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What better way to celebrate Autumn’s arrival than with a variety of pumpkin recipes?

HerbNZest is a line of vegan and gluten-free condiments you can find on their website and in our webstore. Each product is brimming with flavor, from the basil peach raisin chutney to the spoonable curry ketchup.

A standout in HerbNZest’s line is the fennel saffron pumpkin butter. You should see a jar in your Nextdoorganics packages this week. Experiment! Toss your pasta, smear your toast or mix this savory, dairy-free pumpkin butter into your soups.

The opportunities are endless when you have classic pumpkin flavors at hand. And so, for a chance to win HerbNZest’s holiday condiment trio, we have one burning question:

We’ll select the winner at random on October 27. The winner will receive HerbNZest’s holiday condiment trio, comprised of curry pumpkin pesto, chipotle cranberry orange relish and caramelized apple champagne mustard for a value of $39. Plus, the winner will get three fun HerbNZest recipes - one for each holiday condiment trio flavor - and his or her winning recipe on both HerbNZest’s and Nextdoorganics’ sites.

Photo Credit: Herb N Zest

To enter to win:

  1. Like Nextdoorganics and HerbNZest on Facebook. Or follow @Nextdoorganics and @HerbNZest on Twitter.
  2. Tell us what your favorite pumpkin recipe is on Facebook, Twitter or in our blog comments. If you can, snap a pic too!
  3. Include hashtags #HerbNZest and #Nextdoorganics in your post.



Time to get cooking!

Welcome to the Nextdoorganics blog!

As an NYC-based farm-share delivery system, Nextdoorganics provides you with fresh vegetables, seasonable fruits, pastas, beans, coffee, cheese, meats and more every week. We’ve worked hard to make getting fresh, local food easy for you. Pick a package size, add on any extra goodies, and confirm if you want a package this week. Not a member yet? Sign up here.

We’re launching this blog to give you some context around what we do, how your weekly packages come to be, and what you can do with your package items. We want you to be more than a subscriber; we want you to be part of our community.

We expect this blog to cover:

  • Q & As with storeowners, farmers, local foodies
  • Curated recipes using our webstore items or recent local produce, like these cheesy ricotta balls using City Saucery’s smokey sauce.
  • Business updates & initiatives
  • Behind-the-scene peeks into our day-to-day. Check out our new delivery bikes!
  • Information on the food you receive. Did you know that three of our farmer partners grow their food right in New York City?
  • An insider’s look into the farms and co-ops we work with
  • Weekly link roundups. We’re currently reading Mark Bittman’s brilliant theory that when cooking, we should invest time. Or work. Not both.
  • Cooking tips and tutorials

What do you want to see on this blog? Leave your comments below. Or, give us a shout on Facebook or Twitter.