Rosey Ridge Farm Newsletter 022610

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Thank you, 

Eldon

New Items!

 This week we are planning to be at the McKinney Farmers Market (at Chestnut Square)  as well as Four Seasons and Dallas. Check out the new products for this week!!!

Blueberry Loaf

Honey Wheat Bread 

(made with local honey)

Looking forward to seeing every one at market!

~Linda

Rosey Ridge Farm Newsletter #6 02/19/2010

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More New Items

We've got a few more items for our product list this week! Be sure to stop by and try them...........

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

                                          (only available at the Dallas Farmer's Market)

Dinner Rolls.....

                                                        

                                               ~Jalapeno Cheddar

                                             ~Tomato Basil  

                                             ~9 Grain

Have a good weekend!     

                            ~Linda

ROSEY RIDGE FARM NEWSLETTER #5 FEBRUARY 14, 2010

      SNOW! 11.2 inches in one day for Dallas is what I heard the official record is. That's up from the daily snow record of 1.4 inches. From the records, though, it isn't all that unheard of.....the total record snowfall in Dallas for February is 17.5 inches in 1978. From what I can see, it will be a WET Saturday....maybe most of you all will be out and about enjoying the pretty scenery and shopping at the Farmers Markets. It's a good place to go on a Saturday when you can browse the vendor displays and see what kind of bargains you can get. We'll be at Dallas and Firewheel.

      We have a lot of back country roads around where we live. In the more remote part of these hills, after the last house, the road will suddenly turn to dirt and snake through and come out on another road. I thought I knew where the gravel ended. On a snowy night, after dark, when the sun is about as hidden as it could be, very cloudy and still snowing, you would think it would be pitch black. Well, it isn't. All the white snow puts off light and you can see around very well. How would you like to walk 3 miles home after you took a drive and got stuck? It isn't so bad, actually, on a night like last night. Not very cold, snowing lightly, beautiful, and quiet. The snow crunches under your feet. Coyotes are howling on the next ridge over........you are out in hills where there were mountain lion seen last summer.......you walk right by your neighbors farm where these mountain lions got several of his calves. I would think they would be hungry on a night like last night but if they were around us, we missed them. A mountain lion is the same as a panther....we talked about stories of Pa Ingalls and how a panther screamed when it chased him and also stories about the Waldensiens walking.....fleeing over the mountains because they were being persecuted for their faith. Many of them, especially children, didn't make it as they weren't dressed warm like we were and it was bitter cold where they were. It's a great time to tell these stories as it make it more real. Well, that's what happens when either you are too daring with a big 4X4 truck or don't have enough sense to stop when it's time to. I thought I knew where the gravel ended. It suddenly ended and the dirt was soft and slimy right down a steep hill. I almost made it after creating ruts to get a run in but slipped out of them and that ended it. The truck is still on the road but it will have to stay there till it dries up a little. No one else will make it through anyway. A family of 8 with a little one to carry don't walk real fast in the snow. Maybe 2 mph. If it's 11:00 when you go down that hill and 11:45 by the time you've given up and 12:05 when you get everybody out of the truck and another 20 minutes to get on top the hill, what time do you think it was when we walked in our door? Your right!

     I don't know if you noticed it last week or not, but we have new 8oz jars. They are a smooth sided jar.......we had the ball jars with the two piece lid which looked old fashioned. We like that part of it as it reflects the kind of old fashioned quality we try for. The jars we have now are excellent quality and a one piece lid. The others are too hard to find for an economical price and the worse thing about them is how hard it is to put a label on them and make them look nice. We also have a new jar for the Granola. It's a 24oz jar instead of the 32oz and we will charge $5 instead of $6. This will help our pricing structure and keep it simpler. The previous styles and sizes are still available while we have them.

Here are the new items we've added this week.........

1. Tomato Basil Bread
2. Apricot Jam
3. Jalapeno Raspberry Jam (Smokin' Hot)

A verse to bless you....Psalms 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

Valentine's Cakes!!

          We have special Valentine's cakes for you to share with your sweetheart! Get our Chocolate Lover's Brownies or order a special made cake, however you want it!                                                                       Place your order by Feb. 11, and pick it up at Four Seasons Market or Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, just in time for Valentine's Day!                                                                                                                                Here are some pictures of our cakes...     

 

  

  

  

  

~Janette

                                                                                      

ROSEY RIDGE FARM NEWSLETTER #4 FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I think we might have a nice day for market tomorrow. This morning it was still cloudy but the sun is coming out. Why do we say that? Is the sun shining at your house today? How does the sun come out? The earth is making it's normal rotations and the clouds were in the way of us seeing the sun. The sun is always shining! Even at night. It is rightly described as the greater light (sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (moon) to rule the night. God made them that way. Anyway, we are seeing the sun today and glad of it. Are you?

The bakers here are getting excited about these new chocolate brownies. They are heart shaped with some icing drizzled over them. I guess there will be some decorated ones, too. I don't know what is so neat about a heart shaped something. A cow, horse, dog, or tractor would be something to get excited over. Or eating them. Chocolate cake with real milk. Mmm! Sound good?

“Raw milk” is a strange term. It shouldn't be called “raw”. It's “real milk”. Do we call tomatoes “raw” when we get them out of the garden? Oh, by the way, we are probably going to buy “raw” tomatoes at the market tomorrow. We might get some “raw” apples and maybe some “raw” pineapple. I guess if we cook all the enzymes out of them, we'll just end up with tomatoes, apples, and the pineapple. What kind of milk do you drink?

We have 2 new breads this week. They are........

9 Grain Bread

Zucchini Bread

This Saturday we will also have a decorated cake on display for special orders at the Dallas Farmers Market and the Four Seasons Market at Firewheel. There are a few of these you can purchase this week as well. You can also order them for next Saturday.

In honor of Chocolate Lover's Month, the Dallas Farmers Market is having a celebration for it...............so we have “Chocolate Lover's Brownies”. These are heart shaped with fudge icing. Happy February!!

Here's a verse to bless you today........Psalms 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

Eldon for Rosey Ridge Farm

New Items

We have some new items this weekend! Be sure to stop in and try them! We will be at the Dallas Farmers Market on Friday, and on Saturday we will be at the Dallas Farmers Market , Four Seasons Market, and Mckinney Farmers Market. Here are the new items.....

Chocolate Lover's Brownie

Zucchini Bread

9 Grain Bread

 

We will also have a cake decorated for Valentine's Day on display that you can special order for next weekend. You can also order a personalized cake. Here are some examples....( ours may not be exactly the same as these) 

~Linda