Wine & Cheese by TCC

Our grass fed eggs versus organic. Our eggs are on the left, visually you can see a difference in the richness of color and the firmness of the yolk and whites.

This Weather has afforded our chickens fresh grass versus hay.  They love it and it definitely shows in the quality of the eggs. We still supplement them with some organic feed but their need for it is diminishing as the fresh grass has more nutrients than the hay.  What an exciting season!

In our continuing effort to provide Organic, Local, or Sustainable products we will be hosting a CSA with fruits and vegetables grown by Majestic Nursery & Farm in Millbrook, Illinois which is just on the other side of Yorkville, Illinois less than 20 miles from here.  Majestic is a Certjfjed Naturally Grow farm which is at its core the same as being certified organic without the monetary constraints and consuming process involved with being certified organic.  These programs minimize paperwork and certification fees and employ a peer-inspection process built on local networks. For more information on being a CNG farm check out this link. http://www.naturallygrown.org/about-cng/frequently-asked-questions. They are running a special through the end of February, check it out and see if it is right for you.  You will be able to pick up the produce at Wine & Cheese by TCC each week. This program will take the place of our Saturday Green Market produce.  We will still be selling grass fed meat, Amish chickens, sustainable meat products (on a pre-order basis) and of course our grass-fed eggs.

our area, however is not completely non-existent.  For example,
Majestic Farms in Yorkville has green houses where they grow all

is actually in season through the fall and early winter. Our egg

them at the shop.  How can we offer eggs from grass-fed chickens?
The grass may not be green and available in our back yard this time of year but some of our local farmers prepare for that and store hay for use through the winter.  Hay is grasses and herbs that are allowed
to grow through the summer then cut and cured to preserve their

acids that our bodies need to prevent heart disease and many other

local area. Not the worst thing but ask about the farming practices of
the producer: is the produce organic? sustainable? or are they just

how it is grown.  In the future, more and more communities will be

as products are concerned. This will in part protect the integrity of the

to see our community take these steps to help all of us move toward

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This October 2nd we will be hosting a Course Dinner.  All of the courses will contain offerings from our own back yard.  Some of the items will include pears, tomatoes, lemon balm, borage flowers, rhubarb, potatoes, eggs, chicken, poblanos, tomatillos, spaghetti squash, sage, basil, guinea hen, chives, kohlorabi & black walnuts.

We are very excited to show just how sustainable, and tasty, your back yard can be.  Check out our current newsletter or call us for more details.

We have been waiting for this years sweet corn and it finally arrived!!  Pat Leib Grows the tastiest Sweet Corn we have every had. We love working with local growers who work soo hard to produce some of the best produce around.

It looks like a good year for our pears!  Pears are great in that they can be preserved in various ways to be enjoyed throughout the winter. We love pears and use them in soo many ways.  Salads, Poached, Preserves, Confit, etc.  Looks like we are going to have to imagine up a Special for the Cafe.

The Green Market is gaining diversity in products .  Our local producers have more and more varieties available every week.  This week is good for a variety of peppers, hot, mild, & sweet.  The purple potatoes are beautiful thanks to Pat Leib.