We're Enjoying Summer at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!
The weather has been absolutely beautiful this week, and the forecast for this weekend looks great too! We're trying to enjoy these last weeks of summer with our 3 sons before school starts (which is only a few weeks away)! We hope you're also enjoying summer, it will be over before we know it (and we don't want to think about the ice, snow, & frigid winter yet)! Our outdoor beer garden is always open, feel free to soak up the summer with us!
Tap Room Bar at our Brewery In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps:
Dubbel Dribble - Belgian Dubbel style ale
Pineapple Ale - fruit beer
Goin' Camping Stout - brewed with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate
Galahad - English brown ale
Howdy Hops IPA - citrus IPA
Double IPA - high ABV, hoppy!
El Dorado - Pale Ale
Overcast - Hefezeizen German-style
Peach Mango Ale - fruit beer
Honey Wheat - mild & easy drinking!
Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!
Upcoming Events at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!
August 11, 1-5 pm Food Truck, Kristi & Sons (Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Hand-cut Topped Fries)
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Member News
Farm Members, please refer to your pickup schedules. In this week's share:
Cabbage - Our "Savoy" variety of cabbage is finally ready. The cabbage didn't fare well this spring, but it's finally here!
Green Beans - The green beans are back, you'll each receive a nice big bag full. Last week, there were no green beans as the deer had decided to munch the tops of the new crop of baby plants as they were growing, which resulted in stunted growth for a week or two!
Hot Peppers - a bag featuring 2 types: chili (mild/medium) and jalapeno (hot). Great raw, grilled, etc
Sweet Peppers - You'll each receive a few sweet peppers - both green and yellow! Super fresh & crunchy. Great raw or cooked.
Cucumbers - several in each of your shares! Fresh, crunchy, and thin-skinned. Awesome! Cucumbers are delicious - sliced onto salads, sandwiches, or in a salad all their own... such as my favorite - a vinegar & sour cream sauce cucumber salad!
Broccoli - Great raw, steamed, roasted... you name it! We all know how good broccoli is for us.
Zucchini / Summer Squash - 3 to 4 varieties in your shares! A nice big bag with several summer squash: Patty Pan (shaped like a round flower), Middle Eastern Zucchini (my favorite) has a light-green skin, creamy texture, and mild flavor. Yellow crookneck has a beautiful color! And regular green zucchini is a staple! Zucchini is delicious cooked, but it can also be eaten raw on salads & with dips!
Basil - YUM! There is nothing like fresh basil. So delicious used fresh & raw on sandwiches, salads, pizza, pesto, you name it!
Swiss Chard - Super delicious chopped finely on a raw salad, or lightly sauteed. Deer love this crop, but it's super delicious and healthy for humans, too! :)
Garlic Scapes - The last of them for the season! A gourmet treat! The fresh top of the garlic plant. Use as you would fresh onion or garlic.
Our recipe database contains cooking ideas for all the vegetables we grow - link here.
Our CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture) is a membership program in which members become "shareholders" in the farm's seasonal vegetable production & receive a "share" of the farm's organic produce for our full 22-week-long season! To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program .
Where to Buy our Beer:
Our beer is available for purchase at the following locations:
Our Taproom! Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, located between Freeport & Lena - Visiting Info
Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm Tap room is located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380
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