JACKSON, Wyo. — For most folks, the holidays will look a little different this year — with friends and family at a (social) distance. But that doesn’t mean we can’t all celebrate. We just need to get creative.
Vertical Harvest has some inventive ideas to keep your holiday meals merry and bright. With many of their sources for local products currently closed for the off-season, they are finding ways to make certain that you can still access their freshly grown produce and other unique specials.
Thanksgiving Harvest Box
Developed in partnership with two other Teton Valley businesses, Bread & Blossom and Winter Winds Farm, Vertical Harvest’s Thanksgiving Harvest Box is full of treats to jump-start your Turkey Day menu prep. Buy one for yourself and one (or more) for nearby loved ones or local buddies you normally host for Friendsgiving. Make the same recipes, buy the same wines, schedule a time on Zoom and BOOM — virtual Thanksgiving.
Included in the box:
- Vertical Harvest Tomato Pint
- Sweet Mix Lettuce Heads
- Autumn Blend Petite Greens
- Live Microgreens
- Bread & Blossom Sourdough Rolls
- Bread & Blossom: Date Dijonette Salad Dressing
- Winter Winds Farm: Robiola Cheese
Price: $85
Order Deadline: Nov 20
Order Pick up: Wednesday, November 25 from 2-5 p.m. at the greenhouse.
Buy Thanksgiving Harvest Boxes here.
About Vertical Harvest
With the help of investors, local stakeholders and community members like you, Vertical Harvest designed, built and currently runs a Jackson-based hydroponic greenhouse — the first of its kind in North America. This unique multi-story farm produces incredibly fresh, local food 365 days a year, and provides meaningful employment to underserved populations.
Vertical Harvest products are not only nutrient-rich, but they can also jump-start your culinary creativity with unique flavors, textures and colors. When you buy Vertical Harvest products you help tackle food and job insecurity right in the Jackson Hole community.
Vertical Harvest provides new and seasonal options that are adaptable to local needs and demand, including the produce in the Thanksgiving Harvest Box. The specially-grown Autumn Blend is only available here, and is comprised of Toscano Kale, Purple Mizuna and Beet Greens, which are earthy with a mild spice. Perfect for your Turkey Day salad!
About Winter Winds Farm
Winter Winds Farm is a small homestead goat farm in Victor, Idaho. Owners Jessica Konrath and Mark Farmer — along with their 70 Nubian Goats — make raw-milk aged cheeses, Teton Tomme and Tar-Gouda, that are available year round. They also make a number of fresh pasteurized cheeses, including four different Chevre varieties, two Crottins and a Robiola, which is included in the box.
They love it when people visit the farm so that they can teach them about the goats and cheese-making process and hope to offer cheese tastings or cheesemaking classes in the near future.
Robiola is an Italian-style, soft-ripened cheese traditionally enjoyed before a meal, often with a drizzle of honey, which makes it the perfect cheese for the Thanksgiving Harvest Box. Until now, the Robiola has been sold exclusively at farmers markets where it always sold out quickly and has started to develop an excited fanbase in the valley. You can’t find it anywhere else this holiday season.
About Bread & Blossom
Bread and Blossom was founded in Jackson in early 2020 and has been blossoming ever since. Unlike most store-bought dressings, which have preservatives and are seldom made with fresh or local ingredients, owner Sonya Raab works with local farmers to get their amazing offerings into her products.
Bread and Blossom’s sourdough bread took First Place in the Teton County Fair for best overall baked item and Sonya’s stand at the People’s Market regularly sells out. Follow her Instagram account @breadandblossom to find her during the winter season and look for the Bread and Blossom website coming soon.
Sonya’s tips for the Bread and Blossom items in the Thanksgiving Harvest Box:
- Date Dijonette: Shake well before using. Made from 100% pressed date, organic extra virgin olive oil, rice vinegar, apple cider vinegar and organic dijon mustard, the contents tend to settle.
- Sourdough Rolls: Reheat for five minutes at 300 degrees while your turkey is resting. Rolls ingredients include Central Milling organic bread flour, whole wheat flour, and Diamond Crystal salt.
Looking to the December Holidays
Looking forward to Christmas, Hanukkah and other December celebrations, Vertical Harvest offers something for everyone! Share your love for Vertical Harvest by wearing or gifting VH merch, giving a gift card or subscribing for weekly fresh greens in the middle of our wonderful Wyoming winter.
- Vertical Harvest Merch. Share your love for vertical farming and the Jackson community with soft cotton tees or Carhartt winter hats in a variety of colors. Click here for options.
- Gift Cards. Available in amounts from $25 to $500, gift cards are redeemable for microgreen bundles, harvest boxes, merch, and anything else Vertical Harvest sells online throughout the year. Click here to purchase.
- Gift of Greens. Surprise someone with a weekly order of fresh greens throughout the winter. Vertical Harvest’s Winter Farm Share begins on January 8 and continues for 8 weeks. You must order by January 1st. Vertical Harvest will send you a digital e-card you can forward on to your giftee to help you announce your gift of greens. Click here to purchase.
Fresh Greens Every Week
You can also continue to support Vertical Harvest and fill your fridge with locally grown produce through their weekly Harvest Box Curbside & Delivery program. Options include lettuces, tomatoes, microgreen blends, live microgreens and specialty greens. Pickups and deliveries happen every Friday at the greenhouse.
