The Produce Stand Has ARRIVED!!! - and just in time for the holiday season!

Hello all!  

A big thank you to all those who came out on Wednesday to get their fresh veggie and egg fix!  We will be open again this Saturday from 9 onwards (Wednesday we started running low around 1 and closing up around 2 - I imagine Saturday will be the same).

And just in case you need an easy, last minute gift idea this holiday season - candied pecans make GREAT gifts!  Our good friend, Whitney, sent us a delicious recipe  to use with your Pasture of Rose Creek Pecans:

INGREDIENTS:  

• 4 c. pecans (from The Pastures of Rose Creek, where else???)
• 1 egg white (from a pasture raised, Rose Creek egg of course!) 
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 c. sugar

METHOD:

• Preheat oven to 250
• Combine all ingredients except for pecans in a mixing bowl and let sit for 15 minutes
• Spread the pecans out on a cookie sheet
• Pour the mixture over the pecans
• Bake pecans for 1 hour (checking often!!)
• Once you've removed the pecans from the oven immediately move the pecans around on the cookie sheet or they will stick to the pan

Here's what you'll find at the stand this week:

• PECANS!!!!
• Pasture Raised Eggs
• Cranberry Almond Biscotti
• Mixed Greens
• Arugula
• Eggplant
• Turnips
• Beets (a variety)
• Icicle radishes
• Kale
• Tomatoes (they are just now starting to come in so the early bird gets the tomatoes! - all heirloom varieties...delicious cherokee purples, medium sized yellow perfection tomatoes, and bite size hawaiian currants)

Look for the signs on Colham Ferry leading to us on Rose Creek Drive starting at 9 this Saturday!  Give us a honk if you don't see us manning the stand (we're probably just workin' away in the garden or hoop house) - we'll come a runnin'.  :)

Hope to see ya there!

For the love of community and all things farming,

Will, John & Dana

The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive
Watkinsville, GA 30677
706.254.9391
575.613.2029

We're NUTS about PECANS!

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

First off - we are getting some rave reviews back on our grass fed beef...yay!  The next of our cows will be ready around January - and already going fast!  So, get your order in sooooon for some healthy, delicious beef for you and your family!! (check out the attachments for more info and order form!)

"We have enjoyed a roast, steak and ground beef so far and all have been deeee-licious! ... Great to know there are folks like you nearby who are dedicated to farming the natural way.  We will definitely be circling back with you in a few months for some more yummy grass-fed beef."  - Satisfied customer, Watkinsville 

Also, we have some amazing PECANS being sold at our market table this week!  Read on to discover more about these delicious nuts!

And many of you have asked how you can help promote our farm as a new and budding business - we greatly appreciate the interest and support!  The best forms of marketing are satisfied customers and word of mouth.  

We also have a new and growing Facebook business page.  So, if you've enjoyed our produce and/or beef and would like to help us out - spread the word!  Or hop on Facebook and like our page....or even better, write a comment about your experience!  We love and greatly appreciate all of the support from all of our wonderful customers and friends!

And now news from the farm....

PRODUCE OF THE WEEK: We're NUTS about PECANS!

Many of you are already familiar with the Pastures of Rose Creek Farm...but you may also know it as the old Breedlove Dairy Farm - or maybe you know it as that beautiful piece of property on Colham Ferry with a farm house tucked in the back and a yard shaded by a stately pecan grove.  These pecan trees are not only a landmark, but also have a distinct history and have been around for almost a century producing delicious, smooth tasting, creamy pecans.  

Will and Francie, Ann and Claire before them, and their ancestors before them have deep rooted memories under these pecan trees.  Most recently, Francie's own wedding was right under their very limbs. The history...the love and memories that those trees bore witness to for nearly a century- find their way into those pecans...and I guarantee it's that loving history that makes these pecans the best pecans you'll ever taste. 

And more than just their wonderful stories and great flavor, pecans in general, have enormous health benefits.  So here they are, their nutrition facts in a "nutshell"...

• A handful a day keeps the doctor away...really!  A handful of pecans contains a high amount of vitamin E - an important antioxidant that is key in providing neurological protection against cell damage found in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer and heart disease.
• The antioxidants found in a handful of pecans also reduce cholesterol.  A pecan enriched diet lowers cholesterol by 11.3% and "bad" cholesterol by 16.5%.
• Studies also show that pecans greatly aid in weight loss management.
• Finally 1 oz (or about 20 halves) contain 10% of your daily fiber and 19 essential vitamins - including A, E, calcium, potassium, zinc, vitamin B1, and a great source of protein.

They are great for Thanksgiving, in a pie, over a salad...

OR  the farm's favorite:  sprinkled over yogurt and drizzled with honey (we love the local honey from our friends at Covenant Farms!...also at the farmer's market!)   

So come on out to the Watkinsville Farmer's Market this weekend to taste a piece of Rose Creek history!  

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Ok, ok - I know I keep saying that it's the last week for peppers - but they just NEVER quit.  They're pretty miraculous and we don't have the heart to pull them up yet!  

Also....don't forget about our EGGS-traordinary farm-fresh EGGS!  

Also at our table...

Aji Dulce Peppers

Americana peppers (bell peppers with a kick)

Arugula

Banana Peppers

Beets 

Basil

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Kale

New Mexico Green Chiles

Mixed Greens

Mustard Greens

Okra

Pecans

Radishes (Red and White varities)

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

Turnips

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

No biscotti this week....sorry!!  

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford...and of course, Francie!  :)
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

Fall is here (yay! my favorite season!!) and so too is the Fall Festival happening this Saturday downtown Watkinsville!  And according to the weather channel saturday promises to be one of those perfect fall days...crisp, blue skies - not too cool, not too hot - delicious breeze that carries that oh, so nostalgic smell that is undeniably fall - what better way to spend a lovely fall Saturday?  So, no excuses - we hope to see you there!  Read on to discover all that will grace our table this Saturday at the Fall Festival!

And now news from the farm....

VEGGIE OF THE WEEK: Turn Down the Heat with Icicle Radishes

What looks like a carrot, tastes like a radish and is white all over?  The icicle radish, of course!  This radish, particular to the daikon family, has a distinct crispy texture and is more mild than the common red radish.  It is great shredded or sliced over a salad, and is also wonderful grilled, baked, broiled or boiled.  Just half a cup of this delightfully refreshing veggie contains 24% of your daily vitamin C and also contains active enzymes that aid in digestion.

Our favorite method of preparing it?  We grate it like cheese and pour a little soy sauce over it and voi la!, it transforms into an AMAZING dipping sauce or garnish for your grass fed beef (and other meats of course!) and/or roasted veggies.

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Last week for our peppers so get 'em while they're hot! (We have recipes galore on how to use these guys - including how to make your own Tabasco sauce!  Ask us at the market!)

Also....don't forget about our EGGS-traordinary farm-fresh EGGS!  

Also at our table...

Aji Dulce Peppers

Americana peppers (bell peppers with a kick)

Arugula

Banana Peppers

Beets 

Basil

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Kale

New Mexico Green Chiles

Mixed Greens

Okra

Radishes (Red and White varities)

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

Turnips

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

and...DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR GRASS FED BEEF!

A big thank you to all of you for the support and interest in our grass fed beef! Although we are temporarily sold out, we are excited to know that there is such a high demand and interest in healthy, environmentally sound beef. The next batch of beef will be ready for your table sometime in December..  So go ahead and put your order in today and reserve your beef! These last cows went FAST!

Feel free to stop on by the Watkinsville Farmer's Market or give one of us a call/email if you have any questions about our grass fed beef! Dana Bradford: 575.613.2029 or Will Powers: 706.254.9391

"I was so excited to find out there was local grass fed beef available in Monroe. Only a week after placing my order for 1/4 of a cow, it was delivered to my door! Let me say, it did NOT disappoint. My husband and I have cooked it several times already and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention better for you than the beef you find in the grocery store. Will, John, and Dana at the Pastures of Rose Creek were a joy to work with. They made the process easy and convenient. We are extremely pleased and cant thank you enough!" -Meredith Bowman, Monroe

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

Cranberry Almond Biscotti (is back!!)

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029

The Almighty Egg

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

Hope this email finds everyone well!  We have had a busy, busy, busy week!  And if it weren't for the amazing and talented Francie Power's (home from DC), this email would not be going out this week!  Francie is one more vitally important person of the Power's family.  She has made it back home for a bit to help out around the family farm and in addition to the many weeds she has picked and seeds she has sown - she has also written the "Feature of the Week" - The Almighty Egg!  That's right folks - the eggs are FINALLY here and being sold at our market table....read on to find more about why our pasture raised eggs are so good for you!

And now news from the farm....

FEATURE OF THE WEEK: The Almighty EGG!!!

Humanely produced, ecologically sound, and mighty tasty! 

Eggs are here at the Pastures of Rose Creek!  

Like our cows, our hens are raised without the negatives – antibiotics, steroids, fetid air, and cages – and enjoy only the positives - delectable bugs, fresh air, and sunshine. 

Introducing the “Egg Mobile”

We’ve realized that truly happy and healthy hens like to forage for their food – and the pastures on our farm serve as a veritable grass and insect smorgasbord. Eating these tasty vittles not only make the little ladies extremely happy, it helps us keep the insect population down, provides us with natural fertilizer, and of course brings our customers extremely high-quality, nutrient-rich eggs. 

 To keep the scenery changing and the all-you-can-eat buffet plentiful, we regularly move our hens around our pastures in their deluxe “egg mobile.” This funny looking and beautifully painted structure (thanks Dana!) is basically a hen house on wheels. 

The egg mobile allows our hens the freedom to forage during the day while giving them a peaceful place to lay their eggs. When the light starts fading, the hens climb up the ladder into their egg mobile and we shut the door.  It is quite amusing to watch this happening.  

Orange is the new gold  

Pasturing our chickens is also what makes our yolks so intensely orange. Why orange yolks, you say?  

Egg yolks can range from pale yellow to deep orange. Free-range hens, like ours, have the opportunity to eat more pigmented foods and the pigment is then transferred to the yolk giving them a deeper hue. 

Orange yolks mean higher levels of chlorophyll in the diet. Harkening back to high school biology, chlorophyll is the material that makes photosynthesis happen in plants and is a detoxifier. All this means is that our chickens are eating large quantities of green material. Good for you because magnesium is a major component of chlorophyll as are B – vitamins. 

More good news  

Eggs have the highest quality protein of any food - 7 whopping grams to be precise. As a nutritional source of vitamin D, eggs rank second only to fish liver oils – add in some iron, vitamins A and B2  - and what you have is a mighty tasty super food!

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Aji Dulce Peppers

Americana peppers (bell peppers with a kick)

Arugula

Banana Peppers

Beets 

Basil

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Kale

New Mexico Green Chiles

Mixed Greens

Okra

Radishes (Red and White varities)

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

Turnips

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

HAPPENINGS:

GRASS FED BEEF - Well, let's all give a big thanks to T-Bone - the wonderful steer who has dedicated his life to becoming the tastiest beef the side of the Mississippi. He is the 2nd of our beef to be sold and will soon find himself on the plates of many satisfied customers.

And a big thank you to all of you for the support and interest in our grass fed beef! Although we are temporarily sold out, we are excited to know that there is such a high demand and interest in healthy, environmentally sound beef. After working the cows this week and weighing some of the up and coming steers and heifers - it look like we will have more cows ready for your dinner table by January at the latest! So go ahead and put your order in today and reserve your beef! These last cows went FAST!

Feel free to stop on by the Watkinsville Farmer's Market or give one of us a call/email if you have any questions about our grass fed beef! Dana Bradford: 575.613.2029 or Will Powers: 706.254.9391

"I was so excited to find out there was local grass fed beef available in Monroe. Only a week after placing my order for 1/4 of a cow, it was delivered to my door! Let me say, it did NOT disappoint. My husband and I have cooked it several times already and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention better for you than the beef you find in the grocery store. Will, John, and Dana at the Pastures of Rose Creek were a joy to work with. They made the process easy and convenient. We are extremely pleased and cant thank you enough!" -Meredith Bowman, Monroe

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

No biscotti this week - tooooooo busy!  But keep an eye out next week for 'em!

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford...and of course, Francie!  :)
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029

All Hale KALE!!!

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

The fall veggies are finally here!  Of late, our market table has been reflecting our transitioning garden and so has been a little light in comparison to Spring and early summer. Patience has been our motto.  And this fall we've needed it - our fall garden had a slooowww start - partly because we're learning how to grow in this new, endlessly warm (love it!) climate and partly because (besides the occasional watering) - we let nature take it's course in our garden.  No chemicals.  No synthetic fertilizers.  No pesticides.  Just seeds, soil, water and, of course, lots of love....Oh!  and I guess there has been the occasional rain dance.  And maybe it was the rain dance that finally got our garden to POP!  And with that, we can now really beginning to enjoy the fruits...or "veggies" rather, of our labor.  Scroll on down to get a complete list of all the marvelous veggies we have this week!  

And!  Don't forget to get your orders in for our delicious grass-fed beef for Dec-Jan time!

Oh...one more thing..If you have been enjoying the wide array of peppers lately this may be the last week we;ll have them.  So make sure you come by to get your pepper fix!  We have 'em all - mild to eyes-buldge-out-of-your-head HOT.

And now news from the farm....

VEGGIE OF THE WEEK: All Hale KALE!!!

Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!  It's...It's...It's...KALE?!?

Ok, so maybe kale can't really leap a building in a single bound but eat enough of it and YOU probably could!  So, move over Superman....heck!...move over Popeye, too!  The knew SUPERFOOD is here and on our market table.  

And there's a reason why this veggies is gaining popularity and has earned it's name as the "Queen of Greens."  There are a MULTITUDE of health benefits to kale.  

Numero Uno being  that is is SUPER rich in vitamin K - 1 cup contains 1,020% of your daily value!!!  Vitamin K is known as the anti-cancer vitamin and is especially important in reducing the overall risk of developing cancer.  

Furthermore - that 1 little cup of kale contains only 36 calories, has 5 grams of fiber, and 15% of your daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6.  Shall i go on?  Ok, I will....40% magnesium, 180% vitamin A, 200% vitamin C and is a also a great source of minerals copper, potassium, iron, manganese and phosphorus.  

So what do you do with this abundantly beneficial brassica?  Well it makes a great cooking greens for starters - use it as you would collards or spinach.  Or quickly wilt it with lemon juice and serve as a salad topped with your favorite arrangements of fruits and nuts (great with goat cheese or feta too)!  Juice it and put it in your morning smoothie.  But my favorite are the KALE CHIPS....  

And they couldn't be easier to make.  Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.  Take 1 bunch of kale and remove the leaves from the stem.  Tear the leaves into bite size pieces.  Drizzle with olive oil.  Sprinkle with salt (and for added flavor grate parmesan over the top).  Put 'em in the oven for about 10 minutes - or until edges are slightly browned (but not burned).  And voila!  You have kale chips!  Great as a snack or bag them up and put them in your kids lunch boxes!  I guarantee they'll forget about cheetos after one bite (of course - the trick is, you can't tell them how good kale is for you).

Kale...it does a body good!  Get it this weekend at our table at the Watkinsville Market.  

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Aji Dulce Peppers

Americana peppers (bell peppers with a kick)

Arugula

Banana Peppers

Beets 

Basil

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Kale

New Mexico Green Chiles

Mixed Greens

Okra

Radishes (Red and White varities)

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

Turnips

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

HAPPENINGS:

FARM-FRESH EGGS - And yes! They are definitely here! Every week we are finding more and more eggs in our roaming egg mobile - which means more eggs for you! Although we have had some rogue (and naughty!) chickens attacking the gardens

- the rest of our chickens have been following our cows and foraging our fields - seeking out those pesky bugs and fly larvae - and of course being good little fertilizing machines along the way! Which means not only healthy, free-range eggs for you, but also healthy cows for you too! By using the chickens in this way they help decrease the fly population AND our need for commercial, chemically based pesticides and fertilizers - a healthier forage for the cows - and better eatting for you!

So, you don't want to miss out on these happy healthy eggs! You can find them at our market table!

GRASS FED BEEF - Well, let's all give a big thanks to T-Bone - the wonderful steer who has dedicated his life to becoming the tastiest beef the side of the Mississippi. He is the 2nd of our beef to be sold and will soon find himself on the plates of many satisfied customers.

And a big thank you to all of you for the support and interest in our grass fed beef! Although we are temporarily sold out, we are excited to know that there is such a high demand and interest in healthy, environmentally sound beef. After working the cows this week and weighing some of the up and coming steers and heifers - it look like we will have more cows ready for your dinner table by January at the latest! So go ahead and put your order in today and reserve your beef! These last cows went FAST!

Feel free to stop on by the Watkinsville Farmer's Market or give one of us a call/email if you have any questions about our grass fed beef! Dana Bradford: 575.613.2029 or Will Powers: 706.254.9391

"I was so excited to find out there was local grass fed beef available in Monroe. Only a week after placing my order for 1/4 of a cow, it was delivered to my door! Let me say, it did NOT disappoint. My husband and I have cooked it several times already and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention better for you than the beef you find in the grocery store. Will, John, and Dana at the Pastures of Rose Creek were a joy to work with. They made the process easy and convenient. We are extremely pleased and cant thank you enough!" -Meredith Bowman, Monroe

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

Cranberry-Almond Biscotti...is BACK!  (great for coffee and non-coffee drinkers alike!)

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029

Sweet and Sassy - The Aji Dulce Pepper

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

Hope this week finds everyone well! We have a lot going on at the farm this week from saving your lovely veggies from our ever-growing and demanding free range chickens (who having done their job at pest control around the garden area, now find that they desire the pretty green leaves growing in the garden - have no fear though! Damage has been minimal and the chickens are happy in their new location) to working our lovely cows and sacrificing another to our local abbatior. T-Bone, although you will be missed - I am sure you will also be tastey!

And now news from the farm....

VEGGIE OF THE WEEK: Sweet and Sassy - The AJI DULCE PEPPER

OK- so I know we have been featuring a lot of peppers latley - and that's because we have a lot 'em (those suckers can endure just about any weather!) This week we wanted to focus on the aji dulce because there has been a lot of interest generating around these colorful peppers. They also look a lot like a habenero or scotch bonnett - you know, the kind that looks like it will destroy you just by looking at it? Well, although the aji dulce looks similar - it's flavor is much more mild - carrying only the slightest heat with sweet, citrus notes.

This particular pepper is hard to find locally and is a Venzuelan Heirloom, found in many latin american and carribean dishes. Because it carries that sweet, citrus flavor it's a perfect pepper to be used raw or cooked (great on a hawiian pizza or in your favorite salsa!). High in vitamin c and beta-carotene it also has a lot of health benefits ranging from the strange - aids in night blindness (?)- to the more common afflictions - helps in the fight against heart disease, boosts immune system, and is known to decrease cholesterol.

So, whether you're looking for that perfect pepper for your mango salsa or maybe you're looking for the cure to your night blindness - come on out to the Watkinsvile Farmers Market and sample these sweet and sassy little peppers.

Attached you will find a recipe for Puerto Rican Sufrito (a base stock recipe for soup, beans or rice) and Mango Salsa with Aji Dulce. Try it out!

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Aji Dulce Peppers

Americana peppers (bell peppers with a kick)

Banana Peppers

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Okra

New Mexico Green Chiles

Mixed Greens

Parsnips

Radishes (Red and White varities)

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

HAPPENINGS:

FARM-FRESH EGGS - And yes! They are definitely here! Every week we are finding more and more eggs in our roaming egg mobile - which means more eggs for you! Although we have had some rogue (and naughty!) chickens attacking the gardens

- the rest of our chickens have been following our cows and foraging our fields - seeking out those pesky bugs and fly larvae - and of course being good little fertilizing machines along the way! Which means not only healthy, free-range eggs for you, but also healthy cows for you too! By using the chickens in this way they help decrease the fly population AND our need for commercial, chemically based pesticides and fertilizers - a healthier forage for the cows - and better eatting for you!

So, you don't want to miss out on these happy healthy eggs! You can find them at our market table!

POTTERY - And of course come out to see the beauiful, hand-crafted pottery made by the one and only, John Bradford. These pots are the product of his first firing at the Pastures of Rose Creek - a hand-made (literally down to the bricks!) and custom designed, Japanese style kiln, made by the potter himself. This kiln uses wood as it's only source of fuel and reaches temperatures of 2400 degrees! The product is a beautiful, earthy - and functional- pottery. You can also find some of his work at Sunshine Village Gallery, downtown Watkinsville.

GRASS FED BEEF - Well, let's all give a big thanks to T-Bone - the wonderful steer who has dedicated his life to becoming the tastiest beef the side of the Mississippi. He is the 2nd of our beef to be sold and will soon find himself on the plates of many satisfied customers.

And a big thank you to all of you for the support and interest in our grass fed beef! Although we are temporarily sold out, we are excited to know that there is such a high demand and interest in healthy, environmentally sound beef. After working the cows this week and weighing some of the up and coming steers and heifers - it look like we will have more cows ready for your dinner table by January at the latest! So go ahead and put your order in today and reserve your beef! These last cows went FAST!

Feel free to stop on by the Watkinsville Farmer's Market or give one of us a call/email if you have any questions about our grass fed beef! Dana Bradford: 575.613.2029 or Will Powers: 706.254.9391

"I was so excited to find out there was local grass fed beef available in Monroe. Only a week after placing my order for 1/4 of a cow, it was delivered to my door! Let me say, it did NOT disappoint. My husband and I have cooked it several times already and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention better for you than the beef you find in the grocery store. Will, John, and Dana at the Pastures of Rose Creek were a joy to work with. They made the process easy and convenient. We are extremely pleased and cant thank you enough!" -Meredith Bowman, Monroe

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

No baked goods this week! Sorry to all the biscotti fans! They will be available next week though.

 

 

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029

This Week's Harvest...

Hello to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek!

And hope everyone is doing well this week!  We, here at P. of R.C. have been havin' fun this week finishing off hay and weaning calves - all important work to ensure the happiest, healthiest cows for y'all - but with all that hard work, this week's email is short and sweet.  So, please read on to learn more about this weekend's market table, and if you haven't read about it already be sure to catch up on our grass fed beef, farm fresh eggs, and pottery!

THIS WEEK'S HARVEST...

Americana Peppers (bell peppers with a kick!)

Banana Peppers

Bell Peppers

Eggplant

Kale

Okra

Mixed Greens

New Mexico Green Chiles

Radishes

Tabasco peppers

Thai Dragon Peppers

Our Gardens are in transition this month, so we're a little lighter in quantity (but never in quality!)...so hold on tight...we have more on the way!

**Come check out other surprise veggies we may have to offer!**

HAPPENINGS:

GRASS FED BEEF - A big thank you for all the support and interest in our grass fed beef!  Although we are temporarily sold out, we are excited to know that there is such a high demand and interest in healthy, environmentally sound beef.  The ball will really start rolling around January when we will have a steady supply of cows reaching their prime age and weight throughout the year.  Attached you will find the brochure, order form, and more detailed information on "what you will get."  Go ahead and put your order in today and reserve your beef for next year!  

 

Feel free to stop on by the Watkinsville Farmer's Market or give one of us a call/email if you have any questions about our grass fed beef!  Dana Bradford: 575.613.2029 or Will Powers: 706.254.9391

"I was so excited to find out there was local grass fed beef available in Monroe.  Only a week after placing my order for 1/4 of a cow, it was delivered to my door!  Let me say, it did NOT disappoint.  My husband and I have cooked it several times already and it is absolutely delicious, not to mention better for you than the beef you find in the grocery store.  Will, John, and Dana at the Pastures of Rose Creek were a joy to work with.  They made the process easy and convenient.  We are extremely pleased and cant thank you enough!" -Meredith Bowman, Monroe

FARM-FRESH EGGS - The FARM FRESH EGGS are here!!!  However, our chickens are not yet producing a large number of eggs, so we have a limited supply to sell this week.  We will be selling our eggs by the full and half dozen.  And hope to be able to provide more eggs as our chickens continue to mature!  

These birds have been raised with love and have been given the freedom to just be themselves!  Roaming and foraging our fields hunting for pesky bugs and doing a good deal of fertilizing along the way (eliminating the need for harmful pesticides and chemically based fertilizers).  

So, you don't want to miss out on these happy healthy eggs!  And in this case, the early worm gets the bird! (Well...egg, rather)

POTTERY - And you are in for another treat this week!  The very talented John Bradford is BACK with some of his beautiful pottery to adorn our market table! These pots are the product of the first firing of John's hand built wood-fired anagama/soda ash kiln located right here at The Pastures of Rose Creek.  Anagama wood-fired pottery is a fascinating Japanese tradition, in which pots are fired at temperatures in excess of 2200 degrees.  The product is beautiful, earthy pottery that varies in color and texture.  Come and check out his pots this Saturday...his pottery has been going fast!  You can also find some of his work at Sunshine Village Gallery, downtown Watkinsville.

 

MONROE MARKET - We are sorry to say that we will most likely not be apart of the Monroe Marker this year.  Our crops have taken an unexpectedly hard hit by the heat and unfortunately will not have enough to support both markets.  But, next year we are expanding our gardens by twice the size and are gearing up to be full time Monroe participants!  But until then, if you find yourself in Watkinsville (aka Wat-Town) on Saturday morning - stop on by the market!  And don't hesitate to call or email about our grass fed beef...we'll deliver!

BAKED GOODS by Dana (Watkinsville Market):

Cranberry Almond Biscotti (great for coffee and non coffee drinkers alike!)

Thank you all for your support! Hope to see y'all Saturday at the Watkinsville Farmers Market!

For the love of community and all things farming...

Your local farmers,

Will Powers and John & Dana Bradford
The Pastures of Rose Creek, LLC
1051 Rose Creek Drive

Watkinsville, GA

(706) 254-9391

(575) 613-2029