Archive for October 2011
Summer Share 2011 – Week 22
Small CSA Contents: – 1 pack Berkshire pork chops – 1 quart farmstead yogurt – 8 oz Mayfield Rd cheese (assorted) – 1 head napa cabbage – 1 quarter peck jonagold apples – 1 bag of mixed salad/braising greens – 2 ct butternut squash Vegetarian Substitutes – 1 head broccoli – 1 pie pumpkin – …
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This week’s feature is a new product we developed that is part sausage, part bacon. Sounds pretty perfect huh? This breakfast patty product helps us solve a big problem I have when the butcher cuts up my hogs – what to do with the bacon “ends” that don’t make nice, long, straight pieces of bacon.…
Read MoreWinter Share 2011-12 CSA Package
The Summer CSA was again a huge success. Our producers stepped up to the plate to help accommodate more customers, offer a better selection, and more new products. They did just that. I’m still working on tallying up the number of different products, number of producers, and dollars spent with local farmers, but it is…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 20
This week we have a product that I am very proud of. Last fall I had some requests from restaurants for a local, humanely raised veal product. I did my research and learned about the traditional veal industry. Those animals were confined to small cages and fed a powdered milk product as “growing formula.” They…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 19
Small CSA Contents: – 1 half gallon apple cider – 0.5 lb leaf spinach – 1 bunch swiss chard – 1 bunch leeks – 1 head broccoli – 4 oz brie – 1 head kohlrabi – 2 ct winter squash – Quarter peck pears (4-5) Vegan Substitutes – Braising spinach (bunch) – Mixed greens Large…
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