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poultry feed, heritage turkey, grass-fed lamb, Berkshire pork About Us We are located 9 miles northeast of West Point, about 90 minutes north of Omaha. My great-great grandfather homesteaded not too far from here, and we were thrilled to move to Nebraska back in 1998 from California to raise our family. We love it here! Our family farm uses mainly organic practices, we raise our livestock on pasture, and the poultry feed we mix ourselves. It is made using organic or transitional non-GMO corn, soy meal and oats. We work with very limited quantities of livestock due to our limited space, but this enables us to give more attention to each group of animals. Browse through our Products for Sale Ingredients Poultry Feed: We can custom mix different rations, with the most popular being broiler and layer rations. It's available in 50# bags, or on the farm in bulk. The main ingredients are organic or transitional non-GMO corn, soy meal, oats, Fertrell Poultry Nutribalancer (vitamins, minerals, kelp meal, probioitcs), Fertrell Aragonite Calcium, and for higher-protein mixes, fish meal which contains a natural preservative instead of the more common synthetic preservative. Practices (our standards for raising or making our products) See Producer Questionnaire. Feel free to ask us any additional questions. Additional Information The Berkshire pork we raise is a specialty breed, highly prized by gourmet chefs and overseas markets for its excellent flavor and marbling. We can attest that it really is different - more flavorful and moist than the standard pork that can be purchased from most places. It does NOT compete with chicken for being "the other white meat"! We currently custom-grow the porkers to order, so if you know you'd like to have a 1/2 hog raised for you, we can do it! (It's really a neat accomplishment to raise 1/2 hogs!) We generally have a spring and fall batch that we raise, but will start additional groups if there is interest. We deliver them to a local processor, and you get all sorts of choices for how you'd like to have the meat packaged. We are happy to help with this process, as it can be intimidating the first time you go through it. Just email me if you'd like additional cost estimates. |
Farming Products and Animals: Farm Animal Supplies
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #275 Broiler/Chick feed with Organic Ingredients
Order number of bags. 50# bags of freshly mixed poultry feed that we grind ourselves. Ingredients include organic corn, transitional oats, transitional soybean meal, organic Fertrell Nutribalancer, organic Fish meal and Fertrell's natural calcium source called Aragonite. We also sell in bulk at the farm. We aim for a 19%+ protein level.All Natural $16.75/50# bag #32 Layer Feed
Order number of bags. 50# bags of freshly mixed poultry feed that we grind ourselves. Ingredients include (depending on availability)transitional & organic corn, oats, soybean meal, organic Fertrell Nutribalancer, and Fertrell's natural calcium source called Aragonite. We also sell in bulk at the farm.All Natural $15.75/50# bag #753 Whole Feed Oats - Transitional
Order number of bags. Bulk oats purchased from an organic farmer who hadn't yet completed the 3 years waiting period for this crop to make it certified, but still followed organic practices in raising and harvesting the oats. These are the same oats we use in formulating our poultry and swine feeds.- $4.00/25# bag Meats: Lamb
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #33 Grassfed Lamb Halves - Reservation
Order number of lamb halves. Exquisite, high-quality "gourmet" lamb. Our favorite product on the farm. Incredibly tender, and a very mild flavor. Extremely limited quantities; available by advance order, and delivered to processor. Several lambs are ready now. Delivery will be by mutual arrangement, and will likely be AFTER the usual Co-op delivery. Contact me and I'm happy to review the many custom meat cutting options available. Final meat weight is roughly 1/2 the dressed/hanging weight. Processing fee is extra - approx. $30. Meat will be $3/lb based on dressed/hanging weight.All Natural $10.00/reservation Meats: Pork
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #742 A BERKSHIRE PORK DESCRIPTION
Order number of packages. ***SOLD OUT UNTIL MAY***
For the first time we have a limited quantity of Berkshire Pork available by the cut, as opposed to just being available by the ½ hog. This is an excellent opportunity to try a few packages and test for yourself how much better the quality is than standard supermarket pork.
What’s different about it? For one, it is NOT “the other white meat”: a lean tasteless, lifeless marketing creation trying to be a chicken! Berkshire pork in particular is prized for richness of flavor, excellent marbling, tenderness and moisture. This is the “black pig” so prized by Asian cultures. Our hogs in particular are not lean. Fat is where the flavor comes from, and since our pigs are raised outdoors with feed that includes organic grains and skim milk, their taste is outstanding! These pigs are raised humanely on pasture and in wooded areas on our farm, and have shelter as well. The cuts offered are gourmet-quality cuts of meat, and we’re proud to make them available to you.
Click HERE for a link to a great article that talks about the unique qualities of Berkshire pork.- $0.00/order #739 BERKSHIRE PORK - "Iowa Chops"
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 2 - 2.6 lbs) The Iowa Chop is a large, bone-in 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch thick, fresh center cut pork chop, weighing in at close to 16 ounces. The "T-Bone Steak" equivalent for pork. We have tried various thicknesses of chops over the years, and much prefer the gourmet-style, super thick chops such as these. 2 chops per package.- $8.95/lb #733 BERKSHIRE PORK - Bacon
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 0.8 - 1.2 lbs) Premium Bacon. See general description at the top of my pork offerings for more information.- $5.95/lb #735 BERKSHIRE PORK - Boneless Pork Loin
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 2.1 - 2.2 lbs) The equivalent to beef's Filet Mignon cut. Exquisitely tender. In the past we have enjoyed marinating and grilling these pork tenderloins.- $10.95/lb #736 BERKSHIRE PORK - Country-Style Ribs
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 1.3 - 1.7 lbs) Country style ribs are from the blade end of the loin (the upper part of the back bone behind the shoulder), and aren't really ribs, but are chops. They are excellent when slow-cooked like ribs, in the oven or crockpot.- $4.95/lb #732 BERKSHIRE PORK - Cured ham, medium roasts
Order number of hams. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 3.4 - 3.5 lbs) Cured Ham Roasts. See general description at the top of my pork offerings for more information.- $6.95/lb #731 BERKSHIRE PORK - Cured ham, small roasts
Order number of hams. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 2.2 - 2.6 lbs) Cured Ham Roasts. See general description at the top of my pork offerings for more information.- $6.95/lb #746 BERKSHIRE PORK - Cured Pork Hocks
Order number of packagess. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 1.2 - 1.8 lbs) Nothing beats homemade "Hamhocks and beans" soup! We enjoy this hearty meal, especially in these cooler months. We're happy to share the recipe if you'd like - it's crockpot-based.- $3.75/lb #749 Berkshire Pork - Delivery of pre-reserved halves
Order number of halves. You will be billed for exact DRESSED/HANGING weight (approx. 120 - 130 lbs)- $1.75/lb #734 BERKSHIRE PORK - Fresh Ground Pork
Order number of 1# tubes. Use fresh ground pork as a substitute or complement to ground beef - they combine wonderfully! You can also make your own homemade sausage.- $4.25/1# tube #737 BERKSHIRE PORK - Liver
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 1.1 - 2.3 lbs) Liver from non-confinement pork grown outdoors with organic grains and supplemented with skim milk. Doesn't get any better quality!- $3.25/lb #740 BERKSHIRE PORK - Shoulder Roast
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 1.7 - 3 lbs) We find the shoulder roasts to be the most flavorful cuts. We slow-cook them to tender perfection in a crockpot.- $4.25/lb #738 BERKSHIRE PORK - Spareribs
Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact PROCESSED weight (approx. 2.6 - 2.7 lbs) A wonderful BBQ meal!- $3.25/lb #56 Berkshire Pork Halves - Advance Reservation
Order number of halves. We're taking advance reservations for Berkshire pork halves available late fall 2008.
The Berkshire pork we raise is a specialty breed, highly prized by gourmet chefs and overseas markets for its excellent flavor and marbling. We can attest that it really is different - more flavorful and moist than the standard pork that can be purchased from most places. It does NOT compete with chicken for being "the other white meat"! We currently custom-grow the porkers to order, so if you know you'd like to have a 1/2 hog raised for you, we can do it! (It's really a neat accomplishment to raise 1/2 hogs!) We generally have a spring and fall batch that we raise, but will start additional groups if there is interest. We deliver them to a local processor, and you get all sorts of choices for how you'd like to have the meat packaged. We are happy to help with this process, as it can be intimidating the first time you go through it. Just email me if you'd like additional cost estimates.
Estimated costs are as follows:
125# dressed/hanging weight @$2.25/lb = $281.25
processing cost - $85-$135 This is highly variable based on what processing options you choose. Some of the higher-cost options include curing bacon and ham, sausage links, brats, etc.
Final finished meat weight - est. 75-90#
These hogs are raised on pasture with shelter, and are fed organic grains, as well as our farm surplus milk, produce, etc. Price is $2.25/lb. and is based on Dressed/Hanging weight.All Natural $10.00/reservation Poultry: Turkey
Prod.ID Product Name [About Producer] Prod.Type Price #503 Thanksgiving Turkey Reservations - 18+ lbs, commercial white
Order number of reservations. We will have a limited number of the familiar broad-breasted white hen turkeys available this fall. They are truly free-range, roaming our pasture at will. In addition, we mix our own fresh feed using organic and transitional organic grains. Reservations will be accepted during summer/fall of 2008. Feel free to contact me for more information.All Natural $5.00/reservation #505 Thanksgiving Turkey Reservations: Heritage-Type Tom, 17-20#
Order number of reservations. Each year we hatch and raise our own strains of heritage-type turkeys. They include Bourbon Red, Sweetgrass and Heritage white varieties. These birds are true sustainable, farm-type birds, as they can naturally reproduce, which the man-made commercial white breeds are unable to accomplish any longer, due to their enormous size. These are truly free-range, roaming our pasture at will. In addition, we mix our own fresh feed using organic and transitional organic grains. They are a smaller size bird than the commercial white, and are more of a "single-breasted" proportion of white meat to dark vs. the "double-breasted" commercial butterball-like whites. We'll be taking reservations again during summer/fall of 2008. Feel free to contact me for more information. Cooking suggestions are provided as well.All Natural $5.00/reservation