The Nog Blog

Yes, it's Nog season again. For the soy nog fans, this years brings a new, organic choice: Earth Balance Organic Soy Nog. Bring on the nog...

Easter Lamb is In.

For the Sunday joint. Bone-in legs. Boneless legs. French racks. We also have the spiral-sliced hams, for those so inclined.

Holiday Brisket - Buy Early or Settle for Matzoh Balls

We're getting lots of brisket for Passover!

A word to the wise....the Coop carries locally pasture-raised, grass fed- and finished beef. 80% of our beef comes from whole animals, purchased weekly from Slope Farms and McDonald Farm. It's difficult for us to receive enough brisket within one week to satisfy the holiday wants of our membership. We supplement with Hardwick and Natural Acres, and they've started to give us as much as they can.

Brisket is coming in briskly, beginning this week. It's the only way we can get enough. Don't wait until the last minute to get yours -- it really is not going to be here at that point. And no wails of remorse, please.

The Blog Post He Didn't Want to Make

We have fifty-some unsold Thanksgiving turkeys, now FROZEN HARD and DISCOUNTED (price is as marked). Take this opportunity to buy an American Bronze heritage turkey -- $2.95 lb. CHEAP -- for the winter holidays. Defrost in the refrigerator for at least four days before roasting.

We will not be bringing in any fresh turkeys until these sell out...in any case, we won't be getting any more fancy heritage birds, which were raised just for the Coop by McDonald Farm, in NY's Finger Lakes region. Consider these facts well, my friends.

There are also a few Countryboy Farm turkeys (also raised just for us, in Lancaster, Pa., by Amish guys) and Eberly Organics left. Also frozen and discounted. But they're mostly heritage. You've always wanted a heritage, haven't you?

Festive Holiday Meats

Turkeys, organic and non-. Ducks, and duck breasts. Rabbits. Whole beef tenderloins. Legs of lamb, bone-in, bone-out. French racks of lamb. Geese show up on Monday the 21st. Spiral-cut hams: bake 'em for dinner, or just leave 'em out on the sideboard with a loaf of good bread and the mustard-pot.