Thursday, July 2 - The rain wins! We'll now be open on a self-service basis. This means that no one will be out at the field to direct you or weigh containers. Berries will be $2.50 per quart - (quart containers available at the field) and there will be money box there for you to leave your money. No change will be available, so try to bring enough change. We'll probably stay open through the weekend, then close the field.
Thanks for sticking with us during this difficult year.
Please see below for more detailed information about our berry season
New to our
site? Wondering how this works? This home page acts to keep everyone informed
of any changes in a timely manner. In addition to the buttons above, you
can click on any of the peach colored links to find complete information
about each product, including the answers to the questions:
What, Where, When, Prices, and Need to
Know
If there is still something that you do not understand
after reading the information, we'd love to hear
about it to make it easier
for the next person.
We usually figure on staying open until the fourth of July, longer if we still have nice berries. This year we'll do our best to stay open until the fourth, but can offer no guarantees between all of the rain and our lower yield. If you are looking to get berries, the sooner you can come, the better.
We have one
field, located on the driveway off of Preble Road, just before the I-81
overpasses. Last year's field had to be plowed under due to some clover
that stopped by to say hi, and then never left. This year's field also
has it's challenges. The planting never quite took off enough to fill
in the rows nicely. This prepared the way for some very aggressive chickweed
to come in and compete with the berry plants for space. We also got hit
with the late frosts of May.
We'll have fresh beef by mid-July, so please get in touch if you'd like a quarter, a 25 pound Beef Combo Package, or a special retail cut.
Hamburger special - due to the uncooperative weather on Saturday, we have two 10 pound boxes of quarter pound hamburgers left over. Regular price is $60, but we'll sell them for $50 a box (40 hamburgers), first come first serve.
Hot dogs are
located in the second door of the beef freezer, bottom shelf. Hot dogs
are $6.50 per pound, 8 per package. Packages weigh a little more than
a pound and are made with all organic ingredients.
We continue to offer (when available) the popular Beef Combo Packages - see below - which contain about 25 pounds of beef and cost $140.
Please get in touch if you'd like something set aside for you.
If you are interested in beef and have not yet visited our farm, please set up an appointment. Once we show you around, you may come and shop whenever you'd like.
Beef Combo packages weigh about 25 pounds, cost $140 and contain the following:*
5 pounds of
a combination of premium steaks (our choice), including porterhouse, t-bone,
delmonico, or strip steak, or tenderloin
5 pounds of sirloin steak and/or london broil
5 pounds of ground beef
5 pounds of rump and/or round or chuck roast, or stew
1 package of 1/4 pound hamburger patties
*substitutions are possible, depending on supply and demand
Retail beef is located in the 3-door beef freezer at the barn. Ground beef can also be found in the freezer of the egg fridge. Please contact us if you would like to reserve an order. Alternatively you can serve yourself and leave payment either in the Snapple cooler or egg refrigerator. If you would like to order a special cut for a future processing please contact us.
Processing dates for the 2009 season are as follows:*
June 24 - Sold
Out
July 22
August 19
September 16
October 14
Turkey
August
19
November 22-24
Mark your calendars! Please note that there are only 5 processing dates this year, so plan accordingly. The first date coincides with berry season so that you can consolidate trips.
A change this year is that we'll be processing during the week, instead of on weekends. Processing days will be on Wednesday and Thursday so as not to interfere with your weekend time.
For those of you who are new to this process, please click on one of the chicken links, paying special attention to the Ordering and Need to Know sections.
Stewing hens culled from our laying flock will be available occasionally during the season for $7 each. These birds cannot be beat for stock and soup, in both nutrition and taste. Please get in touch if interested and we'll put your name on the list.
Summer turkeys will be ready in August, and Thanksgiving turkeys will be available the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Please place orders ASAP, if you have not done so already. It is easier to order more now and cancel later if need be than it is to try to add to your order later.
* Subject to
change, with advance notice
Pork
There is currently no retail pork available for sale.
Pigs will be
going next weekend, so those of you who have ordered pork, please keep
an eye out for an email that contains contact information for you to discuss
cutting instructions with the processor. Mike is extremely patient, and
more than happy to explain different choices, cuts, and sausage recipes
with you. There is one pig unsold from the next group (September), please
get in touch if you would like a whole or half pig.
Pork price is $3.50 per pound, plus processing, for wholesale pork,
which is a half or a whole pig. If interested, please
contact us.
Prices for retail pork, when available, can be found
on the
pork page.
The hens are doing a good job with the eggs, and will be out on summer pasture this weekend! Deliveries of 10 or more dozen to either Cortland or Syracuse can be arranged. Please get in touch if interested.
We gladly accept clean, recycled egg cartons that are in good shape. It seems to work best (and save space) if you are able to nest the cartons within each other. Leaving them on top of the fridge is fine.
-Healthy soils = Healthy plants = Healthy animals = Healthy people!
Fall is the ideal time for compost application, allowing the winter for the ground to digest and assimilate the compost so you'll be all set for Spring planting. Compost is available any time by appointment. The best times for us is 4-6 any afternoon,or 8-9 on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Please call or email and make an appointment first, so we can be ready with the loader.
Compost samples are available upon request.
For
more information
on organic farming, healthy eating, and local businesses please check
out the following links:
Organic Valley Family of Farms www.organicvalley.com
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York www.nofany.org
Weston A. Price Foundation www.westonaprice.org
Why Grassfed is Best! www.eatwild.com
Local Harvest www.localharvest.org
HumanEcos Natural Health Consulting www.humanecos.com
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