Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

View Original

Better Together 🤝

Sarah Highlen

Here at Acorn Acres Farm our community is very important to us, and we truly believe that we are better together!

We are committed to helping others thrive – whether it’s in meeting your health goals, offering fresh food you can trust, or simply providing a space for positivity and encouragement, we want to be here for you!

We root for our plants to grow strong, we root for each other, and we root for our friends đź’š

When we heard that one of our friends was running his first 5K in Valparaiso, IN, we knew we needed to cheer him on from the sidelines 🥳

Karson, we are so proud of your hard work, and we celebrate this amazing accomplishment with you.

Life throws us all enough curveballs, so remember – little moments of encouragement and support go a long way!

Come in and say hello at the store this week 🙂

đź“Ť362 Indian Boundary Rd, Chesterton, IN
• Wednesday 10am-5pm
• Thursday 10am-5pm
• Friday 10am-5:30pm
• Saturday 10am-4:30pm

Produce

This week’s fresh harvest includes a growing offering from our gardens!

  • Asparagus

  • Baby Golden Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Bunching Onions and Slicing Onions (slightly bigger than bunching)

  • Cauliflower—first of the season and very limited supply!

  • Cherry Tomatoes 🍅

  • Cucumbers 🥒

  • Green Beans

  • Herbs—Fresh (celery, chives, green garlic, lavender, mint, oregano, sage, spearmint, etc.) and dried options available!

  • Kale

  • Head Lettuce (Romaine, Red Butter Crunch, and more)

  • Heirloom Tomatoes—First of the season!!

  • Leaf Lettuce

  • Mushrooms—Chef's Sampler (Maitake, Alba and Brown Clamshell, Trumpet Royale, Grey Oyster)

  • Mustard Greens

  • Peas (Shelling and Sugar Snap)

  • Peppers (sweet) are starting to come in!

  • Potatoes (Blues, Kennebecs, and Red Nolan Minis)

  • Rhubarb!!

  • ​Scallions

  • Squash

  • Strawberries—Peaking this week!! 🍓

  • Sweet Potatoes

  • Swiss Chard

  • Tat Soi (a lot like Bok Choy)

  • Wasabi Arugula

  • Watercress

  • Zucchini

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:

  • Grass-fed, organic, non-homogenized, low heat pasteurized cow's milk (from Kalona Supernatural), cheese (cottage and GGC sharp cheddar), French Dip, kefir, sour cream, and yogurt (vanilla and plain this week)! 

  • Chicken eggs AND duck eggs this week! Our eggs are hand harvested and cleaned. Our chickens are raised on not simply organic but also a soy free grain mix along with their free range diet. There really is nothing like the consistency and flavor of these delectable treats . . . we bring out the connoisseurs!

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 Re-Stock!! Denver, Filet, NY Strip, Ribeye, and Sirloin Steaks!

  • Beef Savory Roasts, Steaks & Ribs: Brisket, Chuck, Chuck Arm, Flank, Rump & Sirloin Tip Roasts and Steaks, Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, Round (eye, top, and bottom round), and Skirt steaks.

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef, Chuck and Round! Beef Patties (3 or 4 pk), 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! Buy two and get 10% off, while supplies last (see our box specials including a 10% break on condiments and brioche buns)!

  • Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Stew and Organ Meats,  including cheeks, heart, kidney, liver, spleen, sweet breads, and more! 

  • Chicken is Back!! (frozen): Whole and Cut-ups (breast—boneless / skinless, thighs, drums, and wings—a 10% discount if you buy 2 pkgs wings!!), Ground Chicken and Mild Chicken Italian Sausage!!

  • Lamb: 

    • Lamb Rib Chops

    • Lamb Shoulder Chops and Roasts

    • Leg of Lamb and Shanks

    • Lamb Spareribs, Soup Bones, and organ meats—Note: have you tried the spareribs?? Amazing . . . a luxury at a great price! Impress your guests and surprise them with something they haven't tried before!

  • Pork: Sausage Re-stock of your favorites!! Cajun, Hot Italian, Real Vermonter's Maple, Merguez, Mild Breakfast, British Curry, Ethiopian Berbere, Fresh Kielbasa, and Oaxacan Adobo Sausage!  All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co).

    • Pork Chops (thick or thin and bone-in / boneless) & Steaks, Baby Back and Spareribs  and more! Other cuts: Back Fat and Lard made by one of our own in-house chefs and store managers, Joanna, in collaboration with Joe's Bread! And Pork Neck Bones for that favorite Pasta Sauce flavor. 

    • Smoked Canadian, Jowl and pork belly bacon, smoked pork chops, ham steaks and  ham hocks for your special meals!! Or, for a smokey sausage, try our bacon cooked in your skillet or toaster oven with any of the sausage for that delicious flavor that comes with smoked sausage.

  • Turkey: Frozen Whole and Cut-ups! Breasts (boneless / skin on), drums, wings, and backs for amazing soup stock available. And turkey gizzards!

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 Sourdough Bread Daily! Vegan Sweet Potato Curry Hand Pies available Friday and Saturday only!! For delicious bagels, chocolate brioche babka’s, and other fun delights, check out Joe’s stand at the European Farmer’s Market Saturday’s 8A to 2P!

  • Teeny Tiny Spices (organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)! Enjoy the spice of life in each amazing variety  and a different recipe with every tin! Recently re-stocked!

  • Yaggy Road & Equal Exchange coffee options!