As the rain was coming down this morning and dirt turned into mud, we were reminded of all the things dirt does for us. If you look up ‘dirt’ in the dictionary, most of the words used to define it have a negative connotation, when really, it does anything and everything from nourishing our plants and produce to creating beautiful pottery and dishes.

As a matter of fact, we have some pretty great pottery in the farm stand right now! Our favorite potters, 3 Dirty Girls, have given us some great products that make great gifts at any time of the year, both for their beauty and their functionality! The next time you attend a party, take the hostess a nice mug!

 
For all of our CSA members, make sure you write down and/or take photos of any delicious concoctions you are making with your produce! We have an event late summer/early fall that we’re sure you’ll want to have a few recipes in your pocket for, stay tuned for more details!
 
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Green Door Gourmet is a small farm with a co-op store, event space, and CSA, located 15 minutes west of Nashville. Follow us online:

Hey everyone. We just wanted to make a quick post with a couple housekeeping items you should know about the farm.

Farm Stand Coding System
Because a large part of what we do is bringing togther local goods and foods not grown directly by us, we wanted to make it as easy for you as possible to know what exactly you are buying, where it is from, and how it was grown. We are pleased to announce a new coding system that will be going into place in the farm stand. If you view the graphic to the left, you can see the symbols that will tell you where your food is from and how it was grown. This information and definitions will be available on the farm, but we just wanted to show it to you here first so you wouldn’t be caught by surprise! This information will be on the tags and/or labels in the farm stand.
 
CSA Boxes
Please please please bring back your CSA boxes to any pickup location when you pick up your next box. These boxes cost us about $1.40 a piece, so by returning them each week, you will help us keep our costs low, which allows us to keep your costs low!
 
Stocked up on steaks
We’re all stocked up on steaks! Gourmet Pasture, Sequatchie Cove, and Morris Hollow Farms have all delivered so we’ve got a lot of beef for sale in the farm stand! Come get some today!
 
Last but not least…
Don’t forget about Father’s Day this weekend! Click here to check out the specials we have that you can treat your dad to!
 
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Green Door Gourmet is a small farm with a co-op store, event space, and CSA, located 15 minutes west of Nashville. Follow us online:

This week, one of the produce items in our CSA boxes are fresh cucumbers! Cucumbers make a great addition to almost any salad, they’re refreshing when added to a pitcher of water (with a pinch of mint, trust us, you won’t regret it), and they make a great summer snack to munch on! Being a bunch of foodies though, we have to make things a little more adventurous…
 
Tzatziki is a staple of many Mediterranean/Middle Eastern dishes. It is a garlicky yogurt-based sauce with plenty of cucumber. It’s a quick and simple dish to make and goes great with gyros or even just with some pita bread. Once you get a taste of it, we’re sure you’ll find plenty of dishes to serve it with!

 
Ingredients:

• 2 cucumbers
• Salt
• 16 oz of yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 cup gently packed mint leaves, finely sliced
• Juice of 1 medium lemon

 
Grate the 2 cucumbers lengthwise, avoiding the seeds in the middle. Sprinkle with salt and drain in a strainer for about 20 minutes. After cucumbers drain, mix in with the rest of the ingredients and season to taste with sale and/or sugar!
 
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Green Door Gourmet is a small farm with a co-op store, event space, and CSA, located 15 minutes west of Nashville. Follow us online:

We wanted to help you make this Sunday special for the dads in your life by creating some extra-special deals and bundles out at the farm stand!

 
Father’s Day Grill Bundle

 
This delicious bundle has all the fixin’s for a great Father’s Day meal. For $50 you get:

• 1 whole chicken
• 1 26oz container of Jimbo’s Gourmet BBQ Sauce (your choice of flavor)
• 2 jars of your choice of Green Door Gourmet pickles
• 1 loaf of Green Door Gourmet Cheese Bread

To order your Father’s Day bundle, email us at info@greendoorgourmet.com by 9AM Friday morning. This bundle can be picked up at the FARM only, not at either of the other CSA locations. Also, we think this bundle would pair GREAT with the produce in this week’s CSA, so keep that in mind!
 
Other Specials…
Also this week in the farm stand, receive 20% any Jimbo’s Gourmet product as well as 20% off Barber Woodworking cutting boards (we think this would make a great gift for any foodie father you know!)
 
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Green Door Gourmet is a small farm with a co-op store, event space, and CSA, located 15 minutes west of Nashville. Follow us online:

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a wonderful farm-to-table pop up dinner benefitting Aquation‘s Lovewater Foundation. All proceeds will go to the Lovewater Foundation and your payment is tax deductible! Help make Aquation’s vision a reality:
 
The Lovewater Mobile Hydration Vehicle (MHV) will be the ongoing fund and awareness raising vehicle for Lovewater Foundation. It will look like a vintage food truck but have on board a $20,000 state of the art water filtration system that allows the best water in the world to go anywhere, especially to those families who need it most. The water will always be free in exchange for donations to the foundation, which in turn provides funds to operate the truck and donate filtration stations to the schools and community centers in the Nashville area who don’t have access to high quality purified water. Volunteers on board the vehicle will be able to go to events as well. Wherever the truck goes, volunteers will provide education on the importance of hydration and living healthy, renewable lifestyles.
 
We’re trying to raise $50,000 to build the truck through donations and fundraising events. If an individual donates $500 or more, their name goes on the back of the truck forever; if a company donates $1,000, we will put the logo on the back of the truck. We want everyone to know who made our dream a reality.
 
Here are all the dinner details:

• When: Thursday, June 6 at 6pm
• Where: Green Door Gourmet, 7011 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209
• Cost: $40 a person if you have ordered a CSA box this season, $60 for the general public. Email info@greendoorgourmet.com to reserve a ticket.
• Other important things: Remember, your ticket to this dinner is benefitting Lovewater Foundation, a 501c3, so it is tax deductible for you. Also, ‘beverages’ will be provided, but if there is something you want to bring, feel free to. Please dress farm appropriate. The event will be held in the Grange, our event barn, and will take place rain or shine.

 
To connect with the Lovewater Foundation, visit their Facebook page here. Thank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
 
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