Hello. We had 133 members order 1,517 different items this cycle. Thanks for choosing your Iowa Food Cooperative producers for your food needs. We’ll see you on Thursday or Friday when you come to pick up your orders. If you want to see your invoice, log in and go to the shopping tab, and on the left hand side you’ll see a link titled “View In-Process Invoice”.
Month: November 2012
Shopping Cart Closes at Midnight Tonight – New Producer on Board!
Still Time to Shop!
There’s still time to get what you need to make your Thanksgiving dinner this year one to remember. The shopping cart closes tonight (Sunday) at midnight, with delivery this coming Thursday for our Des Moines area sites and Friday for Ames. A couple other quick things: – There a new producer who has joined the IFC and has listed some pork products (see below). – We are short on the help we need on Thursday for distribution. If you can help (it’s fun, and there’s free products from our producers), send an email to volunteer@iowafood.coop. We have a morning shift (when products are checked in), and early afternoon shift (when we pack up orders for West Des Moines and Ankeny), and a evening shift (when we help members get their orders). To shop go to https://iowafood.coop and log in. If you need help with your username and password, please send an email to info@iowafood.coop |
| Wedel Grazing Acres (from up near Riceville, hometown of IFC member Holdeman’s ABF Poultry) joined the IFC and added their first products on Thursday. These are bratwurst links, ground pork, pork chops, and pork spare ribs from their free-range, antibiotic-free Berkshire hog herd. |
Chèvre and Pumpkin Lasagna
Courtesy of Lisa Bean, who brought this dish to our annual meeting on 11/3/12.
Chevre and Pumpkin Lasagna
Adapted from Andrew Schloss, Art of the Slow Cooker
3 T olive oil
3 large onions halved and sliced thin
4 cloves of garlic minced
1 ½ t kosher salt
¾ t ground pepper
1 t dried sage
1 t dried thyme
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 T flour
1 ½ c vegetable broth
2 T balsamic vinegar
¼ c chopped parsley
1 can pumpkin puree (15 oz)
2 large eggs
¼ c seasoned bread crumbs
1/3 chopped pine nuts
¾ c grated Parmesan cheese
12 cooked lasagna noodles
8 oz fresh chevre broken into small pieces
Heat 2 T oil in skillet add onions and cook until lightly browned (10 min). Add 3/4ths of garlic, 1 t salt, ½ t pepper, sage, thyme, red pepper and flour, stir until onions well coated – (one Minute) add vegetable broth slowly and stir until slightly thickend – add vinegar and half the parsley set aside.
Mix, pumpkin, eggs, bread crumbs, pine nuts , remaining parsley and garlic, 1/2 t of salt and one ¼ t of pepper in a separate bowl.
Coat lasagna pan with olive oil. Spoon ¼ of onions on bottom , top with three lasagna noodles, then 1/3 of pumpkin, one third of the chevre , one third of remaining onions, repeat twice – last layer should be noodles. Cover and bake for one hour at 350 – for last 10 or 15 minutes uncover and top with remaining parmesan cheese.
IFC Shopping Cart is Open – 985 Products Listed!
Time to Go Shopping!Shop until midnight on Sunday, Nov. 11th, with delivery on Thurs., Nov. 15th at our Des Moines area locations and Friday Nov. 16th at our Ames location. See below for updates on new stuff. To shop go to https://iowafood.coop and log in. If you need help with your username or password, send an email to info@iowafood.coop.
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| Fieldstone Farms (from near Clemons) is a new IFC producer-owner that’s listed various sizes of honey, comb honey, bee pollen (for sprinkling on toast or English muffins, or for stirring into yogurts of cold cereals), honey straws (cut off one end to dispense, great as a snack or in hot tea), and candles. Welcome aboard!
LaVentosa Ranch (from near Clemons) returned with pork, goat, beef, chicken and duck products, plus a limited number of heritage turkeys. Carrie notes: “I may be able to add more turkeys but will not know until Wednesday. I will update our availability as soon as I can.” The Berry Patch (from Nevada) wrote: “We have fresh arugula, spinach, lettuce, swiss chard, potted herbs (sweet basil, chives, plain and curled parsley), mixed potatoes and acorn squash.” Rosebud Botanicals (from near Afton) wrote: “I am so glad to list again after a few months of not being able to make deliveries. We’ve added two new products: Mineral Foundation (in Ivory, Light Beige or Medium Beige skin tones) and Organic Lotion Making Kit.” Ebersole Cattle Company (from near Kellerton) added Jalepeno & Cheddar Beef Sticks (“Don’t worry, they aren’t too spicy. Add cheese from Reicherts or Frisian Farms for a great cheese plate for game day.”) Their tallow products are back (“If you enjoy watching birds, hang our grassfed Suet Cakes to a tree outside your window”). They also have Pot Pies FOR Chickens (“these will keep your chickens laying during the cold.”) The Threshing Floor (from near Dallas Center) added dinner rolls in two sizes made from fresh ground organic wheat flour from IFC member Early Morning Harvest. Pure Native (from Des Moines) added grain-free biscuits (the perfect partner for breakfast, lunch or dinner). Wildwood Farms (from Hubbard) added two cocoa mixes (chocolate and spiced). Lorna also lowered the price on her frozen lasagna, and she added two gift baskets: 1) a Soup and Bread Gift Box and 2) a Holiday Gift Basket (includes two pancake mixes, Lemon Poppy Seed and Pumpkin Bread and Muffin mixes, Spiced Cocoa and Chocolate Cocoa mixes, and 4 energy bars). These gift products will be shipped directly to you (or the lucky person getting the gift) just in time for Christmas. Gardner’s Harvest (from Des Moines) added fresh-baked gingerbread house kits in two sizes. What fun you and your kids will have building these edible treats! Glenwood Century Farm (from near Albion) is back with squirrel corn and acorn squash. Holdeman ABF Poultry (from near Riceville) is again offering pre-orders on five capon products for the Dec. 20th delivery so they’ll be sure to have enough in stock. Wild Rose Pastures (from near Pella) added stewing hens (these will work well in a crock pot, brazed, or boiled for chicken noodle soup). |
IFC Distribution is Today Thursday, Nov. 1st
Today is the IFC distribution (or tomorrow if you are picking up in Ames). Don’t forget to pick up your order or we’ll eat your stuff.