The Produce Box

Simple to make and perfect for the cooler days ahead! This creamy butternut squash soup gets an exciting twist with curry and coconut. Chef tip...freezes great! Make a double batch and store in freezer for up to a month. 2 shallots, roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 6 cups butternut squash (about 1 small butternut squash) cut into cubes Salt & Pepper 2 Tbsp curry powder 1/4 tsp (big pinch) ground cinnamon 1 14-ounce can light or full fat coconut milk 2 cups vegetable broth Garnish: Roasted pumpkin seeds Sour cream Heat a large pot over medium heat. Once hot, add oil, shallots, and garlic. Sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Do not allow to burn. Add butternut squash and season with salt and pepper, curry powder, and ground cinnamon. Stir to coat. Then cover and cook for 2-4 minutes. Add coconut milk and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low. Cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until squash is fork te

Our family of members is a powerful group! We not only offer support to our local communities here in North Carolina but more than 1,000 members pitched in to purchase Community Boxes earlier this month to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The proceeds from these Boxes were sent to Farmhouse Deliveries in Houston, Texas. They are a company similar to ours who we have traded ideas and stories with for years. This is from their Mission Statement: We believe that food and community are interdependent. Water one, and the other grows. Feed one, and the other thrives. To feed the next generation of Texans, to ensure a strong food community tomorrow, there's work to be done today. And that's what we're here for. Here's a note from Steph, the founder of Farmhouse Deliveries about the donations we made to their community: Dear Courtney, I want to tell you just how thankful and truly touched we all are by The Produce Box and your customers' donations.

Get to know one of our new goat cheese vendors: Kathryn Spann and Dave Krabb from Prodigal Farms in Rougemont, rural northern Durham County. Their farm, with its 120-year-old farmhouse, huge old oak trees and original log tobacco barns, mule barn, corn crib, smokehouse and other outbuildings, is a constant reminder of history. When they moved in, the longtime tobacco fields and even the barns were overgrown and had long been out of service. They started with a few goats to help them clear away the poison ivy, brambles and other vines. Miraculously, the goats turned the overgrowth into milk. Kathryn turned the milk into cheese — and it was good! They received the Animal Welfare Approved certification, recognized as the most stringent humane certification.The goats are never confined and moved frequently to new pastures for the exceptional milk for cheesemaking. At Prodigal Farms, they often hear, "I don't like goat cheese but I love this!" As best they can fi