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past Thursday Night Drops have been at: Slow Club Andy's Goodbye to Market Letter ------ Testimonials: Dear Julia and Andy! tonight: I grilled tomatoes & yellow and red bell peppers & Padron peppers! and, tossed carrots & garlic with shredded kale and vinegar. Everything tastes s-o-o-o good! - Cynthia I ate the nettles all by myself over 2 days! Sauted in garlic and olive oil. Half was tossed with pasta. The other half was mixed with greek yogurt for a Turkish meze. Yum! -Bridgette cardoon medium |
**All Deliveries are Rain or Shine. What, Who, Where, Why, When is all below, plus a FAQ section: What: Guerilla vegetable deliveries: Not a CSA, we have one of those. More like a taco truck-meets-the farmers market. No prepayment, no credit cards. You give me your cell phone number as collateral that you'll show up, I give you mine so you can find me/contact me that night. We don't abuse each others cell numbers. List of what we're selling is to the right. --------> How: Email me with your order by Wednesday at 6am. AND we often sell out before then: so email as soon as you know you want an order. I will confirm via email, and show up on Thursday with your order, and you pay me in cash. Why: Mariquita Customers at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market missed us when we chose to stop attending spring of 2007. Some of our customers begged for a way to still receive our erbette chard, boxes of San Marzanos, sweet peppers, basil etc. We still grow it all and we're delighted to find a way bring it to SF, even if you *don't* own a restaurant! This was Julia's idea, and Julia is the one that generally attends these. Andy stays home to care for human kids, train donkeys, etc. Where: At one of our restuarants that we sell to in San Francisco. Upcoming Schedule is at the top of this page. When: Every Other Thursday, more or less. FAQ: How do I make an order? Email us. I'll confirm via email, or phone if you don't have an email address. julia at mariquita dot com. It sometimes takes me a few days to get to the confirmations, if you've NOT heard from me by the Tuesday of the week of delivery, please contact me again, my spam filter or some other strange internet thing might have happened to your email. How do I pay? by cash at pick up. no credit cards or checks please. thank you. What exactly is a mystery box? At least two former market shoppers asked for a box of whatever we wanted to send on that first night when we delivered to Nopa in June, 2007. Andy enjoyed making up these two boxes for Victoria and David, using the same items we harvest for the restaurants. Starting with the Third Thursday night at Piccino a few weeks later, we started including a list of what's in the box as a guide, kind of like boxes of chocolates that let you know which shape is which flavor. We always put in more value than the $25 price. **Mystery Box Etiquette** No substitutions, it's a great deal already: share the extras if there's stuff you don't like. You're still likely saving lots of $$. It's too many details for us when you ask for a mystery box, plus tomatoes if we aren't putting in tomatoes, or something like that. thanks for understanding. Can you please make 'half mystery boxes'? I can't eat that much food and I don't want the vegetables to go to waste! Nope: sorry. You can find someone, (several someones?) to share the box, or you can join our more tradtional CSA, or you can adopt some kids and make your household big enough to consume the whole box: you can decide which option is easiest for you. Also: our mystery box program, just like our CSA program, doesn't work for everyone! Some folks are best off attending their local farmers market. The reason this all works for us is because we make one size box: it's got some interesting (less adventurous home cooks might say challenging) things every time, and it's the stuff we have in abundance. That's how we can make this box such a good deal. Do you bring extra? Can I just show up without making an order? I bring just a little extra, making an order ahead is best. But if you're in the area you can stop by and ask! How do you choose the restaurants you do your pick ups at? I choose the restaurants where I have a prayer of getting a parking place nearby, and I try to move it around a bit to hit different neighborhoods on different Thursdays. Why did you leave the farmers market? Read Andy's Piece. Will you consider attending any other farmers market, or return to the Ferry Plaza market? Do you plan to continue these Thursday nights? Yes, every other week. Do you have a blog? ahem. yes. All told between Andy and Julia we have 3 blogs. Andy's. Julia's. Two Small Farms'. What restaurants do you sell to? Here's the list. |
updated 5/3/08 -Mystery Box: $25 -Why only mystery boxes this time around? read: Last month (March 19th ) our CSA program we run with High Ground Organics, called Two Small Farms, started its 2008 season. As in past years, Andy and I find ourselves “whelmed” as we and the people on our crew get used to a busier rhythm. So that we are not overwhelmed, we're now doing mystery boxes onlky, and no special orders. We'll make up the mystery boxes as usual, filled with yummy and diverse spring produce from our farm. They will be sold, as usual, on a first ordered, first served, basis. Email your order in early! Also, we have a gonzo surf babe fruit farmer alert . Our friend, Betty Van Dyke, pioneer chick surfer/organic stone fruit farmer, is going to have her fantastic cherries and apricots for us this season. Betty has one of the very last Blenheim apricot orchards left in Central California , and her cherries are awesome. Keep an eye out--- her trees are blooming now. Also, our friends Jane and J.P. are farming strawberries next door to us. Their daughter, Bella, ate their entire crop of ripe fruit the other day, but pretty quick the plant's are going to out-produce even a kid's appetite, so look for beautiful strawberries picked ripe coming soon. Jane's a pretty ferocious surfer too! My plan is to entice each of these women to join us for a mystery Thursday sometime this season. Thanks. Julia
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