Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Last Call For Turkey Pre-Orders! šŸ¦ƒā±ļøšŸ

Planning to order a whole turkey from us this year? Please try to place your pre-orders by tomorrow, Nov. 20th, using our pre-order form to make sure you get one! šŸ¦ƒ

Looking for other homemade goodies to complete your meal? Check out the Order page on our website for more details on the offerings from Joeā€™s Bread and how to place your pre-order. šŸ„§ Only a few days left to place your ordersā€”get them in now before your favorite sells out!

We look forward to seeing you this week and helping you make your seasonal gatherings extra special! šŸ§” 

Please note: We're open extended hours for the next couple weeks and will return to normal hours on Friday, 11/29.
šŸ“ 362 Indian Boundary Rd, Chesterton, IN
ā€¢ Wed-Fri 11/20-22: 10 AM - 6 PM
ā€¢ Sat 11/23: 10 AM - 4:30 PM
ā€¢ Mon-Wed 11/25-27: 10 AM - 6 PM
ā€¢ Thurs 11/28: 10 AM - 3 PM

Produce

This weekā€™s local fresh harvest includes a stunning autumn abundance!!

  • Apples (fresh Gala, Empire, Honeycrisp, and Jonagold)ā€”reduced rates on purchases 2# and up to make your favorite apple pies! AND Apple Cider is back!!

  • Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage

  • Carrots

  • Fennel Bulbs (petite bulbs with the green fronds, excellent for soup or specialty meals)!

  • Garlicā€”beautiful, delicious, large bulbs

  • Heirloom Tomatoesā€”get the last of the season gifts from the gardens!

  • Herbsā€”Fresh (celery, chives, cilantro, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, spearmint, thyme, etc.) and dried options available!

  • Kale

  • Leeksā€”enjoy in any soup or stew!

  • Lettuce (head and mixed leaf) and Greens Mixes!

  • Mushroomsā€”dried options available!

  • Peppers (sweet and some hot!)ā€”Not many left but we do have some.

  • Potatoes (Blues, Fingerlings, Red Nolans and Kennebecs)

  • Radishes (Cherry Belles and Daikon)

  • Raspberries (frozen)

  • Red Florence!ā€”Called Red Long of Florence (rare, delicate flavor, delicious and disappearing fast)!

  • Spinach (Thursday)

  • Squash (Winter)ā€”Butternut

  • Swiss Chard

  • Turnips

  • Watermelonā€”red heirlooms, exceedingly sweet and delicious seedless minis!

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

Dairy & Eggs

This weekā€™s options include:

  • Grass-fed, organic, non-homogenized, low heat pasteurized milk, butter, cheese  (cottage cheese and GGC sharp cheddar), kefir, sour cream and yogurt! No whipping cream this week but we have . . . EGGNOG!! Please plan ahead and let us know 2 weeks in advance for cream and all dairy!

  • 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 from heritage breeds . . . we bring out the connoisseurs!

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

Meat Availability

This weekā€™s options (while supplies last) include:

  • Beef Prime Steaks: Filet, NY Strip, Sirloin and T-Bone!

  • Beef Savory Roasts, Steaks & Ribs: Brisket, Chuck Arm, Flank, Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, Skirt, and Rump & Sirloin Tip Roasts and Steaks.

  • Beef Grill Options: Beef Patties (3 or 4 pk) and Ground Beef! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! Buy two or more packages for a 10% discount (see our boxes on our pre-order form)!

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

  • Chicken: (frozen): Whole and Cut-ups (breast, thighs, leg quarters, drums, and wingsā€”a 10% discount if you buy 2 pkgs wings!!). Ground Chicken and Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage! And, chicken organ meat (including: backs, necks, feet, liver, gizzard, and heart)!

  • Duck (frozen): Whole only

  • Lamb: 

    • Ground Lamb

    • Lamb Patties

    • Lamb Loin and Rib Chops!ā€” unbelievably tender and tasty . . . melt in your mouth tasty!

    • Leg of Lamb and Shanks

    • Lamb Soup Bones, and organ meats

  • Pork: Andouille, British Curry, Cajun, Fresh Kielbasa, Italian (Hot or Sweet), Merguez, Mild Breakfast, Real Vermonter's Maple, Merguez, Fresh Kielbasa, and Oaxacan Adobo Sausage!  All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co). Note: have you tried our pork patties? They come plain or with salt & pepper. You can also get them in a convenient 3-pack or 4-pack. However you slice it, your family grills will never be the same after trying these. The flavor is undeniably delicious.

    • Pork Chops (thick or thin / boneless or bone-in) & Steaks and Spareribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat for making your own lard! And Pork Neck Bones for that favorite Pasta Sauce flavor. 

    • Pork Roasts: Like pulled pork? We have both the Pork Butt and the Picnic Roasts fresh frozen. Itā€™s what youā€™ve been asking for and this season weā€™ve been able to offer it. If you want to add another layer to your slow cooks, try our smoked hams with our unique, natural smoke cure with real fruit pectin rather than celery salt used in the natural blend.

    • Smoked bacon, bacon ends and Jowl 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: Whole and Cut-ups! Breasts (boneless / skin on) and backs for amazing soup stock available. And turkey gizzards! Soon to come, a whole montage of additional cuts! Whole turkeys, for the season, are available through our pre-order form, and are available for pickup. For pricing, please see our Turkey pricing sheet here. Note: all turkeys will be available fresh frozen this year! Depending on size, please allow 3 to 5 days to thaw. If picking up after 11/23, you will receive fresh.

Read more about how we raise our grass-fed  beefpastured   poultrypastured  pork, and grass-fed  lamb.

Fresh Features

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

  • Joe's Bread: Fresh Sourdough Bread Daily and baked seasonal options to help support your seasonal meal plans! Please check out his menu at our store or his bakery!

  • 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! And re-stocking next week some of your favs weā€™ve been sold out of!

  • Yaggy Road & Equal Exchange coffee options!