Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Planning a special breakfast? 🍳

Planning a special breakfast next weekend? Stop by to pick up fresh duck or chicken eggs, pastured bacon, locally baked Joe's Bread sourdough bagels and all the other fixings to bake up something great!

Please pre-order if you can't make it in until Saturday so we can reserve you a dozen eggs. They fly off the shelf – once you try them you'll know why!

Produce

We are excited to say that this week’s fresh harvest includes a growing number of delicious produce options! If you can't make it in until Saturday, please put a pre-order in so that we can either reserve some of the harvest from earlier in the week or harvest again and have it waiting fresh for you.

  • Arugula (including Wasabi)

  • Beets! (Both Red and Gold!!) Big, beautiful tops included!!—Harvesting daily on order so, please pre-order! 

  • Blueberries (frozen) 

  • Frisee endive—Great for your seasonal detox programs!!

  • Green Garlic—Did you ask Joanna for her Green Garlic Butter recipe? Don’t miss it! 

  • Green Onions—Nice healthy bunches!! 

  • Herbs—Fresh chives, mint (multiple varieties), dill, Chinese giant red celery, and some surprises!! Many dried options! 

  • Horseradish

  • Jerusalem Artichokes

  • Kale (Lacinato and Curly)

  • Lettuce (baby lettuce mix or whole heads, Romaine included)—our customers say that the mix is the gift that just keeps giving! Plenty for several delicious salads or to dress your favorite sandwich!

  • Mixed greens—kale, Swiss Chard, sprouted broccoli, and other greens!

  • Mushrooms—Chef's Mixes (Brown, Maitake, and Oyster varieties) as well as dried Maitake and shiitake options (caps or sliced)!!

  • Mustard Greens—bitter is better! Benefit from this and all our bitter greens this week!

  • Onions—dried (large) 

  • Potatoes (including newly dug, small, first of the season purple or red options!!)

  • Spinach—enjoy nice healthy leaves full of micronutrients from the soil!

  • Sprouted Broccoli—Full of fiber, glucoraphanin, protein, vitamins (especially C), and other nutrients! Sprinkle over your salads and other dishes for an ultimate health boost and flavor! Delicious steamed with lemon juice and olive oil too! 

  • Sweet Potatoes

  • Swiss Chard—Please pre-order for best results, harvesting daily for orders only!

  • Tatsoi â€”nice healthy bunches! If you like Bok-Choy and Spinach, this is a real winner! It’s delicious for a nice stir-fry and packed full of nutrients to help shake off the winter blues! Likely the last week of harvest!

  • 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, sharp, aged cheddar, semi-soft, washed rind cheese, traditional tomme, semi-firm, smear-ripened, Alpine style premium reserves and a variety of others), French Dip, Kefir (plain), sour cream, yogurt (plain & vanilla), and whipping cream!

  • Chicken & Duck eggs! If you must have and can't make it in until Saturday, please pre-order so that we can reserve at least 1 dozen! We can rarely reserve more than a dozen at a time!

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: Thick cut Filets, NY Strips, Porterhouse & T-Bones, Ribeyes and thinner cut sirloin steaks!

  • Beef Savory Steaks: Cubed, Flank, Round (Top & Bottom), Skirt, and Tri-Tip Steaks!

  • Beef Roasts: Chuck, Chuck Arm, Rump (or Rolled Rump), Round, and Short Ribs!

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef, Chuck or Round, Patties (3 or 4/pkg), Suet (for getting your skillet hot, with flavor), and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! 

  • Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Soup Bones, Organ Meats including cubed hearts, kidney, liver, and whole tongue! Respect the whole animal and enjoy the health benefits! Ask our team what makes the organ meats so special!

  • Chicken (frozen for the season): Whole and Cut-ups (breasts—currently boneless/skinless only, drums, leg quarters, thighs—boneless or bone-in options, and wings), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks and backs) and Organ Meats (liver & gizzards). Try our yummy Mild Chicken Italian Sausage!!

  • Lamb: 

    • Ground Lamb Patties—(3 or 4/pkg),

    • Lamb Loin, Rib, Shoulder or Sirloin Chops

    • Lamb Stew Meat, Neck Roast, and organ meats—savory, delicious & incredibly nutritious

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

    • Pork Chops (bone-in/thick or thin cuts), Steaks, Shoulder Roasts (Boston Butt), spare ribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat (Great for making your own lard, sausage, or using just like it is to grease your skillet!). 

    • Jowl and pork belly bacon!! 

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

  • Turkey (frozen for the season): Whole, Breast, Thighs, Drumsticks, Wings, Soup Bones (including backs and feet), and Organ Meats. We also have ground turkey by the pound! If looking for boneless/skinless turkey breast, please order a week ahead!

Read more about how we raise our grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, pastured pork, and grass-fed lamb.

Fresh Features

Exciting things in store this week, while supplies last!!

  • Joe's Bread: Fresh or Frozen (as preferred) Sourdough, bacon bagels, everything bagels, and a few surprises along the way!! Order ahead to ensure we have what you're looking for when you come in!! Featuring Janie's Mill flour!

  • Teeny Tiny Spices (entire organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)