Newsletter w/c 12th March 2018

NEWSLETTER FOR W/C  12th March 2018

After the stresses of trying to keep things running in the adverse weather, it was great to make use of my Christmas present for a couple of nights away near Loch Lomond. A wee re-charge of the batteries never does any harm.

There’s still snow lying at Cobbinshaw. I was out trying to continue the repairs on the walls, but the stones are still under slowly-reducing drifts, so I had to abandon the attempt.

On that subject, the whole family are going away at the Easter holidays, so there will be no delivery in a fortnights time (w/c 26^th March). No other deliveries are affected. If you are due a delivery that week, your next delivery will be on the date you would have expected the next delivery. It tends to cause more confusion if I try to postpone deliveries. I’ve found its better just to cancel the one week, and only affect one weeks worth of deliveries. Please just ask if you are in any doubt about when deliveries will be.

The Spring School Bands Concert was a victim of the weather too. Its now been re-arranged as a much smaller affair for the families of the performers. We’ve also just had the bad news that the council has decided to cut the funding for the School bands. Finn has gained so much from being part of the project. There are a lot of children out there who struggle with academia, whose strengths lie in the arts or creative subjects. To them, music or art, as a subject, is as important as Maths or English to everyone else. There would be an outcry, quite rightly, if either of those was cut. A petition has been raised to try to raise awareness of the cuts and gain support for a campaign against the closure of the bands. If you’d like to add your name the link can be found at https://www.change.org/p/west-lothian-council-save-our-strings-and-percussion-before-it-s-too-late/d?source_location=combo_psf. Alternatively, an email to Cathy Muldoon or David Dodds, our councilors at West Lothian Council would be helpful.

PLEASE RETURN ALL NET BAGS PLEASE. WE RE-USE THEM.

This is a list of the veg in the bag this week, although, substitutions may occur due to availability.

Potato, Onion, Carrot, Beetroot, Kale, Spring Onion and Broccoli

The Large bag will also include:

Brussels sprout, Red Cabbage and Mushroom

Featured Recipe

Warm Beet, Chorizo and Pear Salad

Boil the beetroot in a large pan of water for 20-40 minutes depending on the size. Once cooked through, drain and leave to cool in a colander. When cool enough to handle, remove the skin, root and stalks and roughly chop the flesh. Take 100g of chorizo, skinned and thickly sliced. Place it in a cold frying pan and bring up to a medium heat and fry until crisp. A lot of oil should collect. Remove the chorizo with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Add 50-100g blanche whole almonds to the pan and just as theyre starting to brown at the edges, whip them out of the pan with the slotted spoon and leave to dry on some kitchen paper. Make a dressing by adding 2 tablespoons of quince paste (membrillo) to the oil in the pan, along with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of sherry vinegar and season to taste. Core and thinly slice a pear and toss in a little lemon juice to stop it browning. Arrange on a plate with the beets, chorizo and almonds. You can mix together with the dressing or serve the dressing on the side.

Organic Vegetables	£11.50 per standard bag
	£14.50 per Large bag
Organic Fruit	£4.00 per Small Bag
	£7.00 per Large Bag
Organic Pasteurised Milk ( full cream/semi skimmed)	£1.20per  litre
Organic Single cream ( 250ml/500ml)	£1.20/£1.60
Organic Double cream ( 250ml/500ml)	£1.30/£1.70
Eggs
Organic Free Range Eggs	£1.80 per Half Dozen Box

All deliveries are now subject to an additional delivery charge on sliding scale from £2 to £9

Delivery price will be calculated on enquiry.

For more information or to place an order please contact us on 07931 738767 or e-mail us or alternatively you can check out our website at  www.thewholeshebag.com or e-mail  thewholeshebag@aol.com

South Cobbinshaw, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8LQ

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