Living The Dream Farm

My  Duck Eggs are available at:  

• Seward Co-op in Minneapolis
• Eastside Co-op in NE Minneapolis 
• Mississippi Market Co-op, both locations in St.Paul (Selby/Dale and West 7th)
• Valley Natural Foods in Burnsville

The LTD Farm CSA is CLOSED for the 2010 season, please email me if you’d like to get on the list for 2011.  goatmilkwi (at) yahoo (dot) com. I’ll post pricing/options as we end 2010. A typical share includes 2 dozen duck eggs and 2 bars of homemade goatmilk soap, delivered once a month, from April-November. You can add all kinds of other specialties from my farm to your share, including:

• Free Range Turkey – $50 each, hand harvested on the farm, totally free ranging and living the good life -available for 4th of July and Thanksgiving (limited numbers)
• Free Range Duckling – $20 each, heritage breed (Cayuga and Khaki Campbell), humanely harvested on the farm, free range and well fed – available fresh starting early July through the fall. Planning to do a monthly duck harvest. 
• Kid Goats – $75 each, available only in the form of the harvesting workshop on my farm in October. See Workshops tab.
• Happy Outdoor Pigs – fed about 90% organic, turf diggin’ happy pigs, with a face and a name. Both my pigs this year are already sold. If you’d like to be on next years’ list, please let me know.
• Free Range Heritage Duck Eggs – fed a certified organic feed, totally free ranging lady ducks
• Handmade Goat Soaps – available at Seward Co-op and River Market In Stillwater- an old fashioned lye soap, assorted light scents, made from my goats’ milk!

 

 

Testimonial from one of my 2009 CSA customers

Confessions of a Duck Egg Addict - by Sue
I met Khaiti at River Market’s CSA event where she was promoting a share of two dozen duck eggs and two bars of goat milk soap a month. Although I had never eaten a duck egg or considered an egg share I was drawn in by the curiosity of it all and some good karma. Before committing I asked to try one. A few days later I had a couple of stunningly gorgeous thick-shelled almost opalescent eggs cupped in my hands. I knew I was holding real food; the freshest eggs layed by healthy happy ducks living outdoors as nature intended. The eggs have an amazing eggy flavor and texture. They have a density and thickness that bespeaks of health and makes chicken eggs pale in comparison. After one fried duck egg on toast, I was hooked. Each egg is like an egg and a half making it the perfect portion size. I am now patiently waiting for the longer days of spring when these happy quackers start producing again.
The goat milk soap was another wonder. I had enough from my share to last the winter and to give as gifts. The big surprise was when I had the ‘ah ha’ moment and tried if out as shampoo. It works great, so no more plastic bottles with unrecognizable chemicals. One look at Khaiti’s hair and I should have known.
Next came the feta. Mid summer I found out that there was fresh goat milk feta to be had from the farm. YUMM…. There is rarely a day where there is not a jar of this smooth flavorful cheese in my fridge.�
I was one of the lucky few with the honor of roasting a couple of ducks from Khaiti’s farm. These were the male ducks from the eggs that were hatched to increase the flock. They were raised with love and harvested with compassion and were one richest, most flavorful food experiences that I have had. I have Khaiti to thank for a summer of eating food that is delicious, healthy and locally raised!

My 22 lb Thanksgiving turkey that I was able to get up close and personal with this fall is another story…