A Farm to Table Update
April 12, 2020 Farm News
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Today's Highlights Table of Contents:
Click: I am Strong with Bluebird Nutrient-Rich Veggies
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706-938-8829 Text to find out if Bluebird
delivers to your area.
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Thank you HEROIC
Bluebird local friends!
Keep Shining!
We like the way Bluebird friends have worked together with beautiful support and cooperation!
Because of you, smooth and bountiful farm deliveries continue through closings and adjustments.
Local veggie delivery to your door is a wise way to stay well and nourish your family!
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Gratitude to Founding Members!
Many who have received a Bluebird farm box weekly for 10 years! Steady as rain.
Welcome new Members!
We're so excited to bring farm fresh goodness
to your precious family.
As a Community Supported Agriculture Program,
Bluebird CSA is not open to the general public.
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This Week's Farm e-news
 Healthy Easter Guide
 Redeeming Grace
 Subscribe to Reserve Your Share
 Contactless Delivery to your Door
 Pantry Goods
 Grow Your Own
 I am Strong with Bluebird Nutrients
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We love the way Bluebird members are working together for farm box goodness! |
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Humble Chickie and True Bunny
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Humble Chickie on the farm. |
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True Bunny farm friends. |
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Farm Box Veggies - Order Today for Delivery to your Door!
1 week Half Share $30 1 week Full Share $50
Txt 706-938-8829 for this week's delivery. |
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Healthy Abundant Affordable
Prime Season Harvest
Subscribe to Reserve Your Share
12 wk Quarter Share $180 (only $15/wk)
12 wk Half Share $360 (only $30/wk)
12 wk Full Share $600 (only $50/wk)
Txt 706-938-8829 to find out if Bluebird is delivering in your area. For this week's delivery, we can pickup check or cash taped to your front door and add you to this week's delivery schedule. Subscribe TODAY to reserve your share of farm veggies.
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What's in my box?
Last week's farm shares - variety included Red slicing tomatoes, Asparagus, sweet white corn, green beans, broccoli, cucumber, roasting potatoes, greenleaf lettuce, cabbage, Pink Lady apples, yellow bell peppers, navel oranges, strawberries and more...varies according to size.
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text: 706-938-8829 to be added to this week's farm veggie delivery list
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Steady as Rain.
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✽ Same Affordable Subscriptions ✽
✽ Free Delivery!✽
✽ Ongoing for 10+ Years ✽
✽ 3 sizes ✽
Subscribe to Reserve Your Share
12 wk Quarter Share $180 (only $15/wk)
12 wk Half Share $360 (only $30/wk)
12 wk Full Share $600 (only $50/wk)
Prime Season April, May, June
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Healthy Serving Ideas
10 Easy Ways to use last week's red slicing tomatoes, asparagus, greenleaf lettuce, Pink Lady Apples, dark leafy kale, roasting potatoes, cucumbers, green beans, sweet corn, broccoli and more...
Roasted Potatoes and Asparagus
Asparagus with Orange Greek Yogurt Sauce
Bagel Nest Eggs with Asparagus
Green Beans with Tomato Rice Pilaf
Kale Salad with Pink Lady Apples
Tomato, Lettuce Cucumber Salad TLC
Tuscan Roasted Asparagus & Tomatoes
Cheesy Stuffed Tomatoes
Cucumber, Apple, Ginger or Pineapple Green Smoothie
Poached Egg on Parmesan Tomato Toast
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Asparagus (high in zinc) & tomatoes
in all farm shares for healthy Easter Sunday Dinner!
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Symbols of
Springtime &
Easter Joy
Farm Eggs - Emerging
Lilies - New Life
Carrots - Nourishment
Hot Cross Buns - Redeeming Grace
Easter Eggs - Blessed Beginnings
Spring is a symbol of new life when plants come back to budding after winter and everything blooms. The Easter spring season is of love, hope, joy and youth.
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New Life
Lilies have also come to symbolize purity and new life..
The Easter lily looks like a trumpet, as of the trumpeting of the resurrection.
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Nourishment
Because of its rich nutritional value,
the carrot signifies nourishment.
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Redeeming Grace
 
Easter Morning Raisin Buns -- The hot cross bun is a slightly sweet, yeast-leavened spice bun marked with an cross of icing on the top. It is traditionally served on Good Friday, with the cross symbolizing redeeming grace.
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Food Security - Steady as Rain
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.
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Bluebird Serving Local Families
Farm Veggies
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Bluebird Serving Local Families
Jar Goods
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Bluebird Serving Local Families
Home Pantry EDU
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Bluebird Serving Local Families
Growing Guide EDU
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Bluebird Serving Local Families
Recipe BEE EDU
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5 Updates for Farm Veggie Boxes
FAQ Summer 2020
FREE Delivery to your door - yes.
Contactless - yes.
Safety - yes.
Home Garden Support - yes.
Home Pantry Support - yes
Questions? 706-938-8829
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.
1. FREE Delivery to your door - yes.
Farm Box CSA Delivery is Allowed. Source.
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, said Dr. 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 Virus and 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
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.
4. Home Garden Support - yes.
We don't just deliver farm fresh weekly veggies to your door -- We teach you how to grow them.
Bluebird EDU
MEMBERS: It is not necessary to purchase this course, as it comes FREE as a benefit to all Bluebird CSA current subscribers. Become a member of Farm to School BEE Academy and get access to our online community of bountiful gardens & trainings. We'll help you become a master of growing & nourishing seasonally. When you join our farm Academy EDU you get unlimited access to all current and future Academy content. Become inspired by friends who love to grow and enrich with fresh nourishment.
Enroll in Gardening EDU Now here.
5. Home Pantry Support - yes.
We don't just deliver farm fresh weekly veggies to your door -- We teach you how to preserve them.
There has never been a better time to stock your pantry. Organic means working with nature. We’re coming into a bountiful summer harvest as nature brings you seasonal abundance for your cupboard.
- Peaches
- Pickling Cucumbers
- Heirloom Tomatoes
- Seasonal Abundance
- Staples
Is your home pantry stocked? With your farm box veggies, it’s quick and easy to enjoy Squash Refrigerator Pickles, Small Batch Strawberry Jam, Dilly Beans, Pickled Okra, Pink Lady Apple Butter, Herb Dipping Oils, Pickled Asparagus, Sun-Dried Heirloom Tomatoes in Olive Oil, Fresh Basil Tomato Sauce and more…
- Delicious
- Ethical Farms
- Extend the Goodness
- Local Producers
- Free delivery
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No-Dig Gardening
Think beyond STORED food
and start GROWING food
Requires fewer resources
Like no-till gardening, you don’t need to break the ground.
Time Saving
Simple No-Dig Garden here.
Simple No-Till Garden here.
Simple Garden Plan here.
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Grow 1 Year of Food Security
Complete List of How Many Plants Needed
to Grow a Year's Supply of Food
Per 1 Adult
- Tomatoes: 4 plants per person, (includes sauces) 20 lbs.
- Onions: 30 plants per person 20 lbs
- onions with high sulfur content stores longer
- Leaf Lettuce Harvest 5 sq. ft at a time, total 20 sq.ft/person 13 lbs.
- Peppers 5 plants per person 12 lbs
- Carrots - 12 plants per person 9 lbs.
- Cucumbers 3-5 plants per person, 8 lbs
- Sweet Corn 50 plants per person 7 lbs off cob
- Broccoli 10 plants per person 12 lbs
- Celery: 7 plants per person 10 sq ft 5 lbs
- Zucchini: 2 plants 6 lbs
- Winter Squash: 3 plants 8 lbs
- Garlic: 12 plants 4 lbs
- Spinach: succession planting 10 sq ft 3 lbs
- Asparagus: 4 plants, 2 lbs
- Eggplant: 2 plants per person 2 lbs
- Radishes: 6 sq ft 2 lbs
- Beets: 6 plants 4 lbs
- Kale/Greens: 4 plants 2 lbs
- Green Beans: 15 plants per person 4 lbs
- Dried Beans: 50 plants 6 lbs
- Strawberries: 25 plants 5 lbs
- Potatoes: 12-18 plants per person 50 lbs
We don't just deliver farm fresh weekly veggies to your door -- We teach you how to grow them.
Add veggies to proteins, 20 lbs of rice feeds family of 3 for 30 days
Protein: 46-56 grams per day
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10 Nutritious Crops to Harvest in 1 Month
- Microgreens
- Pea Shoots - pea flavor
- Sunflowers - nutty flavor 12-15 days
- Baby Lettuce - 2-3 weeks old, micro-heads
- Green Onions
- Root Veggie Greens --Beet Greens highly nourishing, radishes, carrots, turnips
- Radishes -- harvest in 30 days
- Upgraded Greens - tender baby kales
- Bok Choi
- Mizuna --Mustard spicy
We don't just deliver farm fresh weekly veggies to your door -- We teach you how to grow them.
Add veggies to proteins, 20 lbs of rice feeds family of 3 for 30 days
Protein: 46-56 grams per day
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10 Vegetables and Herbs
You Can Regrow Forever
- Sweet Potato
- Roasting Potatoes
- Ginger
- Carrots
- Celery
- Green Onions
- Garlic
- Lemongrass
- Peppermint
- Sweet Basil
We don't just deliver farm fresh weekly veggies to your door -- We teach you how to grow them.
Add veggies to proteins, 20 lbs of rice feeds family of 3 for 30 days
Protein: 46-56 grams per day
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I Am Strong
with Bluebird Nutrient-Rich Veggies
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Immune
System
Our powerful immune system
fights off invaders including bacteria and viruses.
There appears to be a connection between nutrition and immunity.
The main parts of our immune system are:
white blood cells,
antibodies,
the complement system,
(30+ proteins synthesized by the liver)
the lymphatic system,
(lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and tonsils)
the spleen,
the thymus, and
the bone marrow.
Healthy ways to strengthen our immune system
Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables.
Exercise regularly.
Maintain a healthy weight.
If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
Get adequate sleep.
Take steps to avoid infection,
such as washing your hands frequently.
Micronutrient Malnutrition
There appears to be a connection between nutrition and immunity. Scientists have long recognized that people who are malnourished are more vulnerable to infectious diseases. A form of malnutrition that is surprisingly common even in affluent countries is known as "micronutrient malnutrition." Micronutrient malnutrition, in which a person is deficient in some essential vitamins and trace minerals that are obtained from or supplemented by diet.
Micronutrients have major impact on health
Foods to boost your immune system and increase vitamin and mineral intake.
Nearly 30 vitamins and minerals that your body cannot manufacture in sufficient amounts on its own are called "essential micronutrients."
In fact, the best way to get vitamins and minerals is from a well-rounded diet, with plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, lean sources of protein, healthy fats, such as coconut and olive oil.
Five micronutrients—vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc—play roles in maintaining immune function, with Vitamin D3 and Vitamin A additionally vital.
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AntiViral
Nourish
Lysine foods = antiviral
Arginine foods = cause viral immune challenge
Limiting SUGAR is essential to strengthening our immune system and speeding up recovery.
Sugar feeds all the bugs: viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites.
There are many foods that can flare-up or lengthen a viral immune challenge. These foods are high in an amino acid (a normal component of proteins) called Arginine, and usually low in an amino acid called Lysine.
FOODS TO AVOID, high in Arginine, cause viral immune challenge. Sugars, nuts, seeds, oats, grains, onions, brussels sprouts, and corn. Virus enablers: whole wheat, oats, sunflower seeds, sugar of any sort, juices, honey, grains, brown rice, almond, almond butter, almond milk, peanuts, peanut butter, chocolate, dairy, split peas, nuts, coconut milk.
HEALTHY FOOD LIST TO ENJOY: Lysine supplements, most veggies, eggs, all meats, seafood, lemon, cranberry and more.. Virus Fighters: turkey, seafood, veggies, eggs, potatoes, avocado, lemon, lime, cranberries, coconut oil
Certain foods have antiviral properties — kale, spinach, cabbage and more. Antiviral herbs actually work to “inhibit the development of viruses.” Top ranking antiviral herbs include elderberry, Echinacea, garlic, ginger, calendula, licorice root, and oregano.
“…garlic had the highest antioxidant activity (19.4) followed by kale (17.7), spinach (12.6), alfalfa sprouts, broccoli flowers, beets, red bell pepper, eggplant (9.8-3.9) cauliflower, potato, sweet potato, cabbage, leaf lettuce, string bean, carrot, yellow squash, iceberg lettuce, celery, and cucumber (3.8-0.5).
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8 Nourishing Ways
to Better
Liver Health
& a Cleaner Body
Zinc deficiency may alter immune responses in inflammatory liver diseases. The liver is the main organ responsible for the zinc metabolism which can be affected by liver diseases.
The liver and the bowel are the two most important organs in a detox diet. The liver works hard to neutralize the toxins that are circulating in your body. The bowel is the main way to get those nasty toxins out of your body.
Magnesium and zinc are the best minerals for flushing toxins from the cells of your body.
Magnesium stimulates cell activity so that toxins are released into the blood stream. Zinc is a strong antioxidant that works to destroy ‘free radicals’ in the body.
This is done by removing impurities from the blood in the liver, where toxins are processed for elimination. The body also eliminates toxins through the kidneys, intestines, lungs, lymphatic system, and skin. The liver uses oxygen and enzymes to burn toxins. This process is called oxidation, and makes the toxins more soluble in water. Making them more water soluble is necessary so they can be more easily excreted from the body by the kidneys or the liver.
Increasing number of liver disease cases are being linked to diets high in processed food and sedentary behavior.
Regularly consuming nutritious foods that reduce cholesterol and inflammation can restore liver function.
Studies show that NAFLD is reversible. Here are foods that can help prevent or reverse this liver disease.
Foods that promote liver health
1. Vegetables - in last week's farm shares
Green leafy vegetables and cruciferous vegetables contain high amounts of antioxidants and micronutrients that boost digestion and metabolism.
2. Broccoli- in last week's farm shares
As a green cruciferous vegetable
broccoli, may have unique benefits for liver health.
3. Walnuts
liver-friendly omega-3 fatty acids
4. Salmon
liver-friendly omega-3 fatty acids
5. Avocado
liver-friendly omega-3 fatty acids
6. Sunflower Seeds
Vitamin E
7. Coffee
Antioxidants in coffee may promote
better liver health.
8. Beets
Foods that harm the liver
Alcohol
Processed Meat
Salt
Sugar
Refined Grains - Wheat Gluten
Trans Sat Fat Fried Foods
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Special Feature
If we want a clean body-- clean our blood.
The body makes around 2 million red blood cells per second.Clean blood begins in 7-10 days.
Our blood cells are made by our bones (marrow, stem cells, lymph, thymus, spleen) and replaced daily from food ingestion intake.
How is our blood cleaned?
What we intake – foods, drinks, absorb, smoke – it’s chemistry. Blood cells develop from stem cells in the bone marrow. Red blood cell replacement usually takes between 4 to 6 weeks.
How quickly will our body replace blood cells?
Mediterranean Plan
Veggies, fruit, 100% whole grains, and beans.
Use last week's cucumbers, greenleaf, tomatoes, apple.
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10 Helpful Ways
to Build a
Strong Immune System
with a Healthy Lifestyle
The main parts of the immune system are:
white blood cells,
antibodies,
the complement system,
the lymphatic system,
the spleen,
the thymus, and
the bone marrow.
1. Daily cardio - 15 minute brisk walk
2. Sunshine - to get enough vitamin D in our blood level, aim to get 10–30 minutes of midday sunlight, several times per week. Supplement during cloudy weather with 4,000 IU (25–100 micrograms) daily protocol Cod Liver Oil or Vitamin D.
3. Zinc - Potatoes, both regular and sweet varieties, contain approximately 1 mg per large potato, which is 9% of the DV (33, 34). 1 cup of Beans, snap, green, raw corresponds to 2% of the zinc RDA . Supplement with 50 mg – mitochondria protection for immunity, 98% antiviral effective in prevention of early stage respiratory virus. Zinc and the flu. Zicam. Zicam for cold
4. Clean Air, smoke free environment - Often, the body can take years to restore damaged lungs, blood vessels and arteries due to smoking.
5. Vitamin C Foods rich in vitamin C include broccoli, cantaloupe, lemon, cauliflower, kale, kiwi, orange juice, papaya, red, green or yellow pepper, sweet potato, strawberries. Oral – 4,000 mg – 4,000 to 16,000 milligrams in adults water soluble, 1,000 mg every 2 hours daily protocol.
6. Deep Restful Sleep - During sleep, the immune system replenishes proteins known as cytokines infection-fighting antibodies.
7. Eat fruits & Veggies - Eat nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables with essential vitamins and minerals that aid bodily functions including immunity and metabolism. Malnourished are more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Beta-carotene is found in leafy green vegetables and yellow and orange vegetables like pumpkin and carrots.
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8. Good Hygiene - Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently.
9. Improve immunity with herbs and supplements - astragalus, Echinacea, elderberry, garlic, ginger, turmeric and more.
10. Peacefulness Lowers Fear - A wide variety of maladies, including stomach upset, hives, and even heart disease, are linked to the effects of emotional stress.
Bottom line for protecting yourself and your family from coronavirus, the common cold, the flu and other infectious diseases is a
healthy immune system.
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Adding these farm box veggies to your day will give you an extra dose of zinc and Vitamin C
along with phyto nutrients,
without adding many calories to your meals.
Phytate, which is present in staple foods like cereals, corn and rice, has a strong negative effect on zinc absorption.
Zinc in Farm Box
Fruits & Veggies
The current daily value (%DV) for zinc is 11mg, but vegetarians and vegans should aim to eat 30mg a day. Vegetables high in zinc include green peas, spinach, lima beans, lentil sprouts, asparagus, beet greens, broccoli, okra... Per cup of kale contains 2 percent (0.4 mg) of the daily value of zinc.
Asparagus
Zinc
per Cup Cooked |
Zinc
per 100g |
Zinc
per 200 Calories |
1.1mg
(10% DV) |
0.6mg
(5% DV) |
5.5mg
(50% DV) |
Broccoli
Zinc
per Cup Cooked |
Zinc
per 100g |
Zinc
per 200 Calories |
0.7mg
(6% DV) |
0.5mg
(4% DV) |
2.6mg
(23% DV) |
Zinc
per Cup |
Zinc
per 100g |
Zinc
per 200 Calories |
0.8mg
(7% DV) |
0.5mg
(5% DV) |
2.5mg
(22% DV) |
Zinc
per Cup |
Zinc
per 100g |
Zinc
per 200 Calories |
0.3mg
(2% DV) |
0.2mg
(2% DV) |
0.9mg
(8% DV) |
Vitamin C in Farm Box
Fruits & Veggies
How to Make Homemade Vitamin C
powder from dried citrus peels.
Bell Peppers
Vitamin C
per Cup |
Vitamin C
per 100g |
Vitamin C
per 200 Calories |
152mg
(169% DV) |
128mg
(142% DV) |
824mg
(915% DV) |
Vitamin C
per Cup |
Vitamin C
per 100g |
Vitamin C
per 200 Calories |
98mg
(108% DV) |
59mg
(65% DV) |
368mg
(408% DV) |
Vitamin C
per Cup |
Vitamin C
per 100g |
Vitamin C
per 200 Calories |
96mg
(106% DV) |
53mg
(59% DV) |
226mg
(252% DV) |
Vitamin C
per Cup |
Vitamin C
per 100g |
Vitamin C
per 200 Calories |
81mg
(90% DV) |
89mg
(99% DV) |
525mg
(583% DV) |
Vitamin C
per Cup Cooked |
Vitamin C
per 100g |
Vitamin C
per 200 Calories |
55mg
(61% DV) |
23mg
(25% DV) |
253mg
(281% DV) |
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Spring 2020 Season
   
Strawberries Apples Grapes Grapefruit Pears      
Pomegranate Kale Lettuce Beans Ginger
  
Broccoli Cauliflower Cabbage Sweet Collard Sprouts
    
Carrots Radishes Sweet Potatoes White Potatoes Garlic
   
Onions Colored Sweet Bell Peppers Winter Squash Tomatoes
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Time Saving
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or office door.
We know you're busy, so we offer FREE delivery
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Get all the best veggies to your door!
Don't miss a week of Prime Season Harvest!
706-938-8829 Text to find out if Bluebird
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Good morning,
Bluebird's convenient online ordering window will be closing for this week's farm box orders today, April 12, 2020. If you have not yet placed your order,
you may text 706-938-8829 and place your order today by clicking here:
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Weekly farm updates
Fun place for healthy, fresh Recipe Ideas.
Frank Robinson, Bluebird CSA Director, grape harvesting.
What's in my weekly farm box?
Daily Harvest varies, sweet corn, green beans, summer squash, Vidalia onions, apples, red slicing tomatoes, sweet potatoes, greenleaf lettuce, heirloom cherry tomatoes and more...
Certified Organic items last week:
organic red grapes...
Green Smoothie Shares
Farmers Choice, Seasonal:
Shares vary according to daily harvest.
When available, Free Bonus regional or Certified Organic fruits may be added.
Early Summer Harvest of peaches, yellow squash, zucchini, sweet corn, strawberries, blackberries, green beans, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, grapes, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, sweet onions and more!
This Week's 
Quick & Easy
Recipe Bee
 
Farm to School
Inspired for healthy living and well-being.
Refrigerator Pickles
yum'd 1,000 times
3 cucumbers (as many as you can fit in the jar) INCLUDED IN BOX
5 sprigs fresh dill (or 1 Tbsp dry dill)
4 cloves garlic (or garlic scapes, crushed and minced, we use 4)
3 tablespoons white distilled vinegar (find white vinegar here)
water (distilled or filtered, – enough to top off jar)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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Sign Co., Dance Studio, Children's Shop,
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