SAVE THE DATE!
International Food Day is just around the corner, which means planning for the 4PFoods Annual Harvest Party is in full swing! Join us on October 22nd at Bees and Trees Farm in the beautiful Virginia countryside. Enjoy local food, music, a pumpkin patch, hay rides, and meet the farmers behind some of the best local honey in the area. Check out last year's Harvest Party to get excited for all the fun to come. 

KABOCHA SQUASH

REFER A FRIEND OR OFFICE
When you refer a friend to 4P Foods, you both receive $10 towards your next order. New customers order online with discount code: 4PFriends. Once they’ve signed up, email bonnie@4pfoods.com for $10 off your next bag.

Want to get your office or apartment building involved? When five or more individuals sign up for delivery to the same location, the delivery fee is waived. You can also help organize a 4P Foods meet-and-greet at your workplace to receive your next produce bag free. Email bonnie@4pfoods.com to schedule the meet-and-greet and to help spread the good word.

STORAGE TIPS
Feel like your chard wilts in a day? Apples getting soft? Check out our handy storage guide to keep your fruits and veggies crisp and delicious. Here are some recommendations for this week's produce:

• Kabocha Squash can be stored like other hard winter squashes for up to a month in cool, dry conditions.

• Romaine lettuce should be washed thoroughly before using. However, do not soak the leaves, instead run cool water over them to remove any dirt. Store your romaine lettuce in a “Green Bag” in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Sometimes it will last longer but plan to use your romaine within the first few days of receiving your bag. 

• Broccoli needs to have some airflow in order to stay fresh. Place in a perforated or open plastic bag in the refrigerator crisper ASAP. Do not wash broccoli before storing as moisture clinging to its surface will cause it to deteriorate more quickly. Broccoli should be used within 3-4 days or until it starts to show signs of discoloration.
• To store properly, cut off the greens of radishes and place them in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to a week. Use radish greens as soon as possible as they don’t store well. Wash and store the leaves like other salad greens and eat them within a day or two.
• Apples slowly continue ripening after picking, so they are best stored in your “Green Bag” for up to a week in the crisper in your refrigerator. Be sure you don’t store apples freely in the crisper with other items. The gases released by the apples will cause your other items to go bad sooner.
• Spring onions should be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the crisper section of the refrigerator. They are fairly prone to wilting and so they are best eaten within a few days of receiving.
• Mini peppers should be placed immediately in the refrigerator where they can last for two to three weeks. Do not wash until ready to use.

SWAP SYSTEM BLOG POST
Want to customize your bag?  Add more goat meat to your protein share? Extra carrots in your produce share? Annabel put together this handy dandy guide on how to use the system and create the bag of your dreams. Check it out here!
Login into your 4PFoods acount here to edit your bag.