"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
Mahatma Gandhi
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
THANKS!
THANKS!
I thank everyone who made the Downtown Bloomington Farmer's Market opening day a success; the consumers, the producers and all those folks who work hard behind the scenes to make it all happen. I was excited to be back and it was really nice to see so many familiar faces. The whole morning served as a great shot of encouragement for what I'm trying to do.
I had been so busy planting lately that I had hardly looked back to notice how things were coming along. I was pleasantly surprised (and a bit relieved) to find more to harvest than expected. In fact, I didn't get to everything I had hoped. Maybe next week.
Just a recap of this week and a preview of next week:
Last week we offered baby spinach, lettuce, woodland greens mix (very nutritious!), german red garlic greens, cherokee garlic greens, radishes, baby radishes, gobu, goosegrass, green onions, mustard seed pods, sweet cicely and sage.
This week we plan to have all of the above and... radish seed pods, mustard greens, pea tendrils, chickweed and pennycress.
Egg Shares
Egg shares generated a lot of interest at the market. We still have some shares left. This Fall when the new pullets start laying I will have a lot more eggs. Until then, the supply is pretty limited, so as the radio announcer says, "Get yours today!". For more on egg shares, click on the Egg Shares link on the right.
More Market
We have confirmed an arrangement with Latte Time Coffee Shop in Normal to set up our produce stand in their lot. they are on Main Street in Normal just North of the Mcdonald's and ISU parking lot. Tentatvely, I will be set up there Saturday after the downtown Bloomington market ends and Tuesdays starting in June. Hope to see you there!
Flock Shares
With the help of Ma and Ted "the Master Gutter", we dressed the first of our broilers yesterday. The process went very smooth. I personally thanked each bird before sending him or her on it's way. Ted has years of experience dressing thousands of birds and I'm thankful for his valuable lessons. Even he was impressed with the tub style plucker we used (Thanks to The Land Connection for making it's use possible). Ma fried one up that night along with some livers. I can't describe how wonderful a fresh, pastured, organically-fed broiler tastes. You'll just have to find out for yourself! I will be offering some of the remaining broilers as part of a flock share. Similar to the Egg Shares or other CSAs, the flock share invites consumers to invest in the broiler production. Each share entitles the shareholder to 4 broilers. Each share is $60. These birds are dressing out at 4-6 lbs each and are incredibly tender and juicy!
I have found the local organic pasture fed birds to be far superior to anything coming from the factory farms. There is also no worry about growth hormones, antibiotics or toxic living conditions.
Email jake@grandprairiefood.com for more info or feedback on Flock Shares or Egg Shares.
While I'm at it...
I just have to thank those who have shown up to help out in the field so far; Kevin, Jared, Randy and Mary. It is very encouraging to have others join in. Every little bit helps.
I thank everyone who made the Downtown Bloomington Farmer's Market opening day a success; the consumers, the producers and all those folks who work hard behind the scenes to make it all happen. I was excited to be back and it was really nice to see so many familiar faces. The whole morning served as a great shot of encouragement for what I'm trying to do.
I had been so busy planting lately that I had hardly looked back to notice how things were coming along. I was pleasantly surprised (and a bit relieved) to find more to harvest than expected. In fact, I didn't get to everything I had hoped. Maybe next week.
Just a recap of this week and a preview of next week:
Last week we offered baby spinach, lettuce, woodland greens mix (very nutritious!), german red garlic greens, cherokee garlic greens, radishes, baby radishes, gobu, goosegrass, green onions, mustard seed pods, sweet cicely and sage.
This week we plan to have all of the above and... radish seed pods, mustard greens, pea tendrils, chickweed and pennycress.
Egg Shares
Egg shares generated a lot of interest at the market. We still have some shares left. This Fall when the new pullets start laying I will have a lot more eggs. Until then, the supply is pretty limited, so as the radio announcer says, "Get yours today!". For more on egg shares, click on the Egg Shares link on the right.
More Market
We have confirmed an arrangement with Latte Time Coffee Shop in Normal to set up our produce stand in their lot. they are on Main Street in Normal just North of the Mcdonald's and ISU parking lot. Tentatvely, I will be set up there Saturday after the downtown Bloomington market ends and Tuesdays starting in June. Hope to see you there!
Flock Shares
With the help of Ma and Ted "the Master Gutter", we dressed the first of our broilers yesterday. The process went very smooth. I personally thanked each bird before sending him or her on it's way. Ted has years of experience dressing thousands of birds and I'm thankful for his valuable lessons. Even he was impressed with the tub style plucker we used (Thanks to The Land Connection for making it's use possible). Ma fried one up that night along with some livers. I can't describe how wonderful a fresh, pastured, organically-fed broiler tastes. You'll just have to find out for yourself! I will be offering some of the remaining broilers as part of a flock share. Similar to the Egg Shares or other CSAs, the flock share invites consumers to invest in the broiler production. Each share entitles the shareholder to 4 broilers. Each share is $60. These birds are dressing out at 4-6 lbs each and are incredibly tender and juicy!
I have found the local organic pasture fed birds to be far superior to anything coming from the factory farms. There is also no worry about growth hormones, antibiotics or toxic living conditions.
Email jake@grandprairiefood.com for more info or feedback on Flock Shares or Egg Shares.
While I'm at it...
I just have to thank those who have shown up to help out in the field so far; Kevin, Jared, Randy and Mary. It is very encouraging to have others join in. Every little bit helps.
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