Farm Updates | Hurricane Francine

Good morning from your Farmer(s),

Contents:

1. 1. Hurricane Francine
2. 2. Farm Updates
3. 3. Your Upcoming Order Deadline | Pickup Date
4. 4. Product Availability Update

Hurricane Francine: After much hype, Hurricane Francine turned out to be mostly a non-event here at the farm. In fact, the storm I wrote about last week was much worse than Francine. We mostly had limbs to pick up and clear from fences. We were very thankful for the 3.5 inches of rain as well as the number of folks who checked in on us.

FARM UPDATES:

1. 1. Our new pullets we have ordered are on schedule for delivery on September 14^th. They typically need 6 weeks before they start laying. So, supply should improve soon.
2. 2. Last week 71% of the people receiving our Newsletter clicked to open. That is a total of 1,833 people. This week we had 16 additional folks sign up to receive our newsletter. You may be surprised to know subscribers come from all over the U.S.A. and several foreign countries.
3. 3. This week was chicken processing week as well as pork cut/pack. Fresh pork cuts were added to inventory with the chicken Wednesday 6pm. Cured pork items will be added in about 10-12 days.
4. 4. Friday we worked our main cow herd. This is an annual event where we steer the male calves and add ear tags to all calves. Additionally, we confirm that the cow is nursing a calf or heavy bred. Otherwise, she is culled.
5. 5. Additionally, on Friday, the semen ordered to Artificial Inseminate the cows we bought from WY arrived. We are scheduled to work these cows and their calves September 23^rd. For both groups, we held off working them till later in the year than normal because of the heat.

All cows & calves are doing great!

When we travel on our delivery routes, Beth brings along reading material. Her favorite is a magazine titled HOMESTEADING Monthly.

She reads it from cover to cover. And several of the articles she reads to me – like Joel Salatin…. And maybe parts of the articles about canning, freeze-drying, and etc. The magazine is very well done and only $20 for 12 monthly issues.

The lead article for August was titled Making Homesteading Attainable Again – How a homesteading, homeschooling mother of eight turned her everyday life into a source of inspiration for thousands.

To learn more follow this link.

** Product Availability Update **

NOTE: Restocks are made about 6 PM on the dates indicated below!

Chicken -Restocked September 11th. Next Restock is September 25th
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Turkey - Sold Out! New poults arrived, but will be months before ready. Demand popped and I dropped the ball on this one.

Eggs - Restock each (NOW) TUESDAY PRIOR to YOUR delivery date. With the extended heat, eggs have become VERY tight again.

Beef -Next Restock September 20th. Half Beef shares sold out. Planning for a September 17th harvest. Probably next opportunity will be November

Pork - Next Restock fresh cuts September 11th. Cured items about September 23rd. Restocked Sausages late last week.

Lamb - Restocked Wednesday July 31st.