January 16th, 2017

“Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with complete abandon or not at all.” – Harriet Von Horne

                 got roots?



The 2nd Winter CSA will be delivered to pick up locations this Friday January 20th, 2017.

If you haven't already done so, place your order for the Winter CSA (as well as any other a la carte items) in the CSA Market by Tuesday January 17th at 4 pm. 

The Winter CSA box is $50 each and will include such things as:

• Colorado apples
• Pueblo green chiles (frozen)
• purple potatoes
• onions
• carrots
• living lettuce
• white agaricus mushrooms
• red beets
• chioggia beets
• anasazi beans
• quinoa
• sunflower oil

Please note that we have designed the CSA boxes to offer you 10% off of retail pricing so not only is this the best and most fresh food in Colorado at this time of year, but its is also a more thrifty way to spend your food dollars.  That's a win-win-win!

Your pick-up locations:

• Alamosa, Local Food Coalition Office starting at 12 pm
• Crestone, Chokecherry Farm starting at 2pm
• Saguache, 4th St Food Store, between 2pm and 4 pm 
• Salida, 843 H St. between 3pm and 8 pm
  

Place orders for eggs, meats, dairy, and value-added in the market as well.

Meats:

• Bountiful Ventures beef and pork
• Three Guys Farms Pork
• Salazar sausage, pepperoni, and jerky
• KW Farms ground beef
• Mota Beefmasters ground beef
• Cactus Hill lamb
• Frontier Trout 
• Chokurei Ranch pork and yak
• Gosar sausages
• limited Grand Island bison roasts
• Boulder Natural chicken
• Turkeys (see below)
  

Eggs:

• GMO-free (outdoor free range chickens fed a non-GMO ration that includes alfalfa)
• Organic (Organically-raised chicken barn that sells primarily to Organic Valley)
  

Laz Ewe 2 Bar Dairy

• artisan cow cheese
• goat chevre
  

Value Added:

• Don't Go Nuts bars
• Taos Mountain Energy Bars
• Honey
• Spelt Cookies, cheesecakes, Belgium Wafels
• cakes, pies, cookies, jams, jellies
  

Produced at Valley Roots with top shelf ingredients (all that we carry)
NOW ON SALE!

• Pasta Sauce veggie or with KW Farms ground beef
• Butternut Squash Curry Soup
• Pesto 
• Roasted, peeled, and frozen squash (butternut & acorn)
  

Boulder Natural Chicken

• Whole Fryers
• Boneless/skinless Thighs
• Boneless/skinless Breast
  

Turkeys Still Available and now ON SALE!!


There's a certain righteousness that occurs when a turkey dinner or lunch is thrown for no particular reason.  Perhaps its a work party, perhaps a lunch for co-workers, perhaps just an opportunity to share the love by preparing a feast and inviting your friends and neighbors to dine with you.  Turns out that Nick likes this concept so much he ordered in more birds than holiday homes required.  Now, we can help you bring some righteousness to your community.  Seize the moment.  Cook a bird.  Invite your fellow compatriots.

• Diestel Organic
• Diestel Antibiotic-free
• Barber's Natural

Valley Roots is hiring!  If you are interested in working in local foods, see the job descriptions at the link below.  We are looking for Drivers/Warehouse Managers/Customer Service Reps, an Operations Manager, and a CSA Manager.  The ideal applicant would make a full time job out of all these positions until next summer.  We are also looking for a Denver-based sales rep for the Colorado Food Hub Network.


http://www.valleyrootsfoodhub.com/jobs.html


Happy New Year!