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Newsletter 2016 1114

written by

Ben Simmons

posted on

December 4, 2016

Upcoming Order Deadlines

Madison:

Order by Sunday, November 13, 2016

Pickup Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Hattiesburg & Hattiesburg Hwy 98 West

Order by Monday, November 14, 2016

Pickup Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Biloxi & Gulfport

Order by Monday November 14, 2016

Pickup Thursday, November 17, 2016

We believe in transparency, as there’s no better education about what it
is we do, how we do it and why, than an honest and straightforward conversation
about any aspect of our farm!

Veterans Day Sale: Thank you for your strong support
of our Veterans Day Sale. Only 1-day left to order for this weeks Pickup. We
are offering a $25 savings on our 25# Beef Variety Share regularly priced at
$205, now $180. Order now for pickup per the above schedule.

Those familiar with our Blog know we strongly support Buy Local as the best way to provide the highest quality food for your family as well as regenerate our communities, land, and families. It is a shame that Mississippi imports $8.5 billion in food per year while many rural communities struggle to exist. What we need is many more small family farms doing what we do. It can be done!

My friends at Seven Sons in IN tell the story how back in the 1990's their farm was corn and CAFO Pigs and barely supported one family. Today, it is a highly diverse family farm with direct market reach that includes over 4,000 customers. And, at last count, their pastured eggs are sold into 21 retail grocery stores. Their farm now supports eleven (11) families.

Our culture in South Mississippi is changing! More and more folks are switching to buying from local farmers. Our farms practice of leveraging the internet combined with local pickup makes it simple and convenient to buy local. Since we started offering local pickup in August our business has increased each month. And, customer feedback has been outstanding -  Satisfied customers share our farm with their family & friends. 

Quick update on availability:

Chicken - sold out till Spring. USDA only allows small farms to raise 1,000 per year.

Beef - Custom Process halves with be available late Spring

         - Other offerings are in stock

Pork - Custom Process wholes/ halves will be available about March 2017

         - Half Bundle and 25# Variety Share will be available for the Dec Pickup Schedule

Lastly, as you probably know, MS and several other Southern States are in a Severe Drought. Some of my cool season grasses have died from lack of water and will have to be replanted once we get a good rain. So, please join me in prayer that God will send some rain soon.

Thank you for supporting our local farm.

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Cows & Pigs

Brand New Services– About six weeks ago Dixie Electric Power installed a brand new electric line with poles down my road. They replaced the old copper lines with aluminum and the poles are much better quality and taller. I asked the district manager when was the old copper line installed and he said since electric service was available for us… so, maybe since the mid 1940’s? Then, this week our complete road was blacktopped!!! If you have visited our farm you know it was long overdue. For years it has been patched to the point where the patches had patches. Hahaha

Clean and Cold | Adorable Calves

New Calves On Our Farm– Sometime in April we call our vet and schedule a breeding soundness exam for our bulls. This is before we add our bulls to our cow herd May 1st each year. Our oldest bull, affectionately named “Ole Man” by the guys here, was born on our farm the Spring of 2016.

New Pullets | Calves | Job Opening

Pullets arrived March 1st– every 6 months we receive a fresh batch of pullets. This year we were not sure if our late February to early March batch would be available…even though we ordered them last September. However, mostly since we have done business with the same farmer since the Spring of 2017, he prioritized our order and delivered them March 1st. While the price was higher, I was braced for a much higher price. Our pullets are typically 17 weeks old when delivered. They will start laying at about 24 weeks. That means we should start seeing medium eggs by our May delivery dates. YEAH!