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The pork, the eggs...
By: (Jan 28, 2009)
I can't ever get up early enough to get to Mountain View to get enough pork! Twice I've been able to get eggs. But I tell you I should get up earlier because OMG it's worth it. The pork is absolutely delicious!
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Incredible! 1/09
By: betsy finfrock (Jan 23, 2009)
We picked up the pork from the Farmer's Market, and Sat night we cooked up some of it for a gathering of 10 people. We are certain that it was the best pork we have ever eaten. We stuffed it with an herb, olive oil, garlic mix, and topped it with both the herbs and a shallot crumb topping. Incredible! Betsy & Andy
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A customer from the start, and now a friend
By: Tana Butler (Sep 1, 2008)
I first met Jim Dunlop and his wife, Rebecca Thistlethwaite, at a farmers market, back when I started blogging about farms. I've visited the ranch several times, and have learned so much from both Jim and Rebecca about the importance of raising meat cleanly and sustainably...on grass, and not indoors. They have over 3000 chickens, and a varying number of pigs. The chickens are for eggs, and everything they eat goes into making those eggs the yellowest, tastiest eggs you can buy. Also the freshest eggs you can buy. (Eggs in grocery stores can be several weeks old!) The pork, too, is so clean-tasting that I can no longer eat pork from the grocery store: I can literally taste the foulness of it, that comes from animals who are penned up and never see the light of day. Imagine how badly those places smell, and then imagine wanting to eat the meat raised in those conditions. Ugh. Anyway, because of their integrity and intelligence, and the caring they put into raising livestock at TLC Ranch, these good people are my heroes, and also my good friends. I am fortunate to babysit their little girl, and I get "paid" in meat and eggs. What a luxury. We are so blessed here in Santa Cruz to have ranchers with this level of commitment. That's why they have so many loyal customers. Tasty meat, tasty eggs! Whee!
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The pork is amazing.
By: (Jun 25, 2008)
I would simply like to say the pork is amazing. It is unlike any pork I have ever had -- and it is worth it! I simply want to second the reviewer above and say that I have sampled the pork. If I can ever get to Mountain View early enough, I'll sample the beef too. :)
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Pastured Eggs & a good community resource
By: (May 16, 2008)
I write this review simply because there NEEDS to be a review of this place, even though I might not be the most qualified person to write it. I first heard of TLC Ranch when my grocery delivery service, Planet Organics started offering TLC's pastured eggs. Having been disenchanted before when I found out that the eggs that I thought were pastured, were actually produced by a large-scale factory-farm-like enterprise, I had started to really scrutinize the claims of companies. TLC eggs were offered at a premium by Planet Organics, so while I had already found a reliable source for eggs from a small family farm while waiting for my own flock to start laying, we decided to give these eggs a try. My family of 5 easily goes through 2 dozen eggs per week and this extra dozen pushed us to 3 dozen eggs. The eggs from TLC were just what they said they were, delicious and nutritious, with bright orange yolks and the freshness that can be verified with a firm white that clings to the egg. Since this initial exposure, my CSA, eatwiththeseasons.com has started offering TLC Ranch eggs as well. They cost a bit more, but are well worth it. But their great eggs are not the reason I felt compelled to write this review. Because while me & my family might be driven by taste, quality or convenience, there is no fooling other farmers and local food producers. It was when Jean at Deep Roots Ranch spoke wih respect of TLC Ranch Jim Dunlop that my trust in this ranch was affirmed. I heard a bit about how he was getting some sows and then found some local articles online with photos from the ranch. That's when I came to fully appreciate the place this ranch holds in our local food community. Places like this deserve to be recognized & celebrated. So while I cannot YET speak to their meats & other offerings, I am impressed with what I've seen so far and look forward to seeing how they grow-- especially with the ties that plant them as a local, sustainable resource to the metropolitan areas of San Francisco & Silicon Valley.
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Tana Butler says: (Sep 1, 2008)
"Places like this deserve to be recognized & celebrated."
Right on!
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