VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS, NEW BABY CHICKS, KITCHEN REMODEL, 

AND PIGLETS ON THE WAY!

DANJO FARMS RE-INVENTS ITSELF FOR SPRING!

FROM THE NOTE PAD:
Yes! Yes! It's almost spring again and we are busy getting things ready for another busy season. New baby chicks should arrive this next Wedensday into the brooder house with 50 meat birds and 25 laying hen pullets to start. They are so cute and make the "PEEP! PEEP! PEEP!" sound that brings joy to our weary winter hearts.

The certified kitchen is getting an new wall replacement and flooring before we gear up and are on our way into this busy season of the year. We are adding 400 more square foot of space to accommodate production and food safety issues with packaging, sorting and our new line of hot mustard's and jellies - CHILEDAN"S!
Like the new name folks? Anyway, we should be in production in April with product to buy and sample.

Yes! Yes! Our sows are pregnant and going to have piglets next month in March. Hereford piglets are the cutest things on the farm with black, tan, and red outlines on their white little bodies. Suggley too! We are excited to see spring come with all its wonders and ways that bring us great joy and satisfaction in being farmers here on this beautiful earth!

CITY FOLK SAYINGS!
Hey! Are those eggs from a chicken?", asked a young girl. "Yes." I said kind of puzzled. "Do they come from a rooster? Because if they do, they're fertilized better!" she exclaimed. I just shook my head and laughed to myself. "Boy", I thought. "Where do these people come up with these things!" Bahahaaaa!

RECIPES FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR TABLE!
OK! I know now. People have been e-mailing me saying they would like some recipes from a healthier perspective. Maybe some help with those crazy vegetable we offer in our CSA Harvest boxes weekly like - Diakon Radishes. Alright! I"ll ask grandma her view.

Chinese Stir Fry with Diakon Radish 

• 2  large zucchini - spiral cut
• 1/2 large Diakon radishes - spiral cut
• 2 cups Chinese frozen mixed vegetables
• 11/2 cups black beans - drained
• 11/2 inches of Julienne ginger
• 1 chopped onions
• 6 cloves minced  garlic
• 1 tbsp Sesame Seed oil 
• 1 tbsp Tamari soy sauce 

Preparation

1. Using a spiralizer or an Inspiralizer spiral the zucchini and diakon radish into noodles- set aside
2. Set aside mixed vegetables and black beans
3. Peel and julienne ginger- set aside
4. Chop onions and garlic- set aside
5. Measure portions of oil and tamari soy sauce- set aside

Cooking

1. In a large heated wok or pan, add sesame seed oil
2. When heated, add ginger, onion, garlic and saute for 1-2 min or until tender
3. Add the mixed vegetables, black beans and soy sauce and saute for 2-3 mins
4. Remove from heat and add the zucchini and diakon radish noodles
5. Toss quickly to mix ingredients and serve

SPECIAL SAVINGS!

OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CSA "HARVEST BOX" GIVEAWAY

Which includes:

1/4 vegetable share

1/2 fruit & berries share

and a brown eggs share

Enter to win today! No purchase necessary! You do not have to be present to win!

Drawing will be on May 15th, 2016. Best of luck friends!

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You'll be glad you did, neighbors!

FROM BORIS' PIG PEN! DANJO FARMS HAS A METHANE ABUNDANCE!

FROM THE NOTE PAD!

Well, its seedling time again for the family. Our house gets tables set up in the window sills for tomato, cucumber and pepper plants. Then we place the seedling trays on heat mats and give them a nice florescent grow bulb to keep them happy and short. Lots of water and sunshine and within a month we have 4 inch baby plants for the greenhouses. We are going to plant onions sets, radish seed, mitzuna and tatsoi greens, spinach seed, and transplant more Russian blue kale and weed the carrots again. Maybe we can get some broccoli and cauliflower sprouts this week from the patch! The peppermint is sprouting in greenhouse #4 taking over a 10 square feet area! Whew! It smells fragrant.

CITY FOLK SAYINGS!
 OK friends! Who let the pigs out?!?! They always seem to be getting out into the yard, or the neighbors yard or down the lane or into the back field. I think they just want to get out and stretch their legs! Because as soon as a holler for them (Here PIG! PIG! PIG!) they are at the gate ready to be fed. Our 500 pound Hereford boar named Boris sure scares the neighbor lady to death when you goes outside to get in the car though. Bhahahaaa! He wouldnt hurt a soul. He's just nosy, that's all!

RECIPES FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR TABLE!
Angel Cloud Biscuits
4 cups of flour
8 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
2 Tablespoons of white sugar
Mix these ingredients together in a large mixing bowl,
then cut in -
1 cup of shortening
In another bowl mix -
1 1/2 cups of whole milk
2 large brown eggs from Danjo Farms
Add this to the flour mixture and turn into until mixed up well!

(OK! So this is the important part, so listen up!)

Use two boards 3/4 inches thick and 1 foot long. Put the Dough in the middle of the two boards and gently roll out the dough until it is 3/4 inches thick. Cut into 2 inch round biscuits with a pastry cutter. Then place on a greased cookie sheet next to EACH other and TOUCHING one another. Bake at 350F for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Pull out of the oven and slather on some fresh butter about a minute after they come out of the oven! "If they ain't touchin', they ain't fluffy as clouds," Grandma says!

Grandma said not to listen to any younger folks because we are full of it! Give her a call a BR549 if you need to talk with someone who knows about making these Angel Cloudy Biscuits! Yee Haw! Rural Rednecks rule!

SPECIAL SAVINGS!

OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CSA "HARVEST BOX" GIVEAWAY

Which includes:

1/4 vegetable share

1/2 fruit & berries share

and a brown eggs share

Enter to win today! No purchase necessary! You do not have to be present to win!

Drawing will be on May 15th, 2016. Best of luck friends!

REGISTER AT - DANJOFARMS.COM

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You'll be glad you did, neighbors!

WE'RE BACK! 

DANJO FARMS BLOGS AGAIN!

FROM THE NOTE PAD!
Hey neighbors! We are back again to give you a look inside our small, family farm lifestyle. So have a laugh, learn from the country, find some great deals on local food and find some great recipes here from our farm to your table.

CITY FOLK SAYINGS!
"We're are all the farmers?" a lady asked a the winter farmers market. "Well," I said, "farmers are like mushrooms. They pop out of the ground every spring!" "Oh!" she gasped, " I didn't know farmers grow in the ground!" Bahahaaha!


RECIPE FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR TABLE!
Country Sausage Milk Gravy
1/2 cup of bacon fat drippings
1/3 cup of flour
1 pound of Danjo Farms Breakfast Sausage
1/2 gallon of whole milk
1 tablespoon of black pepper
a pinch of salt
a splash of hot sauce

+ Cook the sausage in the bacon fat drippings until golden brown. Sift in the flour. Brown this mixture. Add the whole 1/2 gallon of milk. Add the pepper and salt. Then simmer until the gravy is thick and creamy stirring every once in awhile. then call in Grandma to make the biscuits. Because she knows the best! Fry up some farm, fresh brown eggs from our farm and enjoy partner. Yee haw! Rural rednecks rule!


SPECIAL SAVINGS!
We are giving away $500 worth of farm, fresh food! Yes, you heard that right! We would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported us these past ten years at the Moberly, MO farm.

OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CSA "HARVEST BOX" GIVEAWAY

Which includes:

1/4 vegetable share

1/2 fruit & berries share

and a brown eggs share

Enter to win today! No purchase necessary! You do not have to be present to win!

Drawing will be on May 15th, 2016. Best of luck friends!

REGISTER AT - DANJOFARMS.COM

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK.DANJOFARMS

FOLLOW THIS BLOG AT- DANJOFARMS.BLOGSPOT.COM

You'll be glad you did, neighbors!