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Purchase Fruit Seconds from Ela Family Farms - Tomorrow or Thursday!

Posted 10/1/2012 3:29pm by Josie Hart-Genter.





Ela Family Farms Fruit Seconds
Please complete this form with the appropriate information if you are interested in purchasing some extra fruit to preserve for the winter from Ela Family Farms. Fruit will be delivered to the regular distributions for you to pick up. This fruit will be slightly less perfect than what is provided in the regular fruit share but it is just as tasty!

Please note: there are no half-boxes allowed. You must purchase a full 20 lb box to take advantage of this deal. There is no limit to the number of boxes purchased per person. Seconds fruit is available to all shareholders. You do not have to have a fruit share to purchase.

Step 1: Choose Your Fruit and Variety

Jonathan Apples
Tart, with a balanced sweetness when picked at full maturity. Colorado is famous for its Jonathan’s, a variety not grown in many parts of the United States. Our warm days and cool nights give this variety great flavor and color.  If cooked with the skins on, Jonathan apple sauce has a gorgeous rosy color.  Jonathan is incredible during September and early October, but it is not a good keeper. Eat it at its peak and then savor the thoughts of its flavor until next year.  Jonathan is a favorite of cider makers as a tart apple and is also a preferred apple at our local distillery for making gin and vodka. 

Golden Delicious Apples
Goldens are a crisp, sweet, succulent apple with a creamy blend of tastes. The smooth texture makes it a delight to eat. Many people are jaded about Goldens because they can be bland when picked early or stored for a long period (i.e. supermarket, mass production Goldens). A properly picked Golden should have a sweet flavor.

Harrow Sweet Pears
A less known variety bred by the Vineland Research Center in Canada.  Picked about three weeks after Bartlett’s, Harrow Sweets are sweeter and have a denser flesh than Bartlett.  At times, the skin can be a bit astringent, so they are best enjoyed peeled.  Unlike Bartlett’s which should be a light yellow when eaten (otherwise they go soft), Harrow’s need to be a hard yellow and give to the touch, otherwise they will be too firm. 

Ela Family Farm Staff Members say that their favorite applesauce is made out of half jonathan’s and half golden delicious in case you’re feeling adventurous.

Step 2: Complete the following Information
 
NAME (First and Last):

EMAIL ADDRESS:

DISTRIBUTION LOCATION:

Fruit Type

Quantity of Boxes

Cost per box

Amount Due

Apples, Jonathan

 

$22

 

Apples, Golden Delicious

 

$22

 

Pears, Harrow Sweet

 

$22

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Due:

Step 3: Bring Payment and Printed Invoice to Distribution on October 2 or October 4 and turn it into Leigh or Jenny.

Payments can be made in either cash or by check. Please make checks payable to: Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield CSA.

Please note that if you are not able to turn in a payment this week (October 2 or 4) you will have another opportunity to purchase seconds the following week (October 9 or 11). However, it is unlikely that pears will be available at that point.


Step 4: Picking Up Your Fruit
Seconds Fruit will be delivered the following week (October 9 and 11) for pick up at your regular distribution and will be marked with your order information.

 

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