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New! Sungold tomatoes, peppers and bean sprouts


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Recipes


Roast Chicken with Herbs
Chickcharney Farms raises some awesome tasting (and seemed very happy and healthy when I met their cousins) chickens.

To prepare a whole roast chicken, I follow the Joy of Cooking recipe. A good shallow roasting pan (with ridges or with a wire rack) will help this turn out MUCH better. I truss mine, but it isn’t mandatory.

1 roasting chicken (the following proportions are for one that is 4 1/2 lbs or less. Adjust accordingly)

2 tsp herbs de Provence (may sub thyme and/or sage), or 3/4 tsp dried

1 tsp grated lemon zest (optional but makes it so good)

2-3 medium Wild Dog Farm garlic cloves, minced

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp salt

additional salt

4-5 tbsp. olive oil

Preheat oven to 400.

Remove neck and giblets from chicken. Rinse and pat dry.

Sprinkle skin with the additional salt and generously rub body and neck to get it in well.

Arrange chicken, breast side up, in roasting pan and brush with half of the oil, especially breast and legs.

Combine oil with salt, herbs and other ingredients in small bowl.

Using your fingers, loosen the skin and spread cut small slits in the thighs to rub the oil mixture between the skin and meat.

Roast for 55-65 minutes (for a 4 lb bird). Remove chicken to a platter and let stand for 10-15 minutes before carving.

  • For larger birds, figure 1 hour for first 4 lbs and an additional 8 minutes per additional pound.
  • If you want moist breast meat consider the chicken done with the thickest part of the thigh exudes clear juices when pricked deeply with a fork and registers 170 to 175 F. If you like dark meat falling off the bone and are willing to risk a dry breast, roast until the thigh registers 180.

Market News




Sungold Tomatoes!
Homegrown City Farm has a limited supply of Sungold tomatoes. 6 pints are available at this time.

Hummus, Sprouts, Cukes on Cypress and Myrtle artisan loaf
With the addition of sprouts from Chickcharney farm this week, we’ve got great sandwich fixings for a quick lunch on the go.

The Grain Mill
We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Grain Mill a local distributor of grains and dry goods located in Wake Forest, NC. We should start seeing a list of their top ten products available through the market. For a preview of their offerings and to place large orders, check out their website.

Coming Events

Upcoming:
Within Reach Film Screening, TONIGHT July 29th at 7pm. (link)

RAFI-USA “Crop Hop” Square Dance Party and Fundraiser, August 8th (link)

“The Carrack Garden” Sept 23rd-Oct 2nd

Details: “Art and installations that are inspired by the beauty and bounty of our fragile paradise, planet Earth and explore botanical elements, a loss of our paradise, cultivation, history and decorative elements of this bounty through visual art, installation design and programming.”

To stay up to date about other events in the food system, check out the new “Trifoodhack” Google Calendar and let me know if you have an event you’d like to share with the community.

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M.Sc. Ecology, Colorado State University, 2013
B.S. Natural Resources, NC State University, 2007

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