How cute is this? Here are some photos of little Sky Jisha, 3-years-old, daughter of our local farmer Kent Jisha at Texas Daily Harvest in Yantis, TX. She’s modeling the Jisha’s locally grown broccoli rabe and green leaf lettuce/red leaf lettuce that we’ll be including in this weekend’s co-op style produce shares. Let’s be honest though – all we want to know is, does Sky come with it? 
To help you identify the items in the March 2nd co-op style produce shares…
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This week, some of the UA team drove 833.5 miles for 51 hours and visited 9 farms all over Texas. Every single one of our farmers wanted to say THANK YOU to Urban Acres members for making this possible!
We’re taking farm trips right now because it’s planting time and we need to work with the farmers to get seeds in the ground for our spring and summer harvest. Once the harvest hits we try and stay out of their way.
Here are some photos…
UA Marketing Director Brandon Perez with baby goat at Caprino Royale goat cheese farm in Waco
Eric, owner of Caprino Royale Farms. Finest goat cheese in Texas! They have a brand new batch of blue cheese aging right now that should be ready this summer. We’ll keep you posted.
Ben from Sand Creek Farm in Cameron, TX holding organic aquaponic green onions grown in one of his four greenhouses, two of which are dedicated to grow exclusively for you, the Urban Acres member! Ben and his family thank you.
Kevin & his dog Malachi of Loaves & Fishes Farm in Cameron, TX showing his aquaponic lettuce. Coolest dog ever.
Amber the very friendly horse at Loaves and Fishes Farm in Cameron, TX
Jim Richardson of Richardson Farms in Rockdale, TX. Jim has some of the finest, humanely raised pastured pork and turkey in Texas. Check our store in Oak Cliff soon to pick some up.
First we had Purple Majesty Potatoes. Up next in our crazy potato lineup: Pink Rose Potatoes from Yellow Prairie Farm in Caldwell, TX
Garrett & Stacie Gundermann of Gundermann Acres in Wharton County, TX. Fourth generation organic farmers with the fifth generation on the way!
Brandon tastes Texas celery straight out of the ground coming soon from Gundermann Acres
Just a little more time in the ground at Gundermann Acres and you’ll find these in your share
Fresh dill from Gundermann Acres coming this weekend!
The Gundermann Acres crew
This video is for our Farm Stand Greeters, but we figured we’d let everyone get a sneak peak of what to expect in this week’s co-op style produce shares…some unique items!
Farm Stand Hand Update February 15th 2013 from Urban Acres on Vimeo.
We have some extra special items in the co-op style produce shares this weekend…
For the first time, we have local Texas Hamlin Oranges. They’re from South Tex Organics in Mission, TX, which is also the home of the beautiful Rio Star grapefruit that we love in the winter months. Established in 1984, South Tex Organics was started with a desire to provide everyone with fresh, organic citrus and vegetables. Starting with 60 acres, South Tex Organics now harvests from more than 500 certified acres.
Calling all juicers: Hamlin oranges are perfect for juicing because they don’t have seeds!
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Kohlrabi is back! It’s from our friends at Gundermann Acres in Wharton County, TX. We got a great response to this “sputnik-shaped” veggie last time it was in the shares a few weeks ago.
Some UA members chimed in on our Facebook page about how they prepared their kohlrabi last time…
>> Get more Kohlrabi recipes here.
UPDATE as of 1/18/13: the kohlrabi in the shares will actually be PURPLE this time. Fun!
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And finally, what have now become known as “the best apples you’ll ever taste” - a mixture of Cameo, Fuji, and Red Delicious apples from Austin Family Farms in Paonia, CO. We’re excited to have these apples back – let us know what you think!
*Please remember that when working with fresh produce, availability can sometimes change last-minute. We do our best to let you know what’s coming ahead of time, sometimes there are slight variations in the shares that we can’t predict at the time this is posted. Thanks for your understanding!
Here are some recipe ideas for ya…
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Most often found in Asian grocery stores, the Daikon radish looks like a large, white carrot, though it has the flavor of a radish. It is used as a food herb in Asian herbal medicine. Both the tuber and the seeds are used medicinally.
Its uses are many, treating such problems as cough and asthma, low energy, and yeast infections. Daikon also treats many digestive issues, including nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion, and heartburn.
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Kale, Mushroom, and Chickpea Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (try with regular potato!)
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Arugula Salad with Beets and Goat Cheese
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The Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Carrots
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Straight from the Texas valley, Texas Red Grapefruit are sweet, juicy and tree-ripened, literally stored on the tree to peak of perfection. The Rio Star grapefruit combines the two reddest varieties – Rio Red and Star Ruby grapefruit. It has an overall blush on the exterior peel with a deep red interior color which is 7 to 10 times redder than the Ruby Red.
Or get lots of recipe ideas on our Pinterest page!