Today we are going to jump right in and start with our meat chickens first. For years we have received our chicks via the USPS. Regardless of the hatchery bought from, there were always problems. Our current hatchery is Valley Farms located in Muscle Shoals, AL – the closest supplier
Today’s newsletter will be a bit different. Instead of a farm specific topic it will be about a short trip Beth & I took in late July. We had been discussing taking a trip away from the farm as it has been years since we spent a night off-farm. The question was where to go as time was short. When we moved back to the farm in 2009 I had started working on some of my family genealogy – a subject for most you are either interested in or not. My mother’s grandfather, Charles Thaler, was six when
A quick thought before we dive into ordering tips - Have you bought your LAMB YET? We restocked last Wednesday about 6pm! Now, for the tips. Every month we have customers who miss placing their order for one reason or another. And others contact us about changing pickup locations or similar information that can simply be accomplished during order checkout. So, this newsletter will help you navigate GrazeCart checkout and hopefully save you time and prevent someone from arriving at pickup and not have an order!
Lots of positive feedback from last week's newsletter regarding research on Simple Truth Organic chicken. Maria writes: Thank you so much for this email! I found it extremely informative and important. I appreciate you taking the time to provide us with this valuable information and resource for recognizing true organic products. We are very fortunate to have you and your farm in our area. Many Thanks If you are interested in lamb then I have great news for you! Here’s the story. About July 10th, I contacted my farmer friend, David in MO who I knew raised lots of pastured sheep on his regenerative farm. I first met David and his bride when they received a scholarship to attend the Grassfed Exchange Conference (I was on the board and a committee member responsible for selecting applicants to attend).
This week I would like to answer two questions asked by new/prospective customers. The first question is: A customer asked if Nature’s Gourmet Farm “bleaches” our chicken during processing? ANSWER: Never! While bleaching is the standard method used by commercial raised chicken plants to kill pathogens, here at Nature’s Gourmet Farm we find at our very small family owned and operated plant that is not needed. And, our lab testing confirms this. Since becoming USDA in 2019 our chicken is tested and we have never had any instance of pathogens reported by our outside testing lab.
Lot's of very positive comments from last weeks Newsletter. Vanessa gave me permission to share her reply. Here goes- You have known my stance. They are trying to modify us to break our connection to our Creator. To be "unnatural" is to be without God. The definition for "sin" is "without God". These modified foods may be without the light of God, but I think no matter how injured we are, we can always find our way home. Where Attention Goes, Energy Flows. It's what I have always lived by. Our energy/attention is very valuable?
Friday morning before 7a.m., a young mother called inquiring about buying chicken and beef. She had recently read where Moderna had received $175 million from the US Government to develop mRNA vaccines for our food supply. This greatly troubled her as a mother and unvaccinated RN. We understand! And felt the same. Equally disturbing is a quote from a prior CDC Director who stated the next pandemic will involve the avian flu. Is this their way of communicating what they are working on next - after Covid? A customer introduced me to Tracy Thurman who writes for the Brownstone Institute
"It's Like Chirstmas" - that was Laura's comment when picking up her half beef on Monday. Lot's of excitment to have their freezer filled with farm fresh beef. This was our second special harvest for half/whole beef where the processing is completed by Homestead Farm & Packing. By moving the custom processing to Homestead it frees up our plant/staff to focus on retail cuts that are sold by the piece through our store. Mostly, this helps us be able to serve more families. Demand continues to be strong for our half/whole beef. So, if you are interested
So, please tell us about the good news that you are excited about. OK, hopefully I'm not going to jinx this, but the Louisiana State Legislature has unanimously approved the sale of RAW MILK in LA. All that is left to happen is for Govenor Jeff Landry to sign the bill - which is expected to happen. BREAKING NEWS!!! June 21st, 2024 Gov. Landry signed the bill into law to be effective August 1st 2024. The reason raw milk was banned in the first place goes back over 130 years
One of the thoughts that goes through my mind is, "Why should customers pay more for our products vs. conventionally raised beef?" Is there evidence that our principles of 100% grass-fed & finished, vaccine free (including mRNA), dewormer free, antibiotic free, hormone free, GMO free, raised on regeneratively managed land with abundant soil life, and humane handling - actually produces a more nutrient dense product than conventionally raised? During our SHA, Dr. Williams shared information how conventionally raised food has steadily decreased in nutrient density (value).
What an honor it was for our farm to have been chosen to host a Soil Health Academy workshop May 21-23, 2024. You can learn more about SHA here. To access a link to SHA's documentary "Destination Regeneration" click here. The final count of attendees was 33. They came from CA, UT, NJ, TX, TN, AL, FL, LA, and MS. Classroom time included learning the actual definition of Regenerative Agriculture which is farming and ranching in synchrony with nature to repair, rebuild, revitalize and restore ecosystem function starting with all life in the soil and moving to all life above the soil.
When do you give consideration to your Food Security? Maybe at the threat of an impending natural disaster? Or another news headline about bird flu? What about the latest weather warning of a snow or ice storm where folks rush to the stores and buy up all the milk & bread? The fact is, as a nation we are way too dependent on our over-centralized food production system. In some ways it is great at producing quantity - until there is a problem, then it is NOT. Here are a few recent examples: - May 30th Millions of chickens killed in 5-alarm fire at Farina Farms in IL, One of Nation's largest free-range egg facilities - May 30th Iowa Governor signs disaster proclamation order killing 4.2 million chickens - May 30th H5N1 Bird Flu CDC current status 96,565,226 poultry affected - And, the list goes on And, this does not include the massive fires two years ago
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