Christmas Packages 2011
Christmas Packages Below are the Fresh Fork Christmas Packages. The feature items are pasture raised Berkshire pork hams and homemade cheesecake. For your convenience, we are also offering cheese platters ready to serve, including cut cheeses and fresh apples. Late addition: We have secured a very limited supply of fresh geese! Fresh, pasture raised and just in time for Christmas!!…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It seems like just a few weeks ago we were planning the summer season, and now we are ready to finalize our turkey orders. We gave our current CSA subscribers first dibs on Thanksgiving packages. We had such a great response, that quantities are selling out fast! If you…
Read MoreSummer 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 – …
Read MoreSummer Share 2011- Week 21
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…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 18
Small CSA Contents: – 1 lb ground Italian sausage – 1 large pizza dough shell – 1 bag heirloom corn chips – 1 pint jar of gourmet salsa – Approx 1.5 lbs onions – Approx 2 lbs sauce tomatoes – 2-3 hot banana peppers Vegatarian and Vegan Substitutes – Carrots with tops – 3# bag…
Read MoreSummer Share 2011 – Week 17
Small CSA Contents: – 1 whole pasture raised chicken – 3 lbs sweet potatoes – 1 bulb hardneck garlic – 2 lbs concord grapes – 6 ears sweet corn – 1 lb green beans – 1 sleeve leaf lettuce Vegatarian and Vegan Substitutes – Approx 1.5 lbs heirloom tomatoes – 1 bunch beets with tops…
Read MoreBiodiversity
As we get closer to the farm tour, I like to talk a little about some of the production methods we’ll come across. Kind of a “summer reading” for the farm tour. One of the organic production methods is called “biodiversity.” Biodiversity can be applied to both produce production and animal production, or a mixture.…
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