FreshFix

This week, four WNY farms brought something different to the table. Swipe through to see what's coming out of the ground (and trees) right now:
This is what's actually in season across Western New York right now — grown by the people who planted it, not shipped in from somewhere else.

Not getting the freshest produce delivered to your doorstep? Head over to www.freshfix.com to see how you can get the farmers market delivered.

We are so excited to be a part of Portal 2026!

Portal is back at the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal on Friday, October 2nd! Artists, Makers, and Businesses of the NFFT are hosting an open studios and art crawl event with food, live music, 3 bars, and a passport game.

Come curious- Leave inspired.

Your invitation to Buffalo's creative underground- where art, ideas, and industry collide.

Step through the portals and explore the creative heart of Buffalo's historic Niagara Frontier Food Terminal. This event invites you into the vibrant work-spaces of local artists, makers, food-purveyors, and other businesses, each space is a portal into an imaginative mind. Meet the makers, tour the studios, sample local flavor, and explore the magic behind the work. Find a passport on arrival and collect “stamps” at each space to be entered into a raffle for prizes.

Head over to their page for more info!
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Meet Eden Valley Organic Creamery — nestled in South Dayton, NY and rooted in a family farming legacy that stretches back generations.

There’s a difference between food that’s made and food that’s crafted with care, patience, and a deep understanding of the land it comes from. That’s what you get with Eden Valley — a producer who’s built their reputation one batch at a time, staying true to the kind of quality that can’t be rushed.

When you choose FreshFix, you’re choosing partners like this — small, local, and deeply invested in doing things the right way instead of the fast way.

Have you tried Eden Valley Creamery yet? Tell us your favorite pick in the comments.

Dinner just got easier — and pickier eaters might actually thank you for this one.

This week’s box is packed with kid-friendly meal potential. Swipe through for a few easy ideas the whole family can make together — simple enough for little hands to help, and sneaky enough to win over even the pickiest eaters.

Getting kids into the kitchen is one of the easiest ways to get them excited about what’s on their plate. Let them measure, mix, or just taste-test along the way.

What’s your go-to kid-approved recipe with this week’s box? Drop it in the comments — we might feature it next week.

Don’t toss those scraps — turn them into stock.

Every time you trim a vegetable, you’re probably throwing away flavor. Pepper cores, onion skins, carrot ends, celery tops, the woody stems you cut off before cooking — all of it can go straight into a freezer bag instead of the trash.

Here’s how it works: keep a gallon freezer bag in your freezer and toss in vegetable scraps as you cook throughout the week. Ends, peels, stems, cores — all fair game. Once the bag is full, dump it into a pot, cover with water, add a bay leaf and some peppercorns if you’ve got them, and let it simmer for an hour or two. Strain it out and you’ve got a rich, homemade veggie stock ready for soups, rice, or braising.

Zero cost. Zero waste. And there’s something genuinely satisfying about turning what would’ve been garbage into something you’d normally pay $4 a carton for at the store.

This is the kind of small habit that adds up — less waste in your kitchen, more value out of every box from your local farms. Small business supporting small business starts with using every last bit of what you’ve got.

Try it this week and let us know what you simmered up.

We want to introduce you to one of our absolute favorite farm partners — and once you hear their story, you will understand exactly why.

Meet Gayle and Mike Thorpe — the husband and wife team behind The Thorpe Family in East Aurora, NY. Their story began in 1983 when Mike and Gayle embarked on their farming adventures together — and six kids and over 40 years later, the family farm continues to thrive.

What makes their journey truly special is how it evolved. When they started farming in the 1980s, conventional farming methods were all they knew. Eventually they learned of the negative impacts that herbicides and pesticides could have on soil health — not to mention their own health as they were constantly exposed to chemicals. They made the leap from conventional to organic in the 1990s and became certified organic through NOFA-NY in 1999. That decision changed everything.

Today their 2,300 acre certified organic farm on Route 78 in East Aurora grows hundreds of varieties of certified organic fruits and vegetables — and their six children, Naomi, Jeremiah, Abraham, Elijah, Abigail, and Hannah, all lend a hand keeping the farm running. Their farming methods rely on age old practices — cover crops, crop rotation, organic animal manure for fertilizer, and lots of weeding by hand. No shortcuts. No chemicals. Just a family that genuinely believes healthy food starts with healthy soil.

This is the farm behind the organic sweet corn, tomatillos, red potatoes, and so much more that lands in your FreshFix box. And we could not be more proud to partner with them.

Shop Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm produce at www.freshfix.com — link in bio.