2020 Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday 2020 Nebraska Grown Food & Gifts

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Looking for a taste of Nebraska this holiday season (or anytime)?

Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide is packed with Nebraska-grown gifts for your friends and family.

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Our Wish to You This Holiday Season

Spice it Up!

From the staff at Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska Around the holidays, it is common for us to want new things – whether it be new experiences or new material things. But what most of us are actually craving is connection. And nothing amplifies the feelings of connection and kindness than the gift of food grown close to home. Food is a celebration. Food is intimate. When we get to know where our the food we eat comes from, we start to feel connected to something bigger than ourselves in a way that nourishes our belly and our soul.

Fill your holiday season with connection, both with loved ones and with the food you eat. Explore our gift guide for an array of gifts made by Nebraska producers.

Nebraska Grown & Smoked Paprika

from Trackside Farm Hickman, Nebraska Trackside’s Smoked Paprika, also known as Spanish Paprika or pimenton, is grown and processed from seed to spice all at the same farm! Made with Alma & Numex Maky Paprika peppers and smoked for six hours to impart a full richness of flavor. Great in meat rubs, potato salads, and eggs! Share this smoky flavor with your friends and family this season!

$6.00 for 2 oz tracksidegrown@gmail.com

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Shipping Available / Home Delivery Available to Lincoln, Hickman and surrounding areas

Mystic Rhoads Productions Inc.

Bright Hope Family Farm’s

Dirt Nap Series Habanero Hot Sauce

Gourmet Salts & Spices with Nebraska Grown Herbs & Veggies

Lincoln, Nebraska

Firth, Nebraska

This is no ordinary hot sauce – crafted with authentic Jamaican spices combined with fiery Nebraska-grown habanero peppers for a taste unique from the endless rows of condiments at your grocer. Share it with a friend that loves heat! Added bonus: all sales support charitable causes!

These gourmet salts and spices are made with vegetables and herbs grown right on Lainey and Andy Johnson’s farm, which means boosted flavor and quality over store bought brands!

Choose from Italian Seasoning, Garlic Salt, Jalapeño Salt, Tomato Salt, Ground Coriander, and Ground Dill.

$6.00 each store.mysticrhoads.org Home Delivery Available in Lincoln / Sunday Farmers’ Market Holiday Markets (Lincoln) / Retail Stores (Lincoln Russ’s Markets, Nebraska Gift Shop)

These are great stocking stuffers!

$4.00 each brighthopefamilyfarm.locallinesites.com Shipping Available / On-Farm Pick Up / Sunday Farmers’ Market Holiday Markets (Lincoln)

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Killer Bee Honey

Spiced Elderberry Syrup

Clarkson, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

from Fat Head Honey Farms Warm up with Killer Bee Honey! This spicy honey is just the right amount of heat…cook into chili, slather on meat, or add to your Hot Toddy or favorite cocktail! Find over 14 unique and delectable small-batch honey products from Fat Head Honey, sure to excite your friends and family!

$18.00 each fatheadhoney.com/shop Shipping Available

from Spiritus Vitae Botanicals

Spiritus Vitae’s elderberry syrup is made from fresh & LOCAL elderberries only! Combined with organic ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, it is a perfect addition to your wellness plan this winter. Or just drizzle it on ice cream and pancakes! This elderberry syrup makes a great stocking stuffer! Spiritus Vitae offers herbal teas, herbal vinegars, and natural body care products as well! Gift cards available.

$10.oo each spiritusvitaebotanicals.com/herbal-syrups Shipping Available / Retail Stores (Open Harvest (Lincoln)) / Sunday Farmers’ Market Holiday Markets (Lincoln)

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A little bit of

This & That

Beeswax Candles

from Benson Bounty LLC

Omaha, Nebraska These Beeswax Candles are packed full of homegrown herbs & flowers. Stocked with seasonal scents like Cinnamon Potpourri & Frankincense-Lavender. All candles are made with beeswax, coconut oil, essential oils, and a special hand-crafted homegrown flower or herb blend.

$6.50 - $10.50 Each bensonbounty.com/shop Shipping Available / On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Omaha

Lavender Dreams Pillow Mist

from Sleepy Bees Lavender Farm Firth, Nebraska

Sleepy Bees Lavender Farm’s pillow mist is an exceptionally calming blend of lavender, jasmine and chamomile that helps you relax and drift quickly and easily into sleep. In addition to this soothing mist, Sleepy Bee’s offers so many incredible gift ideas from body butters and lip balm to candles and hand lotion, all featuring their Nebraksa-grown lavender.

$7.99 Each sleepybeeslavenderfarm.com/products/ lavender-dreams-pillow-mist Shipping Available / Sunday Farmers’ Market Holiday Markets (Lincoln)

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something for the

Meat Lovers

Bison Christmas Gift Box

from Straight Arrow Bison, LLC Broken Bow, Nebraska This gift box includes a bison roast, steaks, 3 lb. ground bison, 1 pkg. freeze-dried bone broth, and a bison recipe book! Straight Arrow Bison meat is 100% grass-fed and 100% delicious! Try bison this year for a great taste and exceptionally healthy meat! $140 value for only $99!

$99.00 each straightarrowbison.com Shipping Available / On Farm Pick Up / Retail Stores: Wildflour Grocer (O’Neill) / Farmers’ Markets in Grand Island (Sam’s Club, Dec 5), Kearney (Hilltop Mall, Dec. 12), North Platte (Platte River Mall, Dec. 19)

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100% Mangalitsa Pork Fat

from ELTEE Mangalitsa’s LLC Pender, Nebraska

Delicious lard rendered from heritage pork – bolder than butter – and the best thing for tender biscuits, flaky pastries, pork carnitas & more. Versatile, shelf-stable, with a high smoke point. Great for those who love to cook, deep-fry, bake, or explore in the kitchen.

$14.00 for 1.5 lbs marketthefarm.com/meat/pork/lard Shipping Available / On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Pender area

Nebraska Grass-fed Beef Bone Broth Kit with Recipe from DS Family Farm

Malcolm, Nebraska A heart-warming cup of beef broth any time of the year is delicious and nourishing. Beef broth is excellent as a base for many dishes in the kitchen and should be a part of everyone’s regular diet.

But…the most important thing about beef broth?

The bones! Homemade broth beats store bought every time. Share the gift of wellness and flavor with this kit! You’ll receive the ingredients to make 10 quarts of beef broth using 100% Pasture Raised Beef.

$20.00 each dsfamilyfarm.com/buy-from-our-farm/ bone-broth On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Lincoln & Seward Areas

Nebraska Beef Sampler Box Small or Large

from Barreras Family Farm Blair, Nebraska

Have you tried Barreras Beef? This Beef Bundle is perfect for a gift for your friends and family that love to grill and enjoy a great steak. Barreras Family Farm cows are finished on organic alfalfa instead of corn, which gives their beef a beautiful marbling and gentle sweet flavor.

Large Beef Box includes 1lb ground beef, 1lb stew meat, 1 beef roast (3-4lbs), 1 Ribeye Steak, 2 Sirloin Steaks. Small Beef Box includes 1lb ground beef, 1lb stew meat, 1 Ribeye Steak, 2 New York).

Use promo code “SHIP10” to save $10 off shipping.

$45.00 - $65.00 each barrerasfamilyfarm.com

Shipping Available / Home delivery to the Omaha area

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Get it fresh!

Community Harvest Winter Session CSA Share from No More Empty Pots Omaha, Nebraska Purchase your loved one (or yourself!) a CSA share from Community Harvest. It’s a great way to experience all that Nebraska farmers have to offer! Winter session will include a weekly box of fresh produce like greens, root veggies, and winter squash, as well as occasional dry goods and value-added products. The CSA is a great way to enjoy high quality produce without having to enter a busy grocery store during the pandemic! All produce in the CSA is from local farmers!

$20.00 per box nmepomaha.org/community-harvest-meals Curbside Pick-Up or Home Delivery to Omaha

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2021 CSA share (20 weeks of fresh produce) from West End Farm LLC Plymouth, Nebraska Spread the love of local all season with the West End Farm 2021 CSA share of local produce. It’s all the fun of a garden without any of the work. The West End Farm CSA share is a great gift idea for your foodie friend, your spouse who likes to cook, or for yourself if you love high quality produce and live in southeast Nebraska.

$380 (small share) westendfarmne.com/csa On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Beatrice

Fresh Spinach

Fresh Nebraska Raised Shrimp

Gibbon, Nebraska

Diller, Nebraska

from Little Town Gardens Fresh veggies in the middle of winter in Nebraska? You betchya! Source fresh local spinach for your holiday meals and taste the difference! Spinach harvested in the colder months is so sweet and mouthwatering, your guests will remember it for years to come! Little Town Gardens has a variety of other greens available, squash, and garlic.

from Rock Creek Aquaculture Nebraska grown fresh shrimp, never frozen. Perfect holiday appetizer for special gatherings!

$17.00 - $18.75 per lb rockcreekshrimp.com/nebraska-shrimp/ola/ services/shrimp-preorders On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Beatrice, Lincoln in December; dates will be posted on website & Facebook

$5 for 8 oz

candi@littletowngardens.com On-Farm Pick Up / Home Delivery to Kearney & Gibbon

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Gift Cards

Holiday Recipe

Pumpkin Flan Original recipe from Cooking Light.

Pumpkin lends a unique and mouthwatering spin to the classic custard layered dessert with a soft caramel top. This flan is convenient--it can be made in advance and kept refrigerated until ready to serve.

Common Good Farm

Ingredients

Gift Any Amount commongoodfarm.com

• 3/4 cup sugar • 1/4 cup water • Cooking spray • 1 cup canned pumpkin • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 4 large eggs • 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated fat-free milk • 1 (14-ounce) can low-fat sweetened condensed milk

Shipping Available / On-Farm Pick-Up / Sunday Farmers’ Market Holiday Markets (Lincoln)

Instructions

Raymond, Nebraska Perfect to gift towards ANY farm goods, and especially delightful for folks to look forward to our spring plant sale, or to use on seasonal organic produce and eggs!

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

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2. Place sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring gently as needed to dissolve sugar evenly. Continue cooking 7 minutes or until golden (do not stir). Immediately pour into a 9-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.

3. Place pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, eggs, and milks in a food processor; process until smooth. Pour milk mixture over caramel in pan.

Place pan in a 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan; add enough hot water to large pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan.

4. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until center is set. Remove cake pan from water; cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

5. Loosen edges of flan with a knife or rubber spatula. Place a large serving plate, upside down, on top of cake pan; invert flan onto plate. Drizzle any remaining caramelized syrup over flan.

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