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"October 2011 Newsletter" (November 22, 2011) | | October Harvest Days Two Chicken Harvest Days and Beef Harvest
October is a busy month at the farm! Our first October chicken harvest day will be of roaster sized chickens on Thursday October 6, 2011. Yes! That is this week. If you want extra large, athletic, healthy, heavy chickens then a roaster is for you. I have attached a picture of them in their pasture pens. The second and final chicken harvest day of the season will be on Thursday October 20, 2011. Pick up will be begin at 5:00 pm. This last meat flock is gaining weight as planned. If we start getting a lot of rain and dark days they won't eat as much. We will keep you posted. The last meat flock has about 100 birds left for purchase. The rest have already been reserved. So please email Amy at amy@simonorganics.com as soon as possible to reserve birds for your winter meals. We also have gibblets, (chicken hearts, livers, and gizzards) available for your family or for a nutirent dense pet food. For more information (and specifics) about our pastured chicken, check out our pastured chicken page.  
Thank you for your continued support of our family and Canton's local source for organic, pastured chicken and grassfed beef. Your purchases are a significant part of the farm's sustainability.
| | Farmer's Markets The Canton Farmers Market will have its last market day October 15, 2011. So, there are only two Saturdays left to come and see us at the farmers market!! We will have our certified organic, pastured chickens and grass-fed beef available in the freezer. We also bring fresh cut herbs, produce, and flowers from our cutting gardens. This week, our oldest son Luke will be playing his Celtic, folk harp from 8:30-10:30 at the Market. When the Saturday Farmers Market ends, we will still offer our organic, pastured products from our home. CSA Gardens The CSA gardens are finishing with the final harvests in the next two weeks. Aside from the many crops we grew out in the gardens, we were blessed to harvest cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, snap beans, spinach and lettuce crops from our greenhouse this season. With the end of the season surveys ready to go out to our garden sharers, we are already beginning to plan for next year's crops and classes at the farm. Gloucestershire Heritage Pigs The "old spot" pigs have been enjoying this cooler weather at the farm, as we continue to move them to fresh pastures and allow them to graze. The first piglets are due to be born at the beginning of December. We hope to sell some of the piglets for breeding. There are fewer than 200 of these breeding animals in the US, so we hope to do our part to conserve this rare breed. The American Livestock breeds Conservancy lists this breed as "critical", so it is our goal for these piggies to not only add to the numbers, but also demonstrate how they might be a profitable part of a diversified farm. Anyone who might be interested in having a couple of these hardy, docile and intelligent piglets to grow out for a registered breeder or feeder pig at your homestead are welcome to email us with any questions at info@simonorganics.com. Nigerian Dwarf Goats These goats are listed as "recovering" by the America Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Standing under two feet tall and weighing in at only 50 pounds, these little dairy goats make us laugh every day now. Because of their small size, and sturdiness they make wonderful companion animals. We are expecting new kids within the next two weeks, and look forward to exploring the many uses for goat milk this fall and winter. | | | |
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