an d Sco t t , m y b r o t h er Wes an d h is p r egn an t w if e Ch r ist in e, an d m y n eig h b o r Bill. It is a 30f t b y 198f t p iece o f g r een h o use f ilm an d w e m an ag ed t o g et it p u lled o ver o k, b u t t h e w in d cam e up a b it an d f o r ab o u t 10 m in u t es w e all ju st h eld o n t o it u n t il t h e w in d w en t d o w n . Th en I w as ab le t o g et it secur ed t o t h e b aseb o ar d . I alr ead y h ave it h alf w ay p lan t ed w it h ab o u t 400 let t u ces, 175 t o m at o es, 100 co lo r ed p ep p er s, so m e zu cch in i an d t w o r o w s o f gr een b ean s. Fr o m Lin d a Pr esco t t —Pet al So n g Ap iar ies- It h as b een a ver y h ar d year f o r t h e b ees. Wit h t h e ver y w ar m ear ly w in t er w eat h er t h e b ees st ayed act ive in sid e t h eir b r o o d b o x an d w en t t h r o u g h t h er e st o r es o f h o n ey, n o t leavin g t h em selves en o u g h t o m ake it u n t il sp r in g . Lo sses in m y ap iar ies t h is w in t er w er e 80% , all d o t o r u n n in g o ut o f f o o d . Fo r t u n at ely, t h e n ew b ees I o r d er ed st ar t ar r ivin g Sat ur d ay w it h m o r e co m in g in May. My ko h lr ab i is u p , t h is m o r n in g I p lan t ed b eet s an d m o r e g r een o n io n s. Th e r ad ish es, b r o cco li r aab an d o t h er sp r in g cr o p s ar e in t h e g r o u n d . Er in Meyer —Basil’s Har vest Th e f ar m er s ar e b u sy w o r kin g t h e so il an d p lan t in g so yo u an d I h ave g r eat o p p o r t u n it ies t o su p p o r t o ur lo cal f ar m er an d eat g r eat f o o d . Th e r ad ish es, m ixed g r een s, o n io n s, sw iss ch ar d , asp ar agu s, b eet s, & sp in ach ar e p o p p in g t h r o u g h t h e g r o u n d sh o w in g t h e sig n s o f a n ew seaso n . Kat e Po t t er —Kat e’s Co t t ag e Far m It 's d ef in it ely sp r in g ! Go at s ar e kid d in g ; h en s ar e layin g ; t h e f ir st 150 b r o iler ch icks h ave ar r ived . I've p lan t ed scallio n s, p eas, sp in ach , kale, p ar sley an d p o t at o es. We also h ave a n ew Gr eat Pyr en ees p up p y w h o w ill w o r k as a livest o ck g u ar d ian . Leslie Sch en kle.—All t h e sp r in g cr o p s ar e u p in t h e h o o p h o uses. Th e t r act o r is r ep air ed an d w e ar e in t h e f ield p lan t in g . Th e ch icken s ar e r u n n in g ar o u n d eat in g w eed seed s an d lo o kin g f o r b u gs. Ho p e t o see yo u all at t h e sp r in g m ar ket s.
APRIL 2010
Good Earth Food Alliance LLC Contacts President Anne Patterson Living Earth Farm Vice President Lyndon Hartz Hartz Produce Treasurer Leslie Schenkel Twisted Chicken Web Master/Volunteer Coordinator Linda Prescott Prescott Farms Drop Locations: Hult Health Education Wildlife Prairie State Park Living Earth Farm Galesburg New for 2010 Morton It is only one month before our first share pick-up. We look forward to seeing all of you soon!!
We are in the fields planting seeds, plants and tubers, to provide you with the freshest, nutrient packed products available. If you haven’t sent in your order yet please do so soon. Go to www.goodearthfoodalliance.com to sign up for your produce share, egg share and Spring Soup Share.
Con sid e r a Good Ear t h Food Allian ce Eg g Sh ar e —
Thoughts from one of our egg producers, Kate Potter. I thought you might like to know what makes our eggs worthwhile. You simply will never eat better eggs, when I crack one into the skillet in the morning I am always amazed at the glowing orange of the yolk and at the way it stands up perky in the pan. The white has integrity too. It has a good round shape and does not spread. Then when they are cooked and on the plate….it’s heaven. The flavor is rich and orange, Chickens were created to run free, selecting from the earth what they like to eat: worms, bugs, larvae, dandelions and grass. They eat their share of the feed I put before them, but when they’re not laying eggs or roosting in the pine trees, the roam, scratch and peck, which is just as it should be.
Sp r in g Soup Sh ar e 2 0 1 0 is acce p t in g sig n -up s –
Thoughts from Erin Meyer at Basil’s Harvest. I am so excited about the spring selection of soups. I have focused on the local spring vegetable harvest working with area farmers to buy their fresh produce to create great tasting soups. Image Ricotta, Spinach, & Chicken dumplings with fresh pasta strips, Cream of Asparagus, Spring Vegetable soup in a light vegetable stock, Split pea with Pottstown Meat & deli bacon, Beef Barley, & Tomato Basil Soup. These are just a few of the soups that we have chosen for the Spring Soup Share. Thank you for your support of Locally Made & Great Tasting Food.
Join Us for Early Spring Markets
Th e f ir st Sp r in g Mar ket at t h e Met h o d ist At r iu m is t h is Sat u r d ay, Ap r il 17, f r o m 8 u n t il n o o n . Th er e w ill also b e a m ar ket o n May 1 an d May 15. We w ill b e in sid e t h e At r iu m an d w ill h ave lo t s t o sell. Sever al GEFA f ar m er s w ill b e t h er e so co m e d o w n an d say h i an d b u y so m e ear ly sp r in g p r o d u ce! Th an ks f o r su p p o r t in g yo ur f ar m er s GEFA w ill b e h o st in g a t ab le t o p d isp lay t h is Su n d ay, Ap r il 18 at t h e Su n Fo un d at io n ’s Fir st Day o f t h eir Clean Wat er Celeb r at io n , Scien ce River Walk 1:00 – 3:00 p m . alo n g t h e Peo r ia River f r o n t Walkin g Tr ail. Co m e lear n m o r e ab o ut t h e Go o d Ear t h Fo o d Allian ce LLC an d h o w w e keep o u r w at er syst em s clean b y t h e w ay w e f ar m an d gr o w f o o d . Yo u m ay jo in t h e CSA t h at d ay.
News From the Farms An n e Pat t er so n o f Livin g Ear t h Far m —.I h ave b een b usy t en d in g an o ver f u ll sm all h o o p h o u se o f let t u ce, sp r in g g r een s, an d f lat s o f p lan t s f o r su m m er an d sp r in g p lan t in g in t o t h e f ield . Fir st I w as co ver in g t h in g s w it h p last ic o ver w ir e h o o p s t o keep t h em w ar m an d su d d en ly t h is w eek w it h t h e ―h eat ‖ sp ell I w as r u n n in g ar o u n d p ut t in g u p sh ad e clo t h . Get t in g b ed s an d f ield s r ead y f o r p lan t in g t h is sp r in g h as b een d if f er en t t h an p r io r year s. Usu ally I p lan t a w in t er co ver cr o p , w h ich d ies d o w n o n ce it f r eezes, w h er e ear ly sp r in g cr o p s w ill b e p lan t ed . Du e t o r ain s last f all t h is d id n ’t h ap p en . In st ead I am d ealin g w it h ch ickw eed g o in g t o seed . Even t h e b est f ar m p lan s m ay b e scr at ch ed d u e t o t h e w eat h er . Let t u ce, sp in ach , sp r in g gr een salad m ix, o ver w in t er ed leeks, gr een g ar lic, so r r el, car r o t s an d asp ar ag u s w ill b e h ar vest ed t o d ay f o r t h e Met h o d ist At r iu m ’s Sp r in g Far m er s’ Mar ket . Lyn d o n Har t z—Har t z Pr o d u ce—Wit h t h e b eau t if u l w eat h er t h is p ast co up le o f w eeks, I h ave b een ab le t o g et a lo t p lan t ed . Last year at t h is t im e, it seem ed like ever yt h in g w as a st r u g g le t o g et p lan t ed , b ecau se t h e f ield w as t o o w et o r it w as r ain in g o r w h at ever . Th is year t h e g r o u n d h as w o r ked w ell w it h t h e t iller an d p lan t in g h as g o n e m u ch b et t er . Th er e w ill b e lo t s o f p r o d u ce g o in g in t o yo u r b o xes t h is sp r in g ! Last Sat u r d ay I g o t t h e p last ic o n m y n ew h o o p h o u se. Yo u can see a 'b ef o r e' p ict ur e o n m y w eb sit e h ar t zp r o d u ce.co m . I h ad n in e p eo p le o u t t h er e t o h elp p u ll it o ver ; m y p ar en t s Lo r en an d Lo r ie, m y em p lo yees Mike, Nat e an d Sco t t , m y b r o t h er Wes an d h is p r egn an t w if e Ch r ist in e, an d m y n eig h b o r Bill. It is a 30f t b y 198f t p iece o f g r een h o use f ilm an d w e m an ag ed t o g et it p u lled o ver o k, b u t t h e w in d cam e up a b it an d f o r ab o u t 10 m in u t es w e all ju st h eld o n t o it u n t il t h e w in d w en t d o w n . Th en I w as ab le t o g et it secur ed t o t h e b aseb o ar d . I alr ead y h ave it h alf w ay p lan t ed w it h ab o u t 400 let t u ces, 175 t o m at o es, 100 co lo r ed p ep p er s, so m e zu cch in i an d t w o r o w s o f gr een b ean s. Fr o m Lin d a Pr esco t t —Pet al So n g Ap iar ies- It h as b een a ver y h ar d year f o r t h e b ees. Wit h t h e ver y w ar m ear ly w in t er w eat h er t h e b ees st ayed act ive in sid e t h eir b r o o d b o x an d w en t t h r o u g h t h er e st o r es o f h o n ey, n o t leavin g t h em selves en o u g h t o m ake it u n t il sp r in g . Lo sses in m y ap iar ies t h is w in t er w er e 80% , all d o t o r u n n in g o ut o f f o o d . Fo r t u n at ely, t h e n ew b ees I o r d er ed st ar t ar r ivin g Sat ur d ay w it h m o r e co m in g in May. My ko h lr ab i is u p , t h is m o r n in g I p lan t ed b eet s an d m o r e g r een o n io n s. Th e r ad ish es, b r o cco li r aab an d o t h er sp r in g cr o p s ar e in t h e g r o u n d . Er in Meyer —Basil’s Har vest Th e f ar m er s ar e b u sy w o r kin g t h e so il an d p lan t in g so yo u an d I h ave g r eat o p p o r t u n it ies t o su p p o r t o ur lo cal f ar m er an d eat g r eat f o o d . Th e r ad ish es, m ixed g r een s, o n io n s, sw iss ch ar d , asp ar agu s, b eet s, & sp in ach ar e p o p p in g t h r o u g h t h e g r o u n d sh o w in g t h e sig n s o f a n ew seaso n . Kat e Po t t er —Kat e’s Co t t ag e Far m It 's d ef in it ely sp r in g ! Go at s ar e kid d in g ; h en s ar e layin g ; t h e f ir st 150 b r o iler ch icks h ave ar r ived . I've p lan t ed scallio n s, p eas, sp in ach , kale, p ar sley an d p o t at o es. We also h ave a n ew Gr eat Pyr en ees p up p y w h o w ill w o r k as a livest o ck g u ar d ian . Leslie Sch en kle.—All t h e sp r in g cr o p s ar e u p in t h e h o o p h o uses. Th e t r act o r is r ep air ed an d w e ar e in t h e f ield p lan t in g . Th e ch icken s ar e r u n n in g ar o u n d eat in g w eed seed s an d lo o kin g f o r b u gs. Ho p e t o see yo u all at t h e sp r in g m ar ket s.
