A Fresh Face in Euclid

City Fresh Euclid

We now have a great opportunity to get just-picked produce direct from local farms when “City Fresh” fruits and vegetables come to Euclid Tuesday evenings 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm June 11 to October 22. City Fresh is a weekly produce delivery system organized by volunteers, farmers, and Euclid community members to bring the bounty of local farms directly to Euclid’s neighborhood Fresh Stop at Bethlehem Community Church, 24490 Euclid Ave. Our citizens can take advantage of this delicious opportunity when they order a “share” of this 95% pesticide and herbicide-free or organically certified produce in advance to fit the family’s summer and fall schedules. 

City Fresh is a program of The New Agrarian Center (www.gotthenac.org/city-fresh), a non-profit organization and the only CSA (community supported agriculture) program in the area that accepts weekly payments, works in urban food deserts, provides a limited income discount and accepts the Ohio Direction Card. A Single size share will provide enough food for 1 to 2 people and costs $15 ($9 limited income) while a Family size share provides enough for 3 to 4 people and costs $28 ($16 limited income). This program lasts for 20 weeks, but is flexible. You can decide the weeks you want to receive your produce shares. Just remember to have your order in at least 1 week prior to when you want your share.

From the City Fresh website you can see an example of a Single share in July: 1 onion, 1 cabbage, 1 head Romaine lettuce, ½ pound green beans, 2 yellow squash, ½ pound pickling cucumbers, 1 zucchini, 1 bunch kohlrabi, 1 bulb garlic, 1 eggplant and 4 Lodi apples.  A July Family share would include 1 onion, 1 cabbage, 1 head Romaine lettuce, 1 pound green beans, 2 yellow squash, ½ pound pickling cucumbers 2 zucchini, 2 bunches kohlrabi, 1 bulb garlic, 1 eggplant, 1 bunch of beets with greens, 1 pint grape tomatoes, 2/3 pound kale and 8 Lodi apples.

Euclid’s City Fresh program encourages you to catch “fresh food fever” by ordering your shares, volunteering your time, and spreading the word about City Fresh – Euclid. When you participate you not only receive delicious seasonal produce; you close the distance between farm and table and you create a culinary adventure for your family. Community volunteers will help you with the ordering and pick-up process of your shares and they will even provide preparation tips to utilize the delicious produce you will receive.  

City Fresh order forms are available at www.gotthenac.org/city-fresh in addition to the information table at each Euclid Fresh Stop event. Join us on Tuesday, June 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Bethlehem Community Church 24490 Euclid Ave. for our first Euclid City Fresh and don’t forget to check out http://Facebook.com/City Fresh-Euclid. To receive a share on June 11th, your order must be received by Tuesday, June 4. After that, you can sign up for the next week’s share in person at the Fresh Stop or by mailing in your money to the P.O Box on the cityfresh.org website. This Fresh Stop is supported by numerous Euclid area organizations, including the Creating Healthy Communities Program of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

           

           

Sherrie Zagorc

I am a retired (30 yrs. Mentor High School) Family and Consumer Science (home ec) teacher. In my retirement - I am co-founder and the assistant director at Kiddie City Child Care Community, founder of The E. 200th Street Stroll, and chairperson of The Playground Express Infant/Toddler Playground Project in Euclid's Memorial Park.

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