The Culpeper Farmer's Market
We can't imagine life without the market. We had no idea how much fun we would have getting to know our customers and fellow vendors. The market is a joy for all of us here at Harvest Farms. Please stop by the booth and say hello if you haven't already done so. We're hard to miss: just look for the only shade tree at the end of the parking lot surrounded by half a dozen kids (some of which are ours, some of which are not), right beside Whisper Hill Farms, home of some of the finest (and freshest) produce we've ever tasted.
The Beef
We are proud to sell only the finest 100% Tarentaise Beef. We butchered two animals (God bless 'em) at the beginning of this year and thought it would be more than enough meat to get us to December. We just picked up our SIXTH animal from the butcher this week. Sales have exceeded our expectations and we couldn't be happier with the flavor and texture of our meat. Customers have been generous with compliments (and recipes). Thank you to everyone who has purchased burger, steaks, stew meat, roasts, jerky, and ribs (oh, and lest I forget, hearts and liver!).
The Cow Pool
We have decided to sell through the Fall / Winter. Now taking orders for 1/8 Shares. I guess you can call it a cow pool. It's the easiest way to stock up for the winter. At an 1/8th share you won't have to buy a whole new freezer. We can deliver or schedule a pick-up. Check it out and let us know if you're interested.
Jerky
There we were, middle of May and a freezer full of roasts. Roasts in the middle of the summer are not exactly "in demand". Whatever were we to do? It was then and there that we struck upon the ingenious idea to make jerky. Yes friends, necessity is indeed the mother of invention!
8 Flavors later we can't keep it in stock! On average we sell about 40 packages of jerky every week. And while we had no idea how labor and time intensive the process would be, we now we look forward to our family gatherings spent around the cutting boards. We cut it, we season it, we package it.
Basil Pesto
It's no secret: We eat what we grow. But we have a greenhouse where we chose to plant several beds of never-ending basil. This is the first ingredient (and we're proud to say we grow it ourselves) that goes into every jar of our Harvest Farms Pesto.
The Website
Check it out at HarvestFarmsVA.com and let us know what you think.
All in all, this has been a phenomenal season for all of us. Thank you again for a tremendous and memorable summer here at Harvest Farms.
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