"We have neglected to understand that we cannot be free if our food and its sources are controlled by someone else. The condition of the passive consumer is not a democratic condition. One reason to eat responsibly is to live free."  -Wendell Berry

SPECIAL NOTICE: Siobhan would like to open community-based delivery clubs throughout New York City, particularly in Brooklyn and Manhattan, for Raindance Organic Farm products. Each club will be independent and operated by a volunteer coordinator who arranges deliveries with club members and with Siobhan Griffin (Raindance Organic Farm owner and farmer). Each volunteer coordinator receives very generous discounts on delicious groceries from the farm, and has the opportunity to promote local food and good nutrition in their community. Please contact Hannah@EarthBodyBalance.com if you are interested in setting up a club in your neighborhood. We recommend a group of about 8-10 families to start, or around $500 in estimated club orders.

 

Raindance Organic Farm - Bay Ridge delivery club

Next delivery: Saturday, July 31 from 9:30-10:30am, in the parking lot of the First Evangelical Free Church at 65 01 6th Ave. in Bay Ridge.

Please try to email raindance@baka.com by Wednesday, July 28 with your order

and emergency contact number. There is no minimum order amount or additional fees. Even better, all total combined club orders over $500 will receive 5% off as well -- and as the club grows Siobhan will offer additional discounts (10% if over $1000, etc.)! So TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

For pictures of the farm and descriptions of the products, please visit Siobhan's wonderful farm website: www.RaindanceOrganicFarm.com

A note about organic certification: Siobhan uses organic practices with all her animals and farming methods, and strives to be environmentally conscious and humane in everything she does. Her products are truly top quality, good for the environment, soil health, the well-being of the animals, and the health of the consumers. Certain of her products are  labeled CERTIFIED ORGANIC with an accordingly slightly higher price; all products, whether they carry this certification or not, are raised and produced according to her strict standards WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PORK CURRENTLY OFFERED (since Siobhan's pigs will not be ready until later in the summer, she is offering pork from a neighboring farmer which is not raised on organic feed or on pasture, but is still allowed paddock access and is of good quality). Siobhan's local butcher is not certified organic, which means that cows from her organic herd cannot be labeled certified organic if they are processed here; she must travel several hours to reach a certified organic butcher. Please keep this in mind when making your purchasing decisions.

A word about grass-fed meat: Siobhan is working hard to develop a cattle herd that produces a tender meat on a diet of 100% grass. She is phasing out certain breeds that are not as tender and is now focusing her efforts on the Devon breed. For this reason we think that you will be very satisfied with the meats she offers; however, if you need assistance with cooking grass-fed meat for the first time we recommend The Grassfed Gourmet, by Shannon Hayes. Siobhan is now offering all three of Shannon Hayes's books for sale, including The Grassfed Gourmet, The Farmer and the Grill, and Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture.

A NOTE ABOUT THE SUMMER PRODUCT LIST:

Siobhan currently has limited beef steak inventory until the next beef processing happens at the end of July. A fresh abundance of pastured whey-fed pork products will be available in late summer and fall 2010. The sun cheese is still available in plentiful amounts, and only getting better with time. Thank you for your understanding and continued patronage.

 

All prices listed are per pound unless specified otherwise

Books by Shannon Hayes, upstate NY farmer and writer/activist --> $25 each

The Farmer and the Grill

Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture

The Grassfed Gourmet

Certified organic pastured "rainbow" eggs (medium size) ---> $4.50/dozen

           Limited quantities as the flock is small; first-come first-serve but please reserve yours ahead by emailing Siobhan!

All prices listed below are per pound unless specified otherwise.

Organic “Sun” cheese – made in the Italian Alpine tradition. A rich flavorful yellow cheese made using raw milk from cows eating rapidly-growing green grass for the best flavor and nutrition. Aged 11 months.

Sun cheese   -    $18.50/lb. --> THIS CHEESE IS NOW AT PEAK FLAVOR!

Rose veal - suckled on organic milk cows (These animals' lives are short, but very happy, spent frolicking in the green fields and drinking milk. This is nothing like the anemic veal raised in a box that's sold in supermarkets.)

Ground veal        $9.00       

Heart or kidney      $4.00

Shoulder steak      $10.99    

Liver          $6.00

Chops, rib or loin       $14.99

Whole breast        $3.99

Soup bones         $3.00

Sirloin steak      $13.99

Shoulder steak      $10.99

Veal cutlet        $16.99    

Osso bucco  (veal shank)       $5.99

Certified organic beef (Certified by NOFA-NY - from organic herd, processed at certified organic butcher)

Andouille sausage       $7.99 (smoked or unsmoked)

Chorizo sausage        $7.99 (smoked or unsmoked) 

Liver        $5.99     

Ring bologna        $8.99   (smoked and ready-to-eat, "summer" sausage style)  

Grass-fed beef (cows from Siobhan's organic herd but processed at a local USDA inspected butcher who is not certified organic)

Ground beef      $5.99

Beef patties      $5.99

Sweet or hot Italian Sausage      $6.99

Beef bones      $1.50

Beef heart or tongue     $1.99 

Suet       $0.25  

Briar Hill Pork -  raised on a small family farm, but NOT FROM SIOBHAN. This farmer raises small herds of hogs on conventional grains, and gives them outdoor paddock access. They are not organic or pastured.

Pork cutlet           $8.99

Ground pork or kabob meat        $6.99

Hot or sweet Italian sausage        $7.99

Canadian bacon from the loin         $11.99   

Kidney or tongue          $1.50

Chops        $9.99        

Pork bones or fat         $.50

Ham steaks      $7.50   CONTAINS NITRATES

Bacon        $8.50    CONTAINS NITRATES

Ham hocks       $6.99    CONTAINS NITRATES

If you are interested in obtaining real milk and other unprocessed dairy products, please contact Hannah@EarthBodyBalance.com. These products are not available through Raindance Organic Farm, with the exception of the superb aged raw milk "sun" cheese.

Let us know if you need recommendations or would like to make a suggestion!