**PLEASE READ THE FARM HAPPENINGS***
This is where we let you know of upcoming events, important and sometimes urgent updates, special happenings & basically anything we want you to know for the upcoming share week.
Hello Everyone!
Pictured Above:
These are some of our momma cows! These ladies are in our breeding program. They had their calving season in May, had June & July off for summer vacay, then we released our bulls at the beginning of August. They get bred of the next month or so and in about 9 months-which is next May, we will have another calving season!
Current Updates:
Winter Season Sign up OPEN:
- Yes! You can indeed get our meats through the winter months as well.
- Be sure to get signed up as we have a much higher interest in our meat program.
- We are giving members the first chance to sign up- we are opening it to the public next week.
- NO CHICKEN SHARE: There will be no individual chicken share this winter due to inventory. However, there will be some available in the extras sections.
Breeds of Our Livestock:
- Cows:
- Our momma cows are a mix between black/red angus and a semintal cross & our bulls are Limousin!
- Pigs:
- We have heritage breeds of Large black and Berkshire, and we have some cross of Landrace and Tamworth in there too!
- Chickens:
- Laying Hens (Make eggs) are Rhode Island Reds
- Broiler Chickens (meat birds) White Roc
- Turkeys: They are a white feathered domestic breed vs. what you would see out in the woods!
Some things to Expect From Your Shares: (which ever share you've signed up for)
Variety of Cuts in Each Shares:
- Beef: 32 different cut options- only certain amount of cuts per animal (eg. 5 tenderloins/cow vs. 26 flatirons/cow )
- Pigs: 12 different options- smaller animals means not as many cut varieties
- Cows 700lbs+ of meat to cut from vs. Pig 250lbs meat to cut from.
- Chickens- range from 3.5 to 4.5lbs
Return Red Freezer Bags, Mason Jars & 12 hole Egg Cartons
- Yes you can return these items! We like to reuse as much as we can :)
- You can leave them out your next delivery for the driver to get when they drop of your next order. If you are a pick up, you can leave the items at that location and we will grab them.
- If your red bag has a water bottle in it, do not empty it & leave it in! It's an icepack to help keep the items frozen during delivery. We refreeze them and use them multiple times.
How to Return your items:
- Remove the stickers from the red cooler bags.
- Quickly clean them and leave them outside for the delivery driver to grab or leave them neatly at your pick up location.
- If you pick up at the Farm store, we have a spot for you to leave them.
- Egg Cartons & jars can be left with the box as well.
If you &/or your family are currently quarantined, Please keep your items for now.
The Other Farm Happenings
We Sometimes Miss Items...
- We do a lot of counting & packing during the week & sometimes we miss putting an item in a box or in an extras order.
- Just email us! We have accepted that we are only human and mistakes happen.
- If we miss something of yours, we will get those items to you.
SET YOUR PREFERENCES!
- Please log into your account and set your preferences for every item we have (yes every item!). This is how the program customizes your boxes. Plus we use these preferences in cases where we need to manually make up your share.
- Use the 'preference' tab at the top of your profile on your HARVIE account tog get to the SET preferences page.
Your HARVIE account has your answers!
- What is in my share this week?
- Payment plan charges. **
- When are my next deliveries?
- How to reschedule or change locations.
- Change or update preferences
- Check out your profile. :)
- Check your junk email sometimes if you believe your customization emails didn't come in.
Here is a How To Video on how to make changes to your shares, swapping, rescheduling, shopping the extras & more!
How to navigate the customization page for your shares!
**Home Delivery Members***
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ITS HOT OUTSIDE:Please leave a cooler box or bag out for us to put your freezer goods in to keep it safe from the warm summer weather!
- MAKE YOUR HOUSE NUMBERS VISIBLE. :)
Online Farm Store for Non-Members
- If you have friends & family that are looking to shop with us but not want to sign up for csa, we have some items available on our new online store. https://cooperscsafarm.square.site/. For pickup at our farm store only.
- We are low on stock are are hoping to get stocked up soon!
Visiting the Farm: We are getting closer!
- 10 Acre Corn Maze:
- It's been cut! We are looking to get an arial shot of it soon so stay tuned.
If you want to see more of what we're up to, you can follow us:
- Facebook: Coopers CSA Farm page
- Instagram: @coopscsafarm
- Twitter: @CoopersFarm
Wishing you and you family the best!
-Steve, Lisa & The Cooper's Farm Family
