Support your local farms this Thanksgiving! Lilac Hedge Farm has delicious, pasture raised turkeys for your Thanksgiving feast. Ordering is open now until November 10th, for delivery the week of November 18-22.

This year, we will be offering 9-11lb, 12-15lb, 16-20lb, 21-24lb Regular Turkeys and 10-20lb Heritage Turkeys.
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Ordering is open for Veggie-GO and Wholesale
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** Featured Products on Veggie-GO this week
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Kohlrabi, Winter
Stout Oak Farm
Certified Organic
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Mini Butternut
Hungry Heart Farm
Baby Honeynut Squash
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Sage
Kitchen Garden Farm
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Black Turtle Bean Enchiladas
Vida Tortilla
Organic kale salad, choice of red or green chili sauce
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** Featured Products on Wholesale this week
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Laratte Fingerling Potato
Two Farmers Farm
A small spud with nutty flavor and smooth, buttery texture. Certified Organic
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Rosemary
Kitchen Garden Farm
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Tortillas
Vida Tortilla
Certified Organic. Each bag has 10 tortillas.
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Apple Coffee Cake (GF/V)
Piping Plover Baking Co.
Makes 8-10 slices. Topped with cinnamon and brown sugar streusel!
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** Veggie-GO Tips
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Collaboration with Three River Farmers Alliance: Recipes for Summer Produce

New Info for McKinnon’s Portsmouth Pick-up!
3RFA now has a featured Wholesale market stand inside of McKinnon’s Market in Portsmouth. On Thursdays, our Veggie-GO Pickup will be staffed inside the store at our featured stand. Veggie-GO Pickups at McKinnon’s will no longer take place at our truck in the parking lot. You can now come inside the market to receive your order, chat with our staff, and shop for the rest of your groceries while protected from the winter weather ahead.

** Producer Profile
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** Lilac Hedge Farm
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Lilac Hedge Farm in Rutland & Holden, MA carries expertise in pasture raised and grazed meats (https://lilachedgefarm.com/) . They offer beef, pork, chicken, lamb, duck, turkey and eggs. They’re well known for their Thanksgiving turkeys. Lilac Hedge is a first-generation farm with a team made up of different families, bringing together shared expertise to the community. We are featuring their turkeys in our Thanksgiving Pre-Orders!
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** Wholesale News
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** Fifth Flavor Catering
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The Fifth Flavor (https://www.fifthflavor.com/) , a boutique catering company on the Seacoast, focuses on using local ingredients whenever possible to create inspired, delicious menus for every event. Nina Parrott, a San Francisco-trained chef, oversees every detail for every event- from dinner parties for 10, to weddings for 150- to ensure their seamless success. Parties by the Fifth Flavor are a special affair, because each menu is written especially for you and your guests. They want to “tell a story” with your meal- sharing personalities, heritage, and family traditions through food. Maybe you’d like to impress your guests with a cutting-edge tasting menu, using only the highest-end ingredients. Maybe you’d like to create a more relaxed, homey atmosphere with family-style comfort food. Or maybe you’d like something in between. No matter what, they will come up with a creative, locally-sourced menu that suits your tastes and works within your budget. Now booking weddings and events for
2022. Contact Nina (https://www.fifthflavor.com/contact) to discuss your upcoming entertaining needs. The Fifth Flavor is also a proud partner of Gather, and consistently donates prepared meals to its members.

** Serving Neighbors in Need
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** $770 raised last week.
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Thank you for helping us feed delicious, local food to neighbors in need through the Local Food Donation and SNAP Delivery Donation programs.
Check out our Donations Partnership video with Sober Sisters Recovery at Malley Farm!

3RFA’s own Daniel Lohmeyer talks to Moné Cassier of Sober Sisters Recovery at Malley Farm. Topics include Moné’s background and insight into her unique process of helping others and how donations from Three River Farmers Alliance are used to help with her mission.
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** Staff Spotlight
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** We Our Staff & We’re Hiring!
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Now Hiring Delivery Drivers
We are seeking motivated individuals to play a key role in our local food delivery service. Our ideal candidate has keen navigational skills, the ability to work independently, a natural sense of hospitality, and a strong interest in strengthening the network of local food hubs.

Responsibilities:

Daily responsibilities include delivering a wide variety of products to homes and businesses following route and time schedules, packaged order expediting and confirmation, vehicle loading, unloading, preparation, inspection, and operation, and daily reporting of vehicle and route details. Delivery drivers must follow appropriate Covid-19 contact-less delivery protocol to ensure both their own and customers safety.

Requirements:

-Possession of a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record, a reliable source of personal transportation and ability to obtain a DOT health card

-Compliance with all DOT regulations and safety standards

-Ability to drive a variety of refrigerated delivery vehicles including but not limited to vans and 16 foot box trucks

-Must be able to bend, squat, kneel, push, pull and walk on uneven surfaces, climb stairs both inside and outside, lift 60 lbs. and work in an environment which may be loud, slick, humid, hot, or cold

-Maintain communication with supervisor on any issues, their development and foreseeable concerns

-Maintaining high standards for an organized, safe, clean, and otherwise pristine workplace in accordance with daily cleaning lists, company protocols mitigating contact of COVID-19, and USDA requirements for safe food handling

-Strong work ethic, a results-driven, team-oriented, positive attitude -Enthusiasm for and involvement in company growth and direction

-Key attributes include punctuality, excellent organizational, problem solving and time management skills, a sense of urgency for the task at hand and proper personal hygiene

-Schedule flexibility to meet distribution goals

-Professional conduct that reflects a position of ambassador of the company while prioritizing the customer experience representing Three River Farmers Alliance in a positive manner

Job Type: Part-time and Full-time positions available

Pay: $17.00 per hour
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