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March 30th, 2012
Our fields were drying out nicely and then we received about 1/2" of rain yesterday, which will set us back a tad for our planting scheduled for today. Guessing though that we need to cherish this weather, as it will soon be hot and muggy. Forecast to be 88F tomorrow, yikes! One thing for sure, the warmer days, combined with the moisture, is making the weeds grown and the bugs hatch out. At the Urban Harvest market on Saturday, we'll have some beets, snow peas, strawberries, some of the grain salads below and more.
THIS WEEK'S FARM KITCHEN SPECIALS BELOW
Order by midnight Sunday, to pick up your order next week at one of our thirteen Houston area CSA locations.
Sun Dried Tomato, Basil Pesto & Goat Cheese.* This is one of our customer favorites that we always make when the basil comes in season; which is now. We begin with a layer of pesto made from sun-dried tomatoes, then spread some locally produced goat with cream cheese and on top. A layer of WDF basil pesto is then added which is followed with another layer of goat/cream cheese spread. Kinda' like a lasagna with the colors of the Italian flag, - I think. Any way this spread is pure decadence. Great as an appetizer or a pasta starter. Approximately 8 oz at $8.00 Macaroni and Cheese with Truffle Oil (Vegetarian)This might be a great dish to accompany your Easter holiday meal plans. We bake our pasta in a Gruyere, Gouda and Parmesan cheese sauce with a hint of truffle oil and then top it with a garlic crumb mixture. $9.00/ 8-inch casserole / serves 3-4 Southwestern Quinoa Salad* (Vegan, Gluten-free) Pronounced ("KEEN-wah"), this ancient grain is considered a complete protein and has a mild nutty flavor and contains no gluten. Our salad combines organic quinoa with organic black beans, corn, red bell pepper, onion, WDF red lettuce and WDF cilantro. We then toss it with a tangy chile-lime vinaigrette and a touch of agave syrup. Delicious! $6.00/16 oz by volume/serves 1-2 Strawberry Crunch Cake* (Vegetarian) - When Chef Stephanie suggested this a few weeks back, I was not aware how great this dessert would turn out; My Oh My, this cake is fantastic! A moist scratch made cake filled with our very own WDF strawberries; topped with a sweet crunchy nut topping and served with a side of strawberry syrup. You won't be sorry! $9.00/8-inch cake/serves 3-4 Farro & Arugula Salad* (Vegetarian) - Back By Popular Demand! Whole grains never tasted so good! Organic farro, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, WDF arugula,and golden raisins, Comes with an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing infused with sea salt and WDF herbs (mint, rosemary, fennel) Great as a stand alone dish or garnish for a larger salad. $6.00/16 oz by volume/serves 3-4
Pastured Eggs, Local Honey and Smoked Meats available too! To learn more about these items, visit our online shopping cart at Order Eggs, Cheese, Soups & More As mentioned above, select your pick up location and then select continue, Order your items by date and then proceed to checkout. Farm Dinner, Sunday April 15th
For those of you not already aware, we are having a farm dinner with Guest Chef Bryan Caswell. His honors are too numerous to mention, but if interested visit this link Bryan Caswell So we now feel pretty honored to announce that Bryan, along with some of his team mates, will be helping us host a Dinner here at the Farm. Similar in format to prior farm dinners held here over the past few years, the menu format will focus on using local fare. An addition, beer and wine will be available as well as live entertainment by Robert Ellis. Visit this link for a preview of Robert Ellis Band. The event will begin with a reception, followed by a farm tour and then dinner outside in a communal table format. What if it rains? Dinner will be held inside the ol schoolhouse, a greenhouse or someplace dry. Seating is limited. . To get an idea of " our prior dinner events" visit Prior Farm Dinner Photos and Menus
Farm Dinner Ticket Purchase? We should have a webpage up and running, tomorrow, Monday where you can purchase online. Tickets are $95 pp.
Full Shares CSA for the Spring The Spring program will be ten weeks and is going to begin the week of Monday, April 9th, and extend into early June. The expected harvest will be similar to the winter program, but will eventually evolve into more spring items such as potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash etc. We think we will have strawberries into May, which about time when the first harvest of blackberries begin.
How to learn more and register
1) visit this link
2) Select your location, select continue in the pop up window (scroll down if you don't see your location pop up window.)
3) This should take you to a new page where you select your desired share, full, partial or every other week (aka Alternating Week Share.)
4) Select the first date, April 9th, 10th, 11th etc and all weeks will become highlighted in the ten CSA week program.
5) This is a different shopping cart from last season, so what to do about registering?
Try to use your same/existing email and password.
What if you don't know it? Type in something and, if incorrect the website should respond "invalid password." .
It should then take/open you to a menu that says something like "....forgot password? Go here... follow the prompts and it should eventually send you an email where you can create another password.
6) Logged into the system? Continue with the online payment process. Follow the prompts for your credit card payment.
7) If your payment was successful you should receive a conformation email from PayPal.
More details about ordering can be found at YOU MAY HAVE TO SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
We appreciate your patience as we transition from our existing online processing system to an updated version.
Thanks, Van Cell 713 876 8645 www.woodduckfarm.com csa@woodduckfarm.com PS If you have moved or not interested in receiving our updates, please click the "unsubscribe" link above to "option out" of any future emails.
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