Cypress Lake Ranch

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This is our current vegetable price list at Cypress Lake Ranch:

Mixed Salad Greens – gallon bag = $4.00

A variety of herbs = most are $1.00 or $2.00

Arugula – quart bag = $2.00

Romaine lettuce = $2.00

Leaf lettuce = $2.00

Collards – 10 leaves = $2.00

Baby beets with the greens – 6 for $3.00

Large beets without the greens – 4 to 6 for $3.00

Red onions – 2 or 3 for $1.00 (depends on size)

Red potatoes – $1.50/lb

Heirloom Mammoth Melting Sugar Peas = $6.00/lb – $3.00/8 oz bag

You can also “pick your own” Mammoth Melting Sugar Peas for $4.00/lb.

We also have fresh eggs from our free range flock of hens – $3.00/dozen

Coming soon…tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplant, pickling cucumbers and red malabar spinach.

Give us a call (903) 583-6036 or (214) 701-8298 or email us at Cypresslakeranch@gmail.com to see about picking up some of our lovely produce that has NOT been sprayed with insecticides. We can also deliver to McKinney and other surrounding areas.

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We had the last of our chicken butchering for Spring on May 7, 2012. Because of the Texas heat and the difficulty in successfully raising chickens when the temps go above 100 degrees, we’ve decided to wait and do more chickens in the fall.

But for future reference, we do teach backyard chicken butchering. And when we do, here are the options:

1) Take the class and take one of the freshly butchered chickens home with you. Cost is $30 and that includes the dressed chicken. (2 members of the same family can take this option and pay $40.)

2) Take the class and bring your own chicken to butcher. Cost is $20. (2 members of the same family can take this option and pay $25.)

3) Just take the class without taking a chicken home with you. Cost is $20. (2 members of the same family can take this option and pay $25.)

Give us a call to let us know if you’re coming. 214 681-1306 or 903 583-6036

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Have you ever wondered where your chickens come from? I mean, the ones from the grocery store. If you’ve had the opportunity to visit or see footage of a commercial chicken farm, you would probably be horrified.

So why not support a local small farmer and get your chickens from a source you can trust. Our chickens at Cypress Lake Ranch have been compassionately raised with lots of attention and TLC. They have been free to peck in the ground for bugs, eat leftover garden goodies and grow healthy and strong with sunshine and fresh air.

Give us a call if you’d like any freshly dressed chickens. We can deliver to McKinney.

Phone: 214 681-1306 and talk to Krista.

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We love to bake! If you need help with your holiday baking, give us a call. We make everything (except brownies) from scratch. Well,…actually we can make brownies from scratch, too, if you really insist. We have some yummy recipes for fudge, Christmas cookies, holiday breads (both quick breads and yeast breads), pecan/pineapple cheese balls, pies, etc. Give us a call for prices and ask us for an estimate if you need us to make something special using YOUR recipe. We’ll try to accomodate.

Our pumpkin pies are made out of our own organically (non-certified) grown pumpkins and our pecan pies from our own pecans.

We can also do low/no carb and/or low/no sugar goodies using top quality ingredients. These will obviously cost more simply because the ingredients are more expensive, but we’ll be happy to help you in any way we can.

Your friendly “elf” bakers at Cypress Lake Ranch!

Email: CypressLakeRanch@gmail.com

Phone: 903 583-6036

Cell phones: 214 701-8298 and 214 681-1306

P.S. We celebrate Christmas at our house!

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This is the pumpkin season. Unfortunately, this year we didn’t get our pumpkins planted in time to have a fall pumpkin patch. But we do have pumpkins that we will make into pies, pumpkin breads and wonderfully delicious pumpkin butter. If you’re looking for any of these products, give us a call (903 583-6036) and we’ll let you know prices and how you can get some of our goodies! I may even try some pumpkin candy or something like that this year.

And if you’re making your own pumpkin goodies, here is a great resource for pumpkin recipes.

Since we aren’t doing a pumpkin patch this year, here is a link to a listing of pumpkin patches around the country.

Our Urban Survival Workshop took place on September 10, 2011.

What? Find out how to cook and bake if you suddenly no longer had gas or electricity.

The participants found out how to cook using passive methods and how to build a solar cooker using very inexpensive items – ones that a person may already have on hand or that could be easily and cheaply acquired in case of an emergency.

We cooked (and ate) the noon meal. Here is a picture of it:

Who are we? We have lots of practical hands on experience as a result of living in remote areas in the Amazon jungle of Brazil where we had minimal resources. We have taught survival techniques and have used them ourselves. We aren’t just talking about theory. This workshop was very practical and  the participants went away knowing much more about how to survive in a crisis situation than the average American.

We will be doing this workshop again. Several have expressed an interest and when we can fit it into our schedule, we’ll be offering it again. Please use the form on this page to sign up for our newsletter and we’ll be sending out the information when we put new workshops on the schedule.

Contact us at CypressLakeRanch@gmail.com

Or by phone at: 903 583-6036 or 214 681-1306 If there is no answer, please leave a message and we’ll return your call.

We look forward to serving you!

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Our basic food preservation workshop on Saturday, August 27, 2011 was great fun.

We talked about what we would do if we were suddenly without electricity for an extended period? How would you save the most important things in your refrigerator and/or freezer. We dried some tomatoes and pickled a bunch of cucumbers (3 different kinds!) We also talked about some of the essential things to have on hand and/or be thinking about in order to be prepared. Was it coincidental that Hurricane Irene hit this weekend and knocked out electricity for many up in the northeastern part of the country? We all need to be prepared!

Here is a handy link with detailed information about canning.

Here are some of the Bread & Butter pickles we recently made and we made even more during the workshop:

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We are gearing up to do an Urban Survival Seminar series as soon as the weather gets a little cooler. Our first topic in September will be alternative cooking – what to do if you have no electriciy and no propane for your stove. We also plan to have seminars on topics such as gardening with raised beds, aquaponics, food preservation, butchering, cooking with a pressure cooker, water purification, utilizing the sun and much more. Stay tuned for more information.

All of the seminars will be geared toward methods of surviving and thriving if you have no source of heat, no stove, no electricity, no pure water, etc.

We’re also open to hearing your ideas for topics and may include them in our series. So let us know what you’d like to know.

Our seminars and workshops have various fees depending on what is being offered so check our individual listings to find out the details. We will also be requiring a non-refundable deposit to be discounted from the total. This is the only way for us to get an accurate count of how many will be attending. We will also require a minimum of 4 participants in each workshop so if you sign up for one that is cancelled or postponed due to lack of attendees, your deposit will be refunded.

Contact us soon to reserve your spot as space will be limited.

Email: CypressLakeRanch@gmail.com

Or phone: 214 681-1306 or 903 583-6036

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Cypress Lake Ranch, located about an hour northeast of the DFW metroplex, offers an ideal venue for your child’s next birthday party. We have a beautiful shaded area by the pond with several picnic tables, a floating dock, fish in the pond for those who would like to fish, lots of room to run and play and hand led pony rides. We can also provide a petting zoo with all of our farm and exotic animals.

Call us at 214 681-1306 for more information about our packages and prices.

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