Peaceful melon

“Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.”  

~William Shakespeare

Sweet Greenssss

...Sweet Greenssss! 

2 Granny Smith apples

1 McIntosh apple

1 Bosc pear

5 kale leaves

1 cucumber

4 celery stalks

1/2 cilantro bunch

1 Meyer lemon

JUICE OR BLEND!

Top with berries for a beautiful contrast of color! 

On the go ORGANICSMason Jar salads!

Inspired? 

Work?School?Day at the beach?Airport? 

The list goes on! 

Pack a organic salad on the go with a glass mason jar. 

*HOW TO SALAD IN A JAR*

The mason Jar lets you layer the salad, and keep ingredients separate until you eat!

Place the firmer vegetables at the bottom of the jar marinate 

and even pickle a bit in the dressing underneath.

 *TIP* The lighter, more fragile ingredients sit on top.

When you're ready to eat, just dump all the ingredients into a big bowl, and toss them gently.

Enjoy mother natures energy for your day :)

Pick up your OTV box at YOLO!

New pick up location!

YOLO BOARD

DESTIN, FL

Do you live near YOLO? 

Order and simply pick up your organic produce at YOLO in Destin!

YOLO BOARD EAST COAST11610 US Hwy 98 WMiramar Beach, FL 32550

Order organic produce here-www.offthevine.org 

Green Gift Certificates! ...birthdays, graduations or just ANYTIME healthy gift!

Green Gift Certificate

Anytime...Give the perfect

Green Gift Certificate 

of fresh Organic Fruits & Vegetables!  

(It fits, it's healthy plus everyone loves food!)

Choose any size dollar amount you need. 

You can send a Seasonal gift 

(one Mixed Produce share each Season - 4 times a year),

a Once a Month gift series 

(one Mixed share each month) 

or a Single gift of an All fruit - $34.00, Mixed - $56.00 or Juicing - $48.00 share!

The gift recipient can redeem their gift anytime in 2013!   

 (Organic savings: When you prepay for your gifts or your regular subscriptions

you can save 10%...Ask us how!)  

TO ORDER:

Call: 850-374-2181 or email support@offthevine.org

Giving is receiving

Share health  

Mouth watering melon juice!

Tip of the week, 

Juice your melon! 

Watermelon ginger juice

1/2 (about 2.2kg) organic seedless watermelon, peeled, coarsely chopped

2 tsp finely grated ginger

2 tbs lemon juice

BLEND.

Blend your own dressing! Spice up your salads

Raw Green goddess dressing

Ingredients:

1/2 cup raw tahini

1/2 cup water

2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

2 Tablespoons green onions, chopped

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

3 cloves garlic (or 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder)

4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

3 Tablespoons raw Apple Cider Vinegar

The best is in nature.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”

― Hippocrates

Tips from us!

Are you looking to detox and need bulk quantities?   

We can help! 

Call Shana @ 850-374-2181 with your specific organic vegetable & fruit needs for your detox! Plus, our Juicing Box is available weekly in most areas!  

Helpful tip for sharing organics with friends...

Save $ on your produce!

Did you know...if you order a LARGE MIXED BOX (equals 2 of the Standard Mixed box sizes) you save $10.00 over the 2 separate box prices!  

So, if you want to share with a friend or if you order for a larger family, 

order the LARGE Mixed Box size and save $10.00!!

Enjoy your BEETS :)

The amazing benefits of Beet Juice... Traditionally, people use beet juice to heal: anemia, liver, skin, kidneys, lymphatic circulation, tiredness, eye, liver, skin problems, detoxification, cancer. Beet juice may kill fungi, is a strong antioxidant and has anti inflammatory properties. 

Beet Facts

Beet juice may cause both your stool and urine to turn red.

 Don't be surprised if this happens!

Beet juice benefits are very powerful. 

You only need a little bit of juice to get the benefits. 

Drink the juice raw because the most beneficial substances (like betalains) are lost when cooked. 

In addition, the oxalic acid in the beet becomes harmful when cooked, but is (in moderation) beneficial when raw(according to juice and nutrition experts Dr Walker, David Wolfe and Gabriel Cousins).

Juice the whole beets: roots plus greens. 

The greens contain most of the healthy minerals and vitamins. 

P.S 
A sweet Beet Juice Recipe

makes about 20 oz of juice depending on juicer and produce size

• 2 beets
• 1 large carrot or 2 medium carrots
• 1/2 a green apple
• 1/2 cucumber
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 small piece of ginger

Love,

OTV

9 ways to help kids get more organic fruits and veggies in the body & mind

Ask children to eat the rainbow, 

eating organic fruits and veggies from OTV makes it easy to eat the rainbow.

Not only easy, 

but delicious! 

1. Get them while they're hungry.

If they're hungry, they'll eat. Before dinner, serve an appetizer of colorful vegetables, such as carrots, cucumbers, and red bell peppers, along with a hummus or low-fat salad dressing, Kulze suggests.

3. Make up cute names.

Marketers do this, so why shouldn't you? Once Risdal started calling Brussels sprouts "hero buttons," her kids couldn't get enough of them.

4. Shop with your kids.

"Let them pick out the fruits and vegetables," Wolter says. "Let them smell the produce and admire the colors."

5. Cook with your kids.

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6. Have a "veggie night."

This way, there's no competition from other types of foods.

7. Hide the veggies.

Sneak pureed vegetables into everything :) 

8. Make fruits and vegetables the easy option.

Take a tip from the geniuses who thought to put potato chips in single-serving bags. Stock a kid-accessible shelf in your fridge with little bags of cut fruit and vegetables, applesauce, and fruit cups.

9. Let them use fun gadgets.

What kid doesn't love gadgets? Let them use a blender, juicer, and food processor to make smoothies and other recipes with fruits and vegetables. Use proper supervision, of course.

Happy Martin Luther King day

THIS WEEKS JUICE share:

Juicing carrots, kale, red leaf lettuce, celery, cucumbers,
juicing beets, Red Anjou pears, ginger,
Granny smith apples, Pinata apples and lemons!

Juice recipe:

Beets

Granny smith apple

Kale

and

a toss of Ginger :)

Kid friendly & GIVES THE BODY MORE ENERGY THAN ESPRESSO! 

Enjoy eating fresh and organic with OTV

NATURAL VS ORGANIC

Organic vs. natural

NATURAL DOES NOT MEAN ORGANIC. 

There's a lot of confusion out there about the distinction between organic and natural, and we think it's a shame, because the differences can be huge! The first thing you should understand is that, except for meat, "natural" doesn't have a set, strictly defined or regulated definition, while "organic" does.

When you see the word "natural" on food packaging, it can mean any number of different things, depending on where in the US you are, who the food manufacturer is and what store is carrying the product. In fact, you might be surprised to learn what they consider natural. 

When you see "organic" on a product label or packaging, you can be assured that that organic product was made without the use of toxic, persistent pesticides, GMOs, antibiotics or artificial growth hormones

But the term "organic" is strictly defined in the US by uniform, federal regulations. "Organic" means the food or fiber bearing the label was made with a set of farming and production practices defined and regulated, in great detail, by the USDA.

For more detailed information on the USDA organic standards, visit their web site athttp://www.ams.usda.gov/nop or call the National Organic Program at 202-720-3252, or write USDA-AMS-TM-NOP, Room 4008 S. Bldg., Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence, SW, Washington, DC 20250.

Look for USDA ORGANIC SEAL! 

all OTV produce is USDA certified organic. 

ALL THE TIME :) 

Whats fresh... Kohlrabi!

Kohlrabi is a member of the cruciferous (cabbage) family; 

the stem just above the soil swells to a fat little round, with leafy green tops. 

 The tops are edible - they are very cabbage-y - and can be cooked in the manner of any tough green.  The bulb itself is great RAW (YUM) or cooked. 

Quick Kohlrabi Pickles

2-4 small kohlrabi bulbs, trimmed, peeled, and cut into 1/2" cubes

Organic olive oil (optional)

Rice vinegar 

Kosher Salt

Fresh Black Pepper

Place the kohlrabi chunks in the bowl of a lidded, airtight container.  Drizzle with a touch of olive oil, a good splash of vinegar, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.  Replace the lid and shake well.  Taste and adjust seasoning.  Place in fridge, shaking occasionally.  They are best after they have marinated for a few hours, and will last about a week, becoming more intensely flavored but still largely retaining their lovely texture. 

ENJOY!

A new RADIANT HEALTHY year!

joy, peace and feeling good in 2013

Start fresh in 2013 with OTV!

Order weekly organic produce HERE

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OTV

Better than donuts and bagels! Top your apples

This snack is prefect for Kids! (and adults)

Simple slice apples, core out the center and create a "donut" or "bagel" shape.

Top apples with almond butter, dates, dried berries, jams, tahini...

Fun organic snacking

Enjoy and happy Holidays

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OTV

Thank you for supporting organic!

The way nature intended...

More reasons for supporting Organic!

1. Better for your planet

Over 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions come from food and farming today. Nitrogen fertiliser manufacturing is the worst offender. To produce just one tonne takes one tonne of oil, seven tonnes of greenhouse gasses and one hundred tonnes of water. Organic farmers work with nature to feed the soil and control pests. By choosing organic, local and seasonal - we can significantly reduce our carbon footprint.

2. Great for You

No food has higher amounts of beneficial minerals, essential amino acids and vitamins than organic food. Organic food avoids pesticides and all controversial additives including aspartame, tartrazine, MSG and hydrogenated fats. Organic food contains higher levels of vitamin C and minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron and chromium as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants and Omega 3. Organic milk for example, is on average 68% higher in Omega 3 essential fatty acids.

3. Kind to animals

Animal welfare is at the heart of organic systems. Soil Association standards for meat and animal products rigorously protect all aspects of animal wellbeing - from rearing, feeding and shelter, to transportation and slaughter. Organic animals are free to pursue natural behaviour because they have plenty of outside space to thrive and grow, and are not routinely drugged with antibiotics. Organic standards prohibit cruelty and guarantee truly free-range lives for farm animals.

Yes, that’s right. Many shoppers don’t realise that organic products are also free range. Eggs and meat with the Soil Association symbol have been reared to the highest level of free-range standards. Birds are looked after in smaller flocks, spend more of their lives roaming outside on fresh grass and have more space in their houses.

4. Encourages wildlife

The Government’s own advisors found that plant, insect and bird life is up to 50% greater on organic farms. Organic farming relies on wildlife to help control natural pests, so wide field edges are left uncultivated for bugs, birds and bees to flourish. They are also not sprayed away by the fertilisers, chemicals and pesticides routinely used on non-organic farms.

5. GMO free

Genetically modified (GMO) crops and ingredients are banned under organic standards. Shoppers wanting to avoid GMO products may be surprised to know that over a million tons of GMO crops are imported each year to feed non-organic livestock, which in turn supply our supermarkets with pork, bacon, milk, cheese and other dairy products.

Simply make your own salad dressing...

Massaged salad dressing 

For any salad mixture of your choice, great on kale and hearty greens. 

1/3 cup olive oil

1/4 tsp salt, 1 clove garlic, crushed 

 1 T fresh ginger, crushed 

1T light Tamari

1/2 cup water

pinch cayenne 

Massage this dressing on any salad greens. This can be left on over night or served right away. 

Delicious!

Creative with CILANTRO!

Fresh & Simple...

Cilantro Lime rice

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• Coarse salt
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until water is absorbed and rice is just tender, 16 to 18 minutes.
   
2. Meanwhile, in a blender, combine cilantro, lime juice, oil, garlic, and 2 tablespoons water; blend until smooth. Stir into cooked rice, and fluff with a fork.
   

Get prepped for THANKSGIVING with OTV!

                             What's fresh this week (THANKSGIVING)! 

                         Nov. 18-24, 2012  - Thanksgiving week       

We will provide recipes for all produce for  

    Thanksgiving week on Nov 16th email! 

All Organic Mixed Vegetable & Fruit share:       

Garnet sweet potatoes, Romano beans (like Italian flat beans!),white button mushrooms, fresh herb bouquet of Thyme, sage and Rosemary,
Heirloom lettuce, Romain lettuce, Heirloom cherry tomatoes, celery,carrots with tops, Russet potatoes, Winesap apples, Golden sweet tangelos,Red Bartlett pears
and of coarse fresh cranberries!

(We figure each box will serve 3 people for dinner dishes...plus a dessert...please plan accordingly!
Also remember, when you order the large size MIXED box you get 2 

of the Standard Mixed size - and 10$ off!) 

Southeast local produce this week: Fresh Herbs, Heirloom lettuce,
Heirloom tomatoes and Garnett sweet potatoes! 

All organic Fruit share:    

Pink Lady apples, Winesap apples, Golden sweet tangelos,
Red Bartlett pears,  fresh cranberries, a Pineapple and Bananas! 

All organic JUICING share:    

Cranberries, Pineapple, juicing carrots, ginger, red beets,  

celery, green kale, Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, Lemons,
Winesap apples and Black Arkansas apples!

Holiday organic & raw snacking!

Holiday Nut Pack special!

 (Holiday special:  $5.00 off  the "Pack" when your order together!)  

Great variety of raw & organic nuts and berries for the holidays! Make trails mixes, place out nuts for nibbling before meals or incorporated these into your favorite dishes and salads. 

Includes organic & raw (no roasting, salting or added flavorings)-

Pecans, dried Cranberries, Macadamia nuts, Pumpkin seeds and pure organic maple sugar!  

Order online on our featured items page.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER