Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm

We're back! Shop in person at MAP's Market at the Farmhouse this week and every week moving forward. We have limited produce available from our friends at Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm, thanks to their hearty storage crops including beets, carrots, and squash! We have gorgeous garlic from Little Bear Farm for sale.in bulk. We are fully stocked with MAP's tasty herb-infused honey, toum, do chua, kimchi, and bone broth PLUS so much more. Erba Verde Farms chicken is on the way, FIVE varieties of The Bloom & Rose knish just came in, and Smita's Cookery restocked her veggie & meat spices too. Now, if we could just get our hands on some Yummo Ice Cream and some fresh microgreens, we'd be alllllll set! 🤞 Come shop & share a smile with your favorite market operator, we've missed your faces! We hope to see you soon. #foodthatmoves #mobilemarket #veggievan #localproduce #localfood #eatlocal #eatfresh

Last night, we had our final winter CSA pick-up! The first attempt at winter CSA was a great learning experience for us - & overall a success - and I know we can only get better from here on out. ❄️✨ Many thanks to Massachusetts Avenue Project for not only hosting our pick-up + providing our members with a warm, inviting spot- but also all the extra goodies they could buy & enjoy there. Also to all the local farms we partnered with who provided us with items to supplement our shares with Plato Dale Farm McCollum Orchards Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm The Root Down Farm And, of course, a huge THANK YOU to our members, who acted as our guinea pigs and trusted us in this new endeavor! It was great to see many of you last night and get your feedback. You are at the heart of our farm, and we are so grateful for all of you! ❤️ Now...onto seeding in the warm, sunny greenhouse today to get rolling on Summer CSA 2022! We always give our current members first dibs at sign-up, but will be opening up membership to the general public next week. Keep your eyes peeled. Spring is coming fast 👀 🌱☀️

This week! We have FOUR locations to pick up a bag of affordable produce curated by FreshFix PLUS stellar offerings at our Farmhouse with online ordering and extended hours available! NEW! Find baked goods from @pieandscone available in our online shop AND at our Farmhouse on Thursday (until sold out!). Find knish from The Bloom & Rose in our freezer alongside @erbaverdefarms pasture-raised chicken. Find all of your favorite veggies from our urban farm at MAP PLUS MAP bffs Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm and Brewster Street Farm - Journey's End Refugee Agricultural Program. Fabulous apple options from Cornerstone Orchards INCLUDING two cooking apples for those pies coming up. And last but absolutely not least, we have great things coming out of our kitchen: sweet and savory galettes, fresh and frozen SOUP, canned up salsa verde, all made with #MAPYouthl! #foodthatmoves #mobilemarket #veggievan #eatlocal #estfresh #allaccess

Our #RaisingTheRoots raffle was a huge success and we want to thank our prize donors Acme Cabinet Company , Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm , and Shango Bistro & Wine Bar for donating these amazing items. We are so grateful for the generosity of all who donated towards this Raising the Roots fundraiser! For those who did not win, you can still enjoy these amazing places by shopping at our Mobile Market (where you can find Promised Land CSA produce), get delicious takeout or eat-in at Shango Bistro, and check out Acme Cabinet Company (kitchen cabinet upgrades might be more affordable than you think!). Congrats to all the winners and thank you for participating!!

Support #FoodEquity for all by making a donation to MAP today and we will enter you into a drawing to win one or all three of these amazing prizes! #SupportLocalAg #RaisingTheRoots SHOUT OUT to our amazing friends who donated these items: Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm Shango Bistro & Wine Bar and Acme Cabinet Company https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/ms9bkiC4CGGlKVdYSKkFUA

#RaisingTheRoots (from home) is back this year but coming to your home kitchens! We are so excited to offer 3 cooking classes, including #ThaiThursday with guest Chef Rin, of Rin Thai Bistro, along with our amazing board member Christy, with her tiny chef daughters, AND a special class by our MAP Youth! We are also offering a variety of FREE workshops throughout the week, all of which will be shared through Facebook Live! Check out our website for a full list and go to our events pages and CLICK GOING! https://www.mass-ave.org/raising-the-roots This event is presented by Wegmans, and sponsored by Lawley, Acme Cabinet Company, Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm, Shango Bistro & Wine Bar AND National Grid! #KidsInTheKitchen #FoodEquity #CookingIsFun #SupportLocalAg #KnowYourFarmers

MAP is working with Seeding Resilience to get fresh food on dinner tables of Buffalo households in need. How does this work?! First, we harvest up all of the gorgeous collards and kale we have in our fields at MAP. Then we call up our best friends at Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm, Groundwork Market Garden, Produce Peddlers Inc., Cornerstone Orchards LLC, Thorpes Organic Family Farm, and Sunset Fruit and Vegetable to gather the beautiful produce they have on hand. We make quick work of some volunteers to get it all ready for Urban Fruits & Veggies to pick up. We send it out on Urban Fruits & Veggie's truck, along with tasty fresh soups we prepared at our Farmhouse for folks observing Ramadan. Next, this food travels quickly down the road to Feed Buffalo. The kind folks at Feed bag it up with dry goods, Halal meat, bread, and more and start contacting folks who need support. Then it trickles off on Queen City Couriers bicycles and in volunteer cars to homes across Buffalo, just in time to prep the evening family meal. Any excess produce is scooped up by food banks and shelters. Nothing is wasted! It's an effort by many and it's all possible thanks private funding Seeding Resilience receives, patient and generous volunteers, simple technology like Whatsapp, and robust food system networks such as Greater Buffalo Urban Growers and Produce Peddlers Inc. who connect us with the most important link of all-- farmers! We *really* are all in this together. It's truly wonderful to see, thanks to beautiful photos and videos by Drea D'Nur of Feed Buffalo. Check out their latest post below. You can hear the excitement and practically smell the freshness! We are so happy to be a part of this collaboration and glad to share some behind the scenes food system stuff with our Facebook family. To learn more about our partnership with Seeding Resilience, check out: http://foodsystemsplanning.ap.buffalo.edu/seedingresilience/ **This effort is privately funded through Seeding Resilience and supporting small farms the best way we know how-- by buying produce! If you are a producer and would like to contribute, please contact our Markets Director by emailing your farm info, phone number and price list to [email protected]. We can even pick up!

South Side Pick Up! 100 Acres: The Kitchens at Hotel Henry is offering take-away service on the South Side steps of our sibling property Hotel Henry! The Family Meal menu features creative dishes made with selectively sourced ingredients, leaning on relationships with local farmers and producers to find the highest quality ingredients that showcase the best of the season. When you order from 100 acres you are supporting Flat #12 Mushrooms, Erba Verde Farms, Farmer Ground Flour, Stick and Stone Farm and Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm Through service tonight, receive 10% off your South Side Pick Up order. Order now 100acresbflo.com Use code SOUTHSIDE at check out to receive this promotion. Order your family meal day-of, Wednesday through Sunday, and choose your pick up any time between 3-7pm. Staying at The Mansion? The Butlers will be happy to pick up your food for you!

We’re proud to continue our mantra of selective sourcing, leaning on our relationships with local farmers and producers to find the highest quality ingredients that showcase the best of the season. When you order from 100 Acres: The Kitchens at Hotel Henry you are supporting Flat #12 Mushrooms, Erba Verde Farms, Farmer Ground Flour, Stick and Stone Farm, and Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm. Through service tonight, receive 10% off your South Side Pick Up order. Order now 100acresbflo.com Use code SOUTHSIDE at check out to receive this promotion. Remember, you can order your family meal day-of, Wednesday through Sunday, and choose your pick up any time between 3-7pm.

1 week from today we are joining forces with restaurants around the area to support Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm. 20% of our sales from both Taco Factories are heading straight to Promised Land. And if you can't make it out that day, below is a link to the GoFundMe page. https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-promised-land-in-honor-of-daniel-oles?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B2300-co-team-welcome&fbclid=IwAR0Ovu3HiefNGpPam_bAxtpdJeof_n9W6VBNznfZ-3u5Lg_NzGZWITKrgIA

Our Toutant and Dobutsu teams have a lot of dishes and happy guests to thank Dan Oles and his family for. We have been buying and loving the bounty of their hard work for years. This year will be especially difficult for the family farm, after Dan's recent sudden passing, as his wife and son continue the business without his leadership, teamwork, labor and love. If you love local produce like we do and are able, please consider donating to the honor fund below. The proceeds will go directly to the family to aid them in getting the farm up and running for this quickly arriving growing season! They do have an AMAZING CSA you can buy also! check it out at Promised Land CSA at Oles Family Farm ! We will also be participating in the Good Grace fundraiser from both restaurants so if you can't donate to the GoFundMe, then perhaps you can visit Toutant or Dobutsu or any one of our partner restaurants on March 19, to help us do it our way! Thank you very much!! Here are some easy ways to support the Oles family in Daniel’s honor: 1. Buy a CSA share from Promised Land ! A year of amazing organic produce is a blessing for the farm as well as you and your family. 2. Donate to this GoFundMe drive, even $5 will help. 3. On March 19, 2020, dine at one of many participating WNY restaurants. Each restaurant will donate a percentage of its day’s sales to Promised Land. Good Grace: WNY Chefs Celebrate Daniel Oles will give the region a chance to celebrate Daniel’s servant leadership and indefatigable dedication to our community. #LOCAL #farmers #nofarmsnofood #buffalove #community