Right now it’s wet and cold. We are getting things ready to get the cows on pasture in a 1-2 weeks. We need some warm dry weather to get the grass growing and to dry out. We can’t let the cows damage soggy pastures.
The piggies will be moving out to grazing areas soon also. It all just depends on the weather.
We had some trespassers on the farm who stole a tree stand that we use for deer hunting. This means more game cameras on the farm to catch violatores and give proof to the police. It sure would be nice to have humans respect our property that we have worked decades to have.
Farm offerings:
We pivoted the farm offerings for 2020 because of people wanting to buy things in bulk.
instead of selling at farmers markets we opened all our meats for sale as 30 pound packs, 1/4 and 1/2 and wholes.
Then, we started offering no contact pickup at the farm on Saturdays. You simply order online and we set a time for your pickup. This past weekend we were booked solid with 5-6 orders every hour for 3 hours straight.
Beef: There are still some 30 pound packs and 1/4’s left for fall dates- all earlier are booked.
Pork: WE have some retail cuts available now. There are some openings for 30 pound packs and 1/2 or whole pork for fall dates.
I fixed the Purchasing page as the pork info had disappeared at some point. It’s been a little crazy and i’m not sure what I did to cause that. Well I fixed it now (I hope!!!!).
Things are changing daily and it’s 1 person doing that part. Everybody else is working the farm while I sit inside updating things before the farm work.
Cold wet spring means not much growing outside even with some covers on things. EArly pea plantings rotted in the ground and I’ve never had that problem ever before!. Other things are coming up but just so slow growing.
So that’s all I’ve got. Thank you for caring about small farms and your food security.
Don’t wait to get an order in or it may not be available later on. No hype there . It’s just what’s happening.
Our butcher cares about their employees and the farmers they serve. This is in stark contranst to the Nation’s massive corporate plants who have hundreds of infections in their employees and forced to close. Is our food supply in jeopardy? Yes it is for many.
Farms like ours are flexible and we can pivot our plans fast. We were trained for this and it’s why this farm has survived the economy crashing a decade ago, we then moved and grew the farm 5 times larger in land and production. We don’t rely on any one revenue source. We rely on PEOPLE who care about their food source and buy directly from us and those like us.
Farmers have forgotten how to be resillient but some of us embrace it .
It’s a tough time but with a good plan and support we can do it and do it well.
Thank you.