The hens are rapidly increasing their egg-laying production in response to the increasing daylength. We are keeping the eggs in the farm-stand refrigerator. Please feel free to drop by and pick them up, just be sure to close the gate behind you. Eggs are $6.00 per dozen if you don't have an Egg Card, or $5.00 per dozen if you have a Prepaid Egg Punch Card. If you want to pick up eggs with your share, you'll need an Egg Card. Egg Cards are available at the farm for $50.
We have sold all of our crop of fall pigs, but we are taking orders for pigs that will be ready next spring. Each half weighs about 75# and includes some of everything. Let us know if you'd like to reserve an upcoming half.
In the winter we also butcher some pigs earlier for "baby" halves. Each half weighs about 40 pounds and the cuts will are vacuum-packed and frozen. Cuts include 7 packages of two thick chops, one rack of baby ribs, 4 one-pound packages of slab bacon, two shoulder roasts, one 12-pound ham, and two smoked hocks. The perfect solution for those who don't have a big freezer, but would like to have a small inventory of delicious, tender, gourmet pork. Let us know if you'd like to reserve an upcoming half.
I have always tried to write a newsletter for our subscribers every week, and we've had subscribers now for ten years. That's a lot of newsletters, a lot of trips to Kinko's and a lot of paper. During the summer there are times when I just can't get to the whole newsletter project—writing is one thing, but then the printing, the extra errand, etc. get in the way.
So, in the lovely spring of 2007 I decided to try something different, and the Farmblog was born. It took me a couple of weeks to find a flow and figure out how to configure everything, but now I love it. It is easy for me to compose my thoughts, I don't have a fixed space to fill or be constrained by, and if I don't have time to write an essay, I can just get the pertinent subscriber information out there—list of produce, how to cook everything, etc. When I do have time, I can wax eloquent about various topics like kids on the farm, or water rights.
Did you know that you can post comments as well? Click on the comment button to add a cooking idea, recipe, or just share your thoughts. This blog is for everyone and I hope it will make it easy for everyone to share in our food community.
Shelley
oooh…sign us up please!! We loved the winter shares last year!
I’m so glad, Betsy! It’s going to be great this winter!