Wild Turkey Farms News- August 20, 2010
Well another week of summer has flown by. With all of the heat & humidity I've got to admit I'm ready for a little bit of fall weather to get here. At least we've been blessed with good rains this summer to keep everything green & growing. Hopefully we'll get the tractor up & running and get some hay cut this week so we'll have at least a little something to feed the cows through the winter. We've got our turkeys up & growing even though we've had the toughest year yet in raising them. I think this heat & humidity makes it hard to keep conditions perfect for the poults and they are extremely sensitive during the first month of life. We started out with 150 and at last count were down to about 60. With all of the enthusiasm in our turkeys we don't want to disappoint. We ordered another 50 that arrived this week and appear to be doing well but keep your fingers crossed and let's hope that they continue to ! do well.
Volunteer Opportunities- Ever want to get out & get a taste farm life for a day or just an afternoon. We have several projects that we need to extra hands to complete and would love to offer you the opportunity to come help. If you are interested just let me know & we'll add you to the list to contact. We going to plan some a couple volunteer days in Sept & October. Some of the projects include building a hoop shelter for the hogs, building fence, building chicken tractors, and whatever other projects pop up between now and then.
Don't forget to get your tickets for the Know Your Farms Annual Farm Tour Sept 18 & 19. This years tour features 27 farms all across the Piedmont. For details check out their website. http://knowyourfarms.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99:annual-farm-tour-new
Eggs- We have plenty of eggs now so bring a couple friends and come see us at the farmers markets this weekend for a dozen of our free range organically raised eggs.
This weeks specials- Help us make some room in the freezers & get a great deal
Maple & Mild Breakfast Patties & Bulk Sausage 10% off
Beef Short Ribs- 20% Great meal that can be prepared a variety of ways. In the crock pot or on the grill these are sure to please.
Beef Soup Bones- $3/bag or 2 for $4- We're over stocked so our loss is your gain. Makes a great beef broth or a great "popsicle" treat for your pooch on a hot summer day.
We plan to process some chickens this evening so we'll have a few whole fresh chickens available at Davidson & Salisbury Farmers Markets in the morning. Come early for the fresh birds as quantities will be limited. We should also have some leg quarter and wing packs available.
We will be at the China Grove Farmers Market at the Mill Friday from 4-7pm so come see us for all of your meat needs.
Davidson Farmer's Market (8am-noon). We're in the Town Hall parking lot working out of our big white trailer just up hill of our friends at Correll Farms. Come pick up something to throw on the grill or get a couple packs of sausage & a dz eggs and treat yourself to a fresh local breakfast Sunday morning.
We'll be at the Salisbury Farmers Market tomorrow so come find us under the big green tent (once again just up hill from our friends at Correll Farms) 7am-noon so come on out and load up.
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Hippie Kitchen Bakery- Huntersville / DFM
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Watts Grocery- Durham
Sage & Swift Catering- Durham
Four Friends Brewing- Charlotte
Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.
Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie
Wild Turkey Farms
China Grove, NC
Well another week of summer has flown by. With all of the heat & humidity I've got to admit I'm ready for a little bit of fall weather to get here. At least we've been blessed with good rains this summer to keep everything green & growing. Hopefully we'll get the tractor up & running and get some hay cut this week so we'll have at least a little something to feed the cows through the winter. We've got our turkeys up & growing even though we've had the toughest year yet in raising them. I think this heat & humidity makes it hard to keep conditions perfect for the poults and they are extremely sensitive during the first month of life. We started out with 150 and at last count were down to about 60. With all of the enthusiasm in our turkeys we don't want to disappoint. We ordered another 50 that arrived this week and appear to be doing well but keep your fingers crossed and let's hope that they continue to ! do well.
Volunteer Opportunities- Ever want to get out & get a taste farm life for a day or just an afternoon. We have several projects that we need to extra hands to complete and would love to offer you the opportunity to come help. If you are interested just let me know & we'll add you to the list to contact. We going to plan some a couple volunteer days in Sept & October. Some of the projects include building a hoop shelter for the hogs, building fence, building chicken tractors, and whatever other projects pop up between now and then.
Don't forget to get your tickets for the Know Your Farms Annual Farm Tour Sept 18 & 19. This years tour features 27 farms all across the Piedmont. For details check out their website. http://knowyourfarms.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99:annual-farm-tour-new
Eggs- We have plenty of eggs now so bring a couple friends and come see us at the farmers markets this weekend for a dozen of our free range organically raised eggs.
This weeks specials- Help us make some room in the freezers & get a great deal
Maple & Mild Breakfast Patties & Bulk Sausage 10% off
Beef Short Ribs- 20% Great meal that can be prepared a variety of ways. In the crock pot or on the grill these are sure to please.
Beef Soup Bones- $3/bag or 2 for $4- We're over stocked so our loss is your gain. Makes a great beef broth or a great "popsicle" treat for your pooch on a hot summer day.
We plan to process some chickens this evening so we'll have a few whole fresh chickens available at Davidson & Salisbury Farmers Markets in the morning. Come early for the fresh birds as quantities will be limited. We should also have some leg quarter and wing packs available.
We will be at the China Grove Farmers Market at the Mill Friday from 4-7pm so come see us for all of your meat needs.
Davidson Farmer's Market (8am-noon). We're in the Town Hall parking lot working out of our big white trailer just up hill of our friends at Correll Farms. Come pick up something to throw on the grill or get a couple packs of sausage & a dz eggs and treat yourself to a fresh local breakfast Sunday morning.
We'll be at the Salisbury Farmers Market tomorrow so come find us under the big green tent (once again just up hill from our friends at Correll Farms) 7am-noon so come on out and load up.
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
Hippie Kitchen Bakery- Huntersville / DFM
Know Your Farms Buying Club- Davidson/Charlotte
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Watts Grocery- Durham
Sage & Swift Catering- Durham
Four Friends Brewing- Charlotte
Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.
Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie
Wild Turkey Farms
China Grove, NC
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