HAPPY 4th of JULY!
Happy 4th of July! While certainly not a typical 4th of July weekend, or summer for that matter, it's still a great opportunity to get out into the sunshine, stretch your legs, and enjoy the warm weather. I'm sure many folks are not spending the holiday or summer in the usual fashion, but there is still much to enjoy. For instance, FRESH CHICKEN is available ALL weekend, just like the good old days. It's really very tasty and tender, and while we cannot guarantee the chickens wore masks or practiced social distancing in their coops...we promise it's still quite safe to enjoy, just as always.
We'd like to take this time to thank everyone for their support during these interesting times and sincerely appreciate our community that makes the farm what it is today. Have fun, be safe and healthy, and eat some good food!
Abe and I will be driving the tractor around town on the new modified parade route this Saturday so give a shout out as we pass on by! Have a great weekend!
FRESH CHICKENS - Friday thru Monday!
The 3rd chicken harvest is here! The birds will be here in our fridge starting Friday at 2pm and hopefully we will have enough to get us through at least Monday evening. As usual, we will have whole Freedom Ranger and Cornish birds along with parts including boneless breast, bone in breast, legs, thighs, wings and all the parts that make up a chicken!
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
As a farm that manages many fields scattered around town, we can often be seen towing this or that down the road to bring food, water, shelter or even critters themselves to these many remote pastures. One of the challenges we face is navigating some narrowing sections of roads with sometimes odd shaped trailers. MOST of the time...just about ALL the time we have no difficulties at all. BUT, sometimes, accidents happen! And this past week one of our older (empty) coops was being towed by Jared to Van Leer field to act as a shelter and water wagon for the turkeys, and the trailer met a telephone pole it didn't like. The edge of the roof line stuck out like a sore thumb and just barely clipped a telephone pole, quite quickly and unfortunately sheared the entire roof off of the shelter onto the road. Ouch! No one was hurt (except Jared's ego!) and the police and fire department helped chop up the remains quite quickly and stuffed it all back up onto the trailer to tow back home. We are grateful to them for their help!
The news is that within 24 hours Jared stripped the deck clean and built a cute little roost for the turkeys to enjoy. Oila!
FRESH BERRIES
Now harvesting fresh Codman grown currants and raspberries! Each day we harvest a few pints and half pints of very delicious berries grown right here on the farm. They go fast so get them while you can. We will also begin sourcing local fruit as it becomes available. Local strawberries will be around a bit longer - then we hope to start carrying local cherries, blueberries and soon....peaches!
SMOKIN' FISH from CAPE ANN FRESH CATCH
Starting this weekend we will now be carrying smoked salmon and smoked salmon dip from Cape Ann Fresh Catch. We have tried them both and they are very rich and tasty with excellent freshness dating. Look for them in the refrigerator case in the farm store and in the barn.
 
Just in time for summer! We are also now carrying a few flavors of High Lawn Ice Cream, made in Lee, MA. We are stocking pints only, in a select few flavors including vanilla, chocolate, mocha, and mint. If you have a favorite flavor let us know and we will do our best to add it to the list!
RETIRED HENS
Some folks may have noticed that the laying hens on Codman North field disappeared last week. Well, they didn't ACTUALLY disappear, they were just relocated. They can now be found in the freezer in the Farm Store where they can be used to prepare amazing soups and stock. We thank them for their service and the many eggs they laid for us all. We typically receive a new flock of hens each April and as the new flock ramps up the older flock usually slows down. Once we have enough eggs to meet demand we "retire" the old flock to Freezer Camp...where they can be found today. That's farming folks!
FARM STORE DELIVERY and SCHEDULE
As we get into more of a routine we wanted to share what to expect each week as far as product arrivals and days to expect certain items...here goes!
MONDAY
High Lawn Farm (early morning)
Fresh milk, cheese, ice cream deliveries
Myers Distributor (early afternoon)
Our local distributor from Massachusetts grown farms - we normally receive fresh veggies, cider, donuts, flower, and other items
TUESDAY
Bread Obsession (by 11 am)
Fresh bread baked in Waltham; baguettes, whole wheat slicing loaf, durum levain, sourdough, multigrain
WEDNESDAY
Bread Obsession (by 11 am)
Fresh bread baked in Waltham; baguettes, whole wheat slicing loaf, durum levain, sourdough, multigrain
Cape Ann Fresh Catch
Fresh local fish usually including haddock, scallops, salmon, swordfish, grey sole, and catch of the day
THURSDAY
High Lawn Farm (early morning)
Fresh milk, cheese, ice cream deliveries
Myers Distributor (early afternoon)
Our local distributor from Massachusetts grown farms - we normally receive fresh veggies, cider, donuts, flowers, and other items
FRIDAY
Bread Obsession (by 11 am)
Fresh bread baked in Waltham; baguettes, whole wheat slicing loaf, durum levain, sourdough, multigrain
Mi Tierra Tortillas (by 11 am)
Fresh, local, organic corn tortillas
Sweet Tahini
Fresh, gluten free breads, and Israeli inspired pastries, breads and cookies
Local Veggies
We will be harvesting our own veggies and buying seasonally available produce from local farms, as available
SATURDAY
Bread Obsession (by 11 am)
Fresh bread baked in Waltham; baguettes, whole wheat slicing loaf, durum levain, sourdough, multigrain
C&C Fresh Lobster and Fish
Fresh fish and lobster, 10am- 12pm
MISC INFO...
1. We remain OPEN 24/7, so if you want to avoid contact with others, visit in the wee hours of the night!
2. MANDATORY MASKS: Please wear MASKS in all public places so be sure to have one on when you visit the store. They are a pain for sure but JUST DO IT! ;-)
3. THANKS: Farm store sales remain brisk and we appreciate your support!
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please contact pete@codmanfarm.org.
Photos below courtesy of Eli Newell
our pasture raised eggs, just collected...this is one day's worth of eggs!
freedom ranger chicken on pasture
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