Local Lamb and Beef

Hi Everyone

It's TIME TO ORDER YOUR GRASS FED BEEF AND LAMB

We are taking orders for more lamb and beef from our partnered rancher in Northern Nevada. Many of you have asked if you can order a 1/4 , 1/2, or full cuts. The answer is YES. But, I'll need to let the rancher know by the end of this month.

We just received our supply of fresh / frozen of both at our Cowboy Trail Farm. We have received all the various cuts such as lamb chops, ground lamb, breakfast sausage, roasts, beef steaks, roasts, and ribs, and ground beef.

Call us before you head out to purchase so we can pull and reserve the cuts you request. All packages are in one pound increments, except for the roasts. The costs will vary and I will quote you when you call to reserve you order. Average costs are $8 / $10 per pound and up.

If you prefer to order a 1/4 of the beef or lamb, you will save more.

Call me to reserve your order or if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Marilyn / Cowboy Trail Farms

e-mail me at organicedibles(at)gmail(dot)com

Apple Orders!

The Washington apples have been accepting orders for their apples. Order info for those who forgot:

Apples in a Seed Farms offers 3 different kinds of apples: Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, and Fuji. They come in 40 pound boxes and are "field run" apples, meaning they are a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors, and/or may have other small defects. They are washed and cleaned, and are the same apples you've gotten previously. You will be notified by email when and where to pickup your order. Golden Delicious and Fuji apples are $27.50 a box. Honey Crisp apples are $32.50 a box. The Golden Delicious and Honeycrisps are generally delivered within the first 2 weeks of October; the Fujis are in December. You MUST get your order in today for the Honeycrisp and Goldens. The Fujis deadline is November 21, but I'd recommend signing up sooner than later as they can sell out before then...go to www.applesinaseed.com to order!

As far as New Harmony apples go, we've been researching about a bulk order through some of the apple farmers here, but so far, we haven't been able to find someone able to handle the amount of boxes we'd be ordering. BUT, the good news IS anyone can come and pick up their own box at the NEW HARMONY APPLE FESTIVAL on October 13 - the festival starts at 10 am, and will have lots to see, showcasing the local farmers' apples by the box, and apple cider to boot! Since New Harmony is only a couple of hours away from you Vegasites, I thought I'd share the news and give you the chance to try out some of Utah's finest apples! There IS an organic apple farmer that sells apples in a box for you, but he will not be at the festival - you can travel a short distance to his farm to pickup. :)

I also have one 5 gallon bucket of the raw honey from Wyoming, very light and sweet. It is the same honey as the one-gallon buckets, but for someone who might go through honey a bit quicker - THIS IS NOT THE DARK HONEY THAT WE SOLD EARLIER IN THE YEAR. Please let me know if you are interested. It is 5 gallons, which means it's roughly 62 pounds, and is $150. Let me know if you'd like us to bring it down for you.

I think that's it for now! :)

Elizabeth Kay, Self-reliant Network
poohnda(at)hotmail(dot)com

Pears!!

Everyone keeps asking me if we are doing the pear order again this year - I'm excited to say we are! They come in roughly 27 - 29 pound boxes. They are $25 each, and Las Vegas delivery is scheduled for September 15th, set tentatively for 7pm at Mountain Crest Park. If you are interested in pears, but do not live in Las Vegas Valley, please email me for your delivery schedule. Get your moneys into me asap as I have to pay in advance for the order. I will take orders until September 11th, so HUSTLE, HUSTLE, HUSTLE! :)

Elizabeth Kay, Self-reliant Network
poohnda(at)hotmail(dot)com

FARM-TO-TABLE Dinner Event with Chef Jenn Ryan

Post and Pictures by Marliyn

Join us for our First FARM-TO-TABLE Dinner with Chef Jenn Ryan, one of the best Raw Vegan Chefs in Las Vegas. She will be creating an amazing 3-course dinner using our freshly harvested organic veggies direct from our Farm.

Family-style appetizers, an entree + side dish, and a slice of pie for dessert make up the menu for this one-of-a-kind local event! Specialty drinks included.

Tickets are only $40 per person We accept cash, check, Visa, M/C, Paypal

To Purchase - Please go to www.organicedibles.org or email organicedibles@gmail.com to buy a ticket and reserve your seat. You may also visit Cowboy Trail Farm every Saturday morning from 8:30 AM until Noon and purchase your tickets at our Farm.

Seating is Limited -- RSVP today! *Please note that no tickets will be sold after Friday, August 24th or at the actual event.

A portion of ticket sales will benefit 2 local charitable organizations: Child Focus and All Fur Love Animal Society.

Questions? Email Marilyn at organicedibles(at)gmail(dot)com.

Peaches Order!!

This year, we will be offering Leed's Elberta Peaches again (same farmer as last year). Elberta peaches won the title for the "best canning peach" because of their skins slipping right off after blanching(and it really is easy, I was amazed). They are a delicious, juicy "peachy" flavor, and generally speaking, they are BIG sized peaches. One 20 pound box is $25. I realize that this is a bit on the pricey side, but you do get what you pay for. A nice sized, juicy, peach! And remember that this family is using organic pesticides on their trees (and nothing is sprayed on any of their other produce). We love supporting farmers making great choices! Oh, delivery is tentatively set for August 25th at the Mountain Crest Park. If you live in a different area, but would still like to participate, please let me know as we are trying to set up pickup points for different areas, and will let you know if there is a closer pickup to you. If you would like to volunteer to be a pickup for your area, that would be great! I would love someone from Henderson, Summerlin, SW area, Southern Highlands, and maybe North Las Vegas. Email me for address to send payments to.

As most of you remember, last year, the O'Henry peaches were killed in a late frost. I have even more bad news - this year, the farm has decided to no longer sell peaches. We lost that contact. Herein lies our dilemma. We LOVE our O'Henry peaches. We searched out a new farm in California that sells them, and we found one. But, our order needs to be at least 200 boxes for us to be able to do it. So, if you are interested in these peaches, please let me know how many you will be buying, and we'll see if we can make the order - and SPREAD THE WORD. :) They will be $20 for a 20 pound box. O'Henry's are described as having a nectarine-like taste. But, I would describe them as being ULTRA-sweet, and delicious to eat fresh. I LOVE them! They work great in canning, but my favorite way to preserve them is to freeze them. You don't have to add any sugar, because they are already so sweet. Now they don't come in super big sizes like the Leeds peaches do, but they come in a mix of sizes from small to big. If we get enough interest in the O'Henrys, we'll place the order and get it going for around the first week in September.

Let me know which ones you are interested in.

Elizabeth Kay, Self-reliant Network

poohnda(at)hotmail(dot)com

Honey Order! (Peaches soon)

k, our honey order is on! We have spoken to our honey man, and we will be picking up the honey around the 1st week of September, unless our order is a smaller order, in which case it may be delivered later in the month of September. What we normally do is pickup the honey, and then bring it down with our next order (which will be peaches, most likely). So, we are collecting moneys now until the 1 of September (call me if you receive this info later than this date, and I'll see what I can do).

Now, this honey is from Wyoming, and it is deliciously light and sweet, and RAW. If it is not in solid form when you get it, it WILL solidify soon after. I recommend moving it into smaller containers unless you use honey all of the time, and do not mind it's solid state. For our family, I move it into the large-mouth pint jars because I like the small glass containers that you can heat up if you want (without heating ALL of it), and the straight necks allow you to take advantage of EVERY LAST YUMMY bit. :)

They come in 1 gallon, food-grade plastic buckets, and are $31 each. Let me know how much you'd like, and send your money as quickly as possible (email me for address)

Please pass this on to anyone that might be interested, as we'd like to get as big an order as possible, so we can be on the first shipment! :)

I'll be sending on info about peaches soon, so keep your eyes peeled! :)

Elizabeth Kay, Self-reliant Network poohnda(at)hotmail(dot)com

Tomatoes Update!

If you are placing an order for tomatoes, or are taking orders for a group of people, please take note that our delivery date has been changed to one week ahead of schedule - the farmer expressed concerns about the heat lowering the quality of the tomatoes, and wanted to make sure everyone got good quality tomatoes, so instead of delivery on August 4, we will be delivering on July 28th, next Saturday. I know that there will be schedule conflicts, and I'm sorry. As it is for us, Josh will have to request off work to do it, so we're not so thrilled ourselves about it, but what can you do. Harvest time is NOT always convenient, and it seems that it is NEVER predictable. :) So, wrap up your orders and get them to me asap. If any of you have ordered and made payments, but cannot arrange for a pickup on the new delivery date, let me know, I will refund your money. Any questions? Oh, time is still unconfirmed because, our pickup time depends on our order total - if it's bigger, it takes longer for them to pick it. We are hoping for no later than early afternoon. I'll try to firm up a time within the next few days after I get a rough order count.

Elizabeth Kay, Self-reliant Network
poohnda(at)hotmail(dot)com