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What's Cooking: Citrusy Carnitas, Beef & Farro Stew, Goat Eggplant Curry, Palak Paneer & More!
What's Cooking: Citrusy Carnitas, Beef & Farro Stew, Goat Eggplant Curry, Palak Paneer & More!

Our farm kitchen was cranking out the hits again this week! There was carnitas with satsumas and lime, beef and farro stew, goat curry, palak paneer and lentil dal, mini kale quiches, double chocolate strawberry cookies and more!

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RECIPESKate EstradeNovember 25, 2024
Pumpkin Feast for the Goats & Pigs, Crop Cover Beans for the Cattle and Crab Compost for the Chickens
Pumpkin Feast for the Goats & Pigs, Crop Cover Beans for the Cattle and Crab Compost for the Chickens

The goat kids are at quite possibly their cutest, bounciest stage and they’re all doing amazingly well. Plus their moms and the pigs are still feasting on donated pumpkins, the cattle are gorging on succulent bean sprouts and one of the chicken flocks is scratching through a bunch of crab shell compost.

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ON THE FARMKate EstradeNovember 25, 2024
Grapefruit & Radicchio Are Here! Plus Tomatoes & Last Hurrah of Summer Veggies, Honey, Hummus, Meats, Seafood & More!
Grapefruit & Radicchio Are Here! Plus Tomatoes & Last Hurrah of Summer Veggies, Honey, Hummus, Meats, Seafood & More!

For fans of delectably bitter produce, grapefruit and radicchio are here! Plus we’re having a last hurrah of warm season veggies before the cold front puts an end to a banner fall and we have lots of honey, dairy, hummus, meats, seafood and more local grocery staples.

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Kate EstradeNovember 18, 2024
What's Cooking: In My BLT Era, Plus Kabocha & Sun Dried Tomato Pasta, Pork & Veggie Stir Fry, Black & Blue Corn Muffins & More!
What's Cooking: In My BLT Era, Plus Kabocha & Sun Dried Tomato Pasta, Pork & Veggie Stir Fry, Black & Blue Corn Muffins & More!

Celebrating the late heirloom tomato season with really excellent BLTs with almost all local ingredients. Plus there’s pasta and chicken with a kabocha squash, eggplant and sun dried tomato sauce, pork and veggie stir fry and blue corn blackberry muffins!

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RECIPESKate EstradeNovember 18, 2024
30 Kids in 5 Days, Plus New Digs for the Pigs, November Grass Growth & More!
30 Kids in 5 Days, Plus New Digs for the Pigs, November Grass Growth & More!

We went from 2 kids to 32 kids in 5 days and now fall kidding season is over! Plus some lovely new digs for the feeder pigs, lush November grass for the cattle and more!

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Kate EstradeNovember 18, 2024
Order Spring Flower Packs from Baby T-Rex Farms
Order Spring Flower Packs from Baby T-Rex Farms

We’re teaming up with Baby T-Rex Farms to offer flower seedlings to plant now for a beautiful spring garden!

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Kate EstradeNovember 15, 2024
Gorgeous Veggies, Apples, Black Garlic, Honey, Pastured Meats, Tofu, Elderberry Juice & More!
Gorgeous Veggies, Apples, Black Garlic, Honey, Pastured Meats, Tofu, Elderberry Juice & More!

The veggies keep popping off! Because of warm temperatures, we still have lots of summer crops, along side more and more cool season goodies. There’s also lots of apples, restocked black garlic, honey and elderberry juice, pastured meats, seafood, tofu and more.

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WEEKLY AVAILABILITYKate EstradeNovember 11, 2024
What's Cooking: Moussaka, Brat Soup, Kabocha Pancakes & Snickerdoodles & Meribo Salad!
What's Cooking: Moussaka, Brat Soup, Kabocha Pancakes & Snickerdoodles & Meribo Salad!

It feels like our new kitchen will never get old and this week I made one of my absolute favorite meals, a Greek style moussaka, plus a brat and veggie-loaded soup, a copycat salad from one of our favorite restaurants and kabocha oat pancakes and snickerdoodles.

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RECIPESKate EstradeNovember 11, 2024
Tiny But Mighty Goat Kid, Using Waste Beans as Cover Crop & Pumpkin Fest Continues
Tiny But Mighty Goat Kid, Using Waste Beans as Cover Crop & Pumpkin Fest Continues

Fall kidding season began with a tricky situation with a tiny doe that mom didn’t really want, there’s cover crop beans sprouting all over the farm and pumpkin fest continues!

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ON THE FARMKate EstradeNovember 11, 2024
Order Your Pasture-Raised Thanksgiving Turkey
Order Your Pasture-Raised Thanksgiving Turkey

While there’s no local turkeys available for us to offer you this year, we’ve got a discount for you on pasture-raised turkeys that can be shipped directly to you from our friends in Virginia.

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Kate EstradeNovember 7, 2024
Abundant Fall Veggies, Seafood & Popcorn Restock, Bellegarde Flour, Pastured Meats, Pesto, Biscuits & More!
Abundant Fall Veggies, Seafood & Popcorn Restock, Bellegarde Flour, Pastured Meats, Pesto, Biscuits & More!

It was another banner week for fall produce with beautiful Napa cabbage, carrots and turnips joining the list and even more is coming this week. And warm season veggies aren’t giving up yet either. We also restocked Gulf seafood, popcorn, got new flour from Bellegarde and have plenty of our other local grocery staples available!

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WEEKLY AVAILABILITYKate EstradeNovember 4, 2024
What's Cooking: Pork Chops & Mustard Greens, Steak Burrito Bowls, Bacon Melt, Jalapeño Popper Dip & More!
What's Cooking: Pork Chops & Mustard Greens, Steak Burrito Bowls, Bacon Melt, Jalapeño Popper Dip & More!

In my second week in our new house, I was really able to churn out some delicious food. We did some simple seared pork chops with creamed mustard greens and with the leftover greens, a delicious bacon melt. Plus there was steak burrito bowls, jalapeño popper dip, some really good salads and an apple peach persimmon crisp.

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RECIPESKate EstradeNovember 4, 2024
Goat Sorting, Pumpkin Fest and Finally Some Rain!
Goat Sorting, Pumpkin Fest and Finally Some Rain!

The annual pumpkin fest is upon us, so the goats and pigs got the first round of Halloween pumpkins this weekend! Plus we finally got some goat sorting and rearranging done and we had a surprise heavy rain event that helped with the drought situation.

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ON THE FARMKate EstradeNovember 4, 2024
Satsumas Are Here! Plus Fresh Stone-Milled Flour, New Hot Sauces, Meats & Seafood, Tofu, Hummus & More!
Satsumas Are Here! Plus Fresh Stone-Milled Flour, New Hot Sauces, Meats & Seafood, Tofu, Hummus & More!

The first satsumas of the season are here and they’re both tart and sweet and generally perfect. There’s also lots of mirlitons and other peak fall produce, fresh stone-milled flour from Barton Springs Mill, new hot sauces, tofu, hummus, pastured and grassfed meats, Gulf seafood and much more.

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WEEKLY AVAILABILITYKate EstradeOctober 28, 2024
What's Cooking: Satsuma Habanada Shrimp, Veggie-Loaded Pad Thai, Chicken Thigh Caesar, Caveman Burgers & More!
What's Cooking: Satsuma Habanada Shrimp, Veggie-Loaded Pad Thai, Chicken Thigh Caesar, Caveman Burgers & More!

Ringing in our fabulous new kitchen this week with a citrus pepper shrimp dish, heirloom tomato caprese, chicken thigh Caesar salad, tofu and veggie pad Thai, Caveman burgers and fresh pesto breakfast sandwiches!

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RECIPESKate EstradeOctober 28, 2024
We Moved Into Our Farm House!
We Moved Into Our Farm House!

Last week was a big deal for us personally as we finally moved over from our tiny house to our new farmhouse on the other side of the farm. Thank you so much for helping us get to this point!

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ON THE FARMKate EstradeOctober 28, 2024
Biscuits Are Back! Plus Beef & Pork Restock, Fire Cider, Persimmons & New Apples, Fall Veggies, Eggs, Seafood, Coffee & More!
Biscuits Are Back! Plus Beef & Pork Restock, Fire Cider, Persimmons & New Apples, Fall Veggies, Eggs, Seafood, Coffee & More!

Buttermilk biscuits to bake at home are back! Plus we restocked out grassfed beef and pastured pork, have plenty of eggs, chicken and seafood, the produce category is still popping, there’s new Fire Cider, tofu, hummus and more!

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WEEKLY AVAILABILITYKate EstradeOctober 21, 2024
What's Cooking: Pumpkin Pasta, Beef & Kale Stir Fry, Salmon Caesar & More
What's Cooking: Pumpkin Pasta, Beef & Kale Stir Fry, Salmon Caesar & More

Here’s the last week of meals I made without a stove or oven as we get ready to move! Rarely do I make pasta twice in a little over a week, but desperate kitchen times call for desperate measures. So there was pumpkin pasta and jalapeño popper pasta, plus beef and kale stir and salmon and potatoes with Caesar salad.

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RECIPESKate EstradeOctober 21, 2024
Making Adjustments As the Drought Settles In
Making Adjustments As the Drought Settles In

As the rain from September’s hurricane completely dries up and we haven’t had rain since, we’re moving back into a drought this fall and making adjustments to try to eek out as much pasture growth and forage as we can.

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ON THE FARMKate EstradeOctober 21, 2024
New Chicken In Stock, Bountiful Fall Apples, Veggies & Herbs, Goat Cheese, Granola & More!
New Chicken In Stock, Bountiful Fall Apples, Veggies & Herbs, Goat Cheese, Granola & More!

The fall produce variety just keeps getting better and we have pastured chicken in from a new farm, too. There's also plenty of goat dairy, pastured eggs and pork, coffee and teas, granola and pecan products, rice and grits and more. Expecting a big grassfed beef restock this week, as well.

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WEEKLY AVAILABILITYKate EstradeOctober 14, 2024
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