Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Extended seasonal hours start tomorrow!

Wow your guests with pasture-raised ham and turkey this season. Our extended seasonal hours start tomorrow 11/8. Our store will be open an extra day each week for picking up your pre-orders and to make it easier to shop for fresh produce and local goods to make your gathering great!

Complete your meal with locally-grown seasonal squash, potatoes, herbs and more. Better flavor, better for you, and better for the planet! Visit our website to place your order and reserve your turkey or ham. We appreciate your business!

Produce

This week’s harvest includes a variety of fresh herbs, leafy greens, root vegetables, squash, and more while supplies last! 

  • Apples—fresh, local, delicious, and like the rest of what we do, no chemicals! We hope to have several additional varieties available by Thursday (including some Honeycrisp, Gala, and Jonagold). We are hoping for more fresh Apple Cider in half gallon containers by Friday (not yet confirmed)!

  • Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage (green)

  • Carrots

  • Elderberries (frozen)

  • Herbs — limited supply of celery, chives, dill, lavender leaves, mint, parsley, sage, as well as other fresh and dried options; pre-order to confirm varieties & availability!

  • Horseradish

  • Jerusalem Artichokes

  • Kale

  • Lettuce (crisp and delicious heads)!

  • Lettuce (loose leaf mixed)!

  • Mustard Greens

  • Onions

  • Pepper Sweet & Hot! Anaheim Chili, Banana, Cayenne, Jalapeño, Green & Red Bell, Shishito, and more!! 

  • Potatoes— Kennebec (limited--time to stock up), Purple, Red Nolan, & Red Fingerlings delicious!!

  • Radishes

  • Spinach!!

  • Squash — enjoy the varieties rich in vitamins A, B6, and C as well as folate, magnesium, fiber, riboflavin, phosphorus, and especially potassium. Helpful tools to help our bodies prepare for and endure the cold winter months ahead!!

    • Acorn!

    • Butternut (full size)--stock up and store while you can!

    • Spaghetti--don't miss out! These beauties aren't lasting long this season!

    • Pie Pumpkins

  • Sweet Potatoes--Purple & Orange Heirloom Varieties!

  • Swiss Chard

  • Turnips

  • Wasabi Arugula

  • Watercress

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 others), Eggnog, French dip, Kefir (plain), sour cream, yogurt (plain), & whipping cream AND Goat Cheese this week!

  • 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:

  • Beef Prime Steaks: If you're planning ahead for the season, please order ahead and let us know what you need so that we can check inventory!

  • Beef Savory Steaks: Chuck Arm Steaks, Cubed, Round (Eye, Top, and Bottom), PLUS Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, Skirt and more!

  • Beef Roasts: Rump (or Rolled Rump), Sirloin Tip and Top & Bottom Round Roasts. 

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground (including ground beef and chuck), Patties (3/pkg), Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Shank Bones, Suet (for tallow) and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: Beef & Pork! 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!

  • Chicken (fresh & frozen available this week): Whole and Cut-ups (breasts--boneless & bone in, drums, leg quarters, and wings), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks and backs) and Organ Meats (feet, heart, liver & gizzards). 

  • Lamb: 

    • Ground Lamb or Ground Lamb Patties—4 pieces/patty,

    • Lamb Loin, Rib, Sirloin, or Shoulder Chops

    • Lamb Merguez Sausage Links—re-stocked this week! Enjoy sweet, delicious, and savory scents! These sell fast, try them while you can!

    • Lamb Ribs or Soup Bones

    • Lamb Stew Meat, Shank, Leg of Lamb (Bone In), Lamb Shoulder Roast, Lamb Arm & Neck Roast, and organ meats

  • Pork: Sweet Italian & Hot Italian, Ethiopian Berbere, Fresh Kielbasa, Merquez, Mild Breakfast, Real Vermonter's Maple, and Oaxacan Adobo Sausage this week! All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co).

    • Pork Chops (thick and thin), steaks, and more! Other cuts: Organ Meats (ask about our 2 for 1 options), Back Fat (Great for making your own lard, sausage, or using just like it is to grease your skillet!).

    • We have Bacon, Ham, and Ham Hocks in limited supply, if you haven't come by yet this summer for a taste, please do before supplies run out!

    • We're also carrying a variety of smoked bacon sausage options from Big Fork (from Berkshire Hogs raised on pasture): Maple & Brown Sugar Bacon, Hickory & Applewood Bacon, Aged Cheddar Bacon, Bacon & Ale, and Chicken & Bacon Sausage. Request a letter from Chef Lance, for details about his practices when placing your order!

  • Salmon: Kvarøy Arctic Rope Hung, Smoked Salmon 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. We are out of the Salmon Filets & Burgers but hope to re-stock in Dec 2022!

  • Turkey (frozen): Whole, Breast, Thighs, Drumsticks, Wings, Soup Bones (including backs and feet), and Organ Meats. We hope to have our ground turkey back this week! Please pre-order if interested!

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