Bluebird would like to thank
all the local members, farmers, growers and suppliers who are and will be going the extra mile to ensure that farm veggies are steady as rain
to CSA [community supported agriculture] members
and most vulnerable --
despite closures & shelter-in-place orders.
We love the way Bluebird members are working together for farm box goodness!
There are many exceptions to the “shelter in place” order, allowing residents to leave their homes. Those essential actions include obtaining groceries, medication, outdoor exercise and work-related responsibilities. Restaurants will also still be able to offer takeout and delivery services, but dine-in services must cease.
FREE contactless delivery to your outside door, with a courtesy text alert upon delivery.
2. Contactless-yes.
Online food delivery ‘one of the only winners’ in outbreak Source.
Contactless convenient deliveries assures your farm veggie box is left on a porch or at a doorstep. Please tape cash or check to front door or other.You receive a courtesy text alert when your farm veggie box has been delivered.
Crowds full of people that can cough or sneeze or spread their germs on grocery carts and checkout lines.That's part of why social distancing has been encouraged and part of the reason grocery box stores can be a problem.
3. Safety-yes.
The good news about food safety and coronavirus: It’s the same advice we’ve known all along. Source
UGA Center for Food Safety - Update on Farm Veggies “There is a very slim chance or almost none that the virus is going to be present in the food. There is no evidence it is transmitted through fresh produce," he adds. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia. “We’re quickly trying to respond.” He notes a virologist is on staff gathering data specific to coronavirus.
Cook Food - to the proper temperature. “The virus is very sensitive to cooking,” Diez-Gonzalez says. “Heat is going to kill it very easily.” Use a digital thermometer, and check against the government’s safe minimum cooking temperature chart. The transmission through foods is not possible if the foods are cooked properly since coronaviruses are inactivated by heat. Source.
Home Prep - Farm Veggie Safety Wash your veggies, white vinegar rinse is optional.
Cleaning surfaces is also important. “As with any food safety measures, you should always wash your hands before, during, and after food preparation and before you eat any foods,” Ilic said. “Additionally, you should be sure to carefully wash any surfaces used for food preparation.” Source
The virus is NOT likely to be transmitted by food itself. Are food deliveries and groceries safe during pandemic? Yes, experts say. First, the good news: The virus is not likely to be transmitted by food itself, saidDr. Ian Williams, chief of the Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which investigates foodborne and waterborne illnesses.
Digestive Science - on Virusand our Windpipe
Even if the virus gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down through your throat and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill all the virus. If, however, virus enters your windpipe through nose or mouth and then into the lungs, that’s very dangerous. So, even if you did eat food with the virus, there are not many receptors in the digestive track for the virus to cling to, so swallowing the virus would not likely lead to contracting the illness.In other words, your digestive system would get rid of it, Williams said. Drink fresh water often.
Packaging - Whole Farm Foods
"While it's possible that the virus gets deposited [on packaging] we have no indication from epidemiology or the literature that this is a risk factor for Covid-19 or other respiratory illnesses," Chapman said. The US Food and Drug Administration echoed that sentiment, saying it's not aware of any reports suggesting Covid-19 can be transmitted by food or food packaging.
USDA - Farm Veggie Safety
There have been no reports of this food contamination with coronavirus. As of this time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is unaware of any instances suggesting that coronavirus, COVID-19, has been transmitted by foods. This includes meats, fruits, and vegetables. Moreover, the USDA has created a website dedicated to answering questions regarding food, food safety, and COVID-19.
Q: Are food products produced in the United States a risk for the spread of COVID-19?
A: There is no evidence to suggest that food produced in the United States can transmit COVID-19.
Q: Can I become sick with coronavirus (COVID-19) from food?
A: We are not aware of any reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest COVID-19 can be transmitted by food or food packaging. However, it is always important to follow good hygiene practices (i.e., wash hands and surfaces often, separate raw meat from other foods, cook to the right temperature, and refrigerate foods promptly) when handling or preparing foods.
Bottom Line - Whole Farm Veggie Food Safety
The bottom line, experts said, is that there is an extremely low risk of contracting coronavirus from the food supply.... Source especially unprepared whole farm harvest.
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Radishes are ready to harvest
in only 21 days! Celery Bottoms will Regrow
Summer Squash
Green Beans
Lima Beans & Shell Peas Iron-rich Beets & Beet Greens
*20 lbs of rice feeds family of 3 for 30 days
*combine with high nutrient greens
greens have a fast turn around in the garden
*Invest in fruit trees - in a square foot of fruit trees the pounds produced are higher than even tomatoes. 10 square feet of peach trees should produce about 80 lbs of peaches each season. Vitamin rich.
*Sugar cane for the sweet juice which is high in calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and manganese.
*Herbs are perennials and antiviral immune boosters which can be distilled: thyme, basil, sage, oregano
AntiViral
Guide
Protection ideas from Open Science Studies
~~do whatever is best for you~~
and take care.
Bottom line for protecting yourself and your family from coronavirus, the common cold, the flu and other infectious diseases is a healthy immune system.
Avoid sugar and foods that can be converted to sugar rapidly, like alcohol, starches and flour products.
Eat lots of green leafy vegetables that are loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that support your immune system.
Eat sea vegetables for their mineral rich content.
Eat lots of garlic and Italian herbs like oregano, thyme and rosemary, which have potent antiviral effects (essential oils can be used here).
Consume anti-inflammatory foods and spices like turmeric, ginger and cayenne.
Avoid sugar and flour. Flour gets turned into sugar very quickly. Sugar paralyzes macrophages, types of white blood cells responsible for engulfing microbial invaders and keeping them from causing you harm. Studies show that eating or drinking 100 grams of sugar can reduce the ability of white blood cells to kill germs by 40 percent and the immune-suppressing effect of sugar can last up to 5 hours.
If the concentration of glucose in the blood gets too high, the white blood cell’s concentration of Vitamin C will drop below the level needed for optimal infection fighting.
Pauling found that at a blood sugar level of 120, the white blood cell’s ability to absorb and destroy viruses and bacteria is reduced by 75%.Many people are running around with sugar greater than this all day long. It can take four to six hours for the Vitamin C concentration in the white blood cells to reach the optimum concentration again.
1. Why is the science of clean eating beneficial? Clean eating boosts our body health and immunity.
2. What is clean eating?
‘The term “clean eating” has become very popular in the health community.Clean eating involves choosing foods that are minimally processed, ethically raised, and rich in naturally occurring nutrients.‘
3. If we want a clean body-- clean our blood.
Our blood cells are made by our bones (marrow, stem cells, lymph, thymus, spleen) and replaced daily from food ingestion intake.
5. How quickly will our body replace blood cells? The first day of healthy intake, we begin making cleaner blood.
The body makes around 2 million red blood cells per second.
Clean blood begins in 7-10 days.
Sprouts are considered a complete food, because they contain
all of the essential amino acids that are necessary for life,
but the body does not produce, so we must intake.
Summer 2020 Season Strawberries Apples Grapes Grapefruit Pears Pomegranate Kale LettuceBeans Ginger
Carrots Radishes Sweet Potatoes White Potatoes Garlic
Onions Colored Sweet Bell Peppers Winter Squash Tomatoes
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in your jar, and cover with approximately two inches of warm water. ...
Drain the water, using a fine sieve or cheesecloth.
Rinse the seeds by adding water to the jar, swishing the seeds around, and draining.
Repeat twice a day, every day until your sprouts are the desired size.
12 Best Vegetables To Grow On a Windowsill
Leaf Lettuces
Micro greens - maybe even more nutrient-rich and tasty than the mature ones. Here is everything about growing microgreens.
Sprouts - broccoli, sunflower
Green Onions
Tomatoes
Garlic
Carrots
Peppers
Spinach
Radishes
Peas
Celery (use celery base to start)
Seed Starting for Early Spring Planting
“This new food system that we need to create needs to think deeply about how we take care of the soil, the water, the air, what tools we use, what types of seeds we use, what the nutrition is that goes into the soil, and then into the food and then into people." High Mowing Organic Seeds,
Organic seeds from organically grown plants, microgreen seeds, pollinator friendly.
Dark leafy green vegetables are Folate-rich, Antioxidant-rich and Vitamin C rich--associated with longer telomeres.
Bluebird's
Plant-Based
Wellness
6 Ways to Promote and Maintain Health & Vibrance
1. Organic, Local, Goodness
Supporting local economies, not far-off boardrooms.
Organic is no genetically modified GMO organisms.
The main health benefit of regionally grown food
is that it's fresher. Fruits and vegetables begin to lose
their nutrients within 24 hours of being picked. so fresher produce is more nutritious
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