Month: July 2013

Time to Shop!

The shopping cart opened last night at midnight. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, August 4th. Delivery is Thurs., August 8th at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, August 9th 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.

Country View Dairy added a new variety of yogurt – Greek Lemon Custard – at a promotional price of $12.00 for a case of 12 six ounce containers. This variety was a big hit when we sampled it at our Merle Hay Mall site last time. They also eliminated the half cases (to simplify things), and most were buying full cases anyway.

Maxwell Farms has several new veggie offerings: 1) sweet corn (Peaches & Cream bi-color), 2) Patty Pan summer squash, 3) miniature eggplant mix, and 4) red tomatoes (to go along with their bell peppers, potatoes, green beans, and zucchini).

Black Cat Acres added collard greens and Better Boy tomatoes (to go along with their garlic and pickling cucumbers).

From Jocelyn at Pickle Creek Herbal: “This will be the last cycle to purchase our herb seedling varieties (except cilantro and mojito mint; we’ll keep those plants available until the end of August or until they sell out). However, we’re now in the middle of harvesting a few thousand heads of garlic with our homemade garlic harvester (made from recycled parts form some old farm machinery) – so now we have certified organic garlic for sale!”

Lee at The Berry Patch Farm writes “We have greenhouse tomatoes, strawberry hanging baskets, and blueberries”.

Raccoon Forks Farm added two kinds of tomatoes (Big Beef and Wapsi Peach) as well as turnips, okra, fennel, and cucumbers.

From Rick at Yoke S Ranch: “For this cycle hamburger patties will remain on sale at $4.50/package (three patties per package. Short ribs will also be on sale at $4.50/lb (regular price is $5/lb)”.

Holdeman ABF Poultry has a sale on their boneless skinless capon breasts (which are incredible on the grill) at $5.99/lb.

Valley View Poultry and Iowa Heritage Foods are both back this cycle (they are both only doing the first cycle each month).

From Becky at Threshing Floor: “I added to my turnip inventory, and please let everyone know that we are keeping an eye on our Incrdible sweet corn. If it’ll be ready by delivery time, we’ll post it on the weekend”.

Time to Shop!

The shopping cart is open. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, July 21st. Delivery is Thurs., July 25th at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, July 26th 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.

• Black Cat Acres (a new IFC producer from SE of Nevada) listed pickling cucumbers and two kinds of fresh-dug garlic (which will need to be used right away or cured once you get it home).
• Maxwell Farms (from near State Center) added two varieties of eggplant, two kinds of fingerling potatoes, and three kinds of peppers to go along with their zucchini, baby summer squash, green onions, and Yukon Gold and Red Norland potatoes.
• Wimmer Farms (from near Afton) added Napa cabbage and cherry tomatoes to go along with their kale and four varieties chard.
• Red Barn Produce (from near Dexter) added pickling cucumbers, sweet onions, and dill seed head (great for pickling or seasoning) to go along with their green peppers and Red Pontiac new potatoes.
• Berry Patch Farm (from near Nevada) added quart boxes of blueberries (only 38 available right now) to go along with their tomatoes and strawberry hanging baskets.
• Chef Connie’s Urban Farms added cucumbers and spearmint to go long with her green beans, swiss chard, and curly kale.
• Threshing Floor (from near Dallas Center) added turnips to go along with their wide selection of breads, rolls, and buns.

From Kyle at Wedel Grazing Acres: “We’ve added cured smoked ham steaks. Great for the grill or oven. Our favorite recipe is to marinate in equal amounts lemon juice, brown sugar and horseradish for few hours then throw on the grill for 6-8 minutes each side!!!”

From Bob with Country View Dairy: “Just added five new yogurt flavors (Lime, Peach, Blueberry, Black Cherry & Raspberry) in 3 lb economy/family-size tubs.”

From Julie at Zaza’s Pasta:”I’ve added several new items – single serving frozen entrees featuring local, Iowa produce and/or meats. They include 1) Zucchini Parmigiana with Spaghetti Aglio Olio; 2) Farmer’s Market Veggie Lasagne; and 3)Sausage & Peppers with Couscous. I’ve also added Basil-Pine Nut Pesto and Pesto-Pomodoro Focaccia.”

From Jake and Amber at Good Shepard Grass Farm: “We’ve been busy here on our farm. Besides the normal raising of chickens and cattle, we added aronia berries (by the hundreds), asparagus (by the thousands), and nut/fruit trees (by the hundreds). It’s been an exciting time. Note:  we have chicken breasts (limited quantity) and we’ve processed some new beef for this summer, so we’ve temporarily lowered steak prices from beef from our last processing while supplies last!”

From Julie at Broadhorn Farm: “Thanks to all our customers for their patronage and patience as we grow our Belted Galloway beef herd. After taking a break last cycle, we are back with Short Ribs on sale for $3.69/lb (regularly $5.50) and Rump Roast on sale for $3.83/lb (regularly $6.50).