May Happenings

Hello Farm Friends,

We are ecstatic to see the sunshine!  We can almost hear the grass and vegetables growing! 

We are in full swing at the markets.  On Wednesdays, you will find us in DeQueen, on Thursdays in Mena and on Saturdays in Texarkana.  I will be in Texarkana on Tuesdays later in the market season.  We have fresh pork, lamb, a limited amount of goat, and ground beef.  If you want something special, please email me and I will put it together before I get to market.  I am still learning how to stock my smaller freezer from the larger one.  It is still a guessing game as to what will sell the best that particular day. 

Thanks to Andy, Ben and Bub (Andy's brother), electricians and refridgeration specialists, the freezer is set up, rewired, tuned, tried and truly running!! Here were some of the documented efforts:

We also have created new paddocks for the pigs.  They have been turned into forested areas to graze and root for nuts, roots, grass and forbs.  This diet is completed by a very small ration of grain.  Our newest pig, Tina K. has a new litter of babies.  This is her first and we are very proud of her efforts so far. 

She had 12 piglets, one of which was still born.  She is raising 11 babies!  She is a Tamworth/Yorkshire cross.  The piglets are 3/4 Tamworth, 1/4 York.

Last week we had an evening home (finally), so I was able to fix a meal for the family.  We had lamburgers and hamburgers.  Our ground lamb is packaged in one pound packages and wasn't enough for our family of four.  I made 3 large lamb patties in which I had mixed minced parsley, rosemary, pepper, seasoned salt, garlic salt and some Italian spices.  I cooked them in my cast iron on top of the stove.

  I mixed up a special mix of mayo, had fresh lettuce, pepper jack cheese and homemade wheat buns. I gave the kids a choice of which burger they wanted to make.  They both chose the lamburger.  Ben made one of each!  Andy and I had to half one, just so we could get a bite!!  It was heavenly!  Matti exclaimed, "I am going to eat slow, just to make it last longer."  That is a first for Matti, she does nothing SLOW!

We look forward to providing your family with truly nutritious, whole food.  Thank you for the opportunity!

The Youngbloods,  Andy, Tracy, Ben and Matti