Wild Turkey Farms News- Sept 10, 2010
HICKORY SMOKED BACON & HOT DOGS ARE BACK Just picked up a fresh batch of our hot dogs (both the fat & skinny ones) as well as our German brats.
Our "WTF" T Shirts are finally here!!! Come get yours while they last. Only $15 ea- XL, L, M, S available
Not much to report from the farm front this week. We've enjoyed the cool & dry weather, it's been perfect hay making weather, just too bad our big tractor has been in the shop for the last 2 weeks. Last weeks adventure to Protein University has inspired me to do some playing around this week. I dusted off my charcuterie recipe book and have been experimenting with a few items. This week I made my first Tasso Ham and finished it off by smoking it on the grill, delicious!!! Can't wait to make a big pot of greens with it in there. For several years I've tried unsuccessfully to make a good puffy pork rind but thanks to some tips from the chefs at Protein U I was able to make a whole bag of them perfectly. I did manage to save a small (and I mean small) bag for Domisty to try. I've also salted some jowls down to make smoked jowl bacon & thawed some fat to make lardo. For those of you that have not had the culinary ! pleasure of trying some lardo, don't let the unappealing name fool you. Lardo is thick fatback that has been cured with salt & herbs for 3 weeks and then washed, dried, and hung in a cool dark corner to age for another 4 weeks. Sounds like a lot of trouble for a little pig fat to put on a cracker but it's worth it, once cured it keeps forever. We like to slice it as thin as possible and drizzle olive oil over it, then sprinkle with coarse sea salt & cracked black pepper on a cracker or toasted slice of french baguette.
We did manage to spend some time in the garden on Monday while everyone was off of work & out of school. We got a few fall items planted such as collards, turnip, & mustard greens, spinach, beets, kale, and probably a few other things that are slipping my mind right now. When it comes to gardening I have a habit of just opening up the seed box & planting until I run out without much planning but that works ok for us. Sometimes the rows are get way longer than they need to be and sometimes they're a bit too short. What we don't grow we manage to get from our market friends like the Corrells. Domisty doesn't let anything go to waste as she has worked really hard the past several years getting good at canning and keeps us eating great food year round.
Put some WTF in your kids lunch box. Try our new Bologna. Made from our premium Berkshire pork without all the nitrates & fillers like the store bought stuff. We've had a small batch made so give it a try & let us know what you think. It already carries an endorsement from Rosty & Charlie.
We will NOT be at the China Grove Market this week. If you need anything just give us a call & come to the farm to pick it up.
The China Grove Farmers Market at the Mill has been extended and will run through Friday October 15.
Davidson Farmer's Market (8am-noon). We're in the Town Hall parking lot working out of our big white trailer just up hill of our friends at Correll Farms.
We'll be at the Salisbury Farmers Market tomorrow so come find us under the big green tent (once again just up hill from our friends at Correll Farms) 7am-noon so come on out and load up.
Volunteer Opportunities-
Don't forget to pick up your tickets for the Know Your Farms Annual Farm Tour Sept 18 & 19. This years tour features 27 farms all across the Piedmont. For details check out their website. http://knowyourfarms.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99:annual-farm-tour-new
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Hippie Kitchen Bakery- Huntersville / DFM
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Flat Iron Restaurant- Davidson
Watts Grocery- Durham
Sage & Swift Catering- Durham
Four Friends Brewing- Charlotte
Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.
Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie
Wild Turkey Farms
China Grove, NC
704-202-9348
Website update- We are back up & going. Actually you should be redirected to our blog when you go to www.wildturkeyfarms.com If you are still having trouble accessing it please let us know.
HICKORY SMOKED BACON & HOT DOGS ARE BACK Just picked up a fresh batch of our hot dogs (both the fat & skinny ones) as well as our German brats.
Our "WTF" T Shirts are finally here!!! Come get yours while they last. Only $15 ea- XL, L, M, S available
Not much to report from the farm front this week. We've enjoyed the cool & dry weather, it's been perfect hay making weather, just too bad our big tractor has been in the shop for the last 2 weeks. Last weeks adventure to Protein University has inspired me to do some playing around this week. I dusted off my charcuterie recipe book and have been experimenting with a few items. This week I made my first Tasso Ham and finished it off by smoking it on the grill, delicious!!! Can't wait to make a big pot of greens with it in there. For several years I've tried unsuccessfully to make a good puffy pork rind but thanks to some tips from the chefs at Protein U I was able to make a whole bag of them perfectly. I did manage to save a small (and I mean small) bag for Domisty to try. I've also salted some jowls down to make smoked jowl bacon & thawed some fat to make lardo. For those of you that have not had the culinary ! pleasure of trying some lardo, don't let the unappealing name fool you. Lardo is thick fatback that has been cured with salt & herbs for 3 weeks and then washed, dried, and hung in a cool dark corner to age for another 4 weeks. Sounds like a lot of trouble for a little pig fat to put on a cracker but it's worth it, once cured it keeps forever. We like to slice it as thin as possible and drizzle olive oil over it, then sprinkle with coarse sea salt & cracked black pepper on a cracker or toasted slice of french baguette.
We did manage to spend some time in the garden on Monday while everyone was off of work & out of school. We got a few fall items planted such as collards, turnip, & mustard greens, spinach, beets, kale, and probably a few other things that are slipping my mind right now. When it comes to gardening I have a habit of just opening up the seed box & planting until I run out without much planning but that works ok for us. Sometimes the rows are get way longer than they need to be and sometimes they're a bit too short. What we don't grow we manage to get from our market friends like the Corrells. Domisty doesn't let anything go to waste as she has worked really hard the past several years getting good at canning and keeps us eating great food year round.
Put some WTF in your kids lunch box. Try our new Bologna. Made from our premium Berkshire pork without all the nitrates & fillers like the store bought stuff. We've had a small batch made so give it a try & let us know what you think. It already carries an endorsement from Rosty & Charlie.
We will NOT be at the China Grove Market this week. If you need anything just give us a call & come to the farm to pick it up.
The China Grove Farmers Market at the Mill has been extended and will run through Friday October 15.
Davidson Farmer's Market (8am-noon). We're in the Town Hall parking lot working out of our big white trailer just up hill of our friends at Correll Farms.
We'll be at the Salisbury Farmers Market tomorrow so come find us under the big green tent (once again just up hill from our friends at Correll Farms) 7am-noon so come on out and load up.
Volunteer Opportunities-
Don't forget to pick up your tickets for the Know Your Farms Annual Farm Tour Sept 18 & 19. This years tour features 27 farms all across the Piedmont. For details check out their website. http://knowyourfarms.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99:annual-farm-tour-new
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Hippie Kitchen Bakery- Huntersville / DFM
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Flat Iron Restaurant- Davidson
Watts Grocery- Durham
Sage & Swift Catering- Durham
Four Friends Brewing- Charlotte
Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.
Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie
Wild Turkey Farms
China Grove, NC
704-202-9348
Website update- We are back up & going. Actually you should be redirected to our blog when you go to www.wildturkeyfarms.com If you are still having trouble accessing it please let us know.
My husband wants a turkey. Do you sell them or know where I could get one? We live on over 3 acres in Indian Land, SC. Please contact me at cblanchette@comporium.net. thank you!
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