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Farm Happenings at Urban Agrarian
Stew season and the return of cherry tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes from Cedar Spring Farms are back in stock! Cedar Spring grows hydroponically, so their tomatoes usually come back just when the outdoor crops are done for the season. Look for their big tomatoes to be available again in the next few weeks.
We also butchered another cow this we1 read more »
Welcome to the shoulder season!
Cool-weather crops are making a (brief?) return! Goodbye peppers, hello radishes and greens. Many of the same crops are available in the spring and fall because they need cooler temps to thrive.
Our kitchen also made a a new batch of chorizo burritos, a customer favorite.
Thank you for1 read more »
More local apples - Arkansas Blacks are here!
Local apples season has been coming on slow this year, thanks in part to the same hail storm that damaged the peach crop. But some of our favorites are rolling in now from Livesay Orchards, including Arkansas Blacks! The Arkansas Black is a good storage apple, and usually one of the last trees harv1 read more »
We used the last okra in gumbo!
Roy made a fresh batch of gumbo in our kitchen last week, and he says it is best gumbo yet! He used the last of the summer okra and Native Meat Co. andouille sausage that we make in-house. Look for a quart of it in your box this week, along with what might truly be the last of the melons (we keep g1 read more »
Reserve a local turkey! Bu not on this website.
Turkey reservations are live! But you can't reserve using your grocery box account. Here's how to snag a local, pastured bird from C&C Farms:
Turkey deposits are $40/bird. The finally price is $5.75 /lb.
You can reserve a bird online or in-person in either store. Or by phone at 405-231-11 read more »
The first local apples! + Sweet potatoes for real
Local apples are here! Red Delicious apples from Livesay Orchards aren't like any Red Delicious you've had before - they are crisp, sweet and tawnier than their supermarket counterparts.
Last week we told you there would be sweet potatoes, but thanks to a glitch in inventory, none of them wer1 read more »
Organic sweet potatoes!
Sweet potatoes are on the way! Matt is driving down to Freedom Acres Farm near Ardmore tomorrow to pick up a load of organic sweet potatoes and squash. After several weeks of the same-old-thing, sweet potatoes sound pretty exciting to us.
More of the produce is organically grown this week, th1 read more »
Let's make this a breakfast box
Our butcher made a big batch of Native Meat Co. breakfast sausage, and it inspired us to share a few of our favorite breakfast foods with you, including some cinnamon rolls from Cinnsational Baking that are a staff favorite.
Don't worry - plenty of produce to choose from as well. As always, y1 read more »
Winter squash is here!
The first batch of winter squash arrived from Crow Family Farms last week, and they are beautiful. There are acorn squash, butternut squash and spaghetti squash - remember you can swap and trade to get the squash your heart desires!
Also, Livesay Orchards let us know they have 1,000 pounds of1 read more »
