The Market is Open and Ready for New Year's Eve!

Howdy Food Clubbers,

The market is open and ready for your traditional Southern New Year’s Eve feast. There’s more than a few stories on why we eat black-eyed peas, pork, and collard greens to ring in the New Year, but no matter which one you believe, we’ve got all the locally-grown products you need to enjoy it just the same.

• Though we don’t have the traditional black-eyed peas, I think Kornegay Berry Farm’s purple hull peas will bring you the luck you need to last 2015. Just grab some peas and pork and simmer your way to some home-cooked goodness.

• There’s plenty of Falling Sky Farm pork to put in with those peas. I’d recommend a ham hock, smoked jowl bacon, or lard to ensure the new year is full of health, prosperity, and well, delicious food.

• Those of you that really want to bring in the green next year should check out collard greens from Barnhill Orchards or turnip greens from Green Acres Atkins. Throw either of these in with some of that pork, garlic, and broth, then let it simmer all together until your entire house smells like comfort.

Needless to say, the best way to start off the New Year is with healthy, delicious food from our small, sustainable Arkansas farms. In fact, one of our Food Club Coordinators Karl Heinbockel of Natural State Horticare wrote this great post summarizing the current research on the benefits of eating local and organic. Natural State Horticare is an awesome local company that will take care of all your organic lawn care, landscaping, and backyard farming needs. For more great blog posts like this one like their Heights Neighborhood Garden facebook page.

Hope you have a wonderful, safe, loving, and local Christmas!

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

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