JULY/AUGUST 2008:
A Sampler of recent suggestions of general interest ... and our answers:

What happened to the locally made fresh Salsa (kept refrigerated)? Also, water buffalo yogurt?

The Food Project Fresh Salsa will be here later this month (July) – they need the fresh tomatoes to grow first. If you haven’t tried it, WOW! -it’s worth waiting for. For more info on The Food Project and the great work they do getting young people involved in sustainable agriculture , go to http://www.thefoodproject.org/ .
The water buffalo yogurt didn’t sell, so even though we made very small orders, it went out of code and we had to throw it out. It was delicious, but expensive.

Where can I sign up for the CSA?

I’m sorry – the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is all sold out.
We even added a second delivery day on Friday, and THAT sold out.
Red Fire Farm has sold all of the shares they can handle for this year in the Boston area - the truck can not hold any more than 300 shares.
  Great job, folks – while we would like this to be available to more people, it’s also nice to know that so many people want to support local organic farming! So in March and April of next year, sign up quick!

Bulk TVP – miracle food, no vegetarian can live without it! Please carry this stuff, I’d be eternally grateful. Thanks

We do have it in bulk – right next to the corn nuts.
For those of you who don’t know, TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein, also known as textured soy protein (TSP). It is a meat substitute made from defatted soy flour, a by-product of making soybean oil. It is quick to cook, high in protein, and low in fat. Used to replace ground meat in many recipes, it is also a good source of fiber and isoflavones.

I just wanted to thank you for the ‘One Minute Activist’ thing you do. What a great idea! You make a little piece of life so easy. Thanks again.

Thanks! It’s another example of co-ops working together.
Green Star Co-op in Ithaca, NY, had this program, and their members and customers found it useful, too.
We also e-mail it out with our monthly Harvest Times Newsletter now. You can find it onlinea> - with a link (usually at the bottom to go to the page where we found it) so you can save paper by emailing it.

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