Wild Turkey Farms News- March 11, 2011
I love this time of year. The grass is greening up, babies are popping out, and the garden and greenhouse are filling up fast. We put our first group of chickens out on pasture last week and they are growing fast. With all of this spring reproducing going on our geese have decided to get in on the action and start laying eggs. Never ones to avoid a teachable moment, we borrowed a small incubator from our neighbors and have been brooding all of the goose eggs. Each morning and evening, Rosty & Charlie help turn the eggs. It's become an evening ritual that we cut out the lights and use a small flashlight to "candle" each egg to check its progress. Since we have 7 eggs in the incubator that range from 1 to 10 days old we are able to compare the progress of each and watch the embryos develop. In another 3 weeks or so we should have some baby geese if our luck holds out.
Last weekend was our first Charcuterie Class of 2011 at Chef Charles Catering in Charlotte & a great time was had by all as usual. Participants learned where their favorite cuts of pork come from and got to participate in everything from making sausage to pancetta to pate.
We picked up beef this week so stop by and load up on our 100% Grass Fed Angus Beef while it last.
Davidson Farmers Market This Weekend 9-noon
We'll be at Davidson this weekend so come by & stock up. The warm weather has perked up the chickens and we have eggs out the wazoo so come by & get your fresh eggs from us.
If you can't make the market shoot us an email and come by the farm or we'll figure out how to get your order to you.
Last Call To Get On The Wild Turkey Farms 2011 CSA List- Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a relationship between a food producer and food consumers. This buying concept was sprouted from the idea that the customer was investing in a particular farm business they respected by buying a CSA share, similar to buying stock in a company. Our plan is to offer shares for a 10 week period starting mid-late April. We will have a weekly box of our fresh organically grown produce in $12 and $20 shares available. We haven't ironed out all of the details but ours will be with the option to add items like eggs or meats to your weekly pick up. Shares will be available to pick up at the farm during the week. The available shares are being spoken for quickly so if you are interested please email us to be put on the list.
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Bread Riot Coop- Salisbury
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
I love this time of year. The grass is greening up, babies are popping out, and the garden and greenhouse are filling up fast. We put our first group of chickens out on pasture last week and they are growing fast. With all of this spring reproducing going on our geese have decided to get in on the action and start laying eggs. Never ones to avoid a teachable moment, we borrowed a small incubator from our neighbors and have been brooding all of the goose eggs. Each morning and evening, Rosty & Charlie help turn the eggs. It's become an evening ritual that we cut out the lights and use a small flashlight to "candle" each egg to check its progress. Since we have 7 eggs in the incubator that range from 1 to 10 days old we are able to compare the progress of each and watch the embryos develop. In another 3 weeks or so we should have some baby geese if our luck holds out.
Last weekend was our first Charcuterie Class of 2011 at Chef Charles Catering in Charlotte & a great time was had by all as usual. Participants learned where their favorite cuts of pork come from and got to participate in everything from making sausage to pancetta to pate.
We picked up beef this week so stop by and load up on our 100% Grass Fed Angus Beef while it last.
Davidson Farmers Market This Weekend 9-noon
We'll be at Davidson this weekend so come by & stock up. The warm weather has perked up the chickens and we have eggs out the wazoo so come by & get your fresh eggs from us.
If you can't make the market shoot us an email and come by the farm or we'll figure out how to get your order to you.
Last Call To Get On The Wild Turkey Farms 2011 CSA List- Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a relationship between a food producer and food consumers. This buying concept was sprouted from the idea that the customer was investing in a particular farm business they respected by buying a CSA share, similar to buying stock in a company. Our plan is to offer shares for a 10 week period starting mid-late April. We will have a weekly box of our fresh organically grown produce in $12 and $20 shares available. We haven't ironed out all of the details but ours will be with the option to add items like eggs or meats to your weekly pick up. Shares will be available to pick up at the farm during the week. The available shares are being spoken for quickly so if you are interested please email us to be put on the list.
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Bread Riot Coop- Salisbury
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
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