Haas Brothers

We have been carrying this great line of products from Chippewa Valley brothers, Eric & Aaron Haas for a couple of months now. After a successful Downtown Eau Claire Farmers Market run, they decided to try retailing in a few select local establishments. Lucky for you and me both, we were selected as one of the few retailers to sell these superb salsas, hummus, and tortilla chips.

We currently stock...
Roasted Tomato and Chipotle Salsa - Mild
Roasted Tomato and Habanero Salsa - Hot
Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus
Thai Chili Pepper and Garlic Hummus - Spicy
Corn Tortilla Chips

Check these products out soon. You'll be glad you did.

BULK UP! All Bulk on SALE 15% OFF!!

Stock your pantry well for the winter! Just Local Food's bulk department is wishing you a big fat new year with a 15% sale on all bulk December 26th through December 31st. All discounts marked down at the register. Stop in now and take advantage of this big sale!

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE... and HAM and TURKEY!

Meat-lovers rejoice!

Just Local Food now carries a wide array of savory and succulent beasts for your holiday dining pleasure.

We have:

• Ducks and geese from Spitzer Farm in St. Charles, MN ($4.79/lb and $5.99/lb, respectively)
• Smoked ducks from Crescent Meats in Cadott ($3.99/lb)
• Smoked quarter hams from Gingerbread Jersey in Augusta and Deutsch Family Farm in Osseo ($4.99/lb and $5.99/lb, respectively)
• Uncured bone-in half hams and smoked quarter hams from Beeler's Farm in Madison County, IA ($4.99/lb and $6.59/lb, respectively)
• And TWO (2) turkeys from Coon Creek Family Farm in Mondovi ($4.99/lb)

Here's a few ideas to get you started...
The Best Way to Roast a Duck (Hello, Crispy Skin!)
Roast Goose with Caramelized Apples

Živeli (Serbian for "to your health").
Nik

Brew News - December 2010

All Beer, All the Time!
BREW NEWS!

1.) New/Seasonal Beers
2.) Wisconsin Hops Resurgence
3.) BrewFarm Glass Giveaway
4.) What We're Drinking

1.) New/Seasonal Beers
click beers below for a brewery description
Lift Bridge Chestnut Hill 6pk
Tyranena Down & Dirty Stout 6pk
Summit Winter Ale 6pk
Capital Winter Skal 6pk
Point 'Whole Hog Series' Six-Hop IPA 4pk
New Glarus Coffee Stout 6pk
New Glarus 'Unplugged Series' Apple Ale 4pk
Bell's Christmas Ale 6pk
Hinterland Luna Coffee Stout 4pk
Hinterland Winterland 4pk
Goose Island Christmas Ale 22oz
Goose Island Matilda 22oz

2.) Wisconsin Hops Resurgence
Wisconsin used to be hop heaven as far as annual production goes, back in the 1800s and early 1900s. How could we not be with the plethora of breweries operating in the state at that time? Unfortunately greener pastures were found on the west coast and other regions of the world where higher production yields were able to be met, and there went the entire hop growing industry. Luckily for us, hops farms in Wisconsin are coming back with a vengeance. Thanks to efforts from the Wisconsin Hops & Barley Cooperative, Gorst Valley Hops, Wisconsin Brewers Guild, all of the local craft breweries, and everyone else encouraging local food (beverage) systems. Hops are back baby!

Check out these links for more info on the WI hop movement:
A nice article from Beer Advocate.
Wisconsin Brewers Guild
Gorst Valley Hops


3.) BrewFarm Glass Giveaway
You may or may not have known that we did a giveaway in November for 2 Dave's BrewFarm 20oz glasses. Well, we did. The Beer Dudes would like to congratulate William for being the lucky recipient. We plan on doing free giveaways whenever we can, so stay posted for future opportunities.

4.) What We're Drinking
Boy is it hard work trying all of the beers that we sell down at JLF. Since Drew and I are encouraged to do so...we only thought it wise to share what is currently in our own fridge.

Drew's recommendation: Capital Winter Skal
Jordan's recommendation: BrewFarm Matacabras

As always...CHEERS!
Jordan (on behalf of the Beer Dudes)

GO NUTS!

Are you a nut nut? This holiday season will be your time to go nuts! Whether you bring them for your host or hostess, or eat them all yourself, we have an incredible variety of these yummies!
Look for recently added COCOA DUSTED ALMONDS, or CHOCOLATE COVERED CURRY CASHEWS (both certified organic). We also carry a variety of Barsy's Almonds, handcrafted in Minneapolis. Try out the Smokies, Hotties, Sweeties and soon to arrive, Naughties (just in time for Christmas ;). From Tierra Farm, we have CURRY CASHEWS, CAJUN CASHEWS, THAI SPICED CASHEWS and MAPLE GLAZED ALMONDS, all certified organic. Don't forget about Just Cashews famed FAIRLY TRADED CASHEWS in roasted/salted, roasted/no-salt and raw. And for you raw nuts, look for our top selling RAW BIODYNAMIC ALMONDS, raw walnuts and pecans. Salted pistachios, salted peanuts, brazil nuts and mixed bridge nuts also. Imagine what a nice arrangement you can make with all of these varieties of nuts for your next gathering (and we're not talking about your family).

Chocolate Covered Goji Berries

Per YOUR request, our customer, we have chocolate covered GOJI berries. If you don't know anything about these super packed goodies, listen up.

Goji berries are believed to be a rich source of vitamins and nutrients with each goji berry purported to contain 18 different amino acids and vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, and E. It is believed that goji berries contain more beta carotene than is found in carrots of equal size. The goji berry is one of the richest sources of vitamin C in the world. Goji berries are also believed to contain zinc, iron, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and germanium in varying quantities. As a rich source of many of the vitamins and minerals essential to nutrition, goji berries are filled with antioxidants.

Tibet and Mongolia hold a two-week annual festival in honor of the goji berry. Many of them have nicknamed the goji berry “happy berry” because in common folklore “to eat goji in the morning will lead to smiles all day”.

Accessed on 12-2-10 http://www.pbase.com/dlcmh/goji_berries.

Whole Grain Milling Popcorn is Back!!!

We have super news!! Whole Grain Milling was able to produce popping corn for all of us popcorn lovers this year. We know it was sadly missed last year and we are real excited to feature the certified organic white and yellow popcorn again this year. Ringing in at $1.79 a pound, most will agree that you can't beat the price for the quality and flavor of this regional product.