The Market is Open and Congrats to the Root!

Howdy Food Club,

The market is open and ready for your orders of delicious local food! One of my favorite parts about volunteering at Food Club is getting to see all of the incredible products you order first-hand. Just yesterday I was especially inspired by (and jealous of) those of you that ordered…

• Banana nut bread from Bluebird Hill Berry Farm. Sure, I could try to bake my own at home, but this one tastes so good, what’s the point? I hear it’s the pineapple that really takes this bread to a level of ultra-dense deliciousness.

• I’d take a good pork chop over just about anything, any time, any where…you get the picture. Get ‘em smoked or not from Falling Sky or Crescent Creek farms’ happy hogs. I’ll be trying mine with this skillet-to-oven technique.

• I’ll be honest, besides the occasional smoothie, I wouldn’t know what to do with the bounty of frozen fruit we’ve got on the market. Luckily, my partner Marisa substituted local pecans and honey into this blueberry and raspberry baked oatmeal recipe and let me tell you, I’ve never been so excited to eat oatmeal!

• After weeks of jealousy from handing it to others, I finally ordered my own Geek Eats cilantro almond pesto, and I’ve already put it on just about everything I’ve eaten since yesterday. It is definitely one of the most delicious things on the planet, and I’ve certainly had my share of delicious things.

• I love pickled things. Period. There’s just something about that vinegary-sweetness that makes it hard for me to put a jar down. Thankfully The Root Cafe preserves our local produce in the most delicious way possible with their green tomato, honey pilsner, and jalapeno pickles.

Speaking of The Root, check out why they’re having the best year ever. They recently received a $150,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase Bank, which they’ll use to expand operations and start offering dinner later this year! The Root is truly fulfilling their mission of building community through local food, so when they win, we all win. Congrats to all of us, but especially to the Root for all the well-deserved awards!

Locally yours,

- Alex Handfinger
Director of Operations

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