Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Warm Up With Nourishing Broth

Nourish your body and warm your soul with delicious broth made with our grass-fed meat bones or fresh maitake mushrooms. Broths are great for digestion, immune function, joint health, and so much more!

Pre-order one of our Soup-bone or Stew Boxes (new options added this week!) online for in-store pickup. Ask for a free Healing Bone Broth recipe print-out while you're in the store or check out all of our tasty recipes on our website!

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! Honeycrisp, Gala, Jonagold!

  • Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage (green)

  • Carrots

  • Elderberries (frozen)

  • Garlic—beautiful, large bulbs and two varieties in limited supply!

  • Herbs — limited supply; pre-order to confirm varieties & availability!

  • Horseradish

  • Jerusalem Artichokes

  • Lettuce (crisp and delicious heads)!

  • Mushrooms—we are planning for an abundance of fresh Maitake this week, but we also have dried shiitake and maitake!!

  • Onions

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

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

  • Radishes

  • 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 prepare our bodies for the cold winter months ahead!

    • Acorn!

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

    • Spaghetti--don't miss out! These beauties are almost out of season!

  • Sweet Potatoes--Purple & Orange Heirloom Varieties!

  • Turnips

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, 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: Ribeye, NY Strip, and Sirloin Steaks in very limited supply!

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

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

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground (including ground beef and chuck), Patties (3 or 4/pkg), Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Suet (Great for making your own tallow or using just like it is to grease your skillet!)) 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 (frozen for the season): Whole and Cut-ups (breasts--boneless & bone in, drums, leg quarters, thighs, 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! Enjoy sweet, delicious, and savory scents! 

    • Lamb Ribs or Soup Bones

    • Lamb Stew Meat, Shank, Leg of Lamb (Bone In), Lamb Shoulder, 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 in limited supply!

    • 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 Jan 2023!

  • Turkey (frozen for the season): Whole, Breast, Thighs, Drumsticks, Wings, Soup Bones (including backs and feet), and Organ Meats. We have our ground turkey back!

    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.