Shares 12/14!! + Winter Ball + EA 10-week winter share program
Edible Alchemy
Frigid Salutations,
Some great winter shares here for you again this week! And, our 10-week winter share program is in store for our return in January. Our aim is to help you keep veggies in your fridge consistently with an expected share each Saturday. You can still order week to week as always, but you do save a bit on the share program; and can't forget to order because you already have!
Meanwhile, Dietrich and Andrea are headed to Guatemala for 3 weeks over Christmas and New Year's to run the Edible Alchemy Cosmic Kitchen at a permaculture, sustainability, and music festival on Lake Atitlan. Stay tuned to try our new recipes upon our arrival home for our 1/31 underground dinner....
And ; Volunteers loved 10am on on Saturday. Come to the Winter Ball in the evening, starts at 8pm. Food, drinks, games, music, dancing, rooftop dome, burn barrel, and inspiring talks!!
Edible's winter schedule:
NO PICKUP DEC 21 - JAN 4
Jan 18th- begin winter share program
Scroll down for:
+Share contents
+Winter Ball
+EA's Winter Share Program
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Produce Share Contents
1 lb multi-color potatoes from Nichols Farm, Marengo, IL
1 lb leeks from Nichols Farm, Marengo, IL
1 savoy cabbage from Nichols Farm, Marengo, IL
1 lb chioggia beets from Genesis Growers, St. Anne, IL
1 lb mixed color carrots from Genesis Growers, St. Anne, IL
1 bunch red chard from CA (oh, the ground is frozen and no local greens to be found!)
1 buttercup, acorn, or butternut squash from Growing Power, Milwaukee
Fruit Share Contents
1 half gallon seedling cider
mix of 10-13 apples: fuji, melrose, golden delicious from Ellis Farms in Benton Harbor, MI
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Join us for a smashing fundraiser for Burners Without Borders Chicago and the Eco Collective.
Saturday Dec 14, 2013 8pm-4am
@ the Eco Collective 2042 W 21st Street
$20+ donation, whatever you can give
bring your extras to donate:
---backpacks, hats, socks, gloves & scarves for Burners without Borders Detroit's Backpack project :: http://bwbdetroit.wordpress.com/
--new & used shoes, blankets, and books for Share Your Soles Foundation :www.shareyoursoles.org
--silk screen & painting supplies for Jakmel Ekspresyonwww.jakmelekspresyon.wordpress.com
Speakers share their passions & projects with you in short 20 minute discussions from 8-9:30
--Maggie Sather speaks on creating community and direct action with the Chicago Community Grant Salon
--Rohan Thadani & Hannah Aubry :: "Tales of the Bag People: How Can Activism Work on a Local Level?" We're interesting in starting a conversation around the following three questions. 1-How do you activate the public? 2- How do you get on your local government's agenda? 3- Where do most activists fall short?
--Sue Frame about outreach and creativity with Jakmel Ekspresyon
--Dan Shirley on his upcoming Garden on the West Side
DINNER! with EA's Kaurina TurboRainbow & Sarah Elyse
All proceeds from dinner will go towards EA's scholarship program to feed those in need - 1 share a week!
::$6 Homemade Organic Dinner served 8pm-Midnight::
Stuffed mushrooms with sage and thyme
Black eye pea dip (on crostini) with a collard and roasted red pepper garnish
Roasted root vegetable bruschetta (optional gouda mousse)
Brussel sprout, mushroom bread pudding
Kale salad with a lemon sesame seed dressing
::$6 Dessert Samplers- pick 2 plus a hot chocolate::
Butternut squash pie with a cranberry relish topping
Raw Vegan Chocolate truffles (rolled in cinnamon, coconut or pistachio)
Raw Vegan Lemon Bars
Peppermint Bark
and
Spicy Vegan Hot chocolate (made with coconut milk)
MUSIC LINEUP
Immovable Types - dreamy and intelligent rock and roll
Spacewulf - electronic experimentation and grooves
ramZ of Shapes and Colors - every genre under the sun
Edamame - sexy jazz inspired IDM
Easy Jack - banging bass and synth madness
Roman - the cherry on top
(see samples of all music in comments below!)
Updates on our FB page http://on.fb.me/195vgP8
Want to help make this happen?
Please fill out this form and our volunteer coordinator, Alyssa Martinez, will get in touch with you soon about your position and all its details. Any questions you may have can be entered below or sent directly to alyssa.hyde.martinez at gmail dot com. And don't hesitate to let us know if you need to change or cancel a shift so we can rearrange/replace you. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Volunteers: Please filll out the form for our brains!
http://bit.ly/1cbnWDm
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:::Edible Alchemy’s Winter Share Program!:::
We’re excited to announce our Winter Share Program! A 10-week veggie train that supplies your kitchen consistently without the extra task of having to order each week, plus the benefit of receiving $25 off the cost of ordering 10 whole shares. (That’s a share free!) Fruit Share Programs are available at $90 for 10 shares.
This all kicks off on January 18th, after our holiday break. Keep in mind that our winter shares will include as much local produce from our grower’s greenhouses and storehouses as possible, though a bulk of the produce will be certified organically grown in warmer climate zones.
Anyone can still order shares week to week. Additional items from EA’s larder can be ordered for delivery with your share by putting an order in on the webstore, or picking up in person at Eco.
On the same date, we’ve decided to raise the price of veggie shares to $25, but keep the fruit shares at $10. The costs of food have risen drastically since EA’s inception while our cost to you has not, until now. The $5 added on will slightly increase the size of the share & allow for greater bulk of more items.
Winter Share Dates: Jan 18- March 22 (10 weeks)
Pick-up Locations: Eco, Bang Bang Pies, Open Produce, Yoga Now
Cost: $225/vegetable share, $90/fruit share (One free share!)
Free delivery of your share to the pickup location of your choice.
Order yours now! : www.ediblealchemyfoods.com/order, Click on the ‘Shares’ tab
The details:
Payment: Can be made in cash or check. Paypal & Square will incur an additional fee from their respective companies (payal 3.5%, square 2.5%). Payment can be made in full before Jan 18, or in two installations of half the total amount, the first due before Jan 18, the second due Feb 18.
Pickup Locations: Delivering your share to a pickup location other than Eco is free, but delivering other bulk items will incur a $2 fee, per usual.
FLEXIBILITY: we realize that you might need to miss a week here or there. We’re flexible! If you let us know a week in advance of your absence, we can credit you the share amount for use buying bulk items, dairy, eggs, kombucha, tea, or anything else that we carry.
Ordering Additional goods: Additional items from EA’s larder can be ordered for delivery with your share by putting an order in on the webstore, or picking up in person at Eco.