Beet harvest is in! Lacto Fermented heriloom beets!

The beet harvest is finally here! and we now have available the first batch of lacto-fermented beets and beet stems.

The beets are heirloom variety and organically grown.

The products available are:

Fresh beets by the bunch

3 to 4 beets in a  bunch, these beets are extra large! picked the day of delivery to be at their peak in freshness.

Pickled Beets

The beets are roasted slightly, skinned, and cultured in salt water brine to a very tangy flavor with just the tiniest bit of crunch.  An excellent snack or side dish and a health food powerhouse!

Pickled beet stems with carrots

The beet stems are combined with a few carrots, and pickled in a sat brine with a tiny bit of jalapeno. the end result is a tangy, crispy stem with the texture of celery. Great for snacks or side dishes. The jalapeno gives only a tiny hint of spice in the background.

Canned beet greens

These beet greens are fully cooked and pressure canned for long shelf life. Add to soups, stews, or just as a side dish. Very similar to chard in flavor and texture.

All of these are eligible for free home delivery to the rogue valley area, and are available immediately. You can find them all in our online store:

http://www.farmigo.com/store/littlesproutsfarm

"Your raisins or your life "

Farming laws are usually ridiculous.  The root reason why bad empty calorie but full of toxin food exists in 70% of the boxes and cans in the store is government regulations.  The government had been artificially controlling food food prices for a hundred years,  with the side effect of creating an industry of bad world food,  and unfair competition for small family farms.  Simply put...  If conventional factory farms did not have government subsidies, their food like products would be higher than organic pasture raised food. It is government laws and regulations that create artificially low food prices which are not sustainable.

I point to the recent scare about milk...  If the farm bill (government payments to farmers to grow bad food)  doesn't pass,  milk jumps to $10 per gallon or more. That's how much the government pays dairy farmers to produce dead cooked milk.  Raw milk gets no subsidizes.  See the problem?

What prompted this post is the following news story,  about raisins.  This is perhaps the craziest of food laws on the books.

http://www.ijreview.com/2013/07/64951-farmer-faces-bankruptcy-for-failing-to-give-feds-part-of-his-raisin-crop-free-of-charge/

Hunter's Story

Hunter, our eldest, decided on his own to go public with his personal story. He did so through his first ever public speaking presentation at the local GAPS support group meeting in Medford.  We share his story here for everyone that couldnt make it to the meeting.

http://youtu.be/5bbhidA255g

Cry for emergency help from another attacked farm

The following blog post is another cry for help from yet another small family farm providing nutritious food but under attack by our own government.

Please take a moment to read and consider helping.

http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/local-food-in-the-crosshairs-the-unbelievable-saga-of-mark-and-jill-baker/

First batch of cottage Cheese!

Here is our first attempt at cottage cheese.  We finally found a lower labor recipe for making REALLY cottage cheese (not the fake stuff with remnant and sometimes vinegar).   2 days and we should see the first results.

If this works out...  Cottage cheese will be next on the list of options for herdshare members.