The strawberries survived the freeze! And there may be some produce gaps coming up, but this week we have some greens, cauliflower, radishes, sweet potatoes and more that farmers we’re able to save from the cold temperatures or harvest before. There’s also limited eggs, dairy, meats and seafood, rice and grits, coffee and tea and more!
Read MoreIt may have been cold and snowy, but we definitely ate well! We had an amazing Momofuku-style bossam pork roast with two sauces, rice and roasted romanesco, plus a Yakemein-inspired beef and veggie soup, white bean mushroom soup, spatchcocked chicken, pizza night and catfish and waffle fries!
Read MoreA near blizzard in Southeast Louisiana. Can you believe it? Even after expecting it and living through it, we sort of can’t believe it still! All the farm animals and water lines and even cool season cover crops made out fine, though.
Read MoreWe restocked and added new products from something like 22 different vendors last week, so there's now more shrimp and other fish, plus new citrus, more mushrooms (bulk sale and other smaller quantities), lots of winter veggies, hummus, new products from ALL CAPS gourmet mushrooms, hot honey brioche croutons from Bellegarde, new hot sauce and restocked hummus and pesto, kombucha, coffee and more.
Read MoreLots more hearty, warming winter comfort food this week with coconut chicken and veggie curry topped with crispy sheet pan chicken, venison stew with cauliflower mash, bacon cabbage melts with tomato chowder, a big batch of bone broth, persimmon freezer jam and a berry rhubarb crumble for dessert.
Read MoreWhile we haven’t been directly affected by Avian flu on our farm, I’m sharing my thoughts and what I know from the poultry industry. Egg production is still at its seasonal low, the goats are cozy in their winter digs, the cattle are still bale grazing around the farm and the pigs are foraging as vigorously as ever.
Read MoreWhile the cold snap may bring some produce harvests to a halt, for now we can still celebrate a wide variety of local foods with peak citrus, strawberries and winter veggies, a sale on oyster mushrooms, grass-finished beef and goat meat, pastured pork, fresh dairy, restocked kombucha and more!
Read MoreWinter comfort food coming right up! This week we’ve got both brisket chili and sausage and white bean soup with flavorful side salads, plus a quick beef stir fry, meal prep sheet pan sausage and roasted veggies and a lovely apple persimmon crisp with walnuts and oats.
Read MoreWe are lucky that in the South, even January boasts a bounty of local food and we’re beginning the new year with plenty of pastured eggs, grassfed meats, fresh produce and more. Strawberry season has begun, citrus season is hitting its peak and there’s lots of veggies, too!
Read MoreWe made some lovely meals before and during the holidays that would also be just as delicious this month! There was a simple eye of round roast with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes, herby goat burgers with homemade almond-cashew sauce and sweet potato fries, tofu and veggie shawarma bowls and French Toast with a bright strawberry hibiscus sauce.
Read MoreWhile all of our does are doing a great job taking care of their kids, there’s sometimes milk supply issues beyond their control that we jump in to help with. Plus the pigs having been loving the cold snaps, the cattle are finding all the frosty cool season forage and bale grazing around the farm and the chickens are declining their egg production in the shortest days of the year.
Read MoreFor the last full week before Christmas, we’ve got some fun foodie gift boxes, gift cards and merchandise, plus our first pork bundle (with savings for buying in bulk), along with plenty of fresh winter produce, eggs, dairy, a restock of chai, cold brew and simple syrups and more!
Read MoreWe had some quicker weeknight cooking projects this week, but no shortage of nourishing deliciousness! There was a vitamin and mineral loaded clam and kale bucatini dish, red clay peas and red snapper strips, bang bang salmon and rainbow veggies, burgers with relish, delicata fries and salad and some festive pistachio matcha strawberry chocolate cookies!
Read MoreWe’re so grateful that weather and rainfall this year have led to a much better hay and winter grazing situation for the cattle, plus the pigs are busy making piglets and tilling in some coffee grounds and hay, the goats are cozy in their hoophouse and the chickens are officially molting.
Read MoreThe cold snaps are finally taking their toll on warm season veggies, but there’s still an abundance of winter veggies and fruits, plus we restocked our grass-finished beef, added new small breakfast links, have more delicious goat milk eggnog, goat cheeses, pasture-raised eggs and restocked pickles and jams and jellies and more!
Read MoreA marathon of weekend cooking included steaks, cauliflower and potatoes with carrot top chimichurri, kielbasa soup with turnips and greens, shrimp mirliton casserole, baby back ribs with sweet corn grits, roasted pumpkin mac and cheese and pink grapefruit bars!
Read MoreWith storms coming, we had a big goat rearranging and moving project this weekend to get the doe/kid herd back into the hoophouse barn. Plus given the low daylight, egg production is dropping even more and with all the down trees and limbs in the paddocks with the pigs, they are getting very athletic leaping over them!
Read MoreWhether you’re ready for continued decadence after all the rich Thanksgiving food or you want to detox a little with salads and veggies, we’ve got you covered as it’s still an absolutely outstanding time of year for local food! There’s more than 40 items in the produce category, plus dairy, eggs, meats, seafood and more.
Read MoreLots of decadent deliciousness in our kitchen this week, even if not traditional Thanksgiving food! We had fried soft shell crab sandwiches, a delicious chicken and broccoli cheddar soup, tender creole cream cheese meatballs with a cherry tomato and butternut squash sauce, patty melts and a strawberry rhubarb roselle hibiscus crumble for dessert.
Read MoreWe had a sad situation that resulted in an orphaned goat kid this week, but she did make a lot of customers smile at the shop that day and now she’s on to live her best life as a pampered bottle kid at another farm. Plus we’re breeding for spring piglets, the cattle are bale grazing and some new flags came in very handy for “herding” some wayward chickens.
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