Thursday, May 20, 2010

Whole-Hog Sausage with Spaghetti

After having a lot of positive feedback in response to our whole-hog sausage, I cooked some the other night and took this snapshot to share. It turned out well. I cut the sausage into approximately 1 inch lengths, grilled them lightly in a small amount of olive oil, wiped up the small amount of excess grease, and simmered them in Classico Spaghetti sauce with a bit of added black pepper and basil. I served it on some Healthy Harvest spaghetti, and we really like how the simple recipe turned out.



Raleigh Tour d' Coop and Shallotte Farmers' Market

We have been staying busy lately selling our meat each week at the Shallotte Farmers' Market, baling wheat hay, and taking care of everyday business on the farm. Additionally, a lady on Raleigh's Tour d' Coop last Saturday who we also have sold pullets to in the past invited us to come by her house and set up a table to promote our backyard chicken flocks and other products. It was a lot of fun, and Wesley and I got to talk to a ton of people about chickens, farming, and a good bit of everything in between. In addition to the Tour d' Coop we have been selling at the Shallotte Farmers' Market for the last three weeks, and it has been a good experience getting to know the folks there and having the chance share our products. I took a few cell phone pictures our first weekend there, and thought you'd like to take a glance and some of the goings on.
Here is Wesley and Edward standing with a sign I made to list our pricing and information.


Wesley smiling and chatting with customers



Edward showing a customer some of our products



This is a snapshot of our "booth neighbor," Jeremy Conroy with his handcrafted wood bowls, cutting boards, Christmas ornaments, and wine bottle stands. You should definitely check out his and his wife Amy's etsy store, Otiscraft when you get the time.



Hardee's take out drink trays make the best business cards holder. ;)



The bluegrass band who is set up to play at the market each weekend



Be on the lookout soon for honey made on the farm with the above label attached.


If you're in the area this Saturday, we'd love to chat with you about our products and help you in anyway we can.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A busy Saturday is coming up

Wesley and Bethany will be taking chickens to Raleigh on Saturday and talking with folks on the Tour de Coop, and Edward will be selling meat at the Shallotte Farmer's Market. We have a good supply of meat available and we have plenty of pullets on hand, so if you are looking for beef, chicken, pork, or pullets for a home flock, we will be happy to help you.