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Wood Duck Farm
November 16th, 2011
Over the past week here at the farm we have received over 3" of rain. That was the good news, the bad news is that when it has rained, it has pored so hard that it pounded the grounds of our new sowings of carrots, beets, chard and spinach. This is not a major deal, but it requires us to overhead water our fields to try and keep the soils soft enough for the seedlings to emerge; otherwise some of our sandy soil types become as hard as a brick.
Prior to this week's rain we were host to students from two area Montesori schools, Kingwood & Livingston. We provided a tour of the farm, via a hayride (gosh that hay is expensive,) and followed up with a lunch that included our salad greens, warm bread and smoked turkey. You could tell that all the kids really enjoyed being outside.
Smoked Turkey's For Thanksgiving? Our Turkeys are brined
overnight with Kosher Salt and Black Strap Molasses. They are then hand seasoned, trussed, and placed in our smoke house. Our seasonings include fresh apples and herbs for our Holiday Bird and fresh cilantro, limes and peppers for our Texas bird. The prices are as follow:
10-12 lb.* trussed/seasoned bird $42
12-14 lb.* trussed/seasoned bird $49
16-18 lb.* trussed/seasoned bird $63
Smoked Turkeys can be picked up at one of our twelve area pick up locations in and around the Houston area Thanksgiving week. An added option is to pick up your turkey at the Urban Harvest Farmer's Market (located on Eastside between Richmond and Alabama) the Saturday before Thanksgiving. (Pick up days, except for Kingwood, will be moved forward one day for Thanksgiving week only. So, all Wednesday deliveries will arrive on Tuesday and all Thursday deliveries will arrive on Wednesday morning/early afternoon. For a link to see our pick up locations visit Pick Up Locations
What size to order? We found this info on the internet.
Four adults, four kids you need a 12# turkey Four adults, six kids you need a 14# turkey Six adults, six kids you need a 18# turkey
Wish to order or read more? Visit this link Smoked Turkey Info
FYI , last day to order is this coming Saturday morning., Nov 19th
This Week's CSA Share Includes: Kale, Butternut Squash, Bell Peppers, Salad Mix, Sweet Potatoes, Micro Greens,Tomatoes and Satsuma Citrus Fruit. The satsumas come from our new friend Stanley, China TX, down near Beaumont. Stanley has about 5,000 blackberry bushes that will ready to harvest come next April.
CSA info" FYI we are on week seven of our twelve week Fall program. We still have a few openings available, so if you are interested in joining, please visit this link Fall CSA Sign-Up Interested, but ask where to pick up at? Visit this link CSA Pick UP Location Map & Times FYI,program prices are prorated downward on our website each week accordingly.
Winter CSA Program: Our Winter CSA registration will begin in a few weeks. This program will consist of ten weeks that will ideally begin the first week of February and go to first week of April, give or take. Our anticipated winter harvest will include cold hardy crops such as cauliflower, carrots, kale, purple kohlrabi, cilantro, salad mix, broccoli, citrus, etc. More info to follow.
Farm Open House, Saturday Dec. 3rd As mentioned previously, we plan on having an open house here at the farm this fall season. We conducted an unofficial tally and it appears that the Dec 3rd timeframe is best. That works for us too, so consider marking it on your calendar. Times are unofficially, 1:30-4:30. FYI we are about one hr. north of Houston, 25 mins from Kingwood and 30 mins from the Woodlands. ( Directions and maps can be found on our website.) Wish to visit our farm, but not a CSA member? Not to worry, you're invited to our open house too!
Until Next Time,
Van
Cell 713 876 8645
www.woodduckfarm.com
csa@woodduckfarm.com
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