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$20 Regular Box
Strawberries (1 pint)*
Field Lettuce (1)
Apples - double order (8-10) *
French Breakfast Radishes (bunch)
Green Kale (3/4 pound)
$30 Large Box
Everything in the $20 box plus:
Carrots (bunch)*
Spinach (1/2 pound)
Potatoes (2 pounds)
$40 Extra-Large Box
Everything in the $30 box plus:
Collards (3/4 pound)
Beets (1 pound)*
Another order Apples
*Contents may change prior to delivery based on Farmer harvests. Sorry we cannot make substitutions on Farmer Pick orders!
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One of the best things about our Online Market is that you only order when you want to get another box of our farmers' Good Food! Here are the basics on placing an order:
1. Farmer Pick Box - Choose from our $20, $30 or $40 boxes. We also offer other packages based on availability including Soup & Salad Box, Dinner Packages and Meat Packages. These count as a "Farmer Pick" order type.
2. Farmer Pick with Add-Ons - You can add as many extra items to a Farmer Pick Box as you like from our Online Market, we're already packing the box for you!
3. Custom Choice Order - Or you can fully customize your order for a $5 Custom Choice Fee. (Custom Choice orders get priority if we are short on an item and are individually packed so they get VIP treatment!)
Here are some more ways we make it easy for folks to order:
A great way to start enjoying Local Food especially if you forget to order each week! We'll deliver ten weeks of Farmer Pick boxes (choose from $20, $30 or $40 sizes).
Benefit from this program by earning 3% - 6% return, depending on the level you choose. Check out the details:
Our Basic $500 level Investor gets a 3% spending return. Supporting $1000 level accounts enjoy a 5% dividend. Sustaining Investment accounts ($2500) have 6% added to the spending credit for a great return on your local food dollars. That's a delicious deal! Investment Members get special offers throughout the year (including two-for-one tickets for Farm events), preferential order packing, and a great Thank You Goodie Bag! _____________________________
CONTACT US REMINDER
Please always call us ASAP if there is a timely question about your order (especially on pickup days). We do not receive text messages on the farm and spend as little time in front of the computer as possible so emails may not reach us for some time. If you cannot find your Pickup Location, your order or part of your order please call us right away so we can help! It is rare that we cannot resolve problems or questions quickly but we can't help if you don't call. 256-282-7889
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Keep in Touch!
We want to hear from our Members: let us know what you think about our new Online Market website, share your recipes prepared with our yummy ingredients, let us know what's going on in your world. We'll post about latest Farm Critter News and let you know when we're out and about in Atlanta.
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We are honored to have been
Voted Best CSA in Atlanta
by Creative Loafing Readers!
2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
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| | Our yummy $20 Farmer Pick box this week! |
Apologies again to everyone for the delay in opening the website on Thursday, the storms set everyone back on farm schedules. Our own Farmyard had a foot-deep river running through it! We had to evacuate the Goats to the field as they were standing in rushing water in their pens, sheesh! Hoping that's the worst of Mother Nature's Spring weather for now. We did end up with some changes for our boxes as the weather affected the Broccoli and Strawberries adversely. The Broccoli got waterlogged and was a no-go altogether (we emailed Members who had ordered it directly, in case you miss the Newsletter info). And the Strawberries were just slowed up in their ripening with cloudy days and the cold snap. We made sure everyone got at least one pint of the berries but we did have to make replacements in Farmer Picks (see the list at left for the final box contents). Hopefully everyone understands these necessary changes and we sincerely wish you all are happy with the boxes!
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We are so happy to announce Wild Heaven Beer is now hosting our Decatur deliveries. Pickup your box, enjoy some local beer, life is good. Also the new Vinings location Canoe Restaurant starts with next week's deliveries! We have worked with the wonderful chefs at Canoe for many years and are happy they offered to host us for their neighborhood. Pickups are Wednesdays or Thursdays from 2pm - 5pm.
Be sure to place your order by Midnight Friday and enter the Coupon Code earlybird when you checkout for $1 off of your total! It helps us a LOT to get a larger number of orders in earlier so we can confirm to the farms what and how much we are projected to need them to deliver. Win-win!
New Supper Club Dates
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We had a blast this past Sunday for our April Supper Club! About a dozen folks enjoyed a beautiful Spring day on the Farm with us. This is a really nice sized group and we have decided to keep numbers lower from now on so everyone gets more personal attention. We managed to get the Farmyard cleaned up and fresh straw bedding down so the Baby Goats had a nice pen to romp around with everyone.
Why not enjoy a Sunday drive in the country, get up-close and personal with our Goats and Chickens and enjoy meeting some new folks at one of our upcoming Farmhouse Supper Clubs? Put in your Reservations now for Mothers Day Sunday May 14th or June 11th. Miss Guinness' two little kids are ready for snuggling and Mama Frida will be kidding again any time now!
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Saturday Farmers' Market
Come see us! Our regular seasonal hours are back so we can be found every Saturday from 9am - 1pm at The Carter Center. We always have a great selection of items from our Online Market: Banner Butter, Atlanta Fresh Yogurt, Wright Dairy Cheeses, Pecan Point Granola and Pecans, Grateful Bread Co. Crackers, Beech Creek STRAWBERRIES (fingers crossed!) Apples & Vegetables, our own Hot Sauces, Chicken and Duck Eggs, Granny Linda's beautiful handmade Potholders and of course
Big Daddy Dog Biscuits (all the doggies love us!).
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Weekly Recipe:
Strawberry Custard Tarts
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Each week we highlight some of the
ingredients from our boxes with one of our own Farmhouse Recipes. This is the way we cook here on the Farm with our limited kitchen time but love of Good Food. We hope to inspire you to try something new, even if it's just one All-Local Meal a week! The Full Recipe is in the Wednesday Weekly Newsletter. Since the Strawberries were very dear this week you might want to keep this recipe to use later when they are abundant again.
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We served these on Sunday for the Farmhouse Supper Club: the crust is a snap and you can fill them ahead of time so they are ready to top and serve. You'll love them!
Cookie Crust
This short cut makes the tarts a breeze to prepare. Makes enough for two 9" crusts.
1. Pulse 12-15 average sized Shortbread or Sugar Cookies in a food processor with 1/4 cup Butter. You can make them yourself or use store-bought. We have also used Chocolate Cookies, they are great too.
2. Press the cookie crust into the bottom of a springform pan (you can use a large one or individual sized pans). Don't make it too thick: you want it about 1/4" at most.
3. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes, it will be "set" and will have a dry look to it. Allow to cool completely.
Custard Filling
This is the only "hard" part, it does take about 30 minutes but since you make it ahead of time you can prepare the evening before. Makes enough for two 9" tarts.
(3) cups Milk or cream (we used 1/2 Whole Milk and 1/2 Heavy Cream)
(6) Egg Yolks, beaten
(1) cup Sugar
(1/2) cup Flour
(1/4 cup Corn Starch
pinch of salt
(1) Tablespoon Vanilla extract
Heat the Milk slowly over medium on the stovetop, stirring regularly, do not heat too quickly.
In a bowl mix together the Sugar, Flour, Cornstarch and salt. Add the Eggs and combine, mix well.
When the Milk is just scalding (starting to skim around the edges) add the Egg mixture slowly to Milk, stirring constantly with a whisk.
Continue to cook over medium heat stirring pretty much the whole time until Custard is thickened. Turn off the heat and continue to stir every few minutes until it has cooled (it will continue to thicken as it cools). Stir in the Vanilla.
Assemble the Tart
Spread the Custard over the Cookie Crust, you only want it to be about 1/2" thick. Refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight. Top with sliced fresh Strawberries just before serving. If you like you can add a dollop of Whipped Cream on top.
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