Wild Turkey Farms News- July 13
Happy Friday the 13th!!! I'm trying to decide whether to lock my self in the house today or find a quiet, secluded spot at the farm to hide. The past couple Fridays haven't been all that good to me so I'm a lil anxious to see if i make it through today in one piece or without incurring any large expenses. Let me begin this story by saying that I just bought 6 brand new good quality tires for my truck back in May. Two weeks ago I was unloading my truck when Domisty walked up and asked "why is your truck hissing?" Further inspection revealed a nice inch long slice in the sidewall of a tire. Nowadays, modern technology allows for most holes in tires can be repaired unless they are in the sidewall- Lucky me!!! The truck got to spend all day at the tire store waiting on the tire to come in (it had to be ordered since they are heavy duty) instead of working so after a missed day of work and $200 we were ready just in time to go to market! Then last week I was picking up chickens at the processor in Marion NC (1 1/2hrs away) at 4 pm Friday afternoon when- after loading up and icing down the chicken, I go to back up and hear that all too familiar hissing sound and see the front of my truck start to sink, much like my heart. I had managed to find a 1inch metal rod in the parking lot and once again ripped the sidewall out of a tire. With the temperature in the mid 90s and given the previous week's experience, this was not where I wanted to be on a Friday afternoon. Luckily after calling every tire place between Asheville and Statesville a tire was located that was actually the same brand as what is on my truck and only 5 minutes away- now I just had to get it off and over there in the 45 minutes before they closed. After about 20 minutes of sweating and cussing I finally had the tire off and faced the dilemma of how to get to the store. Then, just in time, in comes a guardian angel in her white chariot to take me away. Actually it was Amy Foster from Gilcrest Farms in her brand new white truck and she selflessly offered to use her immaculately clean truck to haul my very dirty tire to be fixed. She even let me sit up front and enjoy some air conditioning on the way (despite the fact that I was thoroughly soaked in sweat and covered in brake dust). So within 45 minutes I had relieved myself of another $200 and was on my way home to load up for market. Thanks Amy (and the army of others that got on the phone to help me locate the tire) !!! So as you can see, given that today is Friday the 13th, perhaps I'd be best served just to stay the hell out of its way......
Davidson Farmers Market- (8-noon) Come load up on yummy WTF meats and fresh free range eggs!!!
Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.
We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.
Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte
Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM
300 East Restaurant- Charlotte
Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte
The Bradford Store- Davidson
Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain
Salisbury Wine Shop- Salisbury
The Bread Riot- Salisbury
NoDa 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 LLC
China Grove, NC
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