Lump vs. Backfin Crab

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If you have been wondering what the heck lump crab or backfin crab means, then you are in the right place!  Now that we are connected with Core Sound Seafood in Eastern NC, we need to define some of the things we can now offer both CSA and non-CSA members.  Yes, that’s right, our seafood offering is open to anyone.
Lump Crabmeat:  Jumbo Lump is prized for its impressive size, bright white color and exquisite taste.  Jumbo lump consists of the two large muscles connected to the swimming fins of the crab; colossal simply comes from larger crabs than jumbo lump.  Jumbo lump is not typically broken up for a recipe; they are best used in upscale cocktail presentations or in sautés, where the size of the lumps can really shine.
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Backfin Crabmeat:  Backfin is a blend of broken pieces of jumbo lump and special grade crab meat. It is perfect for use in crab cakes, dips, salads, and casseroles. Backfin makes a beautiful presentation when stuffing fish, chicken, vegetables, or seafood.
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By |July 19th, 2013|Did You Know?, Seafood|Comments Off
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CSAware Tutorial – Placing a hold

The Know Your Farms CSA offers you the choice to place holds on your deliveries for single or multiple deliveries.  As a CSA member, you’ll be able to easily manage this flexibility online through your member dashboard. All changes to your subscription, including placing a hold, must be done by Friday night.

Know your schedule ahead of time?  You can place holds for future deliveries at any time.
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Placing a hold

STEP 1:   Click here to login to your member dashboard. You will see all of your account options (screenshot).  Click on the second link, “Place box on hold for a week.”
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STEP 2:   Click on the delivery date on the calendar you wish to hold. Then click the “Hold” button.  You should now see “Hold” in big red letters.   You can remove the hold simply by clicking “Get Delivery.” 
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STEP 3:   Click “Save Changes” to make it official!  This is important so do not forget to click the save button after selecting your hold choices. 
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STEP 4:   Repeat Steps 2-3 if you need to place holds for more weeks.

 

By |July 19th, 2013|Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, Tutorials|Comments Off
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CSAware Tutorial – Choosing a box option

The Know Your Farms CSA offers you the choice to choose between two produce boxes each week.  As a CSA member, you’ll be able to easily manage this flexibility online through your member dashboard. The box contents will be online by Friday morning.  You will need to make the change Friday if you wish to get the optional box. 

Don’t want to worry about managing your option to choose online?  That’s OK too!  You will automatically get the default box if you do nothing.
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  • Box A (Default option) – If nothing is changed on your account, you will receive this box.
  • Box B – You can choose a different box of the same size if you wish.  This requires you to login to your member dashboard.  See the tutorial on how to do this below.

Choosing an optional box

STEP 1:   Click here to login to your member dashboard. You will see all of your account options (screenshot).  Click on the first link, “What’s in my box / View calendar.”
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STEP 2:   Look at the box contents for each box.  Box B is the optional box.  If you like optional Box B better than the default Box A, then decrease (click down arrow) next to default Box A and increase (click up arrow) next to optional Box B.  The numbers indicate 1 box. At this time, you can only select one box.  The numbers do NOT indicate the number of items in the box.
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STEP 3:   Click “Save Changes” to make it official!  This is important so do not forget to click the save button after selecting your box choice if you are changing to the optional box. 
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STEP 4:   If you did everything correctly, you should see a message that lets you know your options were updated.
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By |July 19th, 2013|Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, Tutorials, What's in my box?|Comments Off
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This Week’s Produce Box (4/30 – 5/1)

Please help us out by remembering to bring your boxes back each week!  Hope you like the boxes this week!

Small and Medium share:

ITEM TYPE STORAGE FARM
 Collards [RO] Barbee Farms
Lettuce [RB] Barbee Farms
Strawberries  [RO] Barbee Farms
Carrots [RB] Barbee Farms
Greek Oregano ** [RO] Cottonmill Mushrooms
–Medium –
Rutabaga * [RO] ECO
Extra Strawberries [RO] Barbee Farms

* Certified organic.
** Raised without pesticides, organic or otherwise.
RO – Refrigerate Open
RB – Refrigerate in bag/closed container/crisper

 

 

 

 

Large shares have all the above, plus:

ITEM TYPE STORAGE FARM
Swiss Chard * [RB] Coldwater Creek Farm
Spinach **  [RB] KC Farms
Asparagus *  [RB] Triple J Farm

 

 

 

 

Organic shares have:

ITEM TYPE STORAGE FARM
Swiss Chard * [RB] Coldwater Creek Farms
Spinach  ** [RB] KC Farm
Asparagus * [RB] Triple J Farm
Rutabaga * [RB] ECO
Organic Strawberries * [RO] Watson & Sons Farm
Greek Oregano ** [RB]  Cottonmill Mushrooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Certified organic.
** Raised without pesticides, organic or otherwise.
RO – Refrigerate Open
RB – Refrigerate in bag/closed container/crisper

By |April 28th, 2013|CSA Contents, Did You Know?, Fruit, Home Delivery, What's in my box?, Workplace CSA|Comments Off
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Partner Highlight – Fintastic

Partner Highlight -Fintastic

fintasticFintastic opened in 1992 as the Carolinas’ first full-service aquarium retailer, specializing in quality freshwater and marine fish.Our new high-tech store showcases over 10,000 square ft. of aquariums, fish, plants and corals. We have 425 aquariums displaying over 18,000 gallons of unique living nature. The store is filled with new products including a custom design center where you can create the system of your dreams.

Fintastic is located in Ayrsley and is a public Know Your Farms CSA drop site.

Location:

2135 – C Ayrsley Town Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273

Phone: (704) 525 – 0049
Web: www.fintastic.us

Hours of Operation:

Mon-Sat: 11am-8pm

Sun: 1pm-6pm.

By |March 19th, 2013|CSA Partners, Did You Know?, Know Your Farms|Comments Off
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Partner Highlight – Common Market South End

CM_logoCommon Market – South End is now a CSA drop option for those in that neighborhood interested in getting convenient and fresh local foods from local farms.  Know Your Farms CSA is happy to have a strong community partner like The Common Market.  Common Market is your stop for for eclectic, neighborhood convenience!  We hope our service will only enhance our community partners in South End.

Common Market – South End is located in South End and is a public Know Your Farms CSA drop site.

Location:

The Common Market
1515 South Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28203

Phone: 704-332-7783
Email: info@commonmarketisgood.com

Hours of Operation:

Sun: 12pm-4pm

Mon-Tues: 6:30am-10pm

Wed – Fri: 6:30am-Midnight

Sat: 6:30am-Midnight

Sun: 6:30am-10pm

 

By |March 14th, 2013|CSA Partners, Did You Know?, Know Your Farms|Comments Off
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NC Cotton

Did you know?  NC has a thriving (and growing!) cotton industry and TS Designs is a large part of the movement to bring back textiles to our state.  The NC Cotton Club invests in the Cotton of Carolinas Project designed to rebuild the necessary infrastructure that we lost along the way.  This effort is heavily supported by Slow Money NC.

Are you familiar with Slow Money NC’s impact?  They strive to finance North Carolina’s sustainable food and farming economy.

For those of you with one of our “I Eat Local” t-shirts, TS Designs is the company we use.

By |March 12th, 2013|CSA Partners, Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, NC Cotton, Slow Money NC|Comments Off
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Workplace CSA

What do we mean by workplace CSA?  Our workplace CSA is a great option for business partners that want to give employees the option to get fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables delivered to their offices.  And the best part is that it is all local!  We can help employers increase the healthy options available to employees through our workplace CSA.  There is so much flexibility built into the Know Your Farms service. Employees in the workplace CSA can:

  •  customize the delivery schedule (skip a week or any number you need!)
  • change share sizes if the initial size does not suit you
  • switch pickup locations to any public site if needed
  • control their account details online
  • see what’s coming each week online in multiple places
  • receive and share recipes each week
  • meet wellness goals by getting healthier food options

The workplace CSA helps employees meet wellness goals and gives employers a way to offer a unique benefit.  Know Your Farms Workplace CSA is the most convenient way to get local foods from local farms to your office.  Call or email us if you want to learn more or invite us to your office to speak to employees about this program.

 

 

By |March 11th, 2013|CSA Partners, Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, Workplace CSA|Comments Off
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Partner Highlight – Pura Vida Worldly Art

Partner Highlight – Pura Vida Worldly Art

puravidalogoYour senses are in for a multicultural treat! Pura Vida Worldly Art is colorful, eclectic and fun. Come visit and you’ll find yourself spending hours exploring!

You’ll enjoy discovering a variety of treasures from all over the world. From Latin American folk art such as Day of the Dead art and Catholic saint carvings to Asian, Middle-Eastern, and African pottery, textiles and prayer items. As you browse through the Mexican wrestler masks, musical toys, and all the good luck amulets and spiritual items you’ll be glad you stopped by.

Pura Vida Worldly Art is located in NoDA and is a public Know Your Farms CSA drop site.

Location:

Pura Vida Worldly Art
3202a North Davidson St
Charlotte, NC 28205

Phone: 704-335-8587
Email: info@puravidaart.com

Hours of Operation:

Sun: 12pm-4pm

Mon-Thurs: 10am-2pm/4pm-6pm

Fri: 10am-2pm/4pm-8pm

Sat: 10am-8pm.

By |March 10th, 2013|CSA Partners, Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, Local Food Systems|Comments Off
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    Organics – Who is behind it? Organics – Who is behind it?

    Organics – Who is behind it?

Organics – Who is behind it?

For those of you who have ever spoken to the KYF crew about organic foods, you may have been surprised by our comment that this is a tricky subject.  First, we do support the ideals that food should be grown in a healthy way, free from toxins that we would not want in our bodies either.  However, our need for labels has made our search for healthy foods slightly more of a gray area.  Labels may not necessarily mean what you think!

The word organic conjures up different meanings for everyone.  One of the common preconceptions is that it implies a certain level of cleanliness or wholesomeness.  To some, it may even evoke a feeling of the way things used to be in agriculture…a sort of mom-n-pop farm with a roadside stand and so little produce that it just has to be free of the “bad stuff.”  Whatever you definition is of organic, we would like to provide this information to you so you can continue to form educated opinions about what it means to you.  We are not defining it for you!

Did you know that a large number of the familiar organic brands are actually owned by someone else?  Did you know that some of the organic brands we all recognize have sibling products that are negating any of the good that their organic siblings might provide?

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Click the image for the full version of the diagram.  This diagram is a large part of why the KYF crew will sort of stumble around when asked if the CSA is organic.  So, we wanted to post this for your consumption and hope you will find it useful in your journey for finding the best foods for you and your family!

By |March 9th, 2013|Did You Know?, Know Your Farms, Local Food Systems|Comments Off
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