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Vegetables, Meats, and Specialty Items Now Available

Last Update: Dec. 2, 2020

Friday Farm Food Pickup:
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The deadline for Friday pickups is Thursday at 5pm. All orders are for FRIDAY PICKUP at the farm (816 Barnum St. Sheffield, 01257). After we have filled your order, we’ll send a confirmation email with the total cost and payment advice. Orders are put into coolers at our drive-thru station and will be available for pickup after your assigned pickup time. Our Email: dom @ mooninthepond.org (no spaces) This page is updated regularly with what's available, so check back often. **NEW ITEMS have dbl ** SALAD GREENS, BABY KALE, BABY SPINACH, WHOLE CHICKENS, SOUP HENS, KABOCHA SQUASH, DELICATA, CELERIAC, HEIRLOOM APPLES, HONEY NUT and KOGINUT SQUASH, GARLIC, SHALLOTS, GOLDEN and CHIOGGIA BEETS, WATERMELON RADISH, LEEKS, FINGERLING POTATOES, BERKSHIRE WILDFLOWER HONEY, RED HOT SAUCE, MAPLE SYRUP! Scroll down for meats.

Heritage Breed “Broad Breasted Bronze” Turkeys, frozen

per lb. $10

Our own Pature-raised, Organically-fed turkeys, frozen whole, are available  We will have them , available for pick up at the farm for $10/ lb.  They are 10-12 lbs. Limited availbility.

Vegetables

All produce organically grown here at Moon In The Pond Farm or from our organic farm neighbors and friends.

Please specify variety and poundage for all veg.

**Celariac/Celery Root

per lb $5

The spectacular baseball-size root that's great julienned with mustard-mayonaiseas dressing the iconic French salad , roasted with meat, or steamed and mashed as a side.

Beets, Golden, Striped or Purple

per lb $4-5

Medium to large beets are great for salad, roasted, grill or boil.  Golden, "Chioggia" (striped) or Purple/red–please specify.

**Fingerling Potatoes: “LaRatte”, “Peruvian Purple” and “Papa Cacho”, “Sweet Potatoes”

per lb $6

"LaRatte" – Amazing French heirloom, golden skin/golden flesh

"Peruvian Purple" – Ancient Peruvian variety.  Dark purple skin and flesh – GREAT for roasting!

"Papa Cacho" – Peruvian heirloom, rose skin/pink-streaked flesh

"Sweet Potatoes" – small sweeties!–typical sweet potatoes but fingerling size (4-8 potatoes/lb.)

2 lb. min.  Please specify variety and poundage.

**Sweet Potatoes–orange and “Murasaki”

per lb. $4-6

Orange Standard–Big (1.5-2 lbs. each!), gorgeous, clean, southern orange-fleshed standard.  From our organic friends at Laughing Child Farm in Maine. $4

"Murasaki" — the white,sweet fleshed Japanses sweet potato.  Magnificent. $6

Carrots, sweet new harvest, orange

per lb $5

Orange, sweet carrots, 2 lb. min.

please specify poundage

Leeks

per lb $6

Big and beautiful

2 lb. min.– please specify poundage

**Gilfeather Turnip/Rutabaga

per lb $4

Turnip or Rutabaga, depends who's talking and where!  No matter, it's GREAT!  Farmer Dom's favorite winter vegetable.  Mild, sweet, dleicious rutabaga-turnip flavor–raw, steamed, roasted. (about 1.5 lbs ea.)

“Dandelion” Greens–Puntarelle Leaves

per bunch $8

These are actually (technically) chicory leaves (specifically puntarelle), but we're calling them by their look-alike nikname, Dandelion.  They are magnificently bitter hiding a sweet rich flavor.  Braise with garlic and onions, or slice fine and add balsamic and Parm for a lively salad. Big bunches.

**Kohlrabi

per lb $4

Small (lemon-sized) or Giant (2 lbs.plus each!), magnificent, crunchy, delicious and mild–cabbage-heart German staple.

**Daikon Radish, Purple

per lb $4

Gorgeous, spicy!

**”Cherry Red” Radishes

per bunch $5

Beautiful, bright, crisp, sharp!

**Turnips, “Scarlet Ohno”, “Golden Globe”, “Purple Top”

per lb. $4

Scarlet Ohno – Lovely red-pink skinned turnip for roasting or steaming. (lemon-size)

Golden Globe – Beautiful gold, mild, lime-sized and smaller.

Purple Top – American standard

Watermelon and Black Spanish Radishes

per lb. $4

2 lb. min. please specify variety

Watermelon–the magenta-pink interior hides a spicy kick.

Black Spanish–peel and roast or slice thinly for salads.

Fennel

per lb. $5

Sweet juicy bulbs. 

Cabbage: “Tendersweet”, or “Early Jersey Wakefield” or ‘Baby’ Purple Cabbage

lb. $3

Our own harvest.

Please specify if you want purple (red).

**Baby Kale

per bag $6

Cook quickly or throw into a salad.  Half pound bags.

Onions: “Talon”, “Rossa di Milano”

lb $5

Talon- typical yellow keeper

Rossa di Milano- Fantastic Italian heirloom red

 

Garlic

per head $3

From our friends at Honey Dog Farm.

Shallots

per lb. $15

Unmistakeable flavor.  New crop.

**Winter Squash, “Honey Nut”, “Koginut”, “Delicata”

per lb. $6

"Honey Nut"–the awesome, very sweet mini-butternut (1/2-1 lb. ea.) that's golden brown and adorable as it is yummy.

"Koginut" –  Of Chef Dan Barber and "Row 7 Seeds" fame: rich, deep, full flavored squash served completely unadorned at his Blue Hill restaurant–the most squashy squash there is!

"Delicata" – the sweet, thin-skinned, striped zeppelins that everyone loves!

"Kabocha, Sunshine" -Big orange orbs (2-3 lbs.) that are as delicious as they are beautiful.  The dark orange flesh is sweet, dry and reminiscent of chestnut.

**Winter Squash, Acorn “Table Queen”

per lb. $4

An American standard–dark green ribbed outside, orange, savory-sweet interior.

**Winter Squash, “Butternut”

per lb $3

Butternut is the typical New England winter squash for roasting, steaming or soup.  4-6 lbs. each.

Salad Greens

**Radicchio, “Treviso”

per lb. $10

"Treviso"–Oblong, large, dense heads of dark maroon leaves with crunchy-juicy, thick, white ribs.  Great bitter-sweet flavor of organic radicchio.  Spectacular salad or sautee.

**Radicchio, “Chioggia”

lb. $10

Beautiful, round, dark maroon heads–(what most know as typical radicchio). From Kitchen Garden Farm.

**Baby Lettuce Mix

per bag $5

Fresh mix of red and green lettuces, organic.

Baby Spinach

per bag $6

Suculent. From Queen's Greens.

Rare Organic Heirloom Apples

Fantastic, nuanced organic heirloom apples, each exquisite and unique.  From Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, VT

**”Ananas Reinette”, “Hudson’s Golden Gem”, **”Newtown Pippin”

per lb. $6

"Hudson's…" 1831 Oregon russet variety.  It has the suggestion of pear in texture and flavor!

"Newtown Pippin" Early 1700's American variety, favorite of presidents Wash. and Jeff. Exported to England in 1750s.  A sweet, sharp, honey/pineapple-scented, all-around (eating cooking, juicing) apple.

"Ananas Reinette" 1500's French variety! Extraordinary delight juicy hint of pineapple. (translation from French: "Pineapple Princess")

**Blue Pearmain

Sweet, bit of a tart background flavor.  Firm, dense and crisp.  Tasty eaten out of hand although you might want to peel it.  Recommended it for baking, a favorite for baked apples as its skin holds up perfectly. Also makes an excellent pie and a tart, yellow applesauce that cooks up in a couple of minutes. 

Granola

Bola Granola is Berkshire gold.  Chef Michelle Miller has produced this magnificent nutty concoction, and it has been a Moon In The Pond staple for decades.  We’re delighted to offer it. 

BOLA Granola, “Original 20% Nuts”

1 lb. bag $9

Robust flavor, toasty, always crunchy and amazingly fresh.  “Original 20% Nuts” is handmade with organic oats and pumpkin seeds, California almonds and the best vanilla.  Bola Original combined with Berle Farm Yogurt (see below)–Breakfast HEAVEN!

Dairy

From our local farmer friends…

Yogurt, Quarts

quart $10

From Berle Farm in Hoosick, NY.  Absolutely exqusite–creamy, sweet, tangy, smooth and delicious, grass-fed yogurt in glass quarts. ($2 credit when you return the clean, empty jar.)

Cheese, Berleberg

1/2 lb. hunk $15

Also from Berle Farm…“The flavor is of buttered popcorn, with a smooth, luscious texture. It is perfect to use in gourmet grilled-cheeses served with spicy tomato bisque. Berleberg is also hearty enough to put on artisanal burgers for a great twist.”–Culture magazine  approx. 1 lb. hunks

Dried Beans

We’re excited to offer a wide variety of wonderful heirloom beans.  Each is as tasty as it is beautiful. All packaged in half pound packs. (See our Instagram feed, or Facebook page for a video!)

Dried Beans

8 oz $6

Bosnian Pole Bean, Etowah, Cannelini, Vermont Speckled Cranberry. Please specify variety and number of packs.

Mushrooms

Seasonal varieties of wild and cultivated, as available, both fresh and dried.

Lion’s Mane, Cultivated, Fresh

per basket (8 oz) $15

Delicious and meaty, suggesting lobster or crab. Slice into steaks, start in a dry skillet, add butter to crisp. Fantasique! (All the rage as brain food, immune booster, panacea)

**Oyster, Log-grown or wild, Fresh

per basket (8 oz) $12

Outdoor Log-grown Oyster mushrooms have a fuller richer flavor than the usual indoor/sawdust-grown ones.

**Shiitake, Fresh

per basket (8 oz) $15

Dried Wild Foraged Culinary Mushrooms

per packet $5

Maitake, Chicken of the Woods -(separate packets-please specify variety and number of packs)

Dried Cultivated Culinary Mushrooms

per packet $5

Shiitake, Lion's Mane, Oyster and Wine Cap -(separate packets-please specify variety and number of packs)

Reishi, Dried, Wild

per packet $10

“Ling Zhi” or “Mushroom of Immortality” highly regarded medicinal tea.

Specialty Items

Other farm products lodally sourced from our farmer friends.

Passata

per 24 oz jar $9

From our friends at Kitchen Garden Farm. Exquisite San Marzano tomato puree!

Fresh Herbs

Sage, Thyme, Rosemary

per bunch $3

Please specify type. Each herb is bunched individually.

Dried Herbs

Farm grown and dried at the peak of freshness.  Wide variety–ask! 

Dried Herbs

per packet $3

Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Mint, Tarragon, Nettles, Chives, Chive Flowers, Lavender Flowers, Shiso, Za'atar, etc.  (separate packets-please specify variety and number of packs)

Dried Peppers

Farm grown and dried at the peak of freshness.  Wide variety–ask!

Dried Peppers

per packet $3

Ancho, Calabrian, Cayenne, Serrano, etc.  (separate packets-please specify variety and number of packs)

Honey and Infused Honeys

Berkshire honey is sublime wildflower nectar collected in the hills and valleys of the southern Berkshires.  Our infused honeys are artisanally produced by us at the farm.  They are infused with fresh flowers and herbs gathered at the height of bloom then enveloped in honey and allowed to mature for at least six months.  A european delicacy that’s great adorning fine cheese, to enhance a good black tea, or on its own to brew a fantastic sweet tisane.

Dandelion Flower Infused Honey

6 oz $15

**Berkshire Wildflower Honey

8.9 oz net wt $10

Just honey–amazing honey from the magnificent flora of the Berkshires!

Syrups

Time-honored, traditional and delicious!

**Maple Syrup

per jar $15

Exquisite Berkshire maple syrup at its best.  Incredible subtle flavors of coffee, toffee and the wood fire over which it was made.  From our blueberry friends at Wild Acres Farm in Otis. 

Winter Radish-Thyme Honey Syrup

5 oz bottle $10

A traditional natural cough remedy made from winter radish, honey and thyme.  It really does soothe and quiet a cough.  It’s also so delicious it can make a great herbal tea.  (…or a great cocktail!)

Hot Pepper Sauce and Oil Paste

Our own famous lacto-fermented chili sauce and paste.  No cooking, no sugar, no vinegar–just the complex subteties of the peppers with their natural sweetness, enhanced by the tartness of the fermentation.

**Red Hot Sauce

per bottle $12

Our own famous red pepper hot sauce.  Naturally fermented for a year from a wide variety of local, organic, hot and sweet peppers for an unrivaled flavor.  No cooking, no sugar, no vinegar–just natural goodness!  This vintage has a rich pepper-sweetness and medium heat level that comes on slowly. 

Green Jalapeno Hot Sauce

per bottle $12

Fermented from green Jalapeno peppers this sauce reveals the essence of the peppers without the overpowering flavor of sugar or vinegar (besause there is any of either in the recipe!) Medium hot and fantastic!

Green Jalapeno Chili Oil Paste

4 oz $8

Our lacto-fermented Jalapenos in sunflower oil–hot dang!

Pork

From our own pasture-raised, organically-fed,  historic breed “Large Black” pigs.

Spare Ribs: approx. 1.5 lbs.

per lb $12.00

Tongue: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $12.00

Ham Hock, Fresh (not smoked): approx. 1 lb.

per lb $10.00

Pork Liver: approx 1 lb.

per lb $10.00

Leaf Lard, not rendered: approx. 2 lbs.

per lb $7.00

Feet (Trotters): approx. 2 lbs.

per lb $6.00

Bones (meaty stock bones): approx. 3 lbs.

per lb $6.00

Back Fat (Fatback), w/ skin: approx 4 lbs.

per lb $5.00

Tail: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $3.00

Kidney: approx. 0.5 lb.

per lb $3.00

Pig Ears (fresh): approx. 0.5 lb.

per lb $3.00

Heart: approx. 0.75 lb.

per lb $5.00

Farm cured and smoked using a traditional Vermont recipe

Bacon: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $19.00

Unique artisanal unsliced slab bacon, farm-cured in sea salt, organic sugar and maple syrup, then farm-smoked over hickory and sugar maple wood.

Smoked Pigs’ Feet: approx. 2 lbs.

per lb $11.00

Same artisanal curing and smoking as the bacon and jowl.

Smoked Pig Tail: approx. 0.5 lb.

per lb $10.00

Same artisanal curing and smoking as the bacon and jowl.

Sausage and cured meats.

Cured Pork

Artisanally cured using traditional recipes and methods.

Salami, “Contadino”

$20

Unique Italian “Farmer”-style, salami produced exclusively for us by our friend Jack Peele at Jacuterie. (approx. 6″ links)

**Pancetta: approx. 0.5 lb.

per lb $27.00

Made exclusively for us by our friend Jack Peele at Jacuterie.

Lardo, di Colonnata (Artisanal Cured Back Fat): approx. 0.25 lb.

per lb $27.00

**Guanciale (Sweet Cured Jowl): approx. 0.5 lb.

per lb $26.00

Beef

Our own 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised, rich, full flavored “Scottish Highland” beef.

Bones: approx. 3 lbs.

per lb $5.00

Veal

 

Our own 100% pasture-raised, rich, full flavored “Scottish Highland” veal. (no confinement, raised in the field)

Bones: approx. 3 lbs.

per lb $8.00

Suet: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $1.00

**Chicken

Our own pasture-raised, organically fed, heritage breed “New Hampshire” chickens.

**Broiler/Roasting Chicken: approx. 1.75-4 lbs.

per lb $10.00

Whole chickens. Please specify approx size.

**Soup Hen: 2- 4 lbs.

per lb $12.00

Organic and pasture-raised–the ULTIMATE soup/stock bird!  (specify weight range)

Hearts: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $5.00

Feet: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $5

The foundation of any great chicken stock or soup.

Lamb

Our own 100% grass-fed, pasture-raised, heritage breed “Soay” sheep.

Leg, Bone-in: approx. 3-4 lbs.

per lb $22.00

Riblets: approx. 1 lb.

per lb $10.00

Liver: approx. 1 lb

per lb $10.00

Heart: approx. 2 lbs

per lb $8.00

Kidney: approx. 0.5 lb

per lb $5.00

Bones: approx. 3 lbs.

per lb $5.00

Suet: approx. 2 lbs

per lb $3.00
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