The family that owns and runs Purple Sage Farms has a wonderful back story and does a remarkable…read morejob of providing herbs, salad greens, edible flowers and, in season, culinary peppers of all kinds to home cooks and eateries in the Boise Treasure Valley. In the last few years they are raising lambs too. (See PS at end for their info about the lamb breeds and how they are raised.) As avid home cooks who are passionate about supporting local farmers and using local sourced ingredients, my husband and I have been Purple Sage fans since we discovered them on a visit to the Boise Farmer's Market in 2013, before we moved to the area. In the ten years we have lived in the area Purple Sage fresh and dried products purchased at our local CoOp or the Boise Farmers Market in season, have been used in our kitchen on several days during every week for many dishes. Once we discovered Purple Sage was raising lamb, our favorite protein to cook when we use animals although we are vegetarian cooks about 90% of the time, we added that to the line up. We recently learned that Purple Sage will deliver (two days a week, I think) in the Treasure Valley and that includes lamb as well as all other items. As a cook with growing disabilities (I have had multiple sclerosis since college days) delivery sounded great to me to avoid a trip to the CoOp or Farmers Market. Delivery is free with an order of $25 or more and a modest delivery fee otherwise. Yesterday we tried the delivery service for the first time and it was such fun to have abundance of gourmet mix salad greens, arugula and fresh herbs including flowering thyme, chives, cilantro, peppermint, tarragon and dill delivered to our door along with a couple of lamb shoulder steaks and a half leg roast. (As with all local farmers who sell animal proteins, the lamb is frozen after butchering.) We are grateful for this family and the work they do to help nourish us! Here is a link for others who want to learn more about how to buy from Purple Sage Farms. https://www.purplesagefarms.com/shop PS - Here is what they say about their lamb: "We raise Katahdin and Dorper breeds, hair sheep known for their delicately flavored meat. These are smaller stature sheep that shed their wool--super practical for our farm. Our lambs are raised and finished on grass and are harvested at 90-100 lbs. We send animals for slaughter weekly April to December."

These guys always help me out. Deer, elk, beef, they will do it all. It's a fair price and it's…read morealways timely. Also love the jerky they have in store!

I was extremely disappointed seeing how they packed our deer. They called us a week after we…read moredropped it off to tell us it's ready. When my husband brought it home we saw that 6 bags of our summer sausage wasn't sealed correctly, covered in ice, and one had a hole in it. The other place we've been to (wasn't packing large wild game this year) packed all of our summer sausage individually and vacuum sealed so it didn't get ice all over the meat. This place threw a bunch in one big bag. Also, our pepperoni style sticks were falling out of the bag they put them in. I had to vacuum seal all of that meat on my own with our seal and meal. I called and told them what I didn't like and all she said was to thaw it out and taste it and if I didn't like it, they would give us more...really?? Who's deer would that be? And how long has it been in your freezer? And if your not giving us our own deer then that means we are not getting what you weighed our deer to be originally (bones could be different sizes since you weigh with bones). I'm so disappointed. I pay for cut and wrap and it was done extremely lousy. I will never be using meridian meat packers again and I would strongly urge others not to as well! Update: I called her again yesterday and talked to the manager. They are going to give us a discount. Not sure how much but my husband is going to go in tomorrow. She said the other gal that I talked to the first time didn't give me the correct information. She wouldn't be able to give me new meat and assured me it was my deer. That's good news. She said she saw my review so I didn't have to explain too much but she did ask me what I wanted to do since I already had everything sealed up so I asked for a discount. I do appreciate her doing that. Update: Wow, they gave us almost the entire cost back! That was not expected. Very much appreciated!

Great food and amazing service. Only available for catered events. So, unfortunately, not able to…read moreget to enjoy the food on a regular basis.

Gotta love food trucks and how great their food always is. But as an event person they never have…read morea clue. Huge loud non-inverter generators running right next to a buffet line and some times even a during a wedding ceremony. This one was no exception.

Ordering was easy and delivery was right on time. I haven't…read morecooked everything yet, but I have had has been tasty!

Trash meat since selling out to Reno recycled meat Co. is advise you immediately stop purchasing…read moreany product from Hoagland and find another supplier like Greenfield meats.

Within the last week, I lost a very important member of my family. My fur Baby Lulu. I had her for…read more17 years and 2 months until I had to say goodbye. I am so sad, and know that I will be for quite a long time , so to ease the pain a bit and help me to stay busy and keep my mind off of losing her, my very beautiful friend decided we should go to Peaceful Belly Farm and relax, have some delicious food, be in nature and around positive people with a beautiful ambience. Of course Peaceful Belly delivered as always. We decided to have a gorgeous glass of Viogner, and thought it would be nice to split a few of the dishes to share. We started with the spinach dip bread bowl, with farm, fresh spinach mixed with a three cheese blend served in a Acme sourdough loaf. The dip was so yummy, creamy and heartwarming, and there were so many layers of flavor. It was just the right amount of salty and the texture was wonderful. It was served in an Acme sourdough loaf which is always delicious. They cut up the top portion of the bowl into small pieces so that we could easily dunk the bread into the dip. It was the perfect way to start the meal. I don't think there was much left of that when all was said and done. The second dish that we decided on together was the deviled eggs. They were beautiful, fresh, farm eggs that were nice and cold and the yolks were whipped beautifully with dill and garlic filling. Garnished on top of the eggs they served this insane, brown sugar, caramelized McIntyre bacon. There were some gorgeous, delicate, yellow, edible flower petals on top which took it over the top aesthetically. They were perfect. It was a serving of four and it was just enough for my friend and I. Last but not least, we had a dish made from homemade chorizo from the James Beard nominated Chef, Dan Ansot of Ansot's Basque restaurant in downtown Boise. It was phenomenal. Made with warm saffron stew that had carrots and sweet pepper, onion and garlic on a creamy polenta base topped with his Basque chorizo and grilling cheese (which is one of my favorite cheeses ever!) It was spicy and so complex. We really enjoyed this dish tremendously. Our server Kayla was wonderful. She checked up on us often, but not too often to make sure that we were enjoying everything and asked if we wanted more wine. The dishes came out in a timely manner and we enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The atmosphere is gorgeous set in an open space full of greenery and flowers and food growing all about the property, not to mention all of the gorgeous black and white sheep that are grazing peacefully around the restaurant outside. It was a perfect day with a perfect friend with perfect weather and really helped me to set aside the sadness I felt from losing my sweet little fur baby, even if just for a little while. The inside is impeccably clean and a bright open space with plenty of tables. They have a ton of gorgeous dry flowers from all over the property hanging gracefully from the ceiling and they always have fun artwork hanging on the walls. I will always return. They do a good thing for the community and they have a gorgeous space with beautiful food and people. Thank you for helping me through my grief. See you soon!

Great atmosphere, wonderful food, friendly staff! Hope to go back soon. I recommend making a…read morereservation if you can, but it was well worth the wait, and you can check out the store and grounds while you wait.

This is what Boise has needed for eons! I have visiting this city off and on for 15 years and one…read moretime I spent an entire evening in search of a world famous Idaho Baked Potato. Seven establishments! Sorry, no we have no baked potato's I was told. Then I rounded the corner on Eighth and Broad St and the smell of beautiful baked potatoes filled the air. I ordered one with Garlic Butter, Beef Roast, creamy Parmesan Cheese, Broccoli, Green Onions and what the hell, tomatoes and some greens. I was presented with a baker that weighed in at over 6 or seven pounds. Piping hot yummy to the core. Even the skin was perfect. A completely satisfactory experience. I'm a Huge Potato Head and will make a beeline to Spud Daddy every time I hit town!

Loaded potato bar. Kinda like a chipotle but for potatoes. They have a lot of options, but please…read moreknow that you should come hungry. They do not joke about their potatoes. It is more than enough, and if I was not visiting I would have had leftovers. Service was great. They explained the process. You have lots of options. And at the end it was delicious. A lot of food, but delicious.

have been using Greenleaf Meats for many years. They have always been great and helpful. our…read moreproduct always comes out like we want. I also like how we can go in and by hamburgers, hotdogs, pork, and the worlds best JERKEY over the counter. prices are reasonable. So glad they are so close, and worth the drive for those of you who live farther out

My old review is gone so here it is again. I didn't get all my meat from the cow I bought. They…read moreasked me if I wanted to purchase the liver/kidneys, which I did- I paid EXTRA to have that included. When I picked up my meat it was short about the exact weight that was replaced with the purchased kidney and liver!!! She was also weird when we were picking up, very sober, unfriendly, lack of eye contact, and verbal discourse was limited. Not cool. When I took inventory at home, I called immediately, brought it to her attention, she blocked me.

Best corn of the season (purchased in October!). Best cauliflower EVER! I will make the trip…read moreregularly.

I don't really know what I was expecting when I was heading to this place. I heard they a good pies…read moreand good fresh produce.. and when I came in to this place, I was in awe. The shelves were empty and seemed like nothing was really there, and the pies didn't seem fresh at all. They had cool jars of pickles and candies.. but that was it. Maybe it was just a bad day? Or maybe I went in the wrong time 0930am? I don't know. lol