Karen | August 31, 2010
Last week’s salmon catch at the Emporium was a big success. Tom is set up to have salmon delivered by Jenn and Steve Kurlan, of Bloomsburg, every five weeks. But because of your response last Friday and Saturday, he’s already getting another delivery tomorrow (Wednesday)! So there will be more of all five types of [...]
Karen | August 24, 2010
At 3:40 this afternoon, Tom Maurer’s shipment of wild caught salmon from Alaska arrived. It was as though Jenn Kurian, of Bloomsburg, was driving an old-fashioned Good Humor truck, a bit larger perhaps, and this one was labeled “Wild for Salmon.” That’s the name of the fishery company Jenn operates with her husband, Steve. They’ve [...]
Karen | August 18, 2010
It’s apple season at the Emporium! The warm weather recently has made apples ready for picking from the trees a couple of weeks earlier than perhaps normal. But Tom Maurer will have Red Delicious and McIntosh apples this week. The apples are from the Eli and Gingrich orchard on the Palmyra-Bellegrove road. There will also [...]
Karen | August 17, 2010
As we move through this growing season, it’s not too early to start thinking about next year. One of the key parts of the Emporium’s mission is to sell foods with high nutritional value. These nutrients come from the soil. If they are not in the soil they will not be in the plant unless [...]
Karen | August 11, 2010
August is the time for peak crops, and the Emporium is taking full advantage of the supply of fresh, locally grown produce. This is the time of year when people stock up on produce for canning. The Emporium encourages canning – Tom Maurer has been doing some asparagus and beets himself. (For sale shortly.) “Now [...]
Karen | August 4, 2010
The apple season may open in full force this week. Tom Maurer isn’t quite sure, but be looking for more fresh-picked apples at the Emporium. And there will be the usual array of tomatoes, greens, berries and other farm products. As August advances, it’s becoming time to envision what the Emporium will be like in [...]
Karen | August 2, 2010
Know about Mrs. Wages sauces? The Emporium has added Mrs. Wages Tomato Sauce mixes to its shelf goods selections. The pasta sauce makes for great spaghetti! Watch, though, because a single envelope (and the accompanying tomatoes) yields five pints of sauce. You might want to use an envelope, say, a third or half at a [...]
