The strawberries are here!

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In spite of the frigid temps we've had over the past few evenings, we've started picking the first of the ripe berries! So what did we do with the first berries? Well we ate quite a few, but some of them got dipped in rich dark chocolate. Chocolate dipped strawberries are a quick easy treat, but they look impressive. Roll the chocolate dipped berries into nuts or sprinkles and they look like something that came from a candy store.
Method

Melt 5-6 ounces of semi-sweet or white chocolate chocolate

Microwave directions for melting chocolate:
Place coarsely chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe container and microwave at MEDIUM (50 percent power) for 1 1/2 to 4 minutes, until the chocolate turns shiny.
Remove the container from the microwave and stir the chocolate until completely melted. Be careful not to overheat or the chocolate can burn.
Dip strawberries in the melted chocolate, lightly shaking the berry to remove any excess chocolate. Roll the dipped strawberries in chopped nuts, chocolate sprinkles, or toffee bits. Place on parchment paper and let chocolate set-up. The strawberries are best eaten within a few hours of dipping them in the chocolate but can be kept overnight if refrigerated.
Note: make sure your strawberries are completely dry when you dip them into the chocolate. Any water on the berries will ruin the chocolate.

Our strawberries are sold by the quart and can be picked up by appointment at Waterberry Farm in Slocomb. They can also be purchased at The Butcher's Block on Westgate Parkway in Dothan. Get some of our wonderful pesticide free strawberries and start dipping!

Chirstmas on the farm

Christmas at the farm is always exciting with food, fun and more food for all.
Enjoy these images of Chirstmas on the Farm



the winter lettuce crop looks good and tastes even better

the farmers table is set for Christmas dinner:Beef Wellington,Roast Asparagus,Parmesan souffle and Pear Bluecheese and Waterberry Lettuce Salad








Time marches on at it's own pace here on the farm and before we know it Spring will arrive and the farm will wake from it's long winters nap.

Waterberry Holiday Salad

This a wonderful salad for anytime, but the cranberries and toasted pecans make it a perfect salad to serve this time of year. It's quick and easy but impressive enough to serve at a dinner party. Our soft buttery lettuce is perfect in this salad but, if you're not lucky enough to live near our farm, you can use any Bib or mescaline salad mix.

Bib Salad with Cranberries, Toasted Pecans, and Gorgonzola Cheese

serves 4
1 head Waterberry lettuce, coarsely torn
1/3 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
3 ounces Gorgonzola cheese crumbled
1/3 cup (or as many as you like) dried cranberries
Mound lettuce onto 4 plates, top with pecans and Gorgonzola cheese. Drizzle with you favorite balsamic vinaigrette.
Enjoy!

Strawberries will be here soon

The berries are beginning to flower! We'll have our wonderful herbicide free berries very soon. We hope to have our first harvest in time for Christmas. Check back soon!

Give Waterberry Preserves this Christmas

Lots of preserving has been going on at Waterberry over the last few weeks. We've made all kinds of chutneys, relishes, jams, and preserves.

Pictured here left to right: Cranberry, Pear, and Lemon, Jam, Pear,Apricot,Pineapple, Preserves, and Waterberry Strawberry Preserves

We've had lots of people asking to buy the jams and preserves for Christmas gifts. All of our preserves, jams, chutneys etc., are in bottled in 8 ounce jars and cost $5.00. The strawberries, pears, and figs are all grown on our farm.

Here is a list of all our preserves:

Fig Chutney

Cranberry, Pear, and Lemon Jam

Cranberry Rum Relish

Pear, Pineapple, Apricot Preserves

Waterberry Strawberry Preserves

To order e-mail: waterberryhydrofarm@yahoo.com or call 334-886-2454

Look for Waterberry Lettuce at the Butcher's Block in Dothan

Look for Waterberry butterhead lettuce at the newly established Butcher's Block in Dothan. Located at 561 Westgate Parkway, the Butcher's Block specializes in high quality fresh cut meat, imported cheeses and fresh produce. The Butcher's Block shares our passion for providing our area with fresh, local, high quailty, herbicide and pesticide free, produce.
Drop in today and pick up a steak and a head of our fresh from the farm lettuce!

All things Fall

Fall has arrived! Here at the farm we have all the signs cool crisp mornings, squirrels busily gathering nuts, leaves beginning to fall, and we are planting our Spring strawberries 6000 to be exact! More about the strawberries later right now let's talk fall.

Nothing will put in the Fall mood faster than these Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Apple Butter. Whip up a batch, grab a cup of coffee and meet us on the porch for a Fabulously Fall Breakfast
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Ingredients:

2C all purpose flour

2Tbs brown sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 C milk

1/2 C pumpkin puree

2 eggs

2 Tbs butter, melted

In a large mixing bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and spices. In another bowl combine milk, eggs, pumpkin, butter and vanilla. Stir combined wet ingredients into dry ingredients until moistened. Scoop batter by 1/4 cup fulls onto prepared hot griddle sprayed with cooking spray. When bubbles begin to form, flip the pancake over. Cook until golden. Serve with a drizzle of pure maple syrup a dollop of apple butter and walnuts or pecans.

So delicious! Sit back relax and take in the sights, scents and falvors of Fall!