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Fruit Update
Remember last October when temperatures dropped to minus 16 for a night and then went back to normal?  That one night affected the apple crops in the Okanagan. We spoke of this earlier in the season reflecting on the quality of storage fruit.  Now the crops are nearing the end with only a few varieties of BC apples left.  Some years we have pristine BC apples right through June.
This time of year is very difficult for fruit “close to home”.  We have the last of the Washington pears – beautiful large size! We are trying to snag some these ones for next week.  Otherwise they are from Argentina!
Kiwis are all coming from New Zealand now as the local and California crops are done.  Citrus is strong from California and our co-op friends in Mexico.  California peaches are showing up on the list.  And of course strawberries continue from California.
Local strawberries are at least three weeks off.  On the brighter side:
We will have one more round of local frozen blueberries thanks to Ruby Red Farms!
And more local hazelnuts and hazelnut butter arrive next week!

HAZELNUTS ON A BRANCH

—– Ice Packs Reminder —–
Welcome to ice pack season! This is the time of year we add an ice pack to every bin we deliver. The atmosphere in the bins is helped A LOT with the addition of the ice pack!  Your veggies will thank you by returning the ice pack right away with your empty bin.
We also pack ice in with your meat order so return the packing and ice for reuse.

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Holiday Monday transport delays mean we do not have Bok Choy this week.  We have subbed broccoli and adjusted your orders as best we could.
This happens when you are trying for the freshest produce!  Here is a favourite Broccoli recipe:

Broccoli Salad with Cranberries and Feta

Cut into bite sized florets:
1 head broccoli (about 2 ½ cups)
Add the following:
¼ cup red onion diced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup toasted pinenuts
1/3 cup crumbled feta

Dressing with a mixture of:

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup yogurt

You can use whatever dried fruit, nuts and cheese you have on hand.

Walnut, raisin, and cheddar is good too!