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A Brief Pause

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

February 19, 2021

January 30th I announce that we are building an on-farm carcass cooler and fabrication room to complement our new freezer!

Last week our farm newsletter was about the positive impact this will have on our animals especially at end of life as well as how it positively impacts the quality of their meat and our farm's long term viability.

My plan was to continue the discussion today from Your Farmer's Perspective.

However, I need to take a brief pause to make sure I fully have my thoughts together.

Frankly, this week has caught up with me and Friday evening came way before I was ready.

Last Monday we had feed delivered. Shortly afterward we drove to Alabama to pickup our pork order - returning Tuesday afternoon. Then there was ice to buy (500#), animals to feed, and chickens to crate for processing on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday were full with plant construction details and order packing. And the wet weather has not helped at all!!!

So, I hope you understand - sometimes we just cannot get it all done when we want to.

That said, be on the lookout for your farmer's perspective next Saturday.

Construction Update: this week our contractor completed framing the carcass cooler and fabrication rooms including installing very heavy wooden beams that will support the "rail system" that will hold the carcasses while aging. They also installed the outside layer of OSB sheeting on the freezer and have it ready to install the metal sheeting. Today (Saturday) the spray foam contractor will complete the spray foaming of the carcass cooler and fabrication room. We had them spray 4 inches of closed cell that will give us R-39 insulation value. Next week I'll include some more pictures of the progress.

Join me next week as we consider the "Farmer's" perspective.

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