Micros & Mushrooms Signup + Featherstone Feline Updates
#78: Winter Happenings @ Featherstone Garden
Welcome to Featherstone’s Garden Happenings Newsletter. Each week we will share a rotating variety of garden updates: from farm fresh subscriptions, plant-centered recipes, community partners, events and more. As a subscriber, you will be the first to know about our Garden Happenings. If you’re not a newsletter subscriber but would like to be, click below to signup.
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Mushrooms & Microgreens DUO Subscription (6-Week: 2/15- 3/22):
Try our NEW Duo Subscription and enjoy a weekly 32oz. container (by vol.) of our naturally grown, nutrient dense microgreen mix + 8oz. container (by weight) of mushrooms from our friends at Mushroom Hub in Midtown Detroit, with a new mushroom variety each week. The "Duo" subscription gets you 10% off!Microgreens Subscription (6-Week: 2/15- 3/22):
Enjoy a weekly 32oz container (by vol.) of our naturally grown, nutrient dense microgreens. Our mix of microgreens vary each week, often including pea shoots, sunflower shoots, micro onions, spicy mustards, mizuna, pac choi, nasturtium leaves, pea tendrils and more! All microgreens are grown naturally with love and care.Mushrooms Subscription (6-Week: 2/15- 3/22):
Enjoy a weekly variety of 8 oz. (by weight) of mushrooms from our friends at The Mushroom Hub. You will receive one new mushroom variety each week for 6 weeks, including: blue oyster mushrooms, golden oyster mushrooms, elm oyster mushrooms, pioppini mushrooms, lions mane, and chestnut mushrooms.Cut-Flower Bouquet CSA (Beginning July 2023):
Subscribe for bi-weekly blooms! Our Detroit-grown flower bouquet CSA for the Summer 2023 season is NOW open for enrollment. Members receive a lovely bi-weekly bouquet of locally-grown flowers pre-arranged and packaged in brown paper. This year, our cut flower varieties include: amaranth, bachelor buttons, basil, calendula, celosia, chamomile, gomphrena, strawflowers, sunflowers, zinnias and more.
Our Exciting Collab with The Mushroom Hub
Because mushrooms are considered a super food, we’re super excited to introduce them into our subscription offerings. We were introduced to The Mushroom Hub from one of our longtime microgreens subscribers and after trying their products, we felt like there was a natural symbiotic relationship to be had.
A quote from owner, Dennis Vidmar for the Metro Times:
“We grow our own mushrooms 6.5 miles from here in Windsor and we carry six varieties from Mycopia which grows certified organic exotics,” owner Denis Vidmar tells Metro Times. “All the wild mushrooms are sourced regionally from the pacific northwest. Right now we have porcinis and morels that are coming in from Oregon.”
Read this Metro Times article to learn more!: The Mushroom Hub is Spreading the Gospel of Fungi in Midtown Detroit
What are some of the benefits of incorporating mushrooms to your diet? Well, here are 5 reasons to start:
Nutritional Value: They contain lots of the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that our bodies crave, which is good for overall health.
Immune System Support: Certain types of mushrooms contain beta-glucans, which can stimulate the immune system and help fight off infections.
Heart Health: Mushrooms are low in saturated fat and sodium, low in calories, and contain potassium, which is important for maintaining a healthy heart.
Brain Health: Mushrooms contain compounds that may have neuroprotective effects to help improve cognitive function and can reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
Gut Health: Some mushrooms contain prebiotics, which can promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and improve gut health.
The Felines of Featherstone
Today we bid a farewell to Dahlia, the tiniest of our kitty crew. Dahlia began coming around the farm last October, the day after we found homes for our beloved kitty duo, Nutmeg & Cinnamon. She loves fish paté and let’s us pet her head while she enjoys her morning meal, and she’s on the mischievous side—often climbing the office shelves and knocking things around when Annie & I are focused on computer work. Her squeaks, purrs and mischievous antics will be missed, but we’re happy to have found her a safe new home.
For additional Featherstone Feline content, check out the links below:
Read the ways in which we help support our feline friends around our MorningSide garden, and how you can help us help them: Featherstone’s Feline Fund
Visit our new Featherstone Feline instagram account for a bounty of cute cat content: @featherstone.felines
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We hope you a great week,
Annie, Aaron, Renee + Chili & Bean (our farm cats ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎◞ ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄₎◞)
