week 20

Our last #farmbox this year. As a goodbye gift we got #fall #flowers #pumpkin,#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local,#fall #healthylifestyle #eatclean #eathealthy,#fatloss #diet#fruit #fitfam #lifestyle #cleaneats #cleaneating #lean #salad #nutrition #healthychoices

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Oct 21, 2016 at 1:18pm PDT

Here is what we received this week

	gr	other unit	UOM
Apples	770	5	ea
Beets roots	370	2	ea
Butter cup squash	1250	1	ea
Carrot	270	3	ea
eggplant	355	1	ea
Hot banana pepper	200	3	ea
Parsley	100	1	bunch
Red onion	325	3	ea
Roma tomatoes	400	7	ea
Sweet potato	570	1	ea
Broccoli	300	1	bunch
Endive leaves	723	1	bunch

week 19

#pumpkin,#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local,#fall #healthylifestyle #eatclean #eathealthy,#fatloss #diet#fruit #fitfam #lifestyle #cleaneats #cleaneating #lean #salad #nutrition #healthychoices

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Oct 14, 2016 at 6:18pm PDT

We even got pie this time! And a huge pumpkin, just in time for Halloween decorations

Here is what received this time:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Acorn Squash	890	1	ea
Apples	663	5	ea
Carrot	400	3	ea
Cauliflower	2000	1	ea
Celery	1000	1	bunch
Cherry tomatoes	500
Garlic	65	1	ea
Golden Berries	100
Leek	280	1	ea
Pie pumpkin	5600	1	ea
Radish	210	4	ea
Red potatoes	710	6	ea
White onion	470	1	ea
Pie	800	1	ea

week 18

#pumpkin,#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local,#fall #healthylifestyle #eatclean #eathealthy,#fatloss #diet#fruit #fitfam #lifestyle #cleaneats #cleaneating #lean #salad #nutrition #healthychoices

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Oct 7, 2016 at 1:11pm PDT

This week we received:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Cabbage	2000	1	ea
Carrot	470	5	ea
Celery	1000	1	bunch
Cherry tomatoes	380
Corn	2600	6	ea
Garlic	76	1	ea
Golden Berries	100
Heirloom Tomatoes	795	2	ea
Jalapeno Hot Peppers	70	5	ea
Kale	168
Leek	285	1	ea
Pie pumpkin	2400	1	ea
Red Lettuce	240	1	bunch
Red onion	480	5	ea
Red potatoes	500	5	ea
Tomatoes	320	1	ea
White onion	135	1	ea
Zucchini	170	1	ea
Bull bleed beets	140	3	ea
Ginger apples	540	5	ea

week 17

Surprise! Surprise! It's #pumpkin season! #farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local,#fall

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Sep 30, 2016 at 1:24pm PDT

I am so saving thins bright orange #pumpkin !Next week I should have one more and we will do some October crafts with it!

The black berries are Aronia - surprise of this week. They are not easy to eat as is, but extremely good for you! It can help with blood pressure, great any-oxidant and full of vitamins! I am more familiar with its orange sister - berries from mountain-ash. And these lose it's bitter taste if picked after the first frost, not sure about Aronia berries. Either way, I mad jam with apples.

	gr	other unit	UOM
Aronia berries	280
Beets roots	500	4	ea
Bell pepper	515	2	ea
Cabbage	1500	1	ea
Carrot	620	6	ea
Celery	1150	1	bunch
Cherry tomatoes	580
Corn	3000	6	ea
eggplant	440	1	ea
Green beans	340
Kale	140
Peaches	620	9	ea
Pie pumpkin	1000	1	ea
Potatoes	830	5	ea
Shepherd pepper	210	1	ea
Tomatoes	730	4	ea
Yellow plum tomatoes	600

Week 16

The fall is here! So is the fall nature's gifts.

My discovery of this week is  Daikon (the white "carrot" in my basket), Which is somewhat similar to radishes and you can use it the same way. But we just sliced it very-very thin, seasoned with salt and sunflower oil. It was very good!

Here is what we received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Buttercup squash	1500	1	eaches
Carrot	485	4	eaches
Corn	2400	6	eaches
Cucumber	567	2	eaches
Daikon	500	2	eaches
Green beans	165
Green onions	111	1	eaches
Jalapeno Hot Peppers	120
Macintosh Apples	751	6	eaches
Peaches	820
Potatoes purple	930
Radish	370	5	eaches
Red Lettuce	380	1	bunch
Red onion	153	2	eaches
Tomatoes	520	3	eaches
White onion	230	1	eaches
Yellow onion	300	1	eaches
Yellow plum tomatoes	530

#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox#ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers#ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local,#fall

Week 15

#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Sep 16, 2016 at 5:39pm PDT

	gr	other unit	UOM
Acorn Squash	915	1	eaches
Beets roots	240	2	eaches
Carrot	420	6	eaches
Cauliflower	700	1	eaches
Celery	1000	1	bunch
Corn	2200	6	eaches
Cucumber	440	2	eaches
Gala Apples	770	6	eaches
Garlic	80	1	eaches
Heirloom Tomatoes	540	2	eaches
Jalapeno Hot Peppers	100	9	eaches
Leek	300	1	eaches
Peaches	700	7	eaches
Potatoes purple	740
Red Lettuce	230	1	eaches
red onion	540	5	eaches
Roma tomatoes	680	8	eaches
Shepherd pepper	280	1	eaches

#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox#ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers#ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local

Week 14

With the new school year started I have no problems with ideas for #healthylunch #farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox #ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers #ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local

A photo posted by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Sep 9, 2016 at 2:13pm PDT

With the new school year started, my kids are getting very healthy lunches!

Got our first cauliflower. We all it both ways - as is and steamed. Have to figure out what to do with acorn squash... I think I remember a very nice picture of it baked. Have to find it thought...

And this huge eggplant! It's almost a kilo! Combined it with the eggplant from last week (yes, it's still good, nothing happened to it in the fridge. How long do you think it takes for a grocery store to get one to you from a farmer?). Cut in pieces, season and on the grill it goes.

Here is what we received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Carrot	685	8	eaches
Celery	680	1	bunch
Cherry tomatoes	320
Cucumber	640	8	eaches
dill	60	1	bunch
eggplant	940	1	eaches
Heirloom Tomatoes	960	5	eaches
Kale	370
Peaches	1000
Peas	1000	8	eaches
Radish	382	8	eaches
Roma tomatoes	816
Shallot	432
Cauliflower	1300	1	eaches
Acorn Squash	1063	1	eaches
Boston Lettuce	340	1	eaches
Macintosh Apples	500	6	eaches

Week 13

I must admit, pickling onions (or pearl onion) is not something I buy at a store. So I had no idea what to do with it, other than, as the name suggests - pickle. But for a dozen of these little guys, I am not getting out my pickling gear!

A friend suggested  Beef Bourgunion and it was a great idea! Took some time, but was worth it.

Now if I can only figure out what to do with this eggplant... hmm... Too bad I have only one, not enough for a side dish...

Here is what we received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Carrot	400	6	eaches
Celery	1000	1	bunch
Cherry tomatoes	565
Corn	280	6	eaches
eggplant	400	1	eaches
Garlic	40	3	eaches
Green beans	255
Hot banana pepper	160	4	eaches
Leek	410	1	eaches
Potatoes purple	430
Tomatoes	600	4	eaches
Parsley	160	1	bunch
Shepherd pepper	310	2	eaches
red onion	300	2	eaches
Rama Lettuce	670	1	eaches
Pickling Onion	185

#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox#ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers#ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local

Week 12

This week I need to find a salad to use tomatillos from the box! They have such a unique taste, yam! It's some variant of Golden Berries (which also were in the box). 

If you need a few days to figure out what to do with them - don't put them in the fridge! If no recipe appeals to you, you can always eat them as is :) 

Here is what we've received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Carrot	200	5	eaches
Cucumber	3000	6	eaches
dill	470	4	eaches
eggplant	230	1	eaches
Garlic	40	2	eaches
green onions	60	1	bunch
Hot banana pepper	240	5	eaches
Kale	1000	2	bunch
Peaches	720
Potatoes	450
Radish	250
Tomatoes	200	1	eaches
white onion	100	1	eaches
Tomatillo	75
Parsley	50	1	bunch
Shepherd pepper	186	1	eaches
red onion	330	2	eaches
Roma tomatoes	400	7	eaches
Heirloom Tomatoes	1500	6	eaches
Jalapeno Hot Peppers	105	5	eaches
Cherry Hot Peppers	70	3	eaches
Golden Berries	150
Grapes	350

#farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox#ontariofarm, #ontariofarmers#ontariogrown,#ontariofarms,#yam,#local

Week 11

Ah! Prunes are in season! Love them!

Discovery of the week - purple bell pepper. Not as sweet and a bit less tender, but otherwise - is about the same as regular pepper

Fava beans didn't capture my heart. Can't be eaten with pods and to get a decent amount for, say soup, you need lots of them and lot's of time to get beans out of the pods.

Here is what've received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Beets roots	440	2	each
Carrot	230	4	each
Celery	1180
Corn	2500	6	each
Cucumber	540	4	each
dill	45
Fava beans (in pods)	318
Garlic	60	2	each
Leek	100	1	each
Peaches	400	3	each
Potatoes	900	6	each
Potatoes purple	500
Prunes	600
Purple bell pepper	220	1	each
Red sweet pepper	200	1	each
sweet peppers	150	3	each
Tomatoes	1035	5	each
white onion	720	2	each
Zucchini	675	1	each

Week 10

First apples of the season! Never seen this kind at the store, just like in my childhood, love them

Every week we get some sort of berries. This time, it's blackberries.

Too bad there are only 5 Brussels sprouts, not enough for a dish

And I've got hot peppers again - jalapeno this time. My friend will be excited

Here is what we've received this week:

	gr	other unit	UOM
Apples	532	10	each
Basil	131	1	bunch
Bell pepper	220	1	each
Blackberries	260
Brussel sprouts	75	5	each
Carrot	300	5	each
Cilantro	80	1	bunch
Corn	2550	6	each
Cucumber	380	2	each
Garlic	45	1	each
Heirloom Tomatoes	590	3	each
Irish Cobbler Potatoes	780	6	each
Jalapeno Hot Peppers	75	4	each
Peaches	550	10	each
Radish	290	3	each
Red onion	90	2	each
White onion	90	2	each
Zucchini	360	1	each

Week 9

Week 9 we now covered all colours of currant - black this week #farm ,#ontario ,#farmersmarket ,#healthyfood #fruit ,#vegies, #farmbox

A post shared by Nadinka (@nadinka_photo) on Aug 11, 2016 at 8:26pm PDT

Blackcurrant! Now we officially covered all colours of currant.

Here is what we received this week:

	week 9
	gr	other unit	UOM
Basil	63	1	bunch
Blackcurrant	212
Corn	2750	6	each
Cucumber	400	5	each
eggplant	110	1	each
Garlic	23	1	each
Green beans	230
Green onions	180	1	each
Lettuce	450	1	bunch
Peaches	1200	13	each
Potatoes purple	5	680	each
Red onion	273	1	each
Roma tomatoes	350	6	each
Tomatoes	600	3	each
White onion	230	1	each
Zucchini	560	1	each