Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Real Whole Food for Every Diet (+ This Week's Meat, Dairy & Veggies)

Shop local and find real whole food for every diet!

  • pasture-raised pork, chicken, & eggs

  • grass-fed beef & lamb

  • naturally raised produce (no synthetic chemicals)

  • raw grass-fed cheese

  • wholesome pantry goods

Place your order by 3pm for next-day pickup at our Chesterton shop.

You don’t have to pre-order to shop with us, but many find it the most convenient way to shop! We’ve also added several box options to the order form. Get special pricing on our convenient boxes of grass-fed beef and pastured chicken!

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 (green)

  • Garlic

  • Herbs 

  • Onions

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

  • Pumpkins

  • Radishes

  • Spinach — very limited supply

  • Squash (Butternut & Delicata)

  • Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes)

  • Sweet Potatoes

  • And more. Like any local market, we never know what else we might end up with until we harvest. So, it helps to come to the farm store and explore or request further details when pre-ordering! 


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: Italian (spicy), Merguez, Oaxacan Adobo, Fresh Kielbasa, and Mild Breakfast 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), 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!). Note: we hope to have our 100% natural-cure bacon and hams back by February 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, and shoulder. Roasts: Arm, 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 (boneless/skinless breast, leg quarters, drumsticks, wings), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks, backs, feet) and Organ Meats (liver & gizzards)

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

  • Salmon: Kvarøy Arctic Rope Hung Salmon, Salmon Filets, and Salmon Burgers--with cheese only (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.