Garden Moments of Gratitude đŸŒ±

We can hardly believe that summer is already in full swing! ☀ Things have been moving quickly around here, and with all the summertime buzz, it can be a challenge to find moments of rest.

Last week, there were so many helpful hands in the gardens—pulling weeds, harvesting produce, surviving the heat—that taking a moment to pause, we couldn’t help but feel extra grateful for our team and for this land we have the privilege of tending as we grow food for our community. 

We hope you’re enjoying your summer so far and finding time to slow down and appreciate all the beautiful moments in between–even amid the busyness.

Thank you for being part of this community and for continuing to support our farm and other farms like ours! 💚

What are you grateful for this week?

Come share with us in the shop!

Produce

This week’s local, fresh harvest includes:

  • Arugula (Wasabi—peppery hot! And excellent for your favorite sashimi dishes!)

  • Baby red potatoes—limited in supply!

  • Beets—red and golden with tops!!

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Broccoli

  • Cabbage (Chinese, Cour Di Bue, and Green)

  • Cauliflower—first of the season!

  • Cherry Tomatoes

  • Cucumbers

  • Green bunching onions

  • Herbs— fresh basil (purple), celery, cilantro, mint, Greek and Italian oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, and plenty of dried options available!

  • Heirloom Tomatoes—first of the season and in very limited quantities!

  • Horseradish

  • Kale (Curly, Blue Dazzling, Red Russian Lacinato, and other varieties)

  • Kohlrabi

  • Lettuce (mixed leaf and head—multiple varieties such as red buttercup, romaine, iceberg, and others)

  • Mixed Greens

  • Mushrooms—dried options this week

  • Mustard Greens

  • Peas (both Shelling and Sugar Snap)

  • Radish (several varieties)

  • Rhubarb (frozen)

  • Strawberries (frozen)

  • Summer Spinach

  • Swiss Chard

  • Turnips

  • Zucchini

As always, our produce is GMO-free and grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides — and we make sure it stays that way, even for crops  that are tricky to grow naturally!

Dairy & Eggs

This week’s options include:

  • Grass-fed, organic, non-homogenized, low heat pasteurized milk (A1/A2 and A2/A2 this week), butter, buttermilk, cheese (cottage cheese, cottage cheese kefir, Gorgonzola Dolce, Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano, and GGC sharp cheddar), kefir (plain or vanilla), yogurt (plain or vanilla), and whipping cream. 

  • Chicken and Duck eggs this week! Our eggs are hand harvested and cleaned. Our chickens are raised on not simply organic but also a soy free grain mix along with their free range diet. There really is nothing like the consistency and flavor of these delectable treats from heritage breeds . . . we bring out the connoisseurs!

Meat Availability

This week’s options (while supplies last) include:

  • Beef Prime Steaks: Filet, NY Strip, Ribeye, Sirloin, Sirloin tip, Tri-tip!

  • Beef Savory Roasts, Steaks & Ribs: Brisket (plenty large enough for smoking), Chuck, Chuck Arm, Round (top, bottom, eye, and full), Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, and Rump & Sirloin Tip Roasts and Steaks. 

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef—approx. 85% lean, Ground Chuck—approx. 89% lean, and Ground Round—approx. 90% lean. Beef Patties—approx. 85% lean (3 or 4 pk)! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! Buy two or more packages for a 10% discount (see our boxes on our pre-order form)!

  • Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Stew Meat (limited supply), Soup bones and Organ Meats, including cheeks, heart, kidney, liver, oxtail, tongue, and more! 

  • Chicken (fresh and frozen options): Whole, Cut-ups (breast—boneless / skinless, thighs, leg quarters, and drums—a 10% discount if you buy 2 pkgs or more of leg quarters and drums on special--$4.99/lb while supplies last!!). We also have Ground Chicken! And, chicken organ meat (including: backs, necks, feet, liver, and gizzard)! We are out of our famous Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage this week but hope to have it back soon!

  • Duck (frozen): Whole only

  • Lamb: 

    • Ground Lamb

    • Lamb Patties

    • Leg of Lamb

    • Lamb Shanks

    • Lamb Soup Bones, and organ meats

  • Pork: Fresh Kielbasa, Italian (Hot or Sweet), and Merguez Sausage Large Links! Breakfast sausages: Real Vermonter’s Maple and Mild Breakfast Small Links! All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co). Note: have you tried our pork patties? They come plain or with salt & pepper. You can also get them in a convenient 3-pack or 4-pack. They’re in our box specials—buy 2 or more and get them 10% off. This a real find!

    • Pork Chops (thick or thin / boneless or bone-in), Pork Steaks, Baby Back & Spareribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat for making your own lard! And Pork Neck Bones for that favorite Pasta Sauce flavor. 

    • Pork Roasts: Like pulled pork? We have both the Pork Butt and the Picnic Roasts fresh frozen (about 2.5 to >8 lbs each). If you want to add another layer to your slow cooks, try our smoked hams with our unique, natural smoke cure with real fruit pectin rather than celery salt used in the natural blend.

    • Smoked jowl bacon and bacon ends, smoked pork chops, ham roasts & steaks, and  ham hocks for your special meals!! Or, for a smokey sausage, try our bacon cooked in your skillet or toaster oven with any of the sausage for that delicious flavor that comes with smoked sausage.

  • Rabbit: Whole

  • Turkey: Whole and Cut-ups! Breasts (boneless/skin on and bone-in/skin on, drums, wings) and backs for amazing soup stock available. And turkey organ meats (gizzard and liver in approximate 1 lb packages)! Turkey drums or wings—buy 2 or more and get them 10% off!

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, Artisanal Sourdough Bread Daily! Wednesday and Friday specialty options available too!

  • Equal Exchange: Try many organic coffee options, including their newly branded “Everyday”! We have a wide selection and love to talk about our favorites!

  • Pure Indian Foods: Try an array of thoughtfully sourced, organic spices (including curry blends), Kitchari with mung bean (yellow or green), aged Himalayan Basmati rice,  cultured ghee, vegan Worcestershire sauce, or mango puree, you won’t be disappointed!

  • Teeny Tiny Spices: (organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)! Enjoy the spice of life in each amazing variety, a different recipe with every tin, and a trip to whatever region of the world you’ve been wanting to go, without leaving your kitchen! And, if you haven’t tasted these spices in our pork sausages, you’re missing out.

Sarah Highlen