“From Farm To Table” Getting To Know SKY Farmer’s Market Feature Dog Biscuits.

By Admin, BuyLocalBG.com, BuyLocalBg@gmail.com/
Friday, May 11th, 2012 9:00 AM CST

About 8 years ago Jim Sears was close to opening the first Dog Biscuit bakery in Ashville, North Carolina. Lucky for Bowling Green, he became the first to start selling dog biscuits in Bowling Green at the SKY Farmer’s market. A move that has made this writer’s dog very happy.

It started on a trip to New Orleans, Jim Sears first laid eyes on the Dog Biscuit bakery and thought, “That’s weird.” Needless to say the weird became an inspiration. One where ‘Zutrav Dog Biscuits’ was born. Jim often times will source locally him products in the dog biscuits and when possible he uses natural as well. Often times playing with recipes to help make dogs healthy, happy and who doesn’t think their dog is Brilliant.

Dog approved baked goods!

We look forward to working with the Farmer’s Market this season. Check them out online. Fan SKY Farmer’s Market on facebook. SKY Farmers Market is open Tuesday 7am till 1pm and Saturday 7am till noon.  Located at 5th and High Streets on The Medical Center Campus this years market will feature all the old vendors plus several new vendors as well.

 

Fresh Chickens & Produce Available for Pre-order from O’Daniel Farms For SKY Farmer’s Market Pick-Up

By Admin, BuyLocalBG.com, BuyLocalBg@gmail.com/
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 1:00 PM CST

As we discussed last week, O’Daniel Farms has a weekly email list you can sign up for and get weekly updates. This week the list available for pick-up is exactly what you’ve been missing from your kitchen. The deadline for ordering produce is 9am Thursday morning.  This deadline gives them ample time to harvest, wash, and package your orders:

Fresh Asparagus  $3.50/lb  Conventionally grown.  We have plenty currently so no limit. 

 

 

All of the following items are grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.  There are limited amounts on some items so first come first serve.

The following is a list of produce available this week.

 

Yellow Granex Onions $2.50/lb  (Tennis ball to baseball size)(Same variety used to grow “Valdalia”

 

Broccoli $3.50/lb

 

Florence Fennel Bulb $2.00 each

 

Celery $3/bunch (limited supply)

 

New Red Potatoes  (Colorado Rose) $3/lb.

 

Strawberries $6/quart (Limited Supply)

 

Red onions $2/bunch

 

Beets $3/bunch 

 

Spinach $4.50/half lb.  Washed and spun dried.   

 

Green Curly Kale $2.50/half lb.

 

Red Russian Kale $2.50/half lb.

 

Tuscano Kale $2.50/half lb.

 

Swiss Chard (Bright Lights) $2.50/half lb. or $4/lb  See recipes below  Washed and spun dried.

 

Fresh cut herbs  $1.00/sandwich bag.  Choose from the following:    Basil, Flat Parsley,  Curly Parsley, Mint,  Chives,  Garlic Chives, Creeping Thyme,  Lemon Thyme, Sage, Cutting Celery,  and Oregano.

 

Free range eggs  $4.00/doz 

 

Frozen Pastured Pork (vacuum packaged)

Ground Pork Patties 3/package   $6.49/lb  1lb approx. 

Pork Chops           $8.95/lb     2 per package, 7/8″ thick

Spare Ribs            $5.99/lb     3 lb package approx. 

Shoulder Roast       $6.49/lb     3 lb package approx

Ham Roast Boneless Netted $ 7.49/lb  2lb to 6lb package approx.

Sausage, slicing     $5.99/lb     Mild or Medium (Your choice) 1lb packages approx

Stuffed Sausage     $6.99/lb     Mild or Medium (Your choice) 1lb packages approx.

Ham Cutlets           $8.95/lb     Great lightly breaded and fried.

Bacon Sliced          $6.99/lb       1lb packages approx.

Smoked Jowl bacon  $6.99/lb     1lb packages approx (sliced)

Chorizo Sausage       $7.49/lb  1lb packages package

Chorizo Sausage        $7.49/lb  1lb packages with 4 links per package

Zesty Italian Sausage    $7.49/lb  1lb packages with 4 links per package

Sweet Italian Sausage  $7.49/lb   1lb packages with 4 links per package

Bratwurst                 $7.49/lb   1lb packages with 4 links per packages

Pork Tenderloin        $8.95/lb   2lb to 4.5 Lb packages

Baby Back Ribs        $7.99/lb   .50lb to 2lb packages approx.

Neck Bone                $3.99/lb   2lb packages approx.

 

These cuts come from our pastured pork that receive grain and receive no antibiotics or growth hormones.  The sausage is made with no MSG.  The pigs were processed at Boone’s Butcher shop in Bardstown, Ky which is a USDA inspected facility.

 

Fresh Pastured Chickens     Whole Chicken $3.99/lb.  Whole Cut-up Chicken $4.59/lb.  Breast(Bone-in) Two/package $7.99/lb.  Dark meat package $4.83/lb (Contains 2 each Leg, Thigh, and Wings).  Stock package $2/lb (Contains 4 each Neck and Back.)

   

These chickens are meat birds that are raised on pasture but also eat grain that we provide.  Average processed weight is 3.5lbs to 5lbs per bird.  These birds are antibiotic and hormone free.  Chickens raised with this method are tender and delicious.  They are in a nice vacuum packaging.  Processing is done at a USDA facility here in Warren County   

    

 

Grass finished Angus beef available by the package.  Our animals never eat any grain, and are never given any antibiotics or growth hormones.  The beef is processed at Boone’s Butcher Shop in Bardstown, KY  which is a USDA approved facility for retail sales.  All beef that we offer is frozen.

 

Grass-fed beef is lower in fat and calories, and higher in important vitamins such as beta-carotene and vitamin E, than beef finished on grain.  Grass-fed beef has 2-6 times more of the good fat called omega-3 fatty acids.

 

All prices per lb.  Roast come in approximately 3lb packages.  Steaks come 2 per package except round and sirloin which come 1 per package.

 

 

Round Steak    $7.99  

 

Short Ribs        $3.99

 

Shoulder roast    $5.99

 

T-bone                $14.99

 

Ribeye           $14.99

 

New York Strip $14.99  

 

Sirloin             $9.99 

 

Top Sirloin     $9.99

 

Sirloin Tip        $9.99

 

Kidney              $3.99

 

We look forward to working with the Farmer’s Market this season. Check them out online. Fan SKY Farmer’s Market on facebook. SKY Farmers Market is open Tuesday 7am till 1pm and Saturday 7am till noon.  Located at 5th and High Streets on The Medical Center Campus this years market will feature all the old vendors plus several new vendors as well.

“From Farm To Table” Getting To Know SKY Farmer’s Market: O’Daniel Farms.

By Admin, BuyLocalBG.com, BuyLocalBg@gmail.com/
Friday, April 27th, 2012 9:00 AM CST

With our new partner, SKY Farmer’s Market we’ve decided to look at each of the local vendors you can shop from. To be honest, some businesses have a hard time finding great produce from some of the big food companies. Still, many of the restaurants we cover use O’Daniel Farms.

The great thing we noticed at the farmer’s markets this past Saturday was the great following O’Daniel Farms has with their customers. Which says a lot. That’s why last year when WKU Public Radio did their feature on O’Daniel Farm we were excited.  After the WKU Public Radio story we went to O’Daniel Farm’s website and signed up for his emails.

Weekly, Joe O’Daniel sends out an email to everyone about what is available this week. So Sign up and get clued in. O’ Daniel Farms is a family owned and operated business. It consists of a 116 acre farm located on the Barren River six miles outside of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Joe and Debbie O’Daniel and their four daughters grow fresh vegetables, grass finished Angus beef, pastured poultry, pastured pork, free range eggs and vegetable transplants. All of their crops are grown naturally without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides with the exception of our asparagus, which has an herbicide only.

We look forward to working with the Farmer’s Market this season. Check them out online. Fan SKY Farmer’s Market on facebook. SKY Farmers Market is open Tuesday 7am till 1pm and Saturday 7am till noon.  Located at 5th and High Streets on The Medical Center Campus this years market will feature all the old vendors plus several new vendors as well.