Wild Turkey Farms: March 2013

Friday, March 8, 2013

Please read!

FYI- The local foods advisory council that has brought so much needed attention to the local foods movement has been marked for the chopping block. We need your support for maintaining this board. This board has given local food producers a much needed seat at the table in NC where large corporate farming interest rule the roost so please take a moment to email or call these representatives in support of keeping this board.

Thanks

Lee

From Carolina Farm Stewardship Association-

Dear friends of local food and farming,

Thank you to all of you who have already called--your calls are getting through. If you haven't made a call yet, please read below and pick up the phone.

Last week the NC House added a provision to Senate Bill 10 (S10) The Government Reduction and Efficiency Act of 2013 that would eliminate the NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council in July of this year. Just last July, we worked to get the council authorized until 2015, and that win is in immediate jeopardy.

The Senate and House have appointed conference committee members to negotiateover the differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. There are many differences between the bills that are viewed as "more important" than the NCSLFAC provision. It is possible that if we convince just one or two conferees to refuse to vote the bill out of conference committee if it contains the NCSLFAC provision, we can maintain the council.

These are the Senate conferees:

Sen. Tom Apodaca, Chair (919)733-5745 Sen. Bob Rucho (919)733-5655Sen. Harry Brown (919)715-3034 Sen. Bill Rabon (919)733-5963 Sen. E. S. (Buck) Newton (919)715-3030 Sen. Shirley B. Randleman (919)733-5743 These are the House confereees:

Murry (Chair), (919) 733-5602 Samuelson, (919) 715-3009 Hager, (919) 733-5749 Starnes, (919) 733-5931 T. Moore, (919) 733-4838 Dollar, (919) 715-0795 Tine, (919) 733-5906 Brisson, (919) 733-5772 **Please CALL these offices ASAP to voice your support for the continuation of the NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council. Ask them to remove the house provision from S10 that references the council. The NCSLFAC provides a forum for state agencies to work together to reduce regulatory barriers to small businesses to allow the local food economy to grow. The council operates without a budget, so its elimination will not cut spending.**

The council has been the starting point for many positive local food policies in the last 3 years including increasing economic opportunities for direct marketing poultry from small farms, allowing small farm and food businesses to responsibly recycle their wastewater for irrigation, and ensuring that farm and forest land cannot be annexed by municipal governments. For more information on the council, including annual reports, see its website at www.ncagr.gov/localfood

Thanks for all you do in support of local and organic food and farming, Shivaugn

p.s. this alert is also posted on facebook https://www.facebook.com/notes/carolina-farm-stewardship-association/urgent-voice-your-support-for-the-nc-sustainable-local-food-advisory-council/544554655565721 If you are on facebook, please share the post widely and let us know if you called.

Shivaugn M. Rayl

919.576.9173 (mobile)

919.542.2402 (office)

shivaugn@carolinafarmstewards.org

Friday, March 1, 2013

WTF News- March 1, 2013

Happy Dang Near Spring!

Another month has come & gone. I am glad to announce that we finished up our new cold frame just before the rain began to fall last week so we will have at least that much dry ground to start planting in for our spring/ summer CSA. Hopefully we'll begin filling it up the first of the week if I can shake this bronchitis that's had me about 80% out of commission for the past 4 days. I finally went to the doctor today. After he'd diagnosed me and written a prescription he asked if I needed a note for work. I thought about it for a minute and decided the animals wouldn't care whether I had a note or not and my wife would probably beat me with it if I tried to use it to get out of housework so I politely declined.......

Congratulations to Ben & Courtney (our faithful WTF helpers at DFM) on the birth of a daughter, Violet May Frye, last week. Mother & Baby are at home & doing well!!!

We'll be back at the Davidson Farmers Market this Saturday 9-noon.

If you can't make it to DFM just give us a call and come by the farm 704-202-9348

Salisbury Farmers Market starts up April 20th- The location is moving this year due to the old site being sold. We don't know where the new site will be yet but we will keep you posted as things develop!

Wild Turkey Farms' Spring 2013 CSA

Email us if you are interested in participating- Space is limited so the sooner you contact us the better.

We expect to start around April 18 (perhaps a week sooner or later depending on the readiness of the crops) and run for 15 weeks (mid-late July).

Planned (but not limited to) Veggie Crops-

Early stuff- lettuces, onions, spinach, turnips, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, beets,

Mid season stuff- potatoes, carrots, green beans, squash, zucchini, cukes

Later stuff- tomatoes, sweet corn, okra, watermelons, cantaloupes

Meats will include a farmer's choice variety of our Beef, Pork, Chicken, & Lamb

Each egg option will include 1 dozen of our free range brown eggs. Multiple egg options may be purchased for more eggs. The Half Egg Option will include 1/2 dozen of our eggs each week.

Veggies- $15/week x 15 weeks = $225

Small Meat Option- $11/week (+ 2% food tax)= $168.30

Large Meat Option- $25/week (+2% food tax) = $382.50

Egg Option- $3.75/week= $56.25

Half Egg Option $2/ week = $30

Delivery may be available to certain areas for a small charge, depending on CSA participation in that area

You will be responsible for picking up each week at Wild Turkey Farms 1015 Old Cress Rd Salisbury NC or making arrangements for the pick up of your share. Any shares not able to be picked up will be donated to Main St Missions in China Grove for distribution to locally needy families.

For our Charlotte Friends-

We are excited to announce that we are working with Greeneman Farms at 7th Street Market (the former Know Your Farms spot) to make some WTF items available. The current supply is limited but we hope to increase our offerings. We will also be glad to deliver special orders for pick up there. This is also looking like it will be a pick up site for our spring CSA.

WTF NEW IDEA ALERT- We're currently working on our plans to offer In Home Butchery Classes. What could be more fun (or convenient) than an evening of swine butchery in your home or at work? We'll bring everything we need break down a pig into delicious chops, sausages, roasts, and bacon. You supply the place. This is a great way to develop some basic butchery skills and stock your freezer too! Email us for details if your interested.

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

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Pure Pizza (at 7th St Market) - Charlotte

The Bradford Store- Davidson

Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain

Salisbury Wine Shop- Salisbury

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- 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

WTF News- February 15, 2013

Happy Belated Valentines Day

Well folks, February is half way over. Hope everyone had a happy valentines day. Things are full bore (or boar) at the farm these days. We have been busy putting up a new cold frame for our spring CSA. Hopefully we'll have that full of veggies in the next week or so. Have a great weekend!

Since we're 6 weeks into the new year we just wanted to offer our help in keeping your new year's resolution to get in shape. Sorry but we don't rent pigs to carry around like the guy below, however we can fix you up with carefully weighed out bags of WTF pork, chicken, and beef to match your fitness needs.

We'll be back at the Davidson Farmers Market this Saturday 9-noon.

If you can't make it to DFM just give us a call and come by the farm 704-202-9348

Salisbury Farmers Market starts up April 20th- And this year it will be GROWERS ONLY!!!!

Spring Veggie & Meat CSA

We plan to start our spring CSA in late April. Veggies will be $15/week for a 10 week period with weekly pick ups at the farm. Meat shares($11 or $25/ week) and egg shares ($3.75/week) will be available also. Email us at info@wildturkeyfarms.com to get on the list for more info.

For our Charlotte Friends-

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

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Pure Pizza (at 7th St Market) - Charlotte

The Bradford Store- Davidson

Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain

Salisbury Wine Shop- Salisbury

300 East- Charlotte

Greeneman Farms @ 7th Street Market- 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

WTF News- February 1, 2013

Happy Groundhog Eve!

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor ice, nor balmy summer-like weather will keep us from our job, even if that's all in 1 week. It's hard to believe that we've already burned through one month this year. Sorry for another short newsletter but I gotta get to work. Have a great weekend!

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