Hello all and Happy New Year;
We do so apologize to all of our customers who are not root veggie fans. We know that beets, rutabagas and parsnips are not often on people’s top veggie lists.

So in January we are giving you a break and introducing some other items into your box. Mushrooms are locally grown so we have included them in all of the boxes. This month we were able to once again get broccoli at a good price…in case you missed it last month!!!

Local pears and apples are still plentiful and excellent quality. The pears are Bosc or Anjou which is a change from last month’s Flemish variety.

For our citrus lovers we have sunkist #1 oranges and clementines. The clementines are your make up item for the poor quality oranges that were in the December box…we promised we would add an extra item in the January box.

For variety we have added small green zucchini, kiwi ($13 and $17 boxes), red onions, English cucumber, red cabbage ($17 box only); cantaloupe ($17 box only);
sweet potatoes; mango ($8.00 bag only); Romaine lettuce ($17 box only); Yukon gold potatoes; and carrots.

The newsletter has great red cabbage recipes and sweet potato recipes.

With regard to the program, we have been lucky enough to find some money to buy new boxes so we should be in better shape in 2012 with regard to making our life a little easier. Please note that the boxes are very expensive and we work hard to look after them and keep them clean and damage free.

In the newsletter we have included a note about who puts the love in your box – check it out!!!

Happy munching,
foodbox guru