Category Archives: Produce

Late Summer debut of The BLPeach

No- it’s not a typo. Our newest summer sandwich is called the BLPeach. If you like a good BLT sandwich then you’ve got to try this!   We take our farmhouse bread and  slather it  with basil mayo, topped with crisp slices … Continue reading

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Honestly Local Featured Farmer – Jon Branstrator

Sometimes we may take it for granted, but really good food is produced right here in our little corner of the world. This is thanks in no small part to local farmers who combine the latest science and modern farming … Continue reading

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Wishing You All The Best!

DLM has had the good fortune to have some wonderful people work here over the years. Back in August 1962, a young man from Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico got a job at DLM as a carryout, making … Continue reading

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Our Visit to Green Field Farms in Wooster, Ohio

On Tuesday April 17, Teresa (Springboro Produce Manager), Michelle (Oakwood Produce Manager), Dennis (Produce Director) and I made a trip to visit Green Field Farms new facility in Wooster, Ohio. Green Field Farms is a Co-op of certified organic Amish … Continue reading

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Eating Well in 2011: Vegetables

Originally published in the January 2011 Club DLM Market Report newsletter, this is the third post in our series of blog posts to help you get a good start on eating healthy this year! From the beginning of time, we’ve … Continue reading

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Summer’s Splendor

Summer is flying by and we want you to enjoy every last bite of it! We’ve created 2 new salads that sing with the late summer’s bounty of fabulous produce!  Ed’s Fresh Corn Salad We take our locally grown Bretlinger’s … Continue reading

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Brentlinger’s Corn & New “Retro” Sandwich

Our Brentlinger’s corn is always the the very best but this year Ray Brentlinger went over the top. The sweet corn he’s selling at DLM doesn’t need butter, it’s so good; the best I’ve had. How cool is that Earlier in … Continue reading

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Prima Sweet Peaches and Nectarines are here!

I get so excited when these fruits comes in our stores; it is without a doubt the best fruit available in our area. The first shipment looks beautiful and tastes great, I measured the Brix (sugar content) on a Peach … Continue reading

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Eating Local DLM Style

 At our management meeting this past week, we wanted to make sure everyone (70 associates!) tried the fabulous local produce that we currently had available. My choices that day were the sweetest strawberries and beautiful bright green asparagus both from … Continue reading

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Locally Grown Asparagus now Available!

It is always exciting to me when we start getting some of the locally grown items into our store’s produce departments from our local farmers, this week we just received some locally grown Asparagus, it is crisp, sweet, just absolutely … Continue reading

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