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News, Happenings & Snapshots from Soons

       
   

 

 
   

Quick Farm Update & News (as of aug 21, 2008)

Recipe links

-Chef Shawn-Amuzae demos

-Applesauce

-Zucchini & Corn

-Freezing/Canning tips

-Cooking Corn

-Apple Assoc. website recipes

 

 

The Orange County Bounty Cookbook is available at Soons - local food and eating at its best!

 

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Just picked - our watermelon! Yum!

It's time to can, again!
Learn the ins and outs of canning with experts and Soons customers, Barb and Fred King. Aug 27, 6 to 8 pm. Cost - $10, pre-paid, limited space -sign up now!

Aug 18 - CORN SALE - 50 ears of our Silver King and/or Providence Sweet Corn for $10!!

It's Peach Time - Big Sale on Now!
Just $20 for a first-quality half bushel basket (abt 23 lbs)
Even less for tree-run (right from the tree, ungraded);
for #2s and "canner" grade please pre-order, we have a list going.

Now open daily 9 to 6....
stop in for super FRESH fruit and veggies, sweet corn, and much more!
now picking freestone and white peaches too....
<peach freezing & recipes>

new at Soons: local free range eggs!

>>Tasty Re-Opening Weekend fun was had with a
cooking demo on the grill with Chef Shawn!
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Chef Shawn grills up something good!

remember you can visit us at farmers' markets Tues (Fla), Sat (Mtown) and Sun (Warwick)- we have our homegrown peaches and apples, peanut butter, donuts, and now we're taking our fabulous homemade apple sauce. mmm mmm good! And we'll have frozen cider (half gallons),
at markets and the store

The Orange County Bounty Cookbook is available at Soons - local food and eating at its best! Features paintings, bios and recipes from Orange County's best farms, restaurants and more! Published by the Wallkill River Art School - all proceeds benefit the School. Just $20 +tax.

Weather update: like many orchards in the Valley, we have experienced hail in some of the severe storms we've had so far this summer. (We also had a frost during the bloom, which will reduce availablilty in some varieties and make for a lighter than normal U-Pick crop.)
While the hail damage appears minimal for us, others haven't fared as well. :(
(Poughkeepsie Journal story)
Just remember, when you're out later this year buying apples and peaches, marks caused by hail will not affect the great flavor of the fruit.

Apple Blossom
Our First Annual Blossom Bash...
was May 4 and it was FUN!
>>Photos here<<

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It's here - local beef from 3C Beef of Chester NY!

Founded in 2002 by Todd and Doreen Eldred, 3C Beef has about 25 to 30 mixed-breed Red Angus on 50 acres in Chester, New York. Their cattle are pasture-raised and primarily grass-fed, without the use of antibiotics or hormones. Their cuts are USDA-certified and they work personally with their butcher to assure the highest quality product.

  • ·       Almost every cut can be requested; pre-order early for holiday orders.
    ·       The ground beef is 85-90% lean.
    ·       The cuts last six to 12 months in the freezer.
    ·       Please take care with the packaging to avoid breaking the seal.
    ·       You can thaw this meat in cold water in half hour to hour, depending on the cut.
    ·       Once defrosted, use within TWO days. Don’t leave the meat in your refrigerator for longer than that! 
    - Note that grass-fed steaks and beef cook faster than industrial, grain-fed beef, so adjust your heat down and cooking time to up to 50% shorter!
    Know your food – eat local! Click for Available cuts and prices
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We have local premium milk from Hudson Valley Fresh! we're the only place in this part of Orange County where you can get it!
~fresh every Friday morning~ the milk is going fast now! let us know by Tuesday what you'd like and we can add it to the order.



U-Pick pumpkins is back- weekends starting September 20, 2008!


Chef Shawn at Soons Orchards

...it was another excellent
COOKING DEMO & GOURMET TASTING

with Chef Shawn Hubbell of Amuzae...

2007 demos' recipes:
August 18: Peach Chutney and Ratatouille

September 1: Tomato Gazpacho and “Apples Foster”

Sept 15 - vegetable tempura & dipping sauce, plus an apple & pear dessert tempura w/ an Asian caramel sauce

Nov 10 - butternut squash soup with apple salsa


Interested in adult or kid’s cooking classes?
Please e-mail us or sign up at the counter!


Barb and Fred teach us to can

(we) Learn(ed) How to Can!


Special thanks to Barb and Fred King who came from 50 miles away to teach our first ever class on 9/6/07!
 


Have you met our farm pup, Bonnie? She's a big advocate of eating local... here she enjoys a Soons homegrown nectarine and an ear of corn!

Bonnie the dog loves nectarines! Bonnie the dog eats sweet corn


As always, to get the latest, get on our e-mail list, or check back here!

To our Westchester friends, a reminder that Scotty's is attending the Hartsdale market on Saturdays.
>> FARMERS MARKET INFO <<

Join us in calling for immigration reform that helps American farms stay viable and strong.

Can't recall what's ready when?
Check our in-the-store page.

TIME Cover March 12 2007

Check out the TIME Magazine story about eating local - we're all for that!

Vote for Small FarmsCheck out the Slow Food movement

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Stay up on the latest news with our APPLE PRESS newsletter!
*Winter/Spring 2007*
Winter/Spring 2006 PDF file: page 1 / page 2 (note: 1+ MB files)
Aug-Sept '05 issue:
2 page PDF
Winter/Spring 2005 issue: PDF file: page 1 / page 2
Oct-Nov 2004 issue: 2-page PDF
(note: 1 MB file)
Aug-Sept 2004 issue: page 1 / page 2
2003 Fall issue: 2-page PDF

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CHECK OUT some big praise for those
Soons apple cider donuts &
Scotty's pies in the press.

 

The hay ride to the pumpkin patch,on its way back to the market, with Jeff Soons at the wheel.

U-Pick pumpkins: third week September through October.

 

 

 

Kids love peaches!

Conor, Jess and Julia showing off the first of 2007's peaches back in mid-July.


 

 

Hamming it up in the pumpkin patch.

 

 

No teeth? No problem!
Our apples are that juicy ...

 


Apples in the U-Pick orchard,
waiting patiently in mid-September

 

 

The hay wagon stops for pumpkin picking in our lower fields (as viewed from the "old" orchard).

 
       

squirrel eats apple

Someone loves winter in the orchard! We caught this squirrel in the act enjoying a rather large meal of Red Delicious.