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Reminder!

Heads up that, as we've done on the past, we'll not be delivering on the Saturday (11/29) or Tuesday (12/2) after Thanksgiving.

It's a big couple of weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and a big couple weeks before the rest of the holidays so we like to take this opportunity to let our teeny, tiny crew get in some rest and relaxation.

Besides... who needs more food in the fridge after filling every last cubic inch with leftovers?

Three Things

Tim and I adopted two kids this summer. Ages 12 and 9. They are whirling dervishes of energy, Legos and crumbs and a general stickiness. We are trying to provide soft landing through the ennui of routine; spelling homework at night, chores, soccer practice, pancakes on Saturdays.

At dinner each night we ask them something they learned for the day, and something that made them smile. It's a habit handed down to me from parents, to whom I would like to abundantly apologize for all the drivel I shared in return. I am learning on the fly that 50% of parenting is feigning interest.

So. NOT THAT YOU HAVE ASKED AT ALL but here are three things that made me smile this week.

1. Spying on Butterflies - every year, Monarch butterflies make their migration south from our chilly environs down to Mexico or Central America. The trip can take months but very little is known about their patterns. Until now. This week the New York Times shared an article about butterfly trackers. A 60 milligram solar powered radio tag that has been attached to over 400 butterflies to track them in real time. And yes! There is an app to follow them - Project Monarch Science (Apple, Google).

From the Times:

"Most monarchs weigh 500 to 600 milligrams, so each tag-bearing migrator making the transcontinental journey is, by weight, equivalent to a half-raisin carrying three uncooked grains of rice."

These little flying beauties have been in steep decline over the past decades. The ability to understand them more leads to the ability to keep them off the brink of extinction. It made my heart swell as I sat in soul crushing traffic on 95S to hear that someone, somewhere, many someones spent their time, intellect and passion to tend to and protect something so fragile and beautiful.

2. Logophiles unite! Maybe not all of you guys grew up reading the dictionary alone. Maybe you grew up playing on the varsity soccer team and having "friends". If so, please skip this part.

YOU GUYS! Miriam Webster is releasing the first hardcover copy of the collegiate dictionary in 22 years! It weighs 5 pounds and includes over 5,000 new words including dad bob and .... farm to table! That inclusion makes this entry just mildly less nerdy and slightly more relevant to this newsletter.

Thank you Miriam Webster. I have ordered two copies.

3. Also it's Lark Cookie week in your shares. Amazing, local woman owned business. Share 'em, don't share 'em we won't tell.

The world is noisy and unfair and complicated. At least we have butterflies, dictionaries and cookies.

Have a great weekend and we hope that Thanksgiving is full of food, friends, family and laughter. (And bubbly.)

Cheers,

Erin and the Family Dinner Team

I need to skip this week!

Please email us by Sunday evening if you'd like us to skip the order that is due to process on Monday! This would not be for the items listed above but for the following delivery. It really, REALLY helps us if you skip BEFORE orders process early Monday morning.

I'm traveling this week/month/year!

You can take us with you! Get in touch and we'll put together a custom package of goodies to keep you sated while you're enjoying the Cape or Bar Harbor. If you're expecting to be away for several weeks or months we can put your subscription on hold.

I'm allergic and/or hate this item!

Send us an email with your name and we'll make a note to your account to substitute those items when they're a part of your share.

What do I do with these bags/ice packs?

Please leave them outside for our drivers to collect and return to home base. We'll get them cleaned up and back into rotation.

We want YOU... to email us

If something is amiss in your order, or you need to make a special request, we want to know about it. Email us—we love hearing from you and we're happy to help however we can!

Have a wonderful weekend!
—The Fam Din Team

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Massachusetts

Delivery dates: Sat., Nov. 22 & Tue., Nov. 25

Note: If you order a "Meat and Fish Only Share" or "Fish and Seafood Only Share" you will receive just the proteins listed, not the fruits and veggies, dairy, grains or teats.

Add-on Bread of the Week - Bagels from Iggy's
Add-on Cheese of the Week - Fromage Frais from Nettle Meadow Farm
Add-on Fresh Pasta of the Week - Lemon Basil Linguine from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Gluten-Free Grain of the Week - Gluten-Free Bagels from Something Sweet Without the Wheat
Add-on Grain of the Week - Everything Better With Buckwheat Crackers from Maine Crisp Co.
Add-on Mezze of the Week - Baba Ganoush from Magic Bites
Add-on Pastry of the Week - Chocolate Croissant from Iggy's
Add-on Ravioli of the Week - Cheese Ravioli from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Salad of the Week - Quinoa Salad from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Sausage of the Week - Bratwurst from Cold Spring Ranch
Add-on Soup of the Week - Vegetarian - Carrot Ginger Soup from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Treat of the Week - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods

Omnivore Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Pollock from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Pollock from Red's Best; Salmon from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Bunched Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Brussels Sprouts from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from Mother's Mountain
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains; Dried Pasta from Deano's Pasta
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

Pescatarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Pollock from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Pollock from Red's Best; Salmon from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Pollock from Red's Best; Salmon from Red's Best; Black Sea Bass from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Bunched Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Brussels Sprouts from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from Mother's Mountain
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains; Dried Pasta from Deano's Pasta
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

Vegetarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Magic Grain Salad from Magic Bites
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Magic Grain Salad from Magic Bites; Tofu from Heiwa
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Magic Grain Salad from Magic Bites; Tofu from Heiwa; Lentil Fingers from Magic Bites
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Bunched Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Brussels Sprouts from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Strawberry Rhubarb Jam from Mother's Mountain
Grain - Polenta from Maine Grains; Dried Pasta from Deano's Pasta
Special Treat - Cookies from Lark Fine Foods; Sticky Buns from Iggy's

Paleo Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Pollock from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Bunched Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Brussels Sprouts from Red Fire Farm
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Sausage from Cold Spring Ranch; Pollock from Red's Best; Salmon from Red's Best; Something Tasty from Somewhere Local
Fruits and Veggies - Spicy Salad Mix from Kitchen Garden Farm; Apples from Rogers Orchard; Bunched Red Radishes from Pitchfork Farm; Delicata Squash from Langwater Farm; Parsnips from Red Fire Farm; Microburst Microgreens from Generation Farm; Bunched Spinach from Red Fire Farm; Brussels Sprouts from Red Fire Farm; Something Tasty from Somewhere Local; Something Else Tasty from Somewhere Local
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

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Recipes

Stuffed ~~Acorn~~ Delicata Squash with Sausage - So dang tasty and satisfying. And super quick to make.

Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash With Quinoa - Want a vegetarian version? Voilà!

Easy Pollock en Papillote - "Easy" and "en papillote" are kind of redundant. If you're not familiar, or, understandably, intimidated by the French, it's a nearly foolproof way to get fish to your table that is very tasty. And with all the cooking/eating ahead of us, this seems like a wonderful change of pace.

Tips and Tricks for storing your food and getting the most from your shares can be found here.

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Posted on November 21, 2025

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