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A Common Customer Theme

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

September 21, 2019

Product Update –

1) Chicken- We will process our seventh batch of chickens October 10th. Individual pieces will be added to our store for orders on October 11th - just ahead of October 16th delivery date.

2) Beef - Individual cuts - are fully stocked

Custom Half Beef - if you are interested in getting a half beef it is not to late. Simply follow this link https://naturesgourmetfarm.com/custom-bulk-orders
to place your deposit. Next Processing Date is October 21st.

3) Pork- Individual cuts - pork chops sold out September delivery. All other items are fully stocked. If you are looking for a half or whole pig - our Last Processing Date for 2019 will be October 28th

4) Eggs- Our new hens have been here 5-weeks now and are starting to lay. Very soon we will have plenty of eggs for your family's needs.

FARM UPDATE:
Hey, this is Ben. A common theme from customers we hear is "We are so glad we found y'all! Many go on to explain family health problems they are trying to solve or now grocery store food just does not taste like it is suppose to as well as concerns about all the chemicals, antibiotics, and hormones (and other stuff) that industrial grown "food" has.

That is why our farm exist - to provide a healthier food choice to support your family's need for beef, pork, chicken, and eggs. It's hard work and long hours, but our reward comes when families express how much our farm makes a difference in their family. We really appreciate your kind words.

Many customers have learned to ask the right questions. Like Matt did Friday, he asked "is your beef also grass finished?" See, he had bought some beef that was advertised as grass-fed so he bought some. Later, he learned it was also grain finished - which is not what he wanted. He had already learned the value of true pasture raised animals to the quality of his food.

Many will say you cannot finished beef on pasture in Mississippi in our hot summers. Well, maybe they cannot, but we are doing it! Our healthy soils provide nutrition to our diverse summer annuals and the animals have thrived. Example is the steer below processed in late June with a hanging weight of 885 and a great fat profile. The ones we took in July, August, and September excelled as well.

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The steer to my right is from our farm and dressed 885#. Notice the nice fat profile. He will be a great eating experience.

At Nature's Gourmet Farm you can trust our products to be:
* True Pastured Raised
* 100% Non-GMO
* Free of chemicals & drugs
* Ethically Raised

Beth & I thank you for supporting local (integrity) regenerative food sources to create a food system that nourishes healthy families, that is better for the animals welfare, that is better for regenerating the land and that builds healthy communities. That is the only way to make a positive impact with your food dollars.

Customer Feedback - "Meat is awesome! Byron said he wants another big one if the cow is large. That one was the best..." ~Angela H

Quote Worth Requoting: These words were spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Wyoming Senator John B. Kendrick in 1921.

“[Agriculture] has been brought to such a high degree of concentration that it is dominated by few men. The big packers, so called, stand between hundreds of thousands of producers on one hand and millions of consumers on the other. They have their fingers on the pulse of both the producing and consuming markets and are in such a position of strategic advantage they have unrestrained power to manipulate both markets to their own advantage and to the disadvantage of over 99 percent of the people of the country. Such power is too great, Mr. President, to repose in the hands of any men.”

Ben & Beth

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