We decided this year to stay a little closer to home and so we will not be going to the Middleton or Billerica Farmers Market this year...so if you were one of our regulars there please check out our Meat Buyers Club where you can get all of our products delivered strait to your door once a month. You will still find us in Marblehead on Saturday mornings from June 15th through November.
When I said we were busy so were some of our cows...here are a few photos of our newest arrivals:
And the newest arrival at home is a border collie named Cora whom we hope when she gets a little bigger will help us out with herding. She first looked at the cows like "what the heck it that" but once she got over her initial barking she simply looked like "whatever". Hopefully with some training she will roll into her position of pig, cow and chicken herder.
I like most of you find cooking in the summer a challenge with a business to run, kids to transport places and a household to try and keep together it can be a lot of work. I'd like to offer a couple suggestions from our extensive list of products.
Starting with beef kabobs that are already cut into pieces to marinate and then skewer with some locally raised veggies for an easy meal on the grill. If you are little more adventurous then try taking one of our small chickens and grilling it "spatchcock" style. Never heard of it well it is simple once you get that technique down: you have to cut the backbone out along the spine with a sharp knife or kitchen shears and then make a small slit inside the breastbone to remove it and the chicken flattens out nicely to grill. If you go to utube you can find some great videos demonstrating the process which is quite easy after you have done it once.
Until next time remember to buy local and eat fresh.
