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Hen's Arrived

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

April 16, 2017

Sales Update –

FRESH CHICKEN - our first batch of broilers will be processed this Friday and available for pickup Saturday morning in Hattiesburg. Any not sold as fresh will be added to our website. If you have not reserved your chicken now is the time. Simply email me at sales@naturesgourmetfarm.com with how many you want. You can pickup at the farm Friday afternoon or at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center Saturday morning from 8:30 - 10:00.

BEEF - we have a good bit of steaks and roast but not the ground needed to make our typical bundles. So, for A LIMITED TIME we will sell individual steaks and roast from our website. We will deliver to pickup locations or you can pickup at the farm BY APPOINTMENT - just let us know. Price will be by the pound.

Maybe you have been wanting to try our beef or skeptical about our new processor. This would be an excellent opportunity to see for yourself.

I should have items added by Tuesday.

We are out of ground beef. More should be available by the end of May.

Farm Activities – as you know, we are adding eggs to our farm. When you listen to the folks who are farming successfully several key points are brought out. First, diversity in forages regenerates soil health and second is diversity in animals. Two basics for regenerative agriculture. This was a strong factor in choosing to add hens.

After 4-months of research, planning, and preparing our hens arrived Thursday afternoon. We were very pleased with how well they made the trip and how easy going they are. Lauren is preparing a short video of the process that should be available this next week.

I've started planting our summer annuals into the pastures and will continue early next week. I really like to bring the cows in and graze the forage down and then plant the next seasons pasture crop.

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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.

What's Your Favorite Sausage?

Sausages – so, we are looking to our customers for Sausage Inspiration! Since we added pigs to our farm in 2015 (wow- 10 years ago) we have sold basically the same five sausage flavors. The Patty & Regular Link sell pretty good, the Cajun & Cracked Black Pepper sell fair and the Jalapeno not so much. When you look around there are many various flavors available.