Sunday, November 18, 2012

Where to find our produce when market ends?


Dear Friends of B & H Organic Produce,

Today was the last day of the West Reading Farmer’s Market.
So very bittersweet.  I will thoroughly miss the amazing family of customers and other vendors from the market but will love sleeping in and going to church on Sunday mornings.
We still have a few fall crops in our fields.  If the weather holds out we will still be able to harvest in the field for another couple of weeks.  Usually we harvest into December however, last year I picked out of the field in January. 
We also have 2 greenhouses which we hope to be harvesting greens out of this coming January. 
Our meats are available year round.  We just had 3 steer return from the butcher and have a full selection of roasts and steaks as well as ground beef, hot dogs and sausages.  All of our beef is 100% grass fed.  We do not finish the beef on corn and we never use artificial hormones or antibiotics. 
We have whole chickens and parts available as well. 

So where can you buy our produce and meat in the winter months?
·      There is a store on our farm – Hartz Natural Foods.  I highly recommend calling ahead of time to check on availability of the produce and meats.  Hartz’s is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am till 6 pm, 610-286-5268.  The best produce days are Wednesday through Friday.  211 Twin County Rd Morgantown (Twin County Rd is also RT 10.  The store is only 1.5 miles from 176 and only 16 miles from West Reading.)
·      Wyebrook Farm Market in Honeybrook sells our produce Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. http://wyebrookfarm.com/produce/ 
·      Don’t forget you can eat our veggies at Papillon Brasserie.  This restaurant is that place you can find our veggies dressed up for a night out on the town. http://www.papillononpenn.com/

When available I will be sending out an email with a list of vegetables that you can preorder and then pick up at a site in West Reading.  This is a pay as you go system and all items are on a first come first serve basis.  I had planned to coordinate these deliveries with the Cold Season CSA but I will not have time to harvest and pack all the vegetables by 2 pm on Mondays.  So instead I will be doing the deliveries on Wednesday evenings. 
However, for the holiday this week I will be delivering on Tuesday evening after 5 pm.  If you are interested in ordering produce please email me back with your order by midnight on Monday night.  I will respond to your email with specific information of the delivery location and the total cost of your order.  Checks or cash only please.

For this week we will have:
·      Butter head or Romaine Lettuce - $2.00 / head
·      Golden Beets (no tops)– 1.5 lb $3.00
·      Baby Carrots (these can be orange or red) – 1 lb $2.00
·      White turnips – 1 lb $2.50
·      Arugula – ½ lb $5.00
·      Collard Greens – ¾ lb $3.00
·      Salad Mix – ½ lb $5.00
·      Mustard Greens (These are the spicy mix greens all grown up.  Excellent raw or sautéed.)  - ¾ lb $3.00
·      Celery Root (aka Celeriac) – 1 lb $3.00
·      Watermelon Radishes – 1 lb $2.50

We will have our meats available as well.  All the meat is frozen.
·      Whole Chickens 3-4 lb $15.00
·      Beef:
o   Ground 1 lb $6
o   Cubes 1 lb $7
o   Sweet Bologna (sliced) 1 lb $7
o   Sausages 1 lb $8  flavors- Kielbasa, Italian, Hot Italian, Maple, Sage and Fresh.
o   Hot Dogs 1 lb $10
o   Beef Sticks (our version of Slim Jims) – ½ lb $8.5  flavors – mild, sweet or hot.
o   Steaks – ½ lb $7  Delmonico, NY Strip, Flat Iron
o   Roasts – 2-3 lb $17 London Broil, Eye Roast, Chuck Roast, Sirloin Roast, Mock Tender Roast.


Thank you all for your wonderful support this season.  May your Thanksgiving be warm and joyful.
Erica Lavdanski
B & H Organic Produce
484-955-1098

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