This Week’s LUCSA Box

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For Box Delivery: 11/11, 11/12, 11/13 - 2026

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Fresh Produce:

Carrots

Cranberries

Kale

Onions

Red Cabbage

Sweet Potatoes

Weekly Staples:

Ruby - Hibiscus Tea

Mushrooms
Bread
Eggs

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Any share changes must be submitted to lucsa@theurbancanopy.org

by Monday at 11AM

Weekly Add-Ons

Add locally-sourced food and home goods to your box to round out your CSA delivery. Add-ons save trips to the grocery store and allow you to get more of what you want conveniently delivered inside your LUCSA share.

Access the Add-On Shop through our member portal.

Member Add-On Shop

This Week in the Shop:

Featured Items This Week:

  • The Urban Canopy - Bok Choy

  • The Urban Canopy - Head Lettuce

  • The Urban Canopy - Parsley

  • The Urban Canopy - Mizuna

  • Moonbow - Whole Bean Coffee

  • Beeler’s Bacon - On Sale! $7.50

*Reminder: Add-Ons must be ordered by Monday at 11AM

A Message from oFarm:

Just the two of us; we can make it if we try...just the two of us and a literal gaggle of cats!!! We have entered into the final countdown for the farm season and it's kind of wild to be here. This past week had me feelin like I was stuck in a time warp of all the seasons again. We had that like gorgeous spring time day earlier in the week; then we harvest the very last flush of our peppers, like what those are a summer crop!! Hello!!! It's November in Illinois! Then yeah a lil cool front is movin in our way?? Convo with our bee keeper sweetie, "And yeah, aren't we even supposed to get our first frost??" I'm sorry what??? quickly pulls out phone to look at weather app Sure enough we're gonna get down to high 30s consistently. I mean there is only 6 weeks left of Fall at this point....guess we better get to fallin!

Until next time!

xoxo

gossip grower

Thanksgiving Turkey Orders

Although fall has just begun it won't be long until Thanksgiving arrives, which means now is the time to start pre-ordering your turkeys! Each year we partner with Finn's Ranch to provide heritage breeds, known for their exceptional flavor and tenderness. Raised organically on pastures, they offer a delicious and sustainable centerpiece for your holiday feast.

Request your preferred size and we will do our best to match it. Turkeys come with the giblets and neck. All products are delivered frozen.

The FINAL DEADLINE for Turkey Orders is this

Monday 11/9 at 11 AM

Pricing & Turkey Order Form

Holiday Schedule Updates

Depending on your delivery schedule you will receive your turkey along with your LUCSA share either the week of Thanksgiving or the week prior between 11/18 - 11/25. See revised holiday schedule below.

Any vacations, share changes and requests for the week of Thanksgiving must be submitted to lucsa@theurbancanopy.org by Monday 11/16 at 11 AM 

Usual Wednesday (25th) deliveries will be moved to Monday 11/23

Usual Thursday (26th) deliveries will be moved to Tuesday 11/24

Usual Friday (27th) deliveries will be moved to Wednesday 11/25

Adjusted Add-On Shop Hours

For orders to be delivered between 11/23-11/25 will be adjusted to:

Tuesday 11/17 at 11 AM to Friday 11/20 at 11 AM 

Share Contents

Refer back to this page for updated share contents to help you identify produce.

Weekly Staples:

Beverage

Hibiscus Tea - Ruby Fine Hibiscus Tea (Chicago, IL)

Storage Tip - Keep refrigerated.

Bread

Wednesday: Sourdough Pullman
Publican Quality Bread (Fulton Market, Chicago, IL)

Thursday: Harvest Square Multigrain
FranHer Bakery (Pilsen, Chicago, IL)

Friday: Pumpkin Cranberry Sourdough
pHlour Bakery (Andersonville, Chicago)

Storage Tip - Keep your bread cut side down in a bag on your counter for two to three days. At that point you will want to slice or rip/cut your bread into pieces and freeze for future toast, croutons, or panzanella! If it’s particularly hot, you may want to move it to the refrigerator after a day or two (the only time we will tell you to refrigerate bread).Tips to freshen up your bread

Mushrooms

Wednesday: Oyster ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Thursday: Lion’s Mane ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Friday: Crimini ‍River Valley Ranch (Burlington, WI)

Storage Tip - Open the paper bag to reduce moisture, and keep mushrooms out of plastic. Smoke, dehydrate, or par-cook and freeze for longer storage.

Eggs‍ ‍

Pastured Eggs - Finn's Ranch (Buchanan, MI)

Storage Tip - You can freeze your eggs to make them last longer. Crack and scramble in a container, or crack whole into oiled muffin tins, and keep frozen for up to 6 months.

This Week’s Fresh Produce:

Kale - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Make sure greens are good and dry. Either loosen or remove the rubber band. You can wrap the greens in a paper or cloth towel to cut down on extra moisture. Then store in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to a week. Or keep in a glass of water like a bouquet!

Carrots - Second Spring Farm (Cedar, MI)
Storage Tip - Remove greens to preserve the root longer. Greens can be used within a week and the carrot itself can be stored in the crisper in a plastic bag for a few weeks.

Onions - Second Spring Farm (Cedar, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep cool, dry and out of direct light, on your counter, in a cupboard, or in a perforated paper bag for up to 6 months.

Red Cabbage - Molter Produce (Coloma, MI)
Storage Tip - Cabbage is best stored whole and unrinsed until you're ready to use it. Cutting into it will cause it to lose vitamin C, which will lead to faster spoilage. To store a head of cabbage, place it in a plastic bag in the crisper drawer of your fridge. A head of cabbage will last up two months when stored this way.

Cranberries - Mick Klug Farm (St. Joseph, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep undamaged berries tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to two months.

Sweet Potatoes - Garden Gate Farm (Fairbury, IL), Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Sweet potatoes should never be cold til cooked! Keep them dry at a stable temperature out of direct light, on your counter or in a cupboard, for up to 6 months.

Substitutions

Items for those already opting out of beverage, bread, mushrooms, or eggs OR having a conflicting allergy; subject to change, even if specified. Please refer back to this newsletter throughout the week for updates

Habanada Peppers - Frillman Farms (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Store dry in an open plastic bag in the crisper for up to two weeks.

Mizuna or Arugula - The Urban Canopy (Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL)
Storage Tip - Make sure greens are good and dry. You can wrap the greens in a paper or cloth towel to cut down on extra moisture. Then store in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to a week.

Cauliflower - Molter Produce (Coloma, MI)
Storage Tip - Store the whole head of cauliflower, unwashed, in a perforated plastic bag or loosely wrapped in plastic in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator for up to a week.

Watermelon Radish - Wild Coyote (Berrien Springs, MI)
Storage Tip - Keep very dry stored in a perforated bag in the refrigerator for up to a month.

*Farming is never 100% Predictable

Please keep in mind that share contents may vary due to market availability so contents may vary slightly from this list. We appreciate your flexibility.

Pro-Tip for Produce Longevity

When your share arrives, immediately unpack your produce and move into proper storage containers!

Always Wash Before Eating

As a general best practice with all produce including ours, we recommend washing produce before eating.

Please Remember to Save and Return LUCSA Packaging

We request that you return your wax box and Finn’s Ranch egg cartons during your next delivery. Help practice sustainability by helping us re-use all of these items for future deliveries.

We’re unfortunately not able to re-use; non-Finn’s egg cartons, rubber bands, bags, berry containers or glass jars.

Recipes

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Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower

Spicy Moroccan Carrot Dip

One-Pan Lentil Gratin With Sweet Potatoes & Mustard-Chèvre Crumbs

Miso-Braised Kale With Multigrain Rice

Sheet-Pan Cranberry Crisp

Kale and Red Cabbage Slaw with Turmeric Tahini Dressing

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Our recipe reels provide additional information on how to use produce and processing items each week!

We have created a handy Produce Guide which includes most items you will be getting in your box this season and through out the year. It is helpful for identification and has lots of storage tips, and also includes a log of recipes. It’s not a bad idea to bookmark this page!

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Previous Boxes

If you missed a week and want to see what was in a previous share, we archive all our previous newsletters.

You can also use it to look at previous seasons if you are interested to see what crops are coming.

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