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June 28th, 2021

6/28/2021

“With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing."

-Catherine de Hueck

Dear local food system stakeholder,

Summer is here, and so is the fresh produce we've been waiting for all year! Short-run on cherries from Honey Rock Landing last week, and that's all we were expected to get this season, due to the September 2020 frost. Buy them while you can. Apricots are shipping out this Friday!

Please only pay by Purchase Order (PO) if you plan on paying with EBT at the warehouse. Credit card is the preferred method of payment not check.

Friday Order Deadline/Tuesday Delivery:
We do NOT procure items from NOLA Naturals, Milberger, New Roots on this order cycle. We are working on keeping it off the market for this order cycle. If you'd like potatoes or tortillas from Tortilleria La Unica for Tuesday delivery, we are needing those orders in by Thursday afternoons! This will help our producers and ops immensely!

Sincerely,
Al & VRFH Team

Al Stone: Markets Manager and Mycelium Architect
Ryan Davis: Ops Manager & Pallet Jack Cowboy
Nick Chambers: GM & Chief Fungi
JD Kettle: Red Hot Chili Pepp'r
Ryan Daugherty aka RyDawg: Earth Surfer
Piper Meuwissen: Dancin' Dirt Specialist
Ally Jean aka AJ: Fresh Box Curator & Grub Guardian

Beefsteak Tomatoes from Graber's Produce!

1 lb bag

Our very own Pallet Jack Cowboy showing off the beautiful Beefsteak tomatoes!

Cherries from Honey Rock Landing!

2 lb bags

LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE!

Milberger Produce!

Chioggia
Red
Beets

by the bunch

New Roots Produce!

Swiss Chard
Cherry Belle Radish

By the Bunch

We are VERY excited that we are now able to accept SNAP benefits! Caveat: SNAP participants must come to our warehouse to receive and pay for their orders. Delivery is NOT available at this time. Order online as usual, and enter a Purchase Order (PO) with your initials, date, & SNAP in lieu of a credit card payment
(ex: AS 2/25/21 SNAP).

Address: 5401 Terry Street, Mosca, CO 81146

Pickup Hours:
Tuesday 9-6
Friday 9-4

Attention: Denver Customers!

We are working with a last-mile delivery service, Bondadosa in Denver. Delivery fees are based on your location from their warehouse 3755 Wazee Street. The delivery fees are as follows:

15 mile radius=$5.99
15-20 mile radius=$7.99
20-25 mile radius=$9.99
25-30 mile radius=$11.99

We are only operating to Denver on the Tuesday order deadline/Friday delivery cycle.

TUESDAY 4pm Deadline for FRIDAY Delivery
(Denver, CO Springs, Pueblo & Regional)

FRIDAY 4 pm Order Deadline for TUESDAY Delivery
(Regional ONLY: San Luis Valley, BV, Salida, Creede*)
*Bimonthly

$250 Order Minimum for Complimentary Home Delivery

$50 Order Minimum for Pickup Please

Home Delivery Available

START ORDER: CSA

Allergen Notification: We handle and co-mingle on pallets boxes of tree nuts, eggs, and wheat.

As always, we're here to help in any way we can!

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June 7th, 2021

6/7/2021

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“The body says what words cannot."

-Martha Graham

START ORDER: CSA

Dear local food system stakeholder,

Summer Fresh Box CSA 2021 Pre-orders are live! More details below. Payment plans are available for SNAP customers. The first box launches Friday, June 25th.

If you'd like potatoes or tortillas from Tortilleria La Unica for Tuesday delivery, we are needing those orders in by Thursday afternoons! This will help our producers and ops immensely!

Sincerely,
Ally & VRFH Team

Ally Stone: Markets Manager and Mycelium Architect
Ryan Davis: Ops Manager & Pallet Jack Cowboy
Jesse Marchildon: South Valley Badger
Nick Chambers: GM & Chief Fungi
JD Kettle: Red Hot Chili Pepp'r
Isabella Chambers: Alpine Aslan
Piper Meuwissen: Dancin' Dirt Specialist
Jill Tomlinson: Kitchen Fairy

Pea Flowers & Bloomsdale Large Leaf Spinach from NOLA Naturals!

Pea Flowers 2oz container
Spinach 1 lb bags

Herbs & Veg from
New Roots Farm!

Hakurei Sweet Salad Turnips
Garlic Scapes
Scallions
Parsley
Sorrel
Sage
Spearmint
Oregano
Swiss Chard
Kale

Gouda & Unsalted Butter from Sawatch Artisan Foods!

8oz gouda
1 & 2lb rolls of butter

SALE: Springside Cheese!

8oz

Krakow
Monterrey Jack
Smoked Cheddar
Morel leek

SALE: Zia Tortilla Chips!

4 oz bag
Green Chile Cheddar
Sriracha Garlic
Lime
Plain

12 oz bag
Green Chile Cheddar
Sriracha Garlic
Lime

Summer Fresh Box CSA 2021 Pre-Orders are Live!

Our pride & joy of the CSA season is almost here! To newcomers, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Origins of the CSA started with community members supporting small farms at the beginning of the season by paying a fee upfront and getting a share of the harvest each week throughout the season. This means, when a crop fails for a farmer, they are not out and dry, and when the crops are following, YOU reap those benefits too.
We are unique in the CSA realm, as we are a multi-farm CSA, sourcing from the farmers in our Food Hub network and beyond! Each week you can expect a variety of produce and what we call a "cracker-jack" item (honey, salsa, quinoa, etc.)! Shares are $450, due at the beginning of the season, and this breaks down to $35 worth of produce each week.

Fresh Produce All Summer Long: One-Time Purchase!

A LOT of work goes into the planning, preparation, weekly aggregation, and distribution of the Summer Fresh Box each week. Therefore, it is imperative that if you choose to reap the joy of the fresh box, that you stick with us for the duration of the 13 weeks! It is very difficult finding replacements for shares mid-way through the season. If you happen to be on vacation one of the weeks, we hear friends and neighbors enjoy the surprise or we'd be happy to find a family in need who would benefit from the box.
Shares are limited so pre-order as soon as possible! We are so excited to have you along for the ride this summer, and to curate a bouquet of the freshest quality produce for you and your families throughout the 2021 season!
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

Pictured here is a sampling from last summer season's boxes and what you can expect to see in the boxes this season, of course, items are subject to change!

Pre-Order: $450
(Available in the online market,
as you'd order a-la-carte items)
*optional weekly egg-share
*optional Beef share (comes first week!)
*Additional delivery for home delivery each week*

**SNAP/EBT participants, you can participate in the Summer Share this year too! Enter a Purchase Order instead of paying with credit card. ($70 2x a month throughout the season)

Duration: 13 Weeks
Starting June 25th-September 17th

We are VERY excited that we are now able to accept SNAP benefits! Caveat: SNAP participants must come to our warehouse to receive and pay for their orders. Delivery is NOT available at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience. Order online as usual, and enter a Purchase Order (PO) with your initials, date, & SNAP in lieu of a credit card payment
(ex: AS 2/25/21 SNAP).

Address: 5401 Terry Street, Mosca, CO 81146

Pickup Hours:
Tuesday 9-6
Friday 9-4

Attention: Denver Customers!

We are working with a last-mile delivery service, Bondadosa in Denver. Delivery fees are based on your location from their warehouse 3755 Wazee Street. The delivery fees are as follows:

15 mile radius=$5.99
15-20 mile radius=$7.99
20-25 mile radius=$9.99
25-30 mile radius=$11.99

We are only operating to Denver on the Tuesday order deadline/Friday delivery cycle.

TUESDAY 4pm Deadline for FRIDAY Delivery
(Denver, CO Springs, Pueblo & Regional)

FRIDAY 4 pm Order Deadline for TUESDAY Delivery
(Regional ONLY: San Luis Valley, BV, Salida, Creede*)
*Bimonthly

$250 Order Minimum for Complimentary Home Delivery

$50 Order Minimum for Pickup Please

Home Delivery Available

START ORDER: CSA

Allergen Notification: We handle and co-mingle on pallets boxes of tree nuts, eggs, and wheat.

As always, we're here to help in any way we can!

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June 1st, 2021

6/1/2021

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“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."

-Rabindranath Tagore

START ORDER: CSA

Dear local food system stakeholder,

Correction from last week. Erin's Greens are mixed greens with the individual varieties that were listed last week in each bag, not bags of those separate varieties. More will be available starting next week. Apologies for the mishap!

Summer Fresh Box CSA 2021 Pre-orders are live! More details below. Payment plans are available for SNAP customers.

If you'd like potatoes or tortillas from Tortilleria La Unica for Tuesday delivery, we are needing those orders in by Thursday afternoons! This will help our producers and ops immensely!

Sincerely,
Ally & VRFH Team

SOFTWARE UPDATE

1) When you first enter the online market and choose your delivery day, there is now a DROP DOWN option to select either HOME DELIVERY, Warehouse Pickup (if applicable), or your Pickup location based on your address. Delivery fees are based on the radius from your home address to the nearest pickup location available. Please select one of these options before you start ordering.

2) You can then either let us add the delivery fee on the back end, or add it yourself before checkout by searching "service" or scrolling down to the "Miscellaneous" section in the online market and selecting your corresponding delivery fee.

3) This is allowing us to save prime "real estate" in the online market. If you do not have these drop-down options when you order, please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your patience with us as we revamp the software kinks!

Shallot Scapes from Hobbs Family Farm!

by the bunch

Easter Egg Radish from Milberger!

Certified Organic
Bunches

Thinly sliced, these add a great pop of color to your summer salad! Averse to the spiciness? Roast them in the oven at 400 F for about 30 minutes!

Lovage from Elevation Farm & Orchard!

5-6 stalk bunch

SALE: END OF SEASON ONIONS & BEETS!

Onions:
1.5 or 3 lb bag

Beets:
3 lb bag

Restock: Morgan's Handmade Rations Potato Chips!

Fun Fact: These chips are made with Rockey Farms Harvest Moon potatoes, as you can see pictured here by the purple skin!

1.5 oz bag

Flavors:
Parmesan Black Truffle
Backyard Cookout
Hickoy Smoked Sea Salt
Colorado Green Chile

Summer Fresh Box CSA 2021 Pre-Orders are Live!

Fresh Produce All Summer Long: One-Time Purchase!

Pictured here is a sampling from last summer season's boxes and what you can expect to see in the boxes this season, of course, items are subject to change!

We are VERY excited that we are now able to accept SNAP benefits! Caveat: SNAP participants must come to our warehouse to receive and pay for their orders. Delivery is NOT available at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience. Order online as usual, and enter a Purchase Order (PO) with your initials, date, & SNAP in lieu of a credit card payment
(ex: AS 2/25/21 SNAP).

Address: 5401 Terry Street, Mosca, CO 81146

Pickup Hours:
Tuesday 9-6
Friday 9-4

Attention: Denver Customers!

We are working with a last-mile delivery service, Bondadosa in Denver. Delivery fees are based on your location from their warehouse 3755 Wazee Street. The delivery fees are as follows:

15 mile radius=$5.99
15-20 mile radius=$7.99
20-25 mile radius=$9.99
25-30 mile radius=$11.99

We are only operating to Denver on the Tuesday order deadline/Friday delivery cycle.

TUESDAY 4pm Deadline for FRIDAY Delivery
(Denver, CO Springs, Pueblo & Regional)

FRIDAY 4 pm Order Deadline for TUESDAY Delivery
(Regional ONLY: San Luis Valley, BV, Salida, Creede*)
*Bimonthly

$250 Order Minimum for Complimentary Home Delivery

$50 Order Minimum for Pickup Please

Home Delivery Available

START ORDER: CSA

Allergen Notification: We handle and co-mingle on pallets boxes of tree nuts, eggs, and wheat.

As always, we're here to help in any way we can!

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Community Supported Agriculture

June 28th, 2021

“With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing."

-Catherine de Hueck

June 7th, 2021

“The body says what words cannot."

-Martha Graham

June 1st, 2021

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."

-Rabindranath Tagore

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June 28th, 2021

“With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing." -Catherine de Hueck

June 7th, 2021

“The body says what words cannot." -Martha Graham

June 1st, 2021

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it." -Rabindranath Tagore

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Archives

Categories

“With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing."

-Catherine de Hueck

“The body says what words cannot."

-Martha Graham

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."

-Rabindranath Tagore