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Around The Farm Updates

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

April 6, 2019

Product Update –
1) Chicken- The FIRST batch arrived February 28th and are doing great! We have commitments for 95% of our annual volume. Email me to reserve yours today!

2)Beef - Individual cuts - we are be back in stock on all beef items and will be adding more for the May 1st delivery.

Custom Half Beef - I will add more for May processing this week after working out the processing date. If you are interested in a half beef please follow this link to learn more and place your deposit to reserve your order https://naturesgourmetfarm.com/custom-bulk-orders

3) Pork- Individual cuts - pigs were delivered for processing on March 18th. This means we will be back in stock on all pork items mid to late April. Additionally, we will have plenty of pork available starting in July.

4) Eggs- Egg production is running on ALL cylinders! Lay rate is 95-98% which is outstanding. We have added all size options to our website and can easily fill your orders. Thank you

FARM UPDATE:
Hey, Ben here - this week I want to update you on various farm activities. The very wet fall & winter we had was hard on our farm. But, Spring is here and it seems El Nino may be moving on. Our diverse forage pastures are responding very good to the warmer temperatures and sunshine and providing plenty of lush grasses and legumes for our steers and nursing momma cows!

Sows are busy raising their next litter. Baby pigs are so fun to watch - and fast. They can really scoot. The faster they scoot the faster their oink, oink!

The hens are awesome. They hit the ground at daylight and start searching for any bugs and forages. By lunch they are mostly full, have laid their egg and are stretched out sun bathing. This is usually interrupted when Beth & I come move, feed, and gather eggs. They really like it when Ms. Helen at Vitamin's Plus sends home goodies for them with Beth. They love all fruits, tomatos, cucumbers, squash, beets - nothing goes to waste. Recently, we grazed the steers in their pasture. They tend to just stand at the electric poly net fence trying to figure out what all those birds are doing.

We currently have two batches of broilers on the farm. One on pasture and one in the brooder. One of my task today is mow the pasture area as the forages are getting high. There is always something to do on the farm!

Within a week or so it will be time to plant summer forages. The peas have delivered and the grasses are waiting for me to pickup from the farm store. And, Beth has reminded me it is time to plant our garden!

One more thing before I close, for the first time, our newsletter will be delivered to more than 1,000 email addresses. Back in February we passed the 1,000 mark of customers who have signed up on our website.

Bottom line, we thank you and appreciate your support as we strive to provide premium quality (and clean) beef, pork, chicken, and eggs for your family.

Customer Feedback- "I feel fortunate to have a resource to purchase healthy foods. I highly recommend Nature’s Gourmet Farm." - L Graham

Quote Worth Re-Quoting – “You, as a food buyer, have the distinct privilege of proactively participating in shaping the world your children will inherit.” ~Joel Salatin

Thank you for supporting our regenerative, local farm.
Ben & Beth

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Taste Test

Greetings Ben and Beth, I'm really looking forward to my next order pick up. I'm trying to improve my cholesterol numbers, thus eating more chicken, and ran out of your chicken products. I ended up buying some industrially produced chicken, and man was that a mistake! It smelled terrible raw, also while it was being sauteed, and also later when I reheated it to put into an otherwise healthy salad. I have enough of this subpar stuff to last until I pick my order, but I don't think I can ever buy this CAFO stuff again.

Beef Update & A New Product

Beef Update – Typically this time of year folks are hesitant to buy bulk beef for their freezer due to hurricane risk. That is why we have delayed our next custom half & whole beef processing until September. If you are interested, our next harvest will be September 2nd with pickup on September 22nd. If you want to be included then please email me your name, email, and cell number to be added to our wait list - and be the first folks contacted and guaranteed to receive an order. Beef prices continue to increase and hit a new All-Time high this week fueled by strong demand and limited supply. For example, based on what a 700 pound steer sold for at the Hattiesburg Stockyard Monday, I could make more than feeding him till he weighs 1100 pounds and sell as packaged beef - but our mission is to provide nutrient-dense, clean food to our customers. Effective immediately custom beef half and whole prices will increase $0.50 to $6.25 per pound based on the hanging weight. Retail cuts will increase for September deliveries as well.

Real Health Is NOT A Pill. It's A Practice!

Two Great Must Read Articles – Typically I don't make a big deal about articles we have read, but these two are so good that I felt they needed to be shared. The first is by Joel Salatin titled "Food Think" that is part of his The Lunatic Farmer blog. You can read the full article at this link. The second article is one Beth forwarded to me from the Health Viewpoints section of Epoch Times titled "Americans Spend Trillions on Health Care but Remain Unwell - Here's Why" Dr. Yang, FAPA, a board certified psychiatrist, begins by stating the difference between treating disease and building true health lies in a proactive and preventative lifestyle. Note - Beth and I would agree with other folks who commented that his article is spot on and very important for folks to read and understand. You can read at this link.