Thanksgiving Market…A Great Sucess

Thank you to those who bore the first day of Rochester snow and bitter cold winds to come to Atlas Eats for our Thanksgiving Market. We were able to sell much of our remaining fall produce, much more than we anticipated in fact.

It was our first retail event, for we have only been selling wholesale to restaurants and through our CSA all season, so it was nice to have a chance to connect with some new customers. It was also a treat to be right outside our family’s new restaurant and bakery, since we have been thriving on the efforts of one another’s hard work all season (Pachamama Farm coincidentally had its first harvest in the same week that Atlas Eats opened shop). Not only were they serving our braised kale inside the warm cafe, but we were behind it selling bags of raw kale to customers who had been tasting our produce on their menu all season. It seemed to reclaim the idea of “farm-to-table” for us in a genuine way.

Anyhow, now we are left with about a bushel each of carrots, daikon, spaghetti and delicata squashes to enjoy ourselves this winter. We will prepare our Thanksgiving contributions with this leftover produce, so it will continue to be shared and to nourish those who surround us. Thank you for following us this season. Happy Thanksgiving, and stay tuned, because there is so much more to come.

Thanksgiving Market this Sunday Nov. 24

Come find us this Sunday November 24 at our Thanksgiving Market! We will bring three varieties of winter squash (acorn, delicata, and spaghetti), multicolored carrots, watermelon radishes, daikon radishes, kale, collard greens, spinach, fresh herbs, and more.

The market will be held from 10am-2pm behind Atlas Eats: Kitchen & Bake Shop located at 2185 North Clinton Ave., Irondequoit, NY 14617. It is in a residential neighborhood on the corner of Rawlinson Rd. and N. Clinton. The restaurant (owned by my family) will be serving breakfast and lunch that day, as well as a variety of baked goods.

You may also sign up there to receive upcoming information about our 2014 CSA. Buy local and sustainable for your Thanksgiving Table, and share in our bounty!

You can also now like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PachamamaFarmNY

Tip the Border Collie

Today we are excited to announce that we, at Pachamama Farm, adopted a Border Collie. His name is Tip and he came from a wonderful Border Collie rescue farm in Morris, NY– Glen Highland Farm. Lillie Goodrich, one of the founders of this excellent non-profit, was highly informative and helped us get acquainted with Tip. He is a spritely boy, turns two in January, who loves people and playing with a ball. He is incredibly well behaved, and we’re looking forward to having him help us around the farm in addition to being a loving companion.

Tip exhibits an extraordinary vitality, clear intelligence, and good manners. That’s our first impression anyway (hopefully this won’t jinx us).

Stay posted for fun adventures with our new dog.