Hasn’t it been so inspiring this Fall watching tides of people speaking out against the corporatocracy. The same facts that provoked the occupiers to rise up — how the financial well being and entrepreneurial potential of average citizens has been crushed by government actions designed to benefit companies at the expense of citizens, and how corporate decision-makers are allowed to bring about immense ecological and social harms because they’ve bought control over the agencies that used to regulate them — these are the same issues that motivate many of you to source your food from local, independent growers. It’s an act of protest against the toxic and inhumane corporate food system, and a way to use your purchasing power to rebuild the culture of entrepreneurialism that we all cherish. We started Grace Note Farm, and our off-farm food delivery program, for exactly these same reasons. Working together, we can transform this nation back into a land of responsibility, opportunity, and reciprocity.
As the holiday season approaches, we hope the inspiring events of the past few months have encouraged you to redoubled your efforts to buy from independent, locally owned businesses. Join us in Waltham on December 10 for the last delivery this year to the Boston area. We’ve rounded up a great selection of food staples and treats, grown out here in the hills by our neighbors, that are hard to source in town and that might be useful for the holidays – either for your own holiday cooking or for gifts. This list includes our humanely produced organic roasting chickens and eggs, Sweetwater farm’s certified organic lamb and grass-fed beef, syrups and honey, and terrific locally produced cheeses.
Delivery details
Order your items using the shopping cart buttons below, then meet us at the Waltham Fields Community Farm from 11:00 until 2:00p.m. on December 10.
How to Order
Use the buttons below to put items into your shopping cart, and press the appropriate button depending on how you want to pay: online payments are processed through Paypal (you can use a credit or debit card, or your paypal balance), or simply bring a check/cash with you at pickup time. Paypal orders incur an additional 2% fee. As always, please feel free to email or call us if you have any questions about the growing conditions or animal husbandry practices for any of the products on the order form.
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| Eggs | |||
| Eggs from pastured, humanely treated, heritage breed, organically-fed chickens. Supplies are limited. We will fill orders on a first-come, first-served basis. |
Grace Note Farm | $7.00/dozen | |
| Pantry and Gifts | |||
| Smiling Piglet Refrigerator Magnet (pictured above) A happy piglet on pasture (taken at Grace Note Farm this year), with the quote "The greatness of a nation can be judged by how its animals are treated - Gandhi" |
Grace Note Farm | $2.95 | |
| Smiling Piglet Tote Bag (pictured above) Tote with the photo of a happy piglet on pasture (taken at Grace Note Farm this year). Made from recycled cotton. |
Grace Note Farm | $29.00 | |
| Smiling Piglet Apron A happy piglet on pasture (taken at Grace Note Farm this year), printed on an apron. Perfect gift for the foodie in your life. Color: Forest Green. |
Grace Note Farm | $20.00 | |
| Smiling Piglet Onesie A happy piglet on pasture (taken at Grace Note Farm this year), printed on a baby onesie. Select your size and color. |
Grace Note Farm | $20.00 | |
| Little Red Hen Onesie (pictured above) A brooding hen sitting in the nest box (taken at Grace Note Farm this year), printed on a baby onesie. Select your size and color. |
Grace Note Farm | $20.00 | |
| Teenie Maple Syrup stocking stuffer Need a one-size-fits-all small gift for a co-worker, the paper boy, or a stocking stuffer? Warren farm bottles these precious 1 oz log cabin-shaped bottles of maple syrup (pictured above). |
Warren Farm | $4.25 / bottle | |
| Blueberry-infused Maple Syrup Drizzle this over fruit for the perfect antidote to heavy holiday desserts. Crafted locally in North Brookfield, MA. This year's harvest. |
Warren Farm | $12.50 / 8 oz | |
| Apple Cider Syrup If you like apple cider, you'll love this unique syrup. The intense apple flavor you've always dreamed of. Great on pancakes or baked apple dumplings, ice cream, or for pork. Crafted by a local orchard in New Salem. This year's harvest. |
New Salem Preserves | SOLD OUT! | |
| Organic Vanilla Extract Made from certified organic vanilla beans and certified organic Rain brand vodka. Terrific for baking! (along with your Grace Note Farm eggs, of course) Can be refilled up to 3 times to make more extract. |
Grace Note Farm | $11.50 / 5 oz bottle | |
| Certified Organic Vanilla Beans Though this is not a local product, it sure makes baking with your local, wicked fresh eggs, wheat, and milk more enjoyable. Beans will keep for a long time in the cupboard (they don't need to be refrigerated). |
some very nice people in New Guinea | $12/ 4 beans | |
| Cheese, please! | |||
| Everyone loves cheese, and Massachusetts cheese makers produce some of the best cheese in the country. Do you need to put together a cheese plate for a holiday event? We've got you covered! | |||
| Berkshire Blue Cheese is an award-winning, handcrafted raw milk cheese, made from all Jersey milk in Great Barrington, MA. Aged 60 days. | |||
| Berkshire Blue Cheese | Berkshire Blue | $10.00 / 8 oz package | |
| Westfield Farm in Hubbardston has been producing award-winning farmstead goat cheese since 1971. Although not organic, they use all local goat's milk. | |||
| Plain Capri Chevre | Westfield Farm | $6.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Herb Garlic Capri Chevre | Westfield Farm | $6.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Chive Capri Chevre | Westfield Farm | $4.50 / 5 oz package | |
| Capri Package One each of 5 oz plain, herbed, and wasabi capri. |
Westfield Farm | $13.50 / 15 oz total | |
| Robinson Farm is a multi-generation, certified organic, licensed raw milk dairy in Hardwick. Their artisanal raw milk cheese is made using their own grass fed organic cow’s milk. | |||
| Robinson Family Swiss (Certified organic) Made with whole, unpasteurized (raw) milk, resulting in a smooth, buttery, paste with a sweet, nutty flavor and many pea-sized eyes. Aged 4-6 months. |
Robinson Farm | $9.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Robinson Farm Tekenink Tomme (Certified organic) Made with Robinson's unpasteurized (raw) milk. Old world rustic, simple, delicious flavor, slightly saline. Aged 3-5 months. Grace Note's Farmer D thinks this cheese is reminiscent of Spanish manchego. |
Robinson Farm | $9.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Robinson Farm Hardwick Stone (Certified organic) Made with Robinson's unpasteurized (raw) milk. Old world rustic, mild and delicious flavor, somewhere between gouda and tomme. Aged 3-5 months. |
Robinson Farm | $9.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Robinson Farm Cheese package Two each of Swiss and Tekenink (2 lbs total) |
Robinson Farm | $36.00 | |
| Smith's Country Cheese in Winchendon, MA makes their farmstead cheeses using freshly drawn milk from their own herd. | |||
| Sharp Cheddar | Smiths Country Cheese | $4.50/ 8 oz package | |
| Naturally Smoked Cheddar | Smiths Country Cheese | $5.00 / 8 oz package | |
| Naturally Smoked Gouda | Smiths Country Cheese | $5.00 / 8 oz package | |
| Plain Gouda An excellent dessert cheese, it is also great for cooking and melts beautifully. |
Smiths Country Cheese | $4.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Aged Gouda Makes a great substitute for parmesian or Romano on pasta, in soup, on potatoes, or wherever you use grated cheese. |
Smiths Country Cheese | $6.00 / 8 oz package | |
| Dill Havarti | Smiths Country Cheese | $4.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Creamy Havarti | Smiths Country Cheese | $4.50 / 8 oz package | |
| Smith's Smoked Cheese package 1 each Smoked Havarti, Smoked Cheddar, and Smoked Gouda |
Smiths Country Cheese | $13.50 | |
| Smith's Cheese variety package 1 each Dill Havarti, Sharp Cheddar, and Plain Gouda |
Smiths Country Cheese | $12.50 | |
| Meat (all meat will be delivered frozen) | |||
| Organic* Roasting Chicken - stewing size (2.0 - 2.25 lbs) | Grace Note Farm | $13.25 | |
| Organic* Roasting Chicken A (2.25 - 2.49 lbs) | Grace Note Farm | Sorry, Sold Out! | |
| Organic* Roasting Chicken B (2.50 - 2.74 lbs) | Grace Note Farm | Sorry, Sold Out! | |
| Organic* Lard - pint (frozen) | Grace Note Farm | $7.50 | |
| Sweetwater Farm in Petersham, MA is a family run farm that raises meat animals on high quality organic pasture. Their lambs and mutton are certified organic, and their grass-fed Belted Galloway beef is not yet organic, but the certification process is underway. | |||
| Certified Organic Lamb/Mutton stew meat | Sweetwater Farm | $20.00 / 2 lbs | |
| 100% Grass-fed Ground Beef | Sweetwater Farm | $16.00 / 2 lbs | |
| Vermont Smoke & Cure in Barre Vt creates the best tasting cured pork products we've found in New England. All of their pork is humanely raised by farms in the area. They use natural ingredients, such as corn cobs and maple wood for the smoking. You can read about the farms they work with and their processing methods on their web site. Grace Note Farm takes our bacon to be smoked by them, for our whole pig customers. Although their products are not certified organic, we partner with them because they help small farmers who may grow only a few pigs each year to turn them into world class pork products. It's important to support this sort of service in our region, which is sorely lacking in meat processing facilities. . | |||
| Summer Sausage - 6 oz | Vermont Smoke and Cure | $6.00 | |
| Body Care | |||
| Localvore Lip balm A rich, moisturizing balm good for lips or hands. Made from 100% local ingredients. Contains: certified organic sunflower oil from Vermont, locally produced, natural beeswax. |
Grace Note Farm | $3.45 / .3 oz tube | |
| Localvore Lip balm pack of 3 tubes | Grace Note Farm | $10.00 / 3 .3 oz tubes | |
