Cherry Tomatoes, Braising Greens & Radishes, Gourmet Mushrooms, Hummus, Pasta, Proteins, Coffee, Tea & More!
What We Have and What’s Expected for the Week of September 29th
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It’s an absolutely abundant week in the produce realm as more fall crops come into season!
And with summer veggies still hanging on, that means lots of variety and more than 40 items in the produce category.
First, cherry tomatoes are back from Two Dog Farms and they are maybe the sweetest we’ve had all year!
Braising greens are also back -- bok choy, collards, kale, mustard greens and Swiss chard -- plus there's still plenty of salad greens and the first radishes of the season, both bunches of French breakfast radishes and purple daikon and watermelon radish roots with no greens. There's some hakurei turnip bunches, too!
There's a plethora of salad greens from Homegrown in Folsom and River Queen Greens and Compostella is back to twice-weekly deliveries this week, as well.
Screaming Oaks has blue oyster, chestnut, lion's mane, pioppino and shiitake mushrooms for us, there's four types of apples, plus apple cider and cider vinegar, two sizes of frozen blueberries, cucumbers, Italian eggplant, shishito and hot cherry peppers and zephyr squash.
We're low on Little Creek beef already, but we have plenty of pastured pork and wild-foraged goat meat and pastured chicken. And we should be restocking beef on Wednesday!
Yellowfin tuna sold out already, but there's red grouper, sheepshead, flounder, soft shell crabs, alligator strips and shrimp.
There's also a bunch of tofu and fresh hummus.
We also have lots of fresh and frozen pasta from Il Supremo, along with goat cheeses, coffee and tea, pickles and preserves, rice and grits, stone-milled flour, granola and glazed pecans, olive oil and vinegar, hot sauce, seasonings, herbal tinctures and lots more.
Feliciana's Best dairy will be delivered on Tuesday as usual and more goat milk, cheeses and yogurt is expected from Southern Maids on Wednesday.
Pick Up & Delivery Options:
Our Metairie store is open 10 am-6 pm, Tuesday-Saturday as usual. Daily order deadline is 3 pm.
Bogalusa Farm Pick Up is an option on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday morning, 8 am-noon. Order deadline for next day pick up is 2 pm.
Bywater Farm Hub on Thursday, 5-6 pm at Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St. Home deliveries in 70116 and 70117 beforehand. Deadline to order is noon on Thursday.
Mid-City Farm Hub on Friday, 10 am to noon at the Flour Moon Bagels, 457 N Dorgenois St. Home deliveries in 70005, 70119, 70122 and 70124 afterwards. Deadline to order is 4 pm on Thursday.
Algiers Point Farm Hub on Saturday, 10-11 am at Beatrixbell Handcrafted Jewelry, 337 Morgan St. Home deliveries in 70114 afterwards. Deadline to order is 4 pm on Friday.
Irish Channel, Warehouse District, Central City, Uptown, Broadmoor, Carrollton & Old Jefferson (70112, 70113, 70115, 70118, 70121, 70125 and 70130) home deliveries after the Algiers Point Hub on Saturday, roughly 11:30-2 pm. Deadline to order 4 pm on Friday.
Here's the full list breakdown of all our grocery categories:
Donations for Mutual Aid: As eggs get limited, we’re back to just produce shares available for purchase. And Hunter dropped off apples, bok choy, plus a few goat cheeses and baguettes to the community fridge in Mid-City on Saturday.
Pastured Eggs: Eggs are still plentiful, but with slowing production we may see some gaps in availability in the coming weeks!
Pastured Dairy: Plenty of goat cheeses and yogurt and our usual delivery of Feliciana’s Best milk, cream, half & half and chocolate milk will arrive on Tuesday, as well as goat milk on Wednesday.
Bread & Pasta: Lots of fresh pasta in various shapes will be coming in on Tuesday and fresh bread and buns from Bellegarde on Wednesday and Friday. There’s also crostini, frozen pasta and several brioche buns and honey oat loaves, along with frozen pizza dough.
Local Produce: Produce category is bursting with abundance! There’s apple cider, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Jonagold or Red Delicious apples, two sizes of frozen blueberries, garlic chives, cherry tomatoes, garlic, blue oyster, chestnut, lion’s mane, pioppino or shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, green onion, radish, new red cabbage, sugar snap pea or sunflower microgreens, arugula, baby kale, baby tat soi, lettuce, mesclun mix, baby mustard blend for salad greens, plus mustard green bunches, as well as collards, kale, Swiss chard and heads of baby bok choy, Italian eggplant, green okra, hot cherry peppers, shishito peppers, seedless slicing cucumbers, French breakfast radish or hakurei turnip bunches, purple daikon or watermelon radishes and zephyr squash!
Plant-Based Protein: Plain, black mushroom tofu and red chili lemongrass tofu, plus black mushroom fried tofu cubes.
Bone Broth: Beef, chicken and trinity bone broth, out of pet broth for the moment.
Forest-Raised Pork: Rendered lard, a sale on smoked hocks, jowls, trotters and bones, plus restocked sliced bacon, cured bacon ends, stir fry strips, bone-in or boneless chops, Boston butt or picnic shoulder roasts, spare ribs, smoked Andouille links, as well as bratwurst, breakfast or Italian links, as well as ears, liver, tongue and tail and lard and skin pieces to render. Plus lard soap!
Grassfed Beef: More of our Local Cooling Farms beef bones on sale, plus fat/trim to render, but out of all other LCF beef. We’re nearly sold out of Little Creek beef (just skirt steaks, chuck roasts and short ribs), but restocking again on Wednesday.
Wild-Foraged Goat Meat: Sale on ground goat! Plus “whole goat” bundles with a sampler of all cuts. Ala carte cuts include loin or rib chops (aka rack steaks), leg, neck or shoulder roasts, stew meat/kebab pieces, shanks, rib racks, Rocky Mountain oysters, bones and heads.
Pastured Poultry: Also restocking chicken on Wednesday (including breasts, tenders, half chickens, leg quarters and backs), but for now there’s whole chickens, ground chicken, several types of sausages, drumsticks, wings, feet, livers and hearts.
Gulf Seafood: Medium or large sizes of shrimp, red grouper filets, sheepshead filets and whole flounder, plus soft-shell crabs, tenderized alligator strips, red grouper collars and smoked almaco jack and barracuda portions.
Coffee & Tea: Whole bean and ground coffee, plus cold brew, chai concentrate and simple syrups from Church Alley and a variety of herbal teas from Family Fungi.
Dips & Condiments: Plenty of hummus and pesto and more coming on Friday this week!
Pantry: Stocked up on graNOLA and glazed pecans. Plus there’s more pecan meal, pecan butter and pecan oil. We also have plenty of Crop to Pop-corn and the herb and fruit-infused vinegars, salts and sugars from Rose Wagon Ranch, plus Texas olive oil and balsamic vinegars, dehydrated mushrooms, lion’s mane or oyster mushroom powder Caps & Cream soup and dip mix, mushroom and kelp-based seasonings and black garlic. And there’s chili oil from VEGGI Coop and hot sauces.
Pet Treats: Dehydrated chicken necks, feet and liver available.
Sweets: Plenty of our Wisconsin maple syrup, plus local raw honey, elderberry juice, infused elderberry honey, infused blueberry honey and creamed honey.
Rice, Grains & Stone Ground Corn Products: Lots of rice, grits, cornmeal and whole grain and clay pea options from Two Brooks Rice and Marsh Hen Mill, plus restocked stone-milled flours from Barton Springs Mill and Bellegarde.
Ferments: We went from a total abundance off kombucha in the summer to having a hard time keeping it in stock! And there’s a few types of kimchi from VEGGI Coop and Resurrection Gardens, as well as kraut, giardiniera and chow chow.
Preserves: Lots of favorite berry, muscadine, mayhaw and hibiscus jams, jellies and preserves available from Josey’s Goods, plus pepper jellies and lots of pickles, including restocked carrots and bread & butter pickles.
Herbal Remedies: Turmeric and ginger tinctures, plus various lovely mushroom and herb tinctures from Family Fungi along with reishi and herbal teas. There’s also Mineral Manna electrolyte oxymel and a few elderberry syrups and juices from Family Fungi and Cockeyed Farms.
Merch: Canvas bags, t-shirts, hats and mugs.