Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Pastured Pork Sausages are Back! (+ This Week's Meat, Dairy & Veggies)

We're wrapping up 2021 on a high note: our pastured pork sausages are re-stocked this week! We have your favorites, like Fresh Kielbasa, Sweet or Hot Italian, Merguez, and some new fun flavors. You definitely don't want to miss out!

For our smoked meats, keep an eye out for our new natural cure blend in the coming weeks!

Shop for pastured sausage and pork, grass-fed beef, farm-fresh eggs, local produce & so much more by stopping by our farm store or pre-ordering online. See you soon!

Produce

This week’s harvest includes a broad variety of root vegetables and more – enjoy our local bounty while it lasts!

  • Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage – limited supply

  • Garlic

  • Herbs 

  • Horseradish

  • Onions

  • Potatoes (blue, reds, yellows/whites, and fingerlings)

  • Pumpkins

  • Radishes

  • Squash (Butternut)

  • Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes)

  • Sweet Potatoes (multiple varieties including purple!)

  • Watercress

  • And more. Like any local market, we never know what else we might end up with until we harvest (note: we hope to have a very limited supply of kale, spinach, mixed lettuce, and an all-green mix, but aren't sure of the quantities this week as we endeavor to keep up with the weather). So, it helps to come to the farm store and explore or request further details when pre-ordering!

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 raw), French onion dip, Kefir (vanilla and plain), sour cream, & yogurt (Greek and plain)

  • Chicken & duck 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 Savory Steaks: Swiss, Cubed, Round, Eye of Round, Top, as well as Bottom, PLUS Mock Tenderloin, Flat Iron, Skirt, Flank, and Denver in limited supply!

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

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground (including ground beef, chuck, and sirloin), Patties (3 or 4 per package), Stew Meat, Soup Bones, Shank Bones, Tallow and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: Classic Beef, Beef & Pork, Buffalo (Chicken & Pork), Pepperoni (Pork & Beef), and Gyro (Pork & Beef — traditional Greek gyro ingredients)! Their 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!

  • Pork: We are re-stocking our sausage options--including the popular Italian (sweet or spicy), Merguez, and even some new options this week! All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co). Pork Chops (thick and thin), roasts, and more! Other cuts: Neck Bones, Soup Bones, Organ Meats, Back Fat (Great for making your own lard or using just like it is to grease your skillet!), A very limited supply of Ham Slices. Note: we hope to have our 100% natural-cure bacon and hams back by early January 2022! We're also carrying a variety of smoked bacon sausage options from Big Fork (from Berkshire Hogs raised on a pasture): Hickory & Applewood Bacon, Aged Cheddar Bacon, Chicken & Bacon, and Maple & Brown Sugar Bacon! Request a letter from the chef, Lance, for details about his practices when placing your order

  • Lamb: Chops: loin, rib, sirloin, and shoulder. Roasts: Arm, Leg, Neck, Meaty Shanks, Ground, Soup Bones. While supplies last!

  • Goat: Shoulder, Arm, Neck, Leg Roasts, Meaty Shanks, Rib & Loin Chops, Rack of Ribs & Rack of Loins, Shoulder & Leg Chops (including sirloin), Ground, Stew Meat, Organ Meats, Soup Bones. All great for Indian curry dishes and more!

  • Chicken (frozen): Whole, Cut-ups (bone-in/skin on & boneless/skinless breast, leg quarters, drumsticks, wings), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks, backs, feet) and Organ Meats (heart, liver, gizzards)

  • Turkey (frozen): Whole, Breasts, Drumsticks, Ground Turkey, Soup Bones (including backs and feet) and Organ Meats

  • Salmon: Kvarøy Arctic Rope Hung Salmon, Salmon Filets, and Salmon Burgers (2/package) all 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

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