Contact Al Mortenson
Ph. (502) 741-2430
What is Fresh Stop at 4UMC?
- a gathering place for the community surrounding Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church (4UMC)
- a place to buy affordable, local, fresh produce from local farmers every week
- a place to share healthy and delicious food recipes and ideas
How?
- Be sure to get a Fresh Stop brochure in the 4UMC office and fill out the sign-up form today!
- Fresh, local food is delivered weekly at 10:00 am to the Fresh Stop at 4UMC so everyone can pick up their order and share in the health!
- Food boxes, or shares, are offered in ONE size this year and have flexible pricing so everyone can afford to enjoy fresh, local food
- One share (enough for 1-2 people): $12/wk ($6 limited income)
- We will be able to accept cash, checks, money orders, KY EBT/Food Stamps!
- Full season shares can be purchased by paying upfront for all 20 weeks
- Week-to-week orders and pre-payment can be given to a Fresh Stop coordinator by the Sunday before pick-up
When?
- Fresh Stop will run during the growing season when farmers are harvesting their crops
- Food shares will be available June 4th through October 15th
- Shares will be available for pickup every Saturday from 10am -11am in the garden of 4UMC
Why?
- Fresh Stop - 4UMC envisions a community built around healthy food!
- When you pick up your food you can exchange recipes and information and connect with knowledgeable neighbors about food and health
- Weekly newsletter with recipe ideas and nutritional facts about the food will also be offered
- You will be supporting local farmers, strengthening relationships in the community and improving you and your family's health!
WELCOME TO FRESH STOP!
ReplyDeleteWe are glad to see you on our first day of the Fresh Stop 2011 season. Welcome back to all who participated last year. And, welcome for the first time to all of you who are new to Fresh Stop. We will do our best to provide you with good quality fresh local produce.
The growing season has already been very challenging for our farmers, with the excessive rain and cool, damp weather in April and now with the extreme heat in late May and June.
The farmers have told us that strawberry season has not been as good as some years and other types of fruit such as cherries and peaches will be in shorter supply due to the weather. If you know any farmers, give them an encouraging word or two!
June 4, 2011
- KALE
- LETTUCE
- GREEN ONIONS
- BROCCOLI
- TOMATOES
- CUCUMBER
- ZUCCHINI
- STRAWBERRIES
Great Response Thus Far!
ReplyDeleteWe have had great response to Fresh Stop 2011 thus far. Last week we had thirty-nine orders and this week we have forty-three orders. At the present time, the maximum weekly orders we can take is fifty, so we may have to start a waiting list.
Fresh Stop is entirely non-profit and is coordinated and operated by volunteers. We have a volunteer sign-up book at the registration desk and would welcome your signing up to help us.
June 11, 2011
- KALE
- BABY RED BEETS
- NEW POTATOES
- BROCCOLI
- TOMATO
- CUCUMBER
- ZUCCHINI
- YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH
- GREEN BEANS
FRESH STOP UPDATE
ReplyDeleteWe have the maximum number of participants we can serve at the present time. If you have not registered by today and you wish to participate this year, your name will be placed on a waiting list. Newcomers are always welcome to purchase from our "Market Table" where we sell produce items individually priced.
Fresh Stop "follows the season" with our local farmers. Therefore, we have things like strawberries only in the first of June, and have watermelon only in the peak of the summer. Local produce is also heavily dependent on the type of weather the farmers have in their community. This year has been somewhat challenging for farmers with a cool, very wet spring and high temperatures in the first part of June. If the quality of our produce is not the same as you think it should be, it may be due to the weather!
Part of the purpose of Fresh Stop is for all of us to learn more about how local produce is grown. It's a little different from produce you buy at the grocery store which may have come from Florida, Mexico or Chile!
June 18, 2011
- RED RUSSIAN KALE
- CABBAGE
- TOMATO
- PURPLE ONIONS
- CUCUMBER
- YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH
- GREEN BEANS
- BLACK RASPBERRIES
YEAR THREE
ReplyDeleteWhen I was first introduced to Fresh Stop, I knew that I really wanted to learn more about produce and how it worked and how I could implement it into my family’s diet. It has been a fascinating journey and through this process I can say it has broken all of my inhibitions that have eased the way of keeping fresh produce as my go-to staple for meal preparation.
Finally after three years, we are at the point where we use produce as snacks. When I say ‘snacks’ I’m not talking about an apple, I’m talking about using kale like I would have previously used potato chips. Now, when my teenagers look for something to cook, they no longer look at the produce and yelling “Mom, we don’t have any food!” Now it’s “Mom, look what I’ve made, do you want some?”
In the beginning I thought I was far too busy to cook from scratch. I thought it was going to be a huge undertaking that I’d have to set aside a lot of limited time for. Come to find out most of the time it’s faster, easier, and now I feel that I’m raising my children much healthier. I used to feel like the days of eating like we were intended to eat were over, and I’d have to find proper diet through whatever the stores have available. Now, I enjoy the challenge of matching what the stores have made through my Fresh Stop produce.
Toshca Marshall
Mother of Five
Fresh Stop Volunteer
Come Down to Fresh Stop!
June 25, 2011
- Kale
- Carrots
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- New Onions
- Cauliflower
- Snow Peas
- Kohlrabi
- Broccoli
- New Potato
Daniel Tucker, son of our new very own Fresh stop participants Dale and Gail Tucker, authored Farm Together Now: A portrait of people places and ideas for a new food movement.
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July 2, 2011
- Cabbage
- Green Beans
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Peppers
- Peaches
- Snow Peas
- Sweet Corn
- Summer Squash
- Beets
Skillet Peppers and Potatoes
ReplyDelete2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 cups thickly sliced or chopped bell peppers
2 cups peeled and roughly chopped potatoes
2/3 cup water
1/2 teaspoons parsely or rosemary
1/2 cup shredded low-fat cheese
In a large pan, heat oil. Add garlic and peppers, cook about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, saute about 5 more minutes. Add water and herbs, cover and simmer about 15 minutes. When potatoes are tender, top with shredded cheese. Serve when cheese is melted.
July 9, 2011
- Cabbage
- Potatoes
- Zucchini (8-Balls)
- Cucumbers
- Summer Squash
- Green Beans
- Green Bell Peppers
- Onions
- Tomatoes
July 16, 2011
ReplyDeleteToday we will have a chef's demonstration by Chef Jackson! He will also be holding a cooking class on July 26, 2011. Come by and pick up some produce and a flyer!
- Tomatoes
- Green Beans
- Yellow Summer Squash
- Golden Zucchini
- Peaches
- Sweet Corn
- Eggplant
- Bell Peppers
- Purple Onions
July 23, 2011
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- Green Beans
- Kale
- Zucchini
- Peaches
- Sweet Corn
- Eggplant
- Bell Peppers
- Paula Red Apples
- Blackberries
August 13, 2011
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- Green Beans
- Okra
- Sweet Potatoes
- Watermelon
- Sweet Corn
- Cucumbers
- Butternut Squash
August 20, 2011
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Cucumbers
Bell peppers
Onions
Sweet Corn
Green Beans
Peaches
Yellow Squash
August 27, 2011
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McIntosh Apples
Eggplant
Peaches
Sweet Potatoes
New Potatoes
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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New Red Potatoes
Green Beans
Yellow Summer Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Bell Peppers
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Cherry Tomoatoes
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Onions
Peaches
Jonathan Apples
Sweet Potatoes
Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Purple Onions
Gala Apples
Tomatoes
Sweet Dumpling Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Green Beans
Bell Peppers
Saturday, September 24, 2011
ReplyDeleteSummer Squash
Tomatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Pie Pumpkin
Yellow Onions
Bell Peppers
Jonathan Apples
Acorn Squash
Cucumbers
THERE WILL BE NO FRESH STOP, on Saturday, October 1, 2011. The last Fresh Stop of the season will be October 8, 2011. If you paid for a full season and would like a refund contact Al Mortenson.
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