Castlefarm Shop Newsletter
3-Aug-2011
Castlefarm Newsletter, Aug 2011
Castlefarm Shop newsletter August 2011
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Opening days & what you can do on the farm for free this August
Farm Shop next open 10am-6pm Fri 26th and Sat 27th August
Anyone wanting to visit the farm is welcome to join us for egg collecting at 2.30pm sharp and a farm walk at 3pm on Saturday 27th. There is no charge for these activities.
Seasonal summer openings
At the moment we have so much fresh produce coming on board we are often opening on a Friday or Saturday. Follow us on facebook or sign up to our newsletter to keep up to speed on last minute decisions to open as well as seasonal specials!
Summer club on the farm adds a week in August
Due to the phenomenal success of this July’s summer club we are pleased to announce an additional week. 15th to 19th August, places are already filling quickly and they're strictly limited so hurry to book a place. We only have 6 places left so anyone interested please contact Jenny asap jenny@castlefarmshop.ie or 087-6785269.
Honest vegetables and eggs
Our honesty egg box now has company in the form of an honesty vegetable box. This is an insulated cold box which we refresh every 2 days with our own fresh vegetables as well as John O Brien’s new potatoes. Keep in touch with facebook to find out when the vegetable honesty box has been refreshed!
Whats being sold from the farm this August
Salad leaves, cucumber, spinach, courgettes, herbs, green peppers, beetroot and tomatoes.
Also beef, cheese, apple juice, hen and duck eggs. We are also eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first season aubergines.
Whats happening on the farm
Anyone visiting our honesty egg box may have purchased some of the pullet eggs, small hen eggs being produced by those March born chicks. Our older hens are still laying well and we will be re-homing them next January. As well as these pullets we have new piglets to feed twice a day. In early august we will harvest our arable silage (the crop you may have seen growing in the field beside the car park) and our oats (which are likely to be sold to Flahavans for their organic porridge). We have also dried off our autumn calving herd, ahead of September calving.
Certified organic Aberdeen Angus beef boxes availability for August
• Meat hung for 21 days to optimise on flavour and tenderness
• €13/kg for a box of mixed cuts (steaks, roasts, stewing beef and mince)
• Extremely good value for great quality product
• Boxes range from 12-16kg
As usual the boxes will include 6-8 steaks, roasts, stewing beef and good quality mince. Cost per kg is €13 and box sizes range from 12 to 16kg. Our beef is hung for 21 days and butchered in Murphy’s Craft Butchers Tullow.
Please let us know if you would like to put your name down on our beef list.
Castlefarm Shop opens the last Friday and Saturday of each month from 10am until 6pm. To receive our newsletter and news of new products by email please contact Castlefarm Shop, Narraghmore, Athy, Co Kildare, Email jenny@castlefarmshop.ie, log onto www.castlefarmshop.ie or telephone 059-8636948
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