Cattle grazing on lush grass, goats performing grounds crew duties cleaning up brush and vines, pigs starting new cogon grass eradication projects and hens scratching and pecking on fresh pastures. The cold front gave us all a spring in our step, but now we shift focus to preparation for Hurricane Francine!
Read MoreLots of fun ideas this week including a veggie-loaded goat coconut curry, roasted eggplant and crispy tofu with sesame peanut sauce, simple roast chicken and veggies and new Porgy filets with fettuccine carbonara and a sauté of shrimp, shiitake mushrooms and sweet corn.
Read MoreEvery week, we're getting closer to fall crops! In the meantime there's muscadine grapes, cantaloupes and end of summer veggies, plus bountiful small eggs from our youngest hens, a new Cordyceps tincture, baba ganoush and hummus, restocked jams, jellies and pickles and more.
Read MoreThere were some kind of fence breaking shenanigans happening last week with every species of animals on our farm, but the goats win the award for best behavior overall, a rare feat for them!
Read MoreOur beloved shrimp and hummus options are back from Anna Marie Seafood and Nur's Kitchen, plus we restocked out grassfed beef and pastured pork and chicken and the produce variety is much improved with melons in full force, muscadine grapes, tomatoes, squash and zucchini and more.
Read MoreFajitas featuring local peppers, plus pulled pork and bavette steak, parmesan salmon, beet peach salad and Sunday sauce with sausage, tomatoes and eggplant over bucatini and zucchini noodles.
Read MoreOur youngest flock of laying hens are now all out on pasture in their mobile coop! Plus the cattle, goats and pigs are enjoying thick late summer forage on pasture and in the woods.
Read MoreWe are stocking as much produce as we can while we desperately await more variety from fall crops. In the meantime, we also have restocked cold brew, chai and simple syrups, coffee, new herbal teas and tinctures, plus staples like grassfed and pastured meats and eggs, dairy, bread and buns, rice and grits and more!
Read MoreGetting my groove back in the kitchen this week with delicious smoky pulled pork and clay peas for bowls and quesadillas, thinly sliced marinated bulgogi beef, shrimp and sweet peppers with rice and pesto and a blueberry French Toast casserole for breakfast and dessert!
Read MoreThere's never a dull moment on a farm, but especially not this week. A surprise calf from one of our cows and the fence jumping drama that ensued, plus using pigs for invasive species eradication, goats being goats and more.
Read More(Almost) all your favorite grassfed beef, pastured pork and chicken cuts are back in stock, plus apples, Asian pears, peaches and summer veggies, Gingerbooch kombucha and probiotic drinks, goat dairy products, seafood, eggs, bread and pasta and lots more.
Read MoreSome simple, easy options for home cooking this week: battered and baked tofu rice bowls, the best homemade burgers, summery canestri pasta, with sausage, eggplant, tomatoes and basil, sourdough French toast and more!
Read MoreExciting times at the farm with our farmhouse getting close to completion! We also have some goats and piglets for sale and we’re happy that the weather has cooperated this year to start putting a good amount of hay up for winter.
Read MoreThe first apples of the season are on their way! Plus more late season watermelons, peaches, summer veggies, pullet eggs on sale, meats and seafood, simple syrups, fermented veggies, jams and jellies and lots more.
Read MoreThis week, we’ve got three very different meals to share: smoked goat tacos with roasted veggies, homemade sweet potato gnocchi with shrimp, bacon, corn and mushrooms and sheet pan beef and peppers with Scarlett rice, kimchi and lime basil mayo.
Read MoreDelicious buttermilk biscuits to bake at home are back in stock, along with a new goat cheese spread, restocked granola and popcorn, tofu, mushrooms, summer veggies, grassfed meats, Gulf seafood and more.
Read MoreThis week, we’re featuring some favorite ideas for eggplant, including moussaka and homemade baba ganoush! There’s also grilled pork chops & okra with sweet corn polenta, za’atar sheepshead filets and blueberry overnight oat & chia pancakes!
Read MoreWe are making it through another summer in the Gulf South, but it’s a marathon, not a sprint!
Read MoreEven with some fruits and veggies going out of season, it’s still a great time to eat local! Okra, eggplant and various peppers are the prime veggies right now, with tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, radishes, squashes and sweet corn hanging on, too. Peaches are holding steady and may be joined by Asian pears this week! We’re stocked up and grassfed and pastured meats, Gulf seafood and plant-based proteins, too, plus hummus, heirloom grains, preserves, ferments and more.
Read MoreA weekly roundup of what’s coming our of our little kitchen at Local Cooling Farms featuring as many ingredients from our regional foodshed as possible! There’s roast beef with horseradish sauce, marinated beet salad, tempeh sushi bowls, maple tamarind goat ribs, coconut tomato farro and more!
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