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NGF Laying Hens Update

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

October 29, 2017

Upcoming Order Deadlines

Madison:

Order by Sunday, November 12th, 2017

Pickup Tuesday,Tuesday November 14th, 2017

Hattiesburg Hwy 98 West (11:15 - 11:45)

Order by Monday, November 13th, 2017

Pickup Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Hattiesburg (12:15 - 12:45)

Order by Monday, November 13th, 2017

Pickup Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Picayune (2:15-2:45)

Order by Monday, November 13th, 2017

Pickup Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

MS Gulf Coast (3:45-4:15)

Order by Monday, November 13th, 2017

Pickup Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Botismack - a PA Dutch word that means "Food That Taste Of The Land"

Product Update –

1) Chicken - We are sold our until next year. Next batch will be available early May 2018.

2) Beef - We have plenty of recently processed beef cuts in our freezer waiting for your order. Do you need larger quantities - then consider our best family value Half Beef-Custom Processed! To learn more visit our store at https://naturesgourmetfarm.com/store/product/half-beef-custom-processed

Next Processing Date is late November or early December.

3) Pork - We have plenty of pork in stock. For a limited time we will offer Pork Chops on sale. Buy 15 pounds and get 15% off the regular price. Sale price $6.35 per pound. Save $1.15 per pound.

Did you know you can pickup your order directly from our farm? Simply place your order and coordinate a time.

Farm Update – 

Nature's Gourmet Farm Laying Hens - visit this link to watch a short video on our hens and how we manage them 

Coming Soon! Grant's Kitchen & Grill located behind Lowe's on Flowood Drive, Flowood, MS will use Nature's Gourmet Farm beef for their new GrassFed Beef Burger. Here is a video Grant and his team made during their farm visit. https://youtu.be/n0pufyGWaaA

Customer Feedback- 

I am loving your eggs! And I've been through a lot of high end and privately raised eggs.  Y'all really do it right!!  Sarah K.

Quote Worth Re-Quoting – “I know my farmers and ranchers around here in Durango. We were just at the farmers' market this
morning... I know exactly how those cows and sheep and eggs are raised. If you don't know where that meat's coming from, it's probably not worth the risk of ingesting it.”   ~ Nasha Winters from her interview in Acres U.S.A. titled "Cancer: Fighting Back"

As always, thank you for supporting our regenerative, local farm.

Ben & Beth

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