Crop Box Sunday! April 28th, 10:30AM to 2PM I hope you are enjoying springtime. The bountiful rain and cold nights are giving us wonderful wildflowers, abundant vegetables, and the promise of a great year of stone fruit. Stone fruit, also called drupes, are those with a large stone inside: peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, apples and […]
Crop Box Sunday! March 24th, 10:30AM to 2PM Really unsure whether we are in winter or spring day by day this month. Our farmers have struggled through the unusual cold and rain. Thankful for their efforts, but sorry for their crop problems. One of the strengths of the Riverside Food Co-op is purchasing from our […]
Crop Box Sunday! February 24th, 10:30AM to 2PM Hope you are enjoying this winter weather. Seems to be staying, so let’s do some cool weather cooking. Definitely not the time for cold food! The cold, wet weather is making it hard to source some of our standard local items. We usually have strawberries by now, […]
Crop Box Sunday! January 27th, 10:30AM to 2PM Refreshingly we seem to be in the midst of an actual winter this year. The chilly nights are good news for stone fruit crops this spring and summer. I hope they continue so the trees will set fruit. (Pssst…”ducentēsimus” is Latin for 200th, as we’re closing in […]
Crop Box Sunday! December 16th, 10:30AM to 2PM Pictured is RFC at this year’s Alternative Gift Fair. Produce List Gaytan Family Farm Blueberries Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Carrots Blackberries Brussel Sprouts Fox Farm Cara Cara Oranges RUSD Food Hub Pears Avocado – Hass Tangerines Not a member yet? Why not? Click here to join the co-op […]
Crop Box Sunday! November 18th, 10:30AM to 2PM The Board of Directors of the Riverside Food Cooperative wishes all of our members, and crop box subscribers a wonderful holiday season filled with good food, friends and family. Produce List Gaytan Family Farm Red and Yellow onion Cauliflower Celery Green Beans Brussel Sprouts Red Leaf Lettuce […]
Crop Box Sunday! October 21st, 10:30AM to 2PM The bounty of fall produce is replacing summer. We are in nature’s sweet spot while we have both seasons. Even the weather is mixed. Pictured is a bonus recipe for Biryani-stuffed Pumpkin. Click here for the YouTube video from the Co-op Food channel out of the UK, […]
Crop Box Sunday! September 23rd, 10:30AM to 2PM What a summer this has been! The weather has been entirely unpredictable, incredibly hot early, refreshingly cooler in August. Our local growers are coping, but avocados are not readily available. So, this zine will cover recipes for very hot weather, and cooler. Which would you vote for? […]
Crop Box Sunday! August 26th, 10:30AM to 2PM Summer is here! I don’t welcome the heat, but love summer produce. It is nice to enjoy our local bounty in season. Nothing quite like a summer tomato. Produce List Gaytan Family Farm Red Potatoes Cabbage Heirloom Tomato Beefsteak Tomatoes Celery Eggplant Broccoli Rainbow Carrots Cucmber – […]
Crop Box Sunday! July 22nd, 10:30AM to 2PM [We’re still working out July’s recipes. Check back soon.] Produce List Justin Gay Salad Mix Gaytan Family Farm Cantaloupe Green Beans Cilantro Brussels Sprouts Eightball Squash Celery Sweet Corn Kale Bell Peppers – Mixed Colors Beefsteak Tomatoes Tomatillos Not a member yet? Why not? Click here to […]
