WTF News- June 27th

Happy Friday!

 

 

It's been another hot & humid week but it looks like tomorrow is going to be another nice day to come out to the markets! 

 

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Davidson Farmers Market 8am-Noon 

 

Salisbury Farmers Market  8-Noon 

 

 

 

 

BETTER GET YOUR TICKETS NOW-tickets are available on line and they are limited so don't wait to get them at the door, they may not be there.   Sunday June 29 & make plans to attend the 1st annual Bacon & Brews Cruise In at Atherton.  Come out and watch Chefs, Brewmasters, & Car Enthusiasts Compete to see who can bring home the bacon.  For tickets and details check out  www.baconbrewscruisein.com 

 

 

 

Want to learn how to kill and process your own chickens?  This is your chance to learn from our 15 years & thousands of chickens worth of experience.

- Wild Turkey Farms will host a workshop at the farm on July 29 4-7pm.  This workshop will teach you how to quickly and humanely kill, pluck, eviscerate, and cut up a chicken.  We'll cover the best techniques and  management practices for safely processing chickens.  Please email me if you are interested.

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

The Pickled Peach- Davidson

Heirloom- Charlotte

The Prickly Pear- Mooresville

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

WTF News- June 20th

Happy Friday!

 

 

It's been another hot & humid week but it looks like tomorrow is going to be another nice day to come out to the markets! 

 

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Davidson Farmers Market 8am-Noon 

 

Salisbury Farmers Market  8-Noon 

 

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE Sunday June 29 & make plans to attend the 1st annual Bacon & Brews Cruise In at Atherton.  Come out and watch Chefs, Brewmasters, & Car Enthusiasts Compete to see who can bring home the bacon.  For tickets and details check out  www.baconbrewscruisein.com 

 

If you have a classic car you can register it at www.baconbrewscruisein.com and get a free ticket to the bacon & brews tasting

 

 

Want to learn how to kill and process your own chickens?  This is your chance to learn from our 15 years & thousands of chickens worth of experience.

- Wild Turkey Farms will host a workshop at the farm on July 29 4-7pm.  This workshop will teach you how to quickly and humanely kill, pluck, eviscerate, and cut up a chicken.  We'll cover the best techniques and  management practices for safely processing chickens.  Please email me if you are interested.

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

The Pickled Peach- Davidson

Heirloom- Charlotte

The Prickly Pear- Mooresville

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

Cooking from the Farmer's Market- Blackberries

As I mentioned yesterday I did a lot of cooking over the week-end but not many pictures.

 

We had some friends coming over on Saturday evening so I wanted to use some of the vegetables & fruit that we got at the Farmer's Market.

 

Our menu was WTF hamburgers & chicken wings prepared by Farmer/Chef Lee.

 

He had also purchased some cheese at the Davidson Farmer's Market from Cold Water Creek  Farms which we used on our hamburgers & our guest brought focaccia from Millstone Meadows Farm.

 

I then sliced squash, zucchini & onions from Correll Farms added salt, pepper & butter & placed them in foil packs on the grill.

 

I also had tomatillo & jalepenos from Correll Farms that I used to make a green salsa.  Stay tuned next week for that recipe.  It was awesome so I will remember to take pictures next week & post the recipe!!!

 

For dessert I used Peaches n' Cream blackberries to make a Blackberry Cobbler.  The Phillip's Family sells at both the Salisbury Farmer's Market & the Davidson Farmer's Market.

 

The recipe I used for the cobbler can be found here.

 

I'll do better next week at taking pictures!

 

 

Stir Fry WTF Style

I start out with good intentions.....

 

 

I had big plans for this weeks food posts!!

 

 

I got lots of goodies from the farmer's market like squash, zucchini, tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, fresh herbs, peaches & blackberries.

 

See all the things you are missing if you don't go the farmer's market!!

 

 

Today's post was going to be WTF Stir Fry actually it's still WTF Stir Fry but sadly I was so busy in the kitchen I only took 2 pictures & they were both before pictures not after pictures....

 

 

But I can tell you that Wild Turkey Farms sells both pork & beef kabobs.  In my stir fry I used pork kabobs.

 

I then used squash, zucchini & onions from Correll Farms and organic mushrooms (which were bought at Harris Teeter).

 

I tossed my vegetables in first with a little oil over medium- high heat, then added the pork & a little soy sauce.  You want to cook the meat thru until it is no longer pink & the edges are browned.

 

Then serve over rice.

 

 



WTF News- June 13th

Happy Friday!

 

 

It looks like tomorrow is going to be another nice day to come out to the markets!  

 

If everything goes as planned I'll pick up some of our smoked products today so that we'll have BACON, jowl bacon, smoked chops, smoked hocks, smoked polish, and maple links tomorrow!!!

 

After a short break we have finally gotten another batch of chickens ready and processed this week so we are restocked on chicken!

        - boneless breasts, leg quarters, wings, chicken backs, feet, and livers

 

 

Sorry but we will not have any eggs this week

 

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Davidson Farmers Market 8am-Noon 

 

Salisbury Farmers Market  8-Noon 

 

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE Sunday June 29 & make plans to attend the 1st annual Bacon & Brews Cruise In at Atherton.  Come out and watch Chefs, Brewmasters, & Car Enthusiasts Compete to see who can bring home the bacon.  For tickets and details check out  www.baconbrewscruisein.com 

 

If you have a classic car you can register it at www.baconbrewscruisein.com and get a free ticket to the bacon & brews tasting

 

 

Want to learn how to kill and process your own chickens?  This is your chance to learn from our 15 years & thousands of chickens worth of experience.

- Wild Turkey Farms will host a workshop at the farm on July 29 4-7pm.  This workshop will teach you how to quickly and humanely kill, pluck, eviscerate, and cut up a chicken.  We'll cover the best techniques and  management practices for safely processing chickens.  Please email me if you are interested.

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

The Pickled Peach- Davidson

Heirloom- Charlotte

The Prickly Pear- Mooresville

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

Cooking from the Farmer's Market- Summer Squash

If you have been at the Farmer's Market the past few weeks you have noticed all the summer squash. 

 

Did you know there was a difference between summer squash & winter squash?

 

Summer squash such as zucchini or patty pan is thin skinned while winter squash such as acorn squash has a hard, thick rind.

 

When squash is in season I have to make a couple of batches of fried squash.  I will admit that I am NO GOOD at frying things.  But this time I rocked it!!!

 

 

I started with fresh squash from Correll Farms.

 



I cut the squash into slices.

 

 

As we have learned I don't always measure but my batter consisted of flour, yellow cornmeal & season salt. 

 

My wash was milk & 1 egg.

 

After dipping the squash in the wash & then dredging in the batter mixture I put them in the frying pan.

 

This is where I think I accomplished what I am referring to as fried squash awesomeness.  Normally, I would have the heat up too high on the stove but this time I had it on medium lo (4.5 if your stove is digital like mine) & just check out the picture of my awesomeness!!



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This is a special treat because there are going to be 2 recipes with this post.  And believe it or not this is actually a time that I follow a recipe!

 

Many years ago when we were first married & we had zucchini out the wazoo I was trying to figure out what to do with it & I found a recipe for zucchini bread.  This recipe has become a family favorite.  I have used this recipe the past 2 weeks & I'm sure I'll be making it a few more times.

 

You can also shred zucchini & freeze it so you can make this bread in the fall or winter.

 



I love cookbooks.  Especially cookbooks from organizations or churches because these are usually tried & true recipes.  My zucchini bread recipe comes from the Open Your Heart For Closed Eyes cookbook.  We were visiting friends in Pennsylvania back in 2003 & a family member was selling these cookbooks so my mom got me one.  It is definitely one I use a lot.

ZUCCHINI BREAD

3 eggs

2 c. sugar

2 c. shredded zucchini

1/2 c. oil

2 tsp. vanilla

3 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 c.chopped nuts

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. ground cloves (optional)

 

Heat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease bottoms only of two 9x5 or 8x4 loaf pans.  In large bowl, beat eggs until foamy.  Stir in sugar, zucchini, oil & vanilla.  Blend in the remaining ingredients by hand: flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves & nuts.  Pour batter into prepared pans.  Bake at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans.  Cool completely.  Makes 2 loaves.

 

 



***Squash & Zucchini provided by Correll Farms***

WTF News- June 6th

Happy Friday!

 

 

It looks like tomorrow is going to be another nice day to come out to the markets!  

 

After a short break we have finally gotten another batch of chickens ready and processed this week so we will be restocked on chicken at the market tomorrow!

 

-we'll have- whole chickens, boneless breasts, leg quarters, wings, chicken backs, feet, and livers

 

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Davidson Farmers Market 8am-Noon 

 

Salisbury Farmers Market  8-Noon 

 

Attention Davidson Area WT Fans- We are in need of market help if you know of anyone.  We need a loyal, trustworthy someone that can work in the trailer pulling orders, ringing up orders, and helping set up and take down each market.  Usually the hours are about 7:50-12:10. If you know of anyone interested please have them contact us via email info@wildturkeyfarms.com 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE Sunday June 29 & make plans to attend the 1st annual Bacon & Brews Cruise In at Atherton.  Come out and watch Chefs, Brewmasters, & Car Enthusiasts Compete to see who can bring home the bacon.  For tickets and details check out  www.baconbrewscruisein.com 

 

For our Charlotte Peeps- Don't forget that we are keeping some items stocked at Greeneman Farms in the 7th Street Market.  They usually keep a variety of WTF products including our sausages, hotdogs, ham steaks, and chicken.  If they don't keep what you want in stock, we'll be glad to drop off an order for you there so you can pick it up at your convenience.  

 

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

    

 

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- Charlotte

Pure Pizza @ 7th St Market - Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Fork- Cornelius

Napa On Providence - Charlotte

The Asbury at The Dunhill Hotel- Charlotte

The Wineshop at Foxcroft- Charlotte

The Pickled Peach- Davidson

Heirloom- Charlotte

The Prickly Pear- Mooresville

 

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

 

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC

China Grove, NC

VIP WTF Employee

 

If you have ever been to WTF you have probably met our guard dog Annie.  Annie is an Akbash which is a Turkish breed Guardian dog.

 

Annie serves many purposes at the farm.  During lambing season she is normally with the sheep helping to protect the baby lambs.

 

At other times she is in the pasture with the chickens (& Thanksgiving turkeys) protecting & warning them of hawks that may be flying overhead.

 

She knows who belongs in the pasture & who doesn't belong in the pasture.  We feel fortunate that in the 6 years that Annie has been at the farm we have not had a lot of incident so we are assuming that she is doing her job!

 

 

Annie

These are a couple of older pics but still some favorites of mine!



Annie & a little Charlie



Annie & Freckles

Cooking from the Farmer's Market- Cauliflower

 

 

What do you get if you cross a dog with a daisy???

 

Cauliflower......

As a child I detested cauliflower.  As an adult I have tried to eat cauliflower because I have children & I want to set a good example for them.  That being said I needed to find a recipe that the boys (make that me) would actually eat.  So, I had heard about substituting cauliflower for potatoes thus making mock mashed potatoes or cauliflower mashed potatoes.

 

I'll go ahead & warn you (if you haven't figured it out already from previous posts) I use most recipes as a guide but I never follow the recipe exactly.

 

I went to allrecipes.com & cooks.com and read through several recipes trying to find the right one for my family.  In the end my recipe was very simple because I used what I had at home.  Some recipes used sour cream, others used cream cheese & some simply mashed the cauliflower & added olive oil, salt & pepper.  So here is the WTF version of mashed cauliflower.  Hope you enjoy!

 

Cauliflower from the Farmer's Market



After cutting the cauliflower into smaller pieces.  I placed in a stainless steel saucepan & boiled for 10-12 minutes.  Then drained the water & mashed the cauliflower (just like you would potatoes).  I added milk, salt, pepper & cheese.



I baked in a small dish at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes added some more cheese on top & baked until the cheese melted.

It didn't fool the kids.  They realized it wasn't potatoes.  I was hoping the cheese would help but they tried it......

 

It definitely does have a stronger flavor then normal mashed potatoes but I would make it again maybe this time add some herbs or different seasonings to it.

 

My good friends at Correll Farms have a cauliflower pizza crust recipe I'm hoping to try soon.  So stayed tuned for that one!

 

 

***Cauliflower provided by Correll Farms***

BBQ Chicken WTF Style

 

Let me warn you before you go any further this post contains pictures of raw chicken!!!  But the finished BBQ chicken is so worth it!

 

As I have mentioned before part of selling at the Farmer's Market is being able to help customers with cooking ideas or if they show up at 11 o'clock and all the chicken breast are gone & they say "But I don't know what to do with leg quarters."  That's when I can give them a tried & true recipe.

 

 

Leg quarters (leg & thigh)

We sell them 2 to a pack.

This time I removed the skin but you don't have to.

Place the chicken in a baking dish.



Then add your sauce of choice.

I love Carolina Treet Sauce 

which is probably evident due to the size of the container

Slather it on your chicken.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes - 1 hour.

Check temp with a meat thermometer it should be

165 degrees for poultry.



The result is BBQ chicken that is finger licking good!

This was Sunday lunch for us along with mashed cauliflower(from the Farmer's Market), Black-Eyed Peas (canned from our garden) & fresh strawberries (from the Farmer's Market).