OKTOBERFEST IS ALMOST HERE!

4 Days 'til OKTOBERFEST!!!!!!!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 from 12 to 6 pm Traders Point Creamery will be hosting Oktoberfest once again. This is truly the most fabulous, fun-filled day on the farm!

Enjoy the Live Music of PolkaBoy's 13-piece Power Band, Hayrides, Bonfires, Cow Milking, Pumpkin Patch, Face Painting, Games, Pet the Baby Calves and more. You may also sample our Award-winning Organic Dairy Products that are made right on the farm!

Traditional German Food, Beer, and Wine available for purchase, as well as Traders Point Creamery Ice Cream, Delicious Cheeses, Baked Goods, Hot Chocolate, and more!

We are proud to say that we will be pouring local beer from Upland Brewing Co., of Bloomington, Indiana as well as a variety of Traditional German Beers.

Oktoberfest is a fundraiser to protect over 7,000 acres of remaining greenspace in Traders Point Rural Historic Districts and surrounding areas.

Tickets are $8 in Advance online and $10 at the Gate. Children under 10 years free.

Last Friday Night Farmers Market Dinner

Friday October 24th, 2008

5 to 8pm

Our final dinner this season we will be serving inside the cozy loft. We will be having Chicken Vegetable Pot Pie full of local Free Range Organic Chicken, Carrots, Peas, and other vegetables along with a homemade flaky pastry crust. For a Vegetarian option we will have a Cheddar Pot Pie that is fantastic! Sides with this meal include a Winter Squash Ginger Mash and a Field of Green Salad with Sauteed Pears, local Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette, and Toasted Pinenuts!

All meals come with a choice of Lemonade, Iced Tea, or Milk

Adults: $15.00          Children: $6.50

We have a wide variety of delicious Organic Wines and Beers available. Visit our Bar  to choose something to enjoy with your Dinner!

Dinner will be served inside The Loft this Friday.

Gift Cards from the Farm!

Want to give a friend or a family member a gift that is sure to please EVERYONE? Then give them one of our Gift Cards! It's a perfect gift for a Birthday, Holiday, or "Anytime"....who doesn't love Chocolate milk and Award Winning Yogurt and Cheese! Stop by the farm store to pick one up or call and we will send them to who ever you want!

Sunday Morning Brunch in the Loft

Traders Point Creamery is excited to announce that we will begin serving Brunch on the Farm every Sunday! Begining November 2nd, from 9am to 3pm. Our first Brunch menu will feature Banana Stuffed French Toast, Tortilla Egg Stack, Slow cooked Egg Scramble with Capriole Goat Cheese and local Shiitake Mushrooms, Belgian Waffles, Mimosas, Yogurt Fruit Parfaits, and more!! Check in next week for our final Brunch Menu!

Reservations recommended. Please e-mail your reservations to events@tpforganics.com or call the Creamery at 317-733-1700.

Saturday Morning Breakfast

Beginning November 1st we will be serving a delicious Country Farm Fresh Breakfast in The Loft. Enjoy a hearty breakfast served from 9 am to 11:30am.  In case you miss breakfast, we will also be serving lunch from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. So rise and shine and make it out to the farm for a delightful breakfast and shopping at the farmers market!

Turkey Day! PLAN AHEAD!

Gobble, gobble, gobble!  It’s that time of year again when we celebrate Thanksgiving Day with family and friends.  On many dinner tables the illustrious turkey will be the centerpiece of the feast.  Did you know that we have several growers that raise Organic turkeys, and they have made themselves available to you?  Below are three producers who are taking orders for T-Day Turkeys.  Please contact them directly to place your order, and you must place an order.  They will be making deliveries right here at Trader’s Point Creamery! 

Seven Springs Farm – Luella Porter 317-691-3948 or Luella@sevenspringsindiana.com   
•    Heritage and Broad Breasted White Breeds available – frozen
•    Pasture raised with chemical-free grain supplement
•    Delivery on Saturday, November 22nd at TPC (a few available earlier, contact Luella to arrange)

Earthcure Farm – Rob North 574-892-6351
•    Heritage Breeds available – frozen
•    Pasture raised with soy-free certified organic grain supplement
•    Delivery on Saturday, November 8th and 22nd at TPC

Humphrey Family Farm – Monika & Robert Humphrey 765-762-3160
•    Broad Breasted White available - fresh
•    Duck also available – fresh
•    Pasture raised with chemical-free grain supplement
•    Delivery on Saturday, November 22nd and Wednesday, November 26th at TPC

 

Employment Opportunities at Traders Point Creamery!

We are now hiring for serving positions during the week as well as Saturday Morning Breakfast, Lunch,  and Sunday Brunch. Traders Point Creamery is a fantastic place to work and is full of enthusiastic people! Please fill out an application on the bottom of our website under "Help Wanted" and bring it to the farm any day of the week so it can be reviewed.

The Green Market--NO MARKET ON HALLOWEEN!

Just one more Friday Night Green Market before we move to Saturday mornings, so come on over and shop the AMAZING bounty of fresh, locally produced foods and artisanal products here just for you!  Look for great seasonal fare, such as persimmon pulp and pudding from Burton’s Maplewood Farm, or take home some Brussels sprouts from Seldom Seen Farms.  Yes, we DO have tomatoes!  You can get them from Redwine Farm or Life Farm, so get some to make some last of the season salsa.  The frost may be on the pumpkin, but the Green Market is chocked FULL of great food for you to feast upon!  We’ll see you on Friday!
 IMPORTANT NOTE: Our Winter Market Begins on November 1st and continues every Saturday Morning from 9-Noon Through April!

There isn't enough room to describe every vendor or every product at the Green Market.  So, here's who is planning to be here this Friday, October 24th:

•    Bluffwood Creek Honey-liquid honey, bee pollen, honey sticks and candy, lip balm, and salves
•    Burton’s Maplewood Farm-maple syrup, fruit preserves, and persimmon pulp!
•    Capriole-artisan, farmstead goat cheeses
•    Country Mouse City Mouse-condiments, dips and dressings made from generational recipes
•    Countryside Orchard–variety of apples, from sweet to tart
•    Farming For Life-raw, lacto-fermented foods and beverages
•    Flower Child Aromatherapy-handmade soaps, sachets, teas, incense, and perfumes
•    Harvest Lodge Catering-a variety of tamales, sweets, soups, salsas, and granola
•    Life Farm-Certified Organic produce
•    Murphy Farms-fresh chicken eggs
•    Peace Leaf Tea-custom green tea blends and tea accessories
•    Pet Lover’s Organic Pet Bakery–peanut butter and apple dog biscuits
•    Phelps Family Farm-a variety of meats and sausages as well as eggs
•    Redwine Farm- fresh produce, hot pepper vinegars and oils, beef, and eggs
•    Seldom Seen Farm-a wide variety of fresh produce and fresh flower bouquets
•    Seven Springs Farm-beef, chicken (whole and parts), eggs, Thanksgiving Turkey (place your order now!), and PUPPIES!
•    The Swiss Connection-unique cheeses, meats and ice cream plus a variety of pet products
•    Trader’s Point Creamery-organic, grassfed, creamline dairy products: milk, yogurts, ice cream, and cheeses
•    Valentine Hill-a variety of homemade breads, including a new wheat-free Spelt bread; baked goods and both wheat and spelt pasta


The Green Market runs from 4-8pm every Friday night from now through October 24th.   Please be prepared as most of the vendors accept only cash and check for payment.
 

Halloween Ideas!

Stuck on what to be for Halloween? Fear no More, because we have some GREAT ideas for you!

A 'Deviled' Egg: This is a creative, cost effective and fun way to dress for halloween. All you need is 2 pieces of poster board, red paint, devil horns, and a pitch fork. Cut the poster boards into oval shapes and color them like an egg. Attach them so you have one piece of poster board hanging on each side of your body.....Wooolah! You are a DEVILED  EGG!

For a toddler, a Baker is a  very cute costume. Stuff their shirts with something to give them a belly. Put a puffy chef hat on and pat some Flour on their face. Add a Rolling Pin or a hand Mixer, and you have yourself a little Baker!

Quotes and Fast Facts

 A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air. - Eric Sloane

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By turning down your central heating thermostat one degree, fuel consumption is cut by as much as 10%.

If just 25% of U.S. families used 10 fewer plastic bags a month, we would save over 2.5 BILLION bags a year.

Recipe of the Week

Sweet Potato Pecan Bread

1 1/2 cup organic white flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup organic raw sugar
1 large egg
1 stick butter, chopped
2 T Traders Point Creamery whole milk
1 cup cooked mashed sweet potato
1 cup toasted pecan pieces
1/2 cup raisins

* Preheat oven to 350. Butter loaf pan. Line with parchment paper; butter and flour the paper, tapping out excess flour. Set aside.
* Peel and dice a medium sweet potato. Boil until very soft, drain, mash. Set aside.
* In a saucepan, heat milk.  Remove from heat, add butter and raisins. Set aside to cool.
* Combine flour, baking powder, sea salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar. Whisk egg into milk mixture and fold into dry mixture. Add sweet potatoes and pecans.
* Fill prepared pans. Bake until cake tester inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean. Bake one hour. Cover with foil if loaf needs more time.
Turn loaf out of cakepan; remove parchment. Serve and enjoy.