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What's Available This Week?

updated May 7, 2008

You must be a member and have a positive balance in your account  to order from this list.  You may join and start an a la carte account or add to your account at any time.  Click here to join.  To see a listing of the producers offering a la carte items go to Farm to Folk a la carte options.

Your order will be delivered on Tuesday for pick up at our distribution site:  United Church of Christ Congregational,  Sixth and Kellogg, in Ames.  You must pick up between 4:00 and 6:00 pm on Tuesday.  All food not picked up by 6 pm will be donated to the Bethesda Food Pantry.  

Notice:  We are moving our distribution site to UUFA at 1015 North Hyland in Ames beginning May 13.  This is a temporary change while remodelling is being done at UCC.

To place an order, email marilyn@farmtofolk.com by Friday 5:00 pm.  Please give grower name, item(s)  wanted, quantity, price and date of desired delivery in your email.

(note:  This page will be changed weekly, so if you visit often you may need to refresh the page to view the latest additions.)

   Our hours for pick up are 4:00 till 6 for the summer.

Berry Patch Farm

The rhubarb is close to being ready!!  Please pre-order so they will know how much to bring IF it is ready.  They are at the end of their radish and spinach season, so will bring what is available on a first come-first serve basis.



Paul's Grains  
Check their website for products and prices, then email your order to Marilyn.  When we have a significant order, they will deliver again.


Full Circle Farm


Our pasture raised beef is only fed from our certified organic farm. Here is our current inventory. We will deliver on  Tuesday May 13. All prices are price per pound. All weights are  in pounds.

  • Ground beef in one pound package @ $4.00.  Now available.
  • Round steaks @ $4.00 random weights ranging from 1.37 - 1.80. You can cut these "steaks" into stir fry stips.
  • Stew- random weight packages are about 1 pound  @$4.50  Out of stock.
  • Sirloin @ $8.00 random weights range 1.10-2.04
  • T bones @ $8.00 random weights range 1.78-2.13
  • Rump roasts @ $5.50 random weights range2.94-3.74
  • Chuck and arm roasts- crock pot companions @ $4.00 random weights 
    chuck 2.12-3.30; arm 1.96-3.02
  • Sirloin tip @ $10 random weights range 3.36-4.08


As ever, our beef is processed at Midwest Pack in Nevada.


Grains of Wisdom Breads

The LIndseys may have some morel mushrooms available for May 13.  Please email them for more information.

M
ary Beth will be baking bagels, scones, and ciabatta bread for delivery on the first and third Tuesdays.  Next delivery May 20.

  • bagels $1 each, half dozen $5, dozen $9
  • large ciabatta $ 3.50
  • small ciabatta $3.00
  • scones .75 each,  8 scones $6

Please email Mary Beth directly with any preorders.  If you don't pre order, it will be first come, first served.   

 Contact Mary Beth at mb@grainsofwisdom.com
Grains of Wisdom no longer accepts credit card payment, but does accept EBT cards.




 Picket Fence Creamery

Happy MOOther's Day from Picket Fence Creamery!
 
All of the new moms (12 of them so far!) here wish all of the moms out there in Picket Fence newsletter land a great day this weekend!  We hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy a day dedicated to motherhood!
 
And for your own mother, grandmother, aunt, or special woman in your life, we are offering some unique gifts that she will not only cherish, but will also help out other local moms and families in the area who are making or baking them!
 
*Fresh Iowa Rhubarb Crisps! 
That's right! Mabel said the rhubarb is ready and she will start making rhubarb crisps just in time for your weekend gatherings.  An 8" crisp is $6.50, or take advantage of the Crisp and Quart of Ice Cream Special for $10.  Enjoy dessert!
*Fresh Iowa Spinach!
It doesn't get any better than this.  We'll get a fresh delivery from Coon Rapids this week. A great addition to your meal, or as a gift to Mom.   ($3.49/bag)
*Fresh Iowa cheesecakes!
These cheesecakes are like none other...made by Joan Milsovich just east of Woodward. She uses local ingredients, including our cream.  They melt in your mouth.  The choices are: black forest, caramel apple, champagne, chocolate, chocolate malt, coconut, lemon, lime and New York style vanilla with blueberries, cherries, raspberries or strawberries.  Give us a call, 515-438-2697 to assure you get the flavor you want.  We will have a variety in our cooler Friday and Saturday. 
*Iowa Wines!
We have an expanded selection of some very nice Iowa wines.  From sweet, to semi-sweet, to semi-dry to dry, we will help you find just the right one!  Prices start at $10/bottle. 
*Our own fresh, spreadable cheeseballs!
Neva's wildly popular cheeseballs are perfect on crackers or veggies for an appetizer, with a nice bottle of that Iowa wine, or on your baked potato!  This cheeseball is sure to please Mom!  Made with a nice blend of herbs from our neighbors up the road, Prairieland Herbs.  ($4.99/container, also available at the Grimes Fareway) 
*All-Iowa Gift Baskets!
Fill a basket with Iowa goodies....wine, cheese, jam, noodles, salsa, cinnamon rolls, breads, popcorn, Two Sisters pantry items, handmade crafts...whatever catches your eye.  The basket itself, is FREE!
*Gift Certificates!
We have gift certificates available in any amount.  Buy a $20 gift certificate, and get a FREE 1/2 pint of ice cream!!!
 
These specials are good all week.  Stop by whenever it's convenient for you!  We're open Monday-Saturday, 8 to 8. 
 
By popular demand, we're continuing our Sample Sunday specials throughout this week too:
*90% lean ground beef - $2.99/lb. with 10 lb. purchase  (Reg. $3.99/lb.)
*Two dozen eggs - $5.49  (Reg. $2.99/dozen)
 
Thanks and we hope to see you this week!
 
Jeff, Jill, Jenna & James Burkhart
Picket Fence Creamery
14583 S Ave.
Woodward, IA  50276
515-438-2697


They offer the following for a la carte orders:

 
product price product price
half gallon skim milk $2.75 half pint ice cream  $2.00
gallon skim milk $3.85 pint ice cream $3.30
half gallon 2% milk $3.00 quart ice cream $4.95
gallon 2% milk $4.10 half gallon ice cream $8.25
half gallon whole milk $3.30 gallon ice cream $16.50
gallon whole milk $4.40 1-1/2 pound ham loaf $6.60
12 oz cream $2.20 pound breakfast sausage  $3.30
half gallon cream $7.70 pound Italian sausage $3.30
half gallon chocolate milk $3.00 pound grass fed ground beef $4.40
cheese curds-plain, garlic, dill, hot pepper $3.30 10# ground beef $33.00
8 oz. butter salted or unsalted $3.60 bacon-random weights approx 1 pound $5.50/pound
New! elk/beef pack
1 # elk sticks
3# beef roast
5# 90%lean ground beef
$42 New! Pork pack
2# Iowa chops
4# sausage (Ital or break)
1# bacon
1.5 # ham loaf
$33
Specialty Meat Variety pack
1# ground buffalo
1# buffalo hot dogs
4# whole chicken
1 pkg Redfield Locker cured beef
1 pkg Picket Fence cheese curds
1 ring Pella bologna
1 jar Pella canned meat
$42 Grill pack
1# steak (ribeye,NY strip or top sirloin)
5# ground beef
2# Iowa chops
1# buffalo hot dogs
1 bottle Picket Fence all-purpose sauce
$45

Small Potatoes Farm 

Click here to see what  fair trade coffees are available.  Orders for June delivery are due May 31.  Coffee is delivered the second Tuesday of the month.  May orders will be delivered on May 13.

Duck eggs are large waxy shelled eggs that are harder to crack than chicken eggs.  They have a higher fat content and more albumen (protein in the white part) and are often preferred in baking cakes (more loft).  They have a rich, meaty flavor.   Not available at this time.

Small Potatoes Farm naturally colored chicken eggs.  They come in a range of blue, light and dark green and sometimes pink.  The eggs are free range, fertilized and have characteristic deep yellow yolks.   $3 / dozen.



Pulley Produce  check back for delivery schedule..

  • New crop black walnuts @ $4/ 4oz bag

To order any of the above items email marilyn@farmtofolk.com


Nick's Wild Fish and Wallace Farms
will deliver in May.  Watch for delivery date.

Please pre order directly to Nick:
nick.wallace@wallacefarms.com

 
Click here for the current price list.


Audubon County Farms

Hi Ames area customers:  Several changes this month!!

On Tuesday, May 13th,  I will be at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1015 North Hyland, south parking lot, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.  The church downtown is going to have some remodeling done and we have to move for about 6 weeks. Hopefully we will move back to UCC in July.
Due to our increased costs of production and transportation, prices on some of our products have gone up.    
 
The first batch of spring chickens is ready.  Orders are always welcome, but this month I will need the orders by noon on Friday, May 9th.  The Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market starts Saturday, May 10th.   Chickens that have not been ordered by noon on Friday will be taken to Des Moines on Saturday  for sale at that market.  When ordering chickens, please let me know the approximate size  and whether you want them whole or cut-up.
 
We have plenty of  baconmini-hams, 1/4# pork patties, spare ribs, pork chops, boneless shoulder roasts, boneless loin roasts, ground pork, sausages, cutlets, summer sausage, and other pork cuts. Please let me know by Friday noon if you would like to order any of our pork products,  or honey.
 
Need a gift idea?  How about our honey, candles or a gift certificate available in any $ amount. 

Cured ham hocks and pork soup bones are still available this month.   The cured ham hocks come 1 per pkg. and each one weighs about 2 to 3 pounds and sell for $ 1.75 per pound.  The soup bones come in packages that weigh about 2 pounds and sell for $ 1.50 per pound. 

Thanks, and hope to see you on Tuesday, May 13th.
Cindy Madsen
712-563-3044
712-250-0311 cell
Cindy Madsen Price List
Half hog $210.00 (approx cost including average processing and delivery) approx yield 70 lbs meat:  ham --15# fresh or cured
--20# loin (chops & roasts)
--13# shoulder (roasts & ground)
--12# bacon & spare ribs
--10# trim
Individual Pork cuts
1/4# ground pork patties--2# pkg of 8 $7.00 boneless loin end roast $3.25/lb
1/3# ground pork patties--2# pkg of 6 $7.00 boneless center loin roast $5.00/lb
ground pork--1# pkg $3.00 boneless whole tenderloin $5.00/lb
breakfast sausage patties--2# pkg of 10 $8.00 boneless cured ham roast $4.00/lb
seasoned sausage--1# pkg $3.25 summer sausage snack sticks--pkg of 10 $4.00
Italian sausage--1# pkg $3.25 summer sausage ring w/ cheddar--1-1/2 # $6.50*
Brats--pkg of 4 $4.00 summer sausage chunk w/cheddar--1# $4.50
3/4" center cut pork chops--pkg of 4 $9.00* spare ribs $1.75/lb
1-1/4" iowa chop--pkg of 2 $8.00* country style ribs $2.75/lb
cutlets/tenderloins-- pkg of 2, approx 5oz each $2.75* cured ham hocks