Here’s what they had to say about the Breakfast Biscuits at Neil’s Deli in Carrboro, made with our sausage.

The food at Neal’s Deli is resolutely everyday and American — like breakfast biscuits stuffed with egg and sausage — but the eggs are steamed tender with a touch of pepper and parsley, and the wide, crisp biscuits are mixed from high-fat local buttermilk and organic flour from a nearby mill that’s been held by the same family for nine generations. The sausage patty is from Cane Creek Farm in Alamance County, where Eliza MacLean, an owner of the farm and a former veterinarian, advises farmers across the state on the transition from tobacco to pork. Every bit of that care comes through in the flavor of the finished product, a stunning bargain at $3.25. Read the full article here.

Read the blog at: http://www.algonquinbooksblog.com/2010/01/21/from-bill-smiths-kitchen-eastern-north-carolina-corned-ham/

Party ‘could lead to excessive laughing’

Yesterday, we received several phone calls and emails inquiring about the Arabian Nights event on Sept 19th. All saying they heard about the event in the News and Observer. What?? We had no idea that Andrea Weigl was going to talk about our event in the Food & Fitness section. But we sure are glad she did! Thank you Andrea.

The blurb was published on Wednesday, Sept 2nd: Read it here on the N&O website

——————————————————————

Cane Creek Farm Presents:

A tantalizing evening with local food prepared by executive chef Jay
Pierce, of Lucky 32, & belly dancing by Leigh Brown of Metaform
Movement.

When: September 19, 2009 – 5:30pm –until…
Where: Cane Creek Farm -
1203 Longest Acres Road
Snow Camp NC 27349

Tickets: $40 per person / $30 for farmers

Come and celebrate the end of summer with a party like you’ve never seen!

Any questions? Read more about the event here. Or just send an email to Ross or Eliza at canecreekfarm@gmail.com.  Check back here for updates as we get closer to the time.

Eliza tries to help organize the chaos here from time to time and occasionally sells at farmers’ markets, and keeps her father in-line when he needs it.

“Margaret Gifford makes her rounds on a recent Wednesday evening near closing time at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market. With a cardboard box in hand, she reminds farmers that she’s there to collect any produce they can’t sell and won’t keep until the next market day.

“We’re collecting as always,” Gifford tells Hailey Moses, who works for Cane Creek Farm.

“I have some stuff for you,” Moses says, and hands yellow squash and zucchini to Gifford.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/07/26/80488/collecting-unsold-produce-for.html

Community
Part of our purpose at Cane Creek is educating the community about sustainable agriculture and healthy food systems. We do this at farmer’s markets, speaking opportunities, community events, and by showing the farm to individuals and school groups. The tide is turning. More and more people are realizing the impact of their food choices both on the environment and on their bodies. We see our role as a pivotal one in this growing movement, reconnecting people with their food and emphasizing our role as stewards and participants in the natural world.

Husbandry
At Cane Creek our system of raising healthy meat is quite simple. We put our animals in their natural landscape (cows and sheep on pasture; pigs, goats, and chickens in woods and pasture) and allow them to feed on a diet similar to the ones they’ve evolved to eat. This creates healthy animals with a healthy meat and allows us to avoid using antibiotics and hormones. Our animals are also Animal Welfare Approved.
We also believe that raising heritage-breed animals is important in helping reestablish our connection to food and farming.  Breeds of livestock and poultry species were carefully modified and tended by stewards of these genetic traits for everything from maternal instinct to fur coat and color to disease resistance and carcass quality.  We feel these attributes still have importance in our outdoor system and in the products we produce. It is not all about the speediest production possible.  We love the colorful characters of all the species we raise!

Our Land
Just as important as raising healthy animals, we are also equally committed to being good stewards of our land. Concerned about the waste that was ending in our water sources, Charles has worked with the Natural Resource Conservation Service to put nearly 150 acres into a conservation easement. The creeks and waterways on our farm have been restored with native vegetation and stream-bed preservation, meaning that the water that enters our farm will become cleaner by the time it exits our land. As for the rest of our farm, most of it has now been put into a farm easement, allowing this land to continue providing food for the Piedmont for future generations.

Keeping It Local
When you support Cane Creek, we do everything possible to keep that money local.
- Our meat is processed at Matkins Meats in Caswell County, NC
- Our feed is milled by Deal Rite Feeds in Statesville, NC
- Our food is distributed by Cornucopia in Graham, NC
- Our value-added meats are made by Weeping Radish in Jarvisburg, NC
- Our farm vehicles run on used veggie oil made by Burlington Biodiesel
- Our t-shirts are made by TS Designs in Burlington, NC – If you would like to work with us, do not hesitate to ask… ]]> http://www.canecreekfarm.us/2009/07/philosophy/feed/ 0