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!<<
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),
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| 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.
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.
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· 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.
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U-Pick pumpkins is back- weekends starting September 20, 2008!
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...it was another excellent
COOKING DEMO & GOURMET TASTING
with Chef Shawn Hubbell of Amuzae...
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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!
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(we) Learn(ed) How to Can!
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Special thanks to Barb and Fred King who came from 50 miles away to teach our first ever class on 9/6/07! |
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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!
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To our Westchester friends, a reminder that Scotty's is attending the Hartsdale market on Saturdays.
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