Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Preparing Our Pastures for Winter (+ This Week's Meat, Dairy & Veggies)

As temperatures keep dropping at our farm, we're steadily preparing for the winter season. Our cows' pasture is being extended so they have more room to graze. Did you know that even under snow, cows can continue pasturing? It’s important to continue pasturing them to maximize their nutrients — we'll also feed them hay when snow rolls in.

Pre-order online for in-store or curbside pickup or stop on by and shop in person at our farm store! We have a great selection of grass-fed and pastured meats from our farm, local produce, delicious A2 protein dairy, pantry goods and plenty more.

Produce

This week’s harvest includes a broad variety of root vegetables and more – enjoy our local bounty while it lasts!

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage (green and purple)

  • Garlic

  • Herbs (both fresh and dried options available)

  • Horseradish

  • Kale

  • Lettuce--limited supply

  • Onions

  • Potatoes (blue, reds, yellows/whites, and fingerlings)

  • Pumpkins

  • Radishes

  • Spinach – limited supply

As always, our produce is GMO-free and grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides — and we make sure it stays that way, even for crops that are tricky to grow naturally! 


Dairy & Eggs

This week’s options include:

  • A2 protein/grass-fed cow's milk, butter, buttermilk, cheese (cottage and a variety of raw), French onion dip, Kefir (vanilla and plain), sour cream, & yogurt (Greek and plain)

  • Chicken eggs

Learn more about our eggs and why the creamy, delicious dairy we carry tastes so good!


Meat Availability

This week’s options (while supplies last) include:

  • Prime Steak: Limited supply!

  • Beef Savory Steaks: Swiss, Cubed, Round, Eye of Round, Top, as well as Bottom, PLUS Mock Tenderloin, Flat Iron, Skirt, Flank, and Denver in limited supply!

  • Beef Roasts: Chuck, Arm, Sirloin Tip, Prime Rib, Rump, Eye of Round, and Top & Bottom Round Roasts. In very limited supply: Brisket!

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground (including ground beef, chuck, and sirloin), Patties (3 or 4 per package), Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Shank Bones, Tallow and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: Classic Beef, Beef & Pork, Buffalo (Chicken & Pork), Pepperoni (Pork & Beef), and Gyro (Pork & Beef — traditional Greek gyro ingredients)! Their chef, Tony, takes great pride in his work as he seeks the best possible ingredients both in the quality of the meat and in the spices that go into his dogs!

  • Pork: Limited supply of Sausage including but not limited to Sweet Italian, Mild Breakfast, Oaxacan Adobo, and more. All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends. Pork Chops (thick and thin), roasts, steaks, and more! Other cuts: Neck Bones, Soup Bones, Organ Meats, Back Fat (Great for making your own lard or using just like it is to grease your skillet!), A very limited supply of Ham Slices. We're also carrying a variety of smoked bacon sausage options from Big Fork (from Berkshire Hogs raised on a pasture): Hickory & Applewood Bacon, Aged Cheddar Bacon, Chicken & Bacon, and Maple & Brown Sugar Bacon! Request a letter from the chef, Lance, for details about his practices when placing your order! Note: we hope to have our 100% natural cure bacon back by mid-to-late November.

  • Lamb: Chops: loin, rib, sirloin, and shoulder. Roasts: Arm, Leg, Neck, Meaty Shanks, Ground, Soup Bones. While supplies last!

  • Goat: Shoulder, Arm, Neck, Leg Roasts, Meaty Shanks, Rib & Loin Chops, Rack of Ribs & Rack of Loins, Shoulder & Leg Chops (including sirloin), Ground, Stew Meat, Organ Meats, Soup Bones. All great for Indian curry dishes and more!

  • Chicken (frozen): Whole, Cut-ups (bone-in/skin on & boneless/skinless breast, thighs, drumsticks, wings), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks, backs, feet) and Organ Meats (heart, liver, gizzards)

  • Salmon: Kvarøy Arctic Rope Hung Salmon and salmon burgers (2/package) all sustainably raised in Norway where they are doing what they can to protect our seas and share their long traditions with the rest of us. Their waters and fish are pristine, and the Kvarøy Arctic team is working tirelessly to keep it that way. “We must leave the environment in the same or better shape than when we began.” —Alf-Gøran Knutsen, CEO of Kvarøy Arctic

Read more about how we raise our grass-fed beefpastured poultrypastured pork, & grass-fed lamb, and learn more about Kvarøy Arctic's sustainability practices.