This week's meals involve some creativity since I don't have a stove at the moment, so it's all about the Instant Pot and the toaster oven. Still managed to make some delicious chili chicken, squid ink pasta, lovely green salads, truffle egg salad and more!
Read MoreSigns of fall are all around, most colorfully in the goldenrod, swamp sunflowers and wild asters blooming. One thing is certain, too: It's a much greener fall than last year since we're not facing an epic drought. And that means more forage for all the livestock and a longer grazing season.
Read MoreSalad greens are here! And half of our offerings are now feeling very fall like with squashes, pumpkins and apples galore, but we we still have eggplant, okra, peppers, basil, summer squash and tomatoes to hang on to summer! There's also restocked pastured meats, eggs, granola, pecan products and more.
Read MoreMy parents visiting means they brought some goodies with them -- fresh veggies from their garden and already cooked meals -- and that I had to cook up some of their favorite foods, like short ribs and carbonara pasta!
Read MoreOur focus the last few weeks has been on all the final projects on our farmhouse build, but the show must go on with the farm and the livestock and their needs, too! It is a lovely time of year for the animals on the farm with plenty of forage, acorns starting to fall and temperatures finally starting to drop.
Read MoreCelebrating the official beginning of fall with lots of apples, apple cider and heirloom pumpkins, even though it still feels like summer! We have plenty of fresh eggs, goat dairy products, plus pastured meats, more Gingerbooch, gourmet mushrooms and more, too!
Read MoreThe goats were all over the farm feasting on brush, branches, saplings and vines and the pigs were treated to a bunch of whole corn and pears from some generous neighbors! Meanwhile the cattle rotated through one of our best fields with all the late warm season grasses, the newest chicken flock is laying like crazy and still learning the ropes and we're still cleaning up a bit after Hurricane Francine.
Read MoreThis week, we were excited to deliver 25 dozen eggs to Grace at the Greenlight, organizations that serves breakfast to the unhoused community 365 days a year!
Read MoreLots of apples are leading the transition to fall, plus we have lots of fresh dairy and eggs, hummus and pesto, grassfed and pastured meats, tofu, veggies and more.
Read MoreHurricane preparations around the farm paid off and we were spared any serious damage with Hurricane Francine.
Read MorePre and post Hurricane Francine eats including lots of ways to use up bullhorn and Lesya sweet peppers, spare ribs with Japanese BBQ sauce, tofu & tuna spicy roll bowls and the first apple crisp of the season.
Read MoreCattle grazing on lush grass, goats performing grounds crew duties cleaning up brush and vines, pigs starting new cogon grass eradication projects and hens scratching and pecking on fresh pastures. The cold front gave us all a spring in our step, but now we shift focus to preparation for Hurricane Francine!
Read MoreLots of fun ideas this week including a veggie-loaded goat coconut curry, roasted eggplant and crispy tofu with sesame peanut sauce, simple roast chicken and veggies and new Porgy filets with fettuccine carbonara and a sauté of shrimp, shiitake mushrooms and sweet corn.
Read MoreEvery week, we're getting closer to fall crops! In the meantime there's muscadine grapes, cantaloupes and end of summer veggies, plus bountiful small eggs from our youngest hens, a new Cordyceps tincture, baba ganoush and hummus, restocked jams, jellies and pickles and more.
Read MoreThere were some kind of fence breaking shenanigans happening last week with every species of animals on our farm, but the goats win the award for best behavior overall, a rare feat for them!
Read MoreOur beloved shrimp and hummus options are back from Anna Marie Seafood and Nur's Kitchen, plus we restocked out grassfed beef and pastured pork and chicken and the produce variety is much improved with melons in full force, muscadine grapes, tomatoes, squash and zucchini and more.
Read MoreFajitas featuring local peppers, plus pulled pork and bavette steak, parmesan salmon, beet peach salad and Sunday sauce with sausage, tomatoes and eggplant over bucatini and zucchini noodles.
Read MoreOur youngest flock of laying hens are now all out on pasture in their mobile coop! Plus the cattle, goats and pigs are enjoying thick late summer forage on pasture and in the woods.
Read MoreWe are stocking as much produce as we can while we desperately await more variety from fall crops. In the meantime, we also have restocked cold brew, chai and simple syrups, coffee, new herbal teas and tinctures, plus staples like grassfed and pastured meats and eggs, dairy, bread and buns, rice and grits and more!
Read MoreGetting my groove back in the kitchen this week with delicious smoky pulled pork and clay peas for bowls and quesadillas, thinly sliced marinated bulgogi beef, shrimp and sweet peppers with rice and pesto and a blueberry French Toast casserole for breakfast and dessert!
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