An update from our pastured pigs đ·
These pigs sure do live a great life! Our pigs were just moved from one of their wooded enclosures to a fresh new pasture where theyâre free to root around and engage in all their funny pig-like behavior. This slow-raised approach allows them to graze, forage and grow naturally, enjoying seasonal acorns, walnuts, and mulberries, along with organic feed â including oats from our farm.
Raising pastured pigs in a forested rotation is good for the animals, good for the land, and results in more flavorful nutritious meat for you! Come by the farm store Wednesday through Saturday to browse our new pasture-raised meat and farm-fresh produce. See you soon!
Produce
This weekâs fresh harvest includes a delicious variety of local, seasonal options! As always, if you can't make it in until Saturday, please put a pre-order in so that we can either reserve some of the harvest from earlier in the week or harvest again and have it waiting fresh for you.
Beets!
Blueberries (frozen)
Broccoli
Cabbage (green or purple)
Carrots
Cherry Tomatoes
Eggplantâmany varieties (including those with few seeds)!
Garlic
Grapes (Concord, Green or Pink Niagara, and Wild Varieties)â fresh off the vine or frozen (destemmed) options! All with seeds (great in smoothies for optimal health benefits)
Green Onions
Green or Red Bell Peppers and other Sweet Pepper Varieties â rare finds!
Green, Yellow, and Purple Beans (bush, filet, and vine varieties)
Heirloom TomatoesâMany colors and varieties! Our heirloom paste tomatoes are great for making your favorite sauces, pastes, and for eating! Don't miss the season for eating and storing fresh and nutritious tomato flavors!
HerbsâFresh chives, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, and some surprises!! Many dried options!
Hot Pepper VarietiesâCubanelle (more sweet than hot but with a touch of heat), chili, jalapeño, poblano, serrano, shishito, sugar rush, Thai, and additional chili varieties
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce (whole heads and mixed leaf)âThe heads are full, long-lasting, and have a delicious crunch. The leaf lettuce comes in a mixed variety!
Okra
Onions âanother week of Candy onions, white, "red" (purple), and longkeepers!
Potatoesâmedium to large Purple, Red Nolans, Kennebecs, and Yukon Golds!! Fresh dug . . . amazing flavor!
Pumpkins and other Winter Squash varieties including winter luxury pumpkins, honey boat delicata, honey nut butternut and full-size butternut, green and cream acorn, and spaghetti squash. Note: the creamy acorn is officially called the "Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Winter Squash" and has thick orange-gold flesh. Stock up on this and all squash to deliver your potassium punch of the day!
Red of Florence, Onionâwith green tops or dried like shallots! These oblong, bright red onions have a lot in common with shallots. The red bulbs are packed with anthocyanin, a healthful antioxidant. They are very mild and sweet, great for salads and pickling. A delicious Italian heirloom. Very rare. And, we only have enough to offer for 1 more week! Enjoy them while they last!
Red Mustard Greens
ShiitakeâFresh, Local, and Organically grown on oak logs!
Swiss Chard
Watermelonâmultiple varieties and flavors! Now including both seeded and seedless (smaller volleyball sizes up to large and extra-large)! Lots of positive feedback about how sweet and tasty these are!
As always, our produce is GMO-free and grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides â and we make sure it stays that way, even for crops that are tricky to grow naturally!
Dairy & Eggs
This weekâs options include:
Grass-fed cow's milk, butter, buttermilk, cheese (Caciocavallo, cottage, GGC sharp cheddar, semi-soft, washed rind cheese, traditional tomme, semi-firm, smear-ripened, Alpine style premium reserves and a variety of others), French Dip, Kefir (plain), sour cream, yogurt (plain & vanilla), and whipping cream!
Chicken & Duck eggs!
Learn more about our eggs and why the creamy, delicious dairy we carry tastes so good!
Meat Availability
This weekâs options (while supplies last) include:
Beef Prime Steaks: Filets, NY Strips, Ribeyes, and Sirloin Steaks! Chuck eye and Denver Steaks as well this week!
Beef Savory Steaks & Ribs: Cubed Steaks, Flank, Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, Top, Bottom, and Eye of Round, Skirt, and Short Ribs!
Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef and Ground Round, Beef Patties (3 or 4 pk), Suet (for getting your skillet hot, with flavor), and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! Buy two and get 20% off, while supplies last (see our box specials including a 10% break on condiments and brioche buns)!
Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Soup Bones, Stew and Organ Meats, including liver! Respect the whole animal and enjoy the health benefits! Ask our team what makes the organ meats so special!
Chicken (frozen): Whole and Cut-ups (breastsâcurrently boneless/skinless only, thighsâboneless/skinless, and wingsâask about our party wings with 8 to 10 wing drums / package and a 15% discount if you buy 2 with the same cost break on a condiment of your choice!!), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks and backsâ2 for the price of 1 while supplies last, for the backs) and Organ Meats (liver & gizzards). Also, if you haven't tried our yummy, Mild Chicken Italian Sausage, you're missing out!!
Lamb:
Ground Lamb and Patties (limited so order quick if you want some)!
Lamb Loin, Rib, Sirloin, and Shoulder Chops
Lamb Neck Roasts, Stew Meat, and Soup Bones
Pork: Hot and Sweet Italian, Ethiopian Berbere, Fresh Kielbasa, Mild Breakfast, Oaxacan Adobo, and Real Vermonter's Maple Sausage! All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co).
Pork Chops (bone-in/thick or thin cuts), Roasts, Steaks, Spareribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat (Great for making your own lard, sausage, or using just like it is to grease your skillet!).
Smoked Jowl and pork belly bacon, ham slices, and hocks!!
We're also carrying a variety of hardwood smoked bacon sausage options from Big Fork (from Berkshire Hogs raised on pasture): Cracked Black Pepper, Hickory & Applewood, and Maple & Brown Sugar Sausage! Request a letter from Chef Lance, for details about his practices when placing your order!
Turkey (frozen for the season): All cuts are 15% off while supplies last! Whole, Breast (bone in), Drumsticks, Wings, and Soup Bones (including backs). We also have ground turkey by the pound!
Read more about how we raise our grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, pastured pork, and grass-fed lamb.
Fresh Features
Exciting things in store this week, while supplies last!!
Joe's Bread: Fresh or Frozen (as preferred) Sourdough Bread, bagels, brioche hamburger or sausage / hotdog buns, and now including pretzel buns! Featuring Janie's Mill flour!
Teeny Tiny Spices (entire organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)! Enjoy the spice of life in each amazing variety!