Hello dear friends! 

Today I wanted to talk about food waste. Good quality organic food is expensive, even at wholesale prices, sometimes I think that we are spending a lot. I will not buy certain food conventionally, even if it's 5 times cheaper. There are some ways to save money and buy healthy food for our family. I would rarely buy coffee outside, even more rarely we would take out, and eating out is a treat, for social meetings and celebrations mostly. Our meals are simple, with a few ingredients. All that keeps food waste at minimum. I also find some rotten veggies that were not eaten. It's a learning experience for me as well...  Here is what I do to minimize food waste and to have a bigger budget for great healthy products.

1. Leftovers - makes a great lunch. 

2. I freeze herbs, if I see that they will not be used, I chop them and freeze. 

3. I freeze meals too. 

4. Freezing fruits and veggies. No need to throw it away. 

5. I cook intuitively, not by recipes, but what I have in my pantry and fridge. 

6. All of our meats are frozen. That is a huge plus! It makes more difficult to cook in a hurry, BUT consider buying Instant Pot! I cook chicken broth with frozen meat, it's very easy and fast.  

7. Use by/Best date to - in reality it's a suggestion, sniff and look - if it smells and looks ok, ignore that date. 

8. The best meals - stir fry, whatever you have, all goes into a pan. Add some eggs - perfect meal for breakfast or dinner. 

9. Store food in glass containers. Our milk comes in plastic jugs, my suggestion to keep it fresh longer, keep it overnight so the cream really goes on top, next day, gently shake it and transfer to smaller glass jars or bottles. Keep it closer to refrigerator's back wall, not on doors. 

10. Check your refrigerator temperature. It should be around 35 degrees, not over 40, for milk especially. 

11. Save scraps - perfect for veggie/bone broths.

12. Share your food with others. It's a small, but a very good deed!

13. Show respect to food. Be thankful to farmers and people that bring food to your table. Say a blessing. Teach kids to grow food and cook together. Visit farms. When you see how much it takes to produce it, you will be more conscious about it!

14. Skip snacking outside of the house too. It is healthier and you will come home hungry and actually eat your healthy food at home.

15. Serve less food, you can always take more if you are still hungry. 

16. Don't eat after your loved ones just to save food! Compost it, but don't over eat it :) 

New This week:

Green Peppers. Baby Bok Choy. 

Watermelon Radishes. Hakurei Turnips. 

New Products from Haven Farmstead Table farm. Try their awesome Fromage Blanc with 'Everything Bagel' seasoning - Soft, creamy, and spreadable.

Tomme - Farmhouse Tomme. Semi-hard. Aged 3 months

Blue Cheese - Raw milk Blue Cheese. Semi-soft. Aged 4-6 months

The chickens are picking up on their egg production, enjoy your favorite eggs!

The goats are in refreshing season right now and their milk production is almost stopped.

Good news, it will be much better in a few weeks.

Elderberry Syrup - make sure you have some in your fridge! 

Sourdough breads - we have your favorite and best selling - Olive Rosemary and Country Sunflower. Keep a few loafs in your freezer, put in the oven and enjoy!

Have a great and productive week! Stay healthy and happy!

Deliveries this week are on a regular schedule.

Note: If you placed an early order and want to add something later you will still keep the priority on those items that you added later.

If you would like to order a specific product and don't see it on the website, please contact us and we'll try get it for you!

Regular delivery schedule:

Wednesday: South Jersey (South of rt 287), Mid Jersey (Kearny, Livingston, Hoboken, Jersey City areas), Brooklyn, Staten Island, Lower NYC

Thursday: North Jersey (Denville, Kinnelon, Montville, Fair Lawn, USR), Rockland, Westchester county, Bronx NY, Connecticut, Queens, Long Island, Upper NYC, Fort Lee

Please order Friday-Monday 7 am (its the best for us and farmers to have time to prepare your orders). We will accept late orders till Tuesday 7 am, but can not guarantee availability.

We are working with small family farms, sometimes some products become unavailable, we'll try our best to substitute with something similar, if possible. If you or anyone in your family have any allergies and/or rather would not us to substitute with a similar product, please let us know.

Minimum order is $30 for most areas. Please contact us to find out about your specific area. If you need to add to your order, simply place an additional order. Delivery fee is $3 for all orders under $70.


Accepted and Preferred Payment Method – Venmo, PayPal, Cash on delivery, Checks ($35 will be charged for any returned checks).

Credit Cards - not preferred, but accepted for your convenience (4% Convenience be will be charged in a separate transaction, along with any outstanding balance of your order).

If you are not happy with the product you received, please let us know. We'll make it right. If you love the service and the products, please let us know too. We would love to hear about your experience, suggestions, ideas, or anything else. We love what we do and we love communicating with our customers! Do talk to us :)

Thank you all,
The Milk Man & Co.

Phone 484-262-9196

https://nowfarms.com

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