What’s In The Box? November 21-27
Holiday Gatherings
It’s almost turkey time! As families, friends and loved ones come together at the table, this week’s box is filled with farm-fresh provisions to make all your holiday entertaining a breeze—everything from our signature turkey brining kit to a wealth of produce that includes winter squash, leeks, Huckleberry gold and sweet potatoes, plus other holiday helpers like freshly-baked sourdough bread and Stollen loaf, eggs from our heritage breed hens, freshly-milled organic flour, fragrant herbs, organic greens, and apple-pear cider. Happy Thanksgiving!
Here’s what you’ll find in your box this week:
Turkey Brining Kit
Our signature dry-brine mixture is crafted from fresh farm herbs, kosher salt and aromatic spices. See this week’s recipes for full instructions on this simple and easy way to produce an incredibly juicy turkey.
Bluebird Grain Farm Organic Pasayten Hard White Wheat Flour
This flour made by a plow-to-package grain farm in Winthrop, Washington, is the ultimate “whole grain” all purpose flour. Its high protein, mild flavor, and soft texture allows for baking versatility; use it for all your Thanksgiving needs, like quick breads, pie crusts, cookies, muffins, and yeast breads!
Sourdough Bread & Stollen Loaf
This week’s delivery includes freshly-baked sourdough bread (perfect for making stuffing!), as well as traditional German Stollen fruit and almond loaf, both from our favorite local bakery.
Tortoise Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
This beautiful Cabernet from the venerated wine-making area of Lodi, California, is medium bodied with lush dark cherry and blackberry fruit, a lovely accompaniment to any Thanksgiving Day spread.
Allview Orchards Honeycrisp Apple-Pear Cider
This crisp cider from Chelan’s Allview Orchards is made from a wonderful combination of Honey Crisp apples and Bartlett pears plucked straight from the orchards. Unfiltered for a clean flavor, the pasteurized cider is both smooth and sweet, with a mellow finish courtesy of the pears.
Bellsong Creamery Crème Fraîche & Fromage Blanc
This rich and silky crème fraîche is crafted by our in-house farmstead creamery, Bellsong, from pasteurized organic sweet cream. Light in texture and tangy in taste, our fromage blanc is lovingly-made from local cow’s milk—put it to work in your favorite recipes, or mix it with fresh herbs or lemon zest and honey to add lusciously-creamy appeal to a holiday cheese board!
Farm Fresh Eggs
Our small flock of heritage breed laying hens gives us fresh eggs each day in beautiful shades of brown, cream and green. With the much shorter days of fall, the girls are up with the sun to start the day, anxious to head outside where they still enjoy roaming if it isn’t raining too much! Bedtime is coming much earlier now, as we see them heading into their house to roost as the sun is going down.
Organic Greens
This week, enjoy baby mustard greens, spinach, and mixed radicchio.
Seasonal Organic Fruit & Vegetables
This week’s produce selection also includes: Locally grown sweet potatoes from Swiss Farms, leeks mini Delicata winter squash, and Huckleberry Gold potatoes, plus apples from the Bella Luna orchard.
Garden-Grown Herbs
Italian parsley, thyme and sweet bay from the garden at Bella Luna.
What’s In The Box? November 14-20
Rise n’ Shine
Good morning! Wake up to this week’s menu of farmhouse favorites, which has everything you need to whip up a luxurious and leisurely weekend brunch. The lineup comprised of locally-roasted coffee, velvety Vache cheese, organic breakfast sausage patties, cinnamon-raisin bread, cranberry orange scones, and farm-fresh eggs is complemented by fragrant herbs, beautiful radicchio and greens, and a medley of fall mushrooms, plus Bella Luna orchard apples, carrots, sweet Italian peppers, and winter citrus like Cara Cara oranges, lemons and limes. Enjoy!
Here’s what you’ll find in your box this week:
Skagit River Ranch Breakfast Sausages
With a flavor profile that includes hints of sweet maple syrup and savory spices, these incredible breakfast sausage patties are made from the all-natural pork raised on the Skagit River Ranch in Sedro-Woolley. These pampered pigs roam outdoors in certified-organic pasture land to root and dig, thriving on a diet of flax seed, corn and wheat.
Fall Mushrooms
Enjoy a medley of earthy mushrooms this week; it includes: Black Trumpet, golden Chanterelle, and button varieties.
Cinnamon Raisin Bread & Cranberry Orange Scones
Baked just for us by our favorite local bakery, this fresh-baked cinnamon raisin loaf makes for a delicious base to French toast. Also included for your brunch pleasure: Sweet-tart cranberry orange scones.
Island Time Coffee
Crafted specifically for the Northwest aesthetic, Island Time Coffee Company sources only the finest, farm-direct, sustainable coffee beans from Latin America and Indonesia. All of the Whidbey Island-based company’s coffee blends are roasted in small batches to ensure the best possible freshness.
Clos des Lumières L’éclat Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2022
This refreshing French Rosé is crafted from a medley of Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault and Mourvedre grapes that give the wine a very fine nose dominated by hints of strawberry, pink grapefruit and cherry.
Farm Fresh Eggs
Our small flock of heritage breed laying hens gives us fresh eggs each day in beautiful shades of brown, cream and green. With the much shorter days of fall, the girls are up with the sun to start the day, anxious to head outside where they still enjoy roaming if it isn’t raining too much! Bedtime is coming much earlier now, as we see them heading into their house to roost as the sun is going down.
Samish Bay Vache Cheese
This certified-organic, 200-acre dairy farm in Skagit County produces gorgeous artisan cheeses crafted from the milk of their herd of Milking Shorthorn cows. This particular soft cheese is similar in style to a goat cheese, but crafted from cow’s milk; creamy, velvety and versatile, it is wonderful added into salads or spread atop crostini.
Mamnoon Mama Pita Chips
Thick and crunchy pita chips made by Mamnoon in Seattle from their famous house-made Arabic bread.
Organic Greens
Enjoy a beautiful mix of chicories this week with a colorful selection that includes both pink-hued Rosalba and speckled Variegated Chioggia radicchio varieties. A beautiful mix of lettuces, salad mix and spinach green are also included.
Seasonal Organic Fruit & Vegetables
This week’s produce selection also includes: Huckleberry Gold potatoes, Sweet yellow onions, carrots, and sweet Italian peppers, plus Bella Luna orchard apples, limes, Cara Cara oranges, and lemons.
Garden-Grown Herbs
Italian parsley and thyme, from the garden at Bella Luna.
What’s In The Box? November 7-13
Warm & Cozy
The shorter daylight hours are upon us, and those nighttime temps are starting to drop: It’s time to cozy up with some fresh fall fare. This week, you can choose from flavorful Polish sausages, sauerkraut, Italian Rustica bread, farm-fresh eggs, and punchy French mustard to complement a lineup of freshly-harvested produce that includes green cabbage, potatoes, carrots, leeks, and celery, as well as fresh kiwi berries, fragrant herbs, and garden greens. Tuck into your favorite easy chair, flip through some recipe ideas, and enjoy the bountiful flavors of fall!
Here’s what you’ll find in your box this week:
Skagit River Ranch Polish Sausage
The pampered pigs raised on the Skagit River Ranch in Sedro-Woolley roam outdoors in certified-organic pastureland to root, dig, and cavort as only happy pigs can, thriving on a diet of flax seed, corn and wheat. Spiced with savory herbs, these delectable sausages are a hearty accompaniment to any fall meal.
Moutarde de Meaux Pommery Mustard
Crafted from mustard seeds, water, vinegar, salt and spices, this immensely-flavorful wholegrain mustard from France has been made with the same time-honored recipe since 1632.
Britt’s Riesling Sauerkraut
Crafted from green cabbage, sweet onion, sea salt and yes, Riesling wine, this zippy sauerkraut from Langley, Washington’s Britt’s Fermented Foods is wonderful served with this week’s Polish fare. (Fun fact: The first sauerkraut was actually from China and used rice wine! Sauerkraut was introduced to Europe by the Huns when they came on horseback and became a staple in German cuisine when they combined salt and water with their cabbage.)
Italian Rustica Bread
Baked just for us at a small bakery in Snohomish, this airy, rustic loaf makes for great oven-crisp crostini or homemade salad croutons—just brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and rub with a fresh-cut clove of garlic before toasting in the oven.
The Vincent Board Track Racer Rosé 2023
Crafted from a combination of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah grapes, this crisp, dry wine from Mark Ryan Winery features a supple finish, with refreshing acidity and a lithe texture.
Farm Fresh Eggs
Our small flock of heritage breed laying hens gives us fresh eggs in beautiful shades of brown and green. With shorter days of fall, the girls are up with the sun to roam the outdoors where they still enjoy the warm afternoons. Bedtime is coming much earlier now, as we see them heading into their house to roost as the sun is going down.
Kiwi Berries
A cousin of the well-known kiwi, these smooth, grape-sized Anna Hardy kiwi berries boast a delightfully sweet flavor. One note: These little beauties will arrive a touch underripe, so allow them to sit out at room temperature for a few days to ripen. Their skin will turn darker green, become slightly wrinkled, and they will yield to gentle pressure when ready to eat; be patient, it’s worth the wait!
Seasonal Organic Greens
Escarole, spinach, lettuce mix, and green cabbage.
Seasonal Organic Fruit & Vegetables
This week’s vibrant produce selection also includes: Carrots, tomatoes, fennel, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, celery, leeks and Austrian Crescent potatoes, plus sweet Palestine limes.
Garden-Grown Herbs
Italian parsley, thyme, rosemary and bay leaf from the garden at Bella Luna.
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Fall Classes, Special Events & Winter Market: It’s All Happening Soon at Bella Luna Farms
CLASSES ARE IN SESSION
Our fall lineup of classes is in full swing—including the art of making hand-crafted butters, preparing fresh pasta, and exploring the pairing of Champagne and caviar, as well as themed menus for Sunday Supper and Hanukkah. Guided by a stellar team of local experts in their field, each class promises a memorable journey through the heart of fall’s best flavors. Sign up today as spots are filling up fast.
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SAVE THE DATE: HOLIDAY MARKET
Mark your calendars for December 15th and join us for our Holiday Market here at the farm: shop artisanal goods and produce from local purveyors, roam the grounds, and enjoy authentically prepared raclette featuring Bellsong Creamery Bella Rossa cheese and more!
