Summer/Fall Season: June – November
Vegetarian
Stats:
Whole share: $2400 (Suitable for a family; price includes cost of farm share)
Half share: $1200 (Suitable for an individual or couple; price includes cost of farm share)
Pick up details: Tuesday evenings, 4 pm to 7.30 pm at the Anthroposophical Society, 1923 Geddes Ave (View Map) (Missed pick up info)
Share Details
Vegetarian shares put the summer vegetables on center stage. Every week we collect your vegetables from the Community Farm of Ann Arbor. These are the freshest, most beautiful vegetables you will ever eat: grown with love and care at the Community Farm and transformed by the cooks into dozens of varied and flavorful vegetarian delights. Our menus include luscious soups, crispy-fresh salad mixes, zesty slaws, and dishes inspired by cuisine from around the world. Items range from main dishes like pizza and lasagna to condiments such as our crispy zucchini pickles and fermented kim chee. These healthy dishes are high on flavor and low on fat and salt. But don’t worry—healthy eating has never been this delicious.
Note that Vegetarian shares are cooked on a different day from the Omnivore shares and we plan a separate Vegetarian menu. There’s no risk of meat making it’s way into a Vegetarian share.
Vegan options are available on request.
Quantities
Well, this is the hardest question we get asked. Basically, the amount of food you get every week will vary through the season. In June, the Farm season is just getting going, so you get salads and herb hummus and things like that, but you’ll have no trouble eating it up in a week. By the beginning of August you’ll be swimming in veggies—probably eating some at every meal and maybe saving some for later. How many meals you get per week depends a lot on your eating habits and patterns. We estimate that a whole share should be suitable for a small family and a half share would be ideal for a couple. See sample menus below for more details:
Sample Menu
A Typical June Menu (June 24, 2009)
Fava bean Guacamole – A whole share got 1 pt
Quick and Delicious Borscht - 6 cups
Blair’s famous Garlic Scape Pesto - 1 pt
Chard Chickpea Balti (a Pakistani-inspired curry dish) – 2 qts
Longest Day Salad (lettuce and shredded carrots and green onions) – 1 gal
A typical September Menu (Sept 16, 2009)
Red Red-hot Vegetable Chili – 2 qts
Basil Pesto – 1 c
Eggplant Shu Mai – 1 qt
Coleslaw with Apples – 2 qts
Greens in Peanut Sauce – 1 qt
Equinox Salad with lettuce, Oriental greens, and sweet peppers – 1 gal
Melon – choice of watermelon or cantaloupe
Read more menus from past seasons!
Omnivore
Stats:
Whole share: $2700 (Suitable for a family; price includes cost of farm shares)
Half share: $1350 (Suitable for an individual or couple; price includes cost of farm shares)
Pick up details: Friday evenings, 4 pm to 7.30 pm at the Anthroposophical Society, 1923 Geddes Ave (View Map) (Missed pick up info)
Share Details
Omnivore shares feature delicious grass-fed, organic meat from Old Pine Farm. This high-quality meat pairs perfectly with the vegetables from the Community Farm for your dining pleasure. Like the vegetarian shares, meat shares will get many creative vegetable sides and lush salads to combine with the flavorful beef, pork, lamb, and chicken dishes. You can look forward to the flavors of the seasons, ranging from springtime Quiche Lorraine to Chicken Cacciatore to Acorn squash with Apple-Sausage Stuffing. Soups are enriched with our homemade stock so everything is bursting with flavor that only the freshest food can bring.
Quantities
Well, this is the hardest question we get asked. Every month, each share gets 16-20 lbs of meat from Old Pine Farm, which we will divide and cook part of every week, paired suitably with the vegetables from the Community Farm. Basically, the amount of food you get every week will vary through the season.
In June, the Farm season is just getting going and you’ll have no trouble eating your whole share in a week. By the beginning of August we’ll be swimming in veggies which will make your meat share go further. How many meals you get per week depends a lot on your eating habits and patterns. We estimate that a whole share should be suitable for a small family and a half share would be ideal for a couple. See sample menus below for more details:
Sample Menu
Since we’ve never offered omnivore shares in the summer before, we don’t have the same detailed menu info that we have for the vegetarian shares.
Every week’s menu will include around 5 lbs of meat cooked into nutritious and tasty main dishes along with generous vegetarian side dishes such as salads, soups, condiments, greens, and more. The omnivore share will pair meat with vegetables for a healthy balance.
