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Skriven 2013-02-26 09:26:44 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 34064 av Nancy Backus (64292.cooking)
Ärende: Re: idiosyncrasy 141
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Hi Nancy,

..rotten vegies..
>> Probably the issue is the lousy growing conditions...

>> Could be.. and maybe trying to get deliveries..

> True, delivery could also be part of the picture...

Heh.. really.. there is only one twisty, windy road in to Ithaca, and in
extreme weather I can understand how deliveries might be slow.

>> I have a feeling Wegman's in Ithaca doesn't sell the kind of volume
>> that  Greenstar does of normal (what's normal Lol) vegetables.. like
>> onions,  potatoes, sweet potatoes, apples, etc.  I'll have to check
>> around.

> It's the sort of thing that tends to snowball, too... if the rep is that
> one place has better produce than another, you'll see more people going
> to the reputedly better, and then the other place the veggies sit around
> longer and are more likely to go bad..  That's when the staff has to
> super diligent at weeding out the going-bad produce...

Yep.. obviously they haven't been at this Wegman's in Ithaca.. :(

>> , besides...  Greenstar is dealing with
>> smaller operations, no doubt... probably somewhat local greenhouses,
>> this time of year...?

>> Hmm.. I'd bet Greenstar uses some of Organic distributors in state...
>> not so  much local farmers per se..

> This time of year, in state is more local than where Wegmans gets theirs
> primarily... come growing season, Wegmans will be getting most if not
> all the "normal" veggies locally again...

I remember the Wegmans in Binghamton surely having large amounts of "local
farm" produce in the spring and summer, for sure.  I'm curious to see how much
this Wegman's in Ithaca will have.

>> farms at Greenstar.  Incredible quality.  Because my daughter  and I
>> buy with a group, we get wholesale prices.. that can make quite a
>> difference when you buy into a large order like that.

> If you can get what you'll be able to use (and/or reasonably store) that

Yeah, know what you mean there.  I bought a decent sized freezer (not huge)
when my daughter and her boys were living upstairs in Windsor, so that freezer
takes care of the overflow from my 'frig's freezer now.

> can make a lot of sense to buy that way... If the options force you to
> get stuff you wouldn't normally use, or you have to get more than you
> can deal with, it's not so much of a bargain...

That order was great.. we use wholeshare.com.. quality meats, no antibiotics,
etc.. and you could order how much you wanted.

There are two ways of doing it with this 'co-op'.. you can order your own large
order or you can start an order and have other co-op members in your group
split it with you. Recently, my daughter and I split an order of olive oil (2
3-liter cans each), plus I ordered 5 frozen whole free-range chickens (no split
started).  That beef order was great, and we've just finished that pretty much
(maybe there is another steak or so left in the freezer)... It was initially 4
T-Bone Steaks, 3 Porterhouse Steaks, 1 Boneless Chuck Roast, 2 Bottom Round
Roast, 5 Short Ribs, & 10 lbs Ground Beef for about $300.   I still have one
chicken left.. and it did save a lot of money since normally in Binghamton I
was buying only grass-fed beef, and free-range chicken from the counter at
Wegmans.. that is insanely expensive, and even more expensive in the Ithaca
Wegman's.  I guess I'll make another order like that in a month or two..
something like that.


>> We've been having far too much rain here for the season... snow would
>> actually be preferable, as far as I'm concerned... Ice is the biggest
>> problem...
>> Seems the sun is keeping the ice at bay here, which is something...

> We've not been quite so lucky, but at least so far it's been manageable.
> Just enough snow atop the ice to give some traction... ;)

That's good.. but yes, ice can be nasty.. your area does seem to get more of it
than we do..

>> but I am so  anxious for Spring about now, I've been thinking about
>> where to put my garden  hehe..

> Patience, patience... ;)   But this is about the right time for thinking
> and planning... and won't be too long before the cold-tolerant stuff
> like peas could go in...  ;)

Yes, peas go in after St. Patricks day, so that is coming up thank goodness :)

> Do you have a miniature greenhouse set up
> in the backyard yet...?   (G)

nah, we've been too busy with getting the dishwasher in (still have some more
parts to get for that), etc.  We'll get there eventually though.

Take care,
Janis

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