SlowMoneyFarm Foodshare
As you’re considering options on this think about holidays as well as regular eating. Holiday turkeys and ham we’re thinking of in the spring! Perhaps you’ve seen exotic meats on internet websites at $30-40 per pound and up. Perhaps you are seeking a change in purchasing for health reasons, or you want to insure your meat was raised humanely.
This is an application of sorts to guide you in deciding what you would like to consider in your food choices. Please check and date, if applicable, when you would like your meats delivered. We will have some vegetables also, and herbs. Looking down the road further we will have fruits and nuts, Christmas trees and more.
Keep in mind it will be probably June at the earliest for pigs, and later for beef. We can change many things but cannot rush nature! The heritage pigs will be a longer term return. If you choose a raised bed garden be sure to note if that’s on our property or yours.
Do you have any food allergies?
Are you interested in (circle)  heritage      Organic     heirloom       exotic/specialty
common sense food (standard as available breeds/crosses, breed not important)
slow food Ark of the Taste selections         omnivore            vegetarian         mostly meats      vegan              chef packages/restaurant
Food Package only -     comfort food            summer grill              raw pet food
whisker special                carnivore freezer filler

Are you military?    Active duty           retired             family

Pork                 standard             Tamworth             Hereford
Lamb               standard              Tunis               Katahdin                Texel
Chicken          standard             heavy breeds/roasters          game hens          light fryers         heritage          Plymouth Rock           Buckeye       Dominique            Rhode Island Red         Wyandotte            Delaware            Australorp        Americauna        Cornish p/c
Duck               standard              Cayuga           Ancona              Welsh Harlequin
Goose            standard              Cotton Patch            Pilgrim           Pomeranian
Turkey           standard           heritage               Bourbon Red           Black       Royal Palm       Naragansett                      Midget White
Rabbit            standard             Giant Chinchilla             Silver Fox             roaster        fryer
Goat               standard              Boer/Kiko crossbred            Dairy/cross
Beef                standard            milking shorthorn            milking Devon             Longhorn (lean)      Brown Swiss            Charolais                  Holstein/dairy
Premium -           Silkie chicken              Muscovy duck            Guinea fowl             Berkshire pork           Belgian cross beef           Dry Aged Beef            Heritage Holiday goose
Heritage holiday turkey       grazed rabbit             outdoor broilers            Muscovy eggs                Squab       Pigeon        veal (outdoor raised)              cow hide (western decor)
Restaurant Share (choose details above also)         Rabbit                  pork            duck             goose           turkey                      eggs (duck or chicken)
Eggs                          standard              white shell             brown shell               colored          duck
Other farm products of interest:
Rosemary                       Peppers                      Tomatoes                        Raised Bed Garden               popcorn                         sweet corn                 Indian corn                              garden compost              fruits (future)                              nuts (future)                mint                              basil                                  potpourri          honey            luffa gourds                 garlic                          ornamental gourds
edible flowers           dried flowers             fresh flowers               rabbit furs
custom shipping (out of the area/delivery – done at cost)         wool              mohair
pine wreathes (holiday)           grave blankets                Christmas trees (later)
firewood                        waterfowl feathers (crafts)              chicken feathers (crafts)
pine nuts                            worms (composting/fishing)          Hay (small bales, limit 10)
straw (decorating, limit 10)             catfish                       homemade milk soap       homemade scented soaps              bones for dogs (beef, lamb)

Clinics/retreat           Christian                    homestead                        women’s          writers
At Your Home Package:
Raised Bed Garden            ducks           laying hens      meat chickens        trio meat rabbits       housing for rabbits            housing for ducks               housing for chickens

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email address (not sold or distributed – for farm contact only )
Please be aware that our premises will have video surveillance and that by attending any events at the farm you may or may not be recorded. This camera surveillance is necessary for the safety and health of our herd/flocks. There will likely be still photos taken at farm events as well, which may or may not be used in blog and website materials.
What level do you want to sign up for?        $500             $1000             $1500            $2000              $5000              $25,000           $100,000
Note: Gold and premium level may divide into three payments. First payment made on application, second January, third February etc. Please ask if questions!
On all packages *standard is what’s available. It may be a heritage breed, crossbreed or more common breed. Example – standard rabbit may be Giant Chinchilla, Silver Fox, Champagne D’Argent, Giant Chinchilla X Californian cross or Satin. The way they’re raised is the same.
Everyone who signs up will get an email copy of “Getting By: Lessons From a Rural Past.”

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Basic policies:
1.We will attempt to the best of abilities to accommodate all requests, but there is the chance of delays due to things outside of our control. Animals die, and although we plan to raise extra for each group, there may be things happen we can’t control.
2.Because this is a custom raised opportunity you will have a range of choices and consequences of those choices. A chicken raised in the open without fences has a much higher chance of not making it to the freezer, for example, than those better protected. Grass fed lambs are going to taste different than those that receive a small amount of grain.
3.All of our animals are fed according to species. We plan to extensively use pasture and hay for sheep and cattle, and recommend a small amount of grain but, as this is a custom situation, you have the option of no grain at all. Pigs will receive grain with some chopped up forage, and will be pen kept in an outdoor situation with access to shelter. Ducks and geese will be outdoors as soon as they are feathered out. Chickens all will have shelter and access to the outdoors, with mobile “chicken tractors” available for broiler meat birds. Rabbits raised on a mixed ration of hay and some pellets and/or grain (no corn – it makes them too fatty). You will have the option of organic raising but the cost may be twice of ‘common sense’ raising due to the drastic difference in certified organic feed.
4.Understand that with a custom raised system it will take an adjustment on your part from the store. This will partly be volume and preparation, but also in planning. When you are considering delivery of your meat shares remember it can take five to six months to grow out a hog or lamb, 2-3 months for meat poultry or rabbits, much longer for beef calves.
5.Initial plans for delivery may vary depending on location. Nashville, Louisville and Lexington areas may be twice per month possible; St. Louis and Peoria IL areas may be monthly or every other month, depending on demand. To keep prices affordable and keep deliver fees to a minimum we aim to combine trips as much as possible.
6.Meat processing will be done at a small, local family run USDA operation in Kentucky whenever possible. This qualifies for Kentucky raised and processed. We also must consider their schedule. For fall deliveries please do not plan on having anything done in November – plan ahead so they don’t have conflicts with their seasonal deer processing. If purchasing rabbit please consider a package of 5+ for the most economical packaging. We may be able to put together others to split that 5 with if you want less. Larger stock is figured on hanging carcass weight.
7.Understand we are not certified organic and do not intend to be. If our animals get sick we want to maintain the ability to treat them without eliminating them from the herd/flock. We don’t feed anything routinely in the feed, but if there is a problem for the health of the animal we need to be able to treat them if needed. If you choose to feed certified organic you will need to absorb the additional cost of feed and equipment to care for the animal separately. We can do it, but the certified organic must be kept separate and it will cost substantially more, so those choosing this need to be aware going in that orgainc feed is about 2-1/2 times that of ‘ordinary’ feed. There is also the possible consequence that they won’t be quite as large as those on non-organic rations that do receive treatment when ill. Stress stunts animals, and illness is stress.
8.This is not intended to be all inclusive. We just want to provide the best we can at a reasonable cost to you.
9.Delivery to pickup points near you will be arranged to be as convenient as possible, but it is up to you to strive to be at the pickup point as agreed. We will arrange deliveries as much as possible to accommodate those in that area.
10. As this is a custom basis, you can get a half a pig or lamb, or 10 chickens every other month. In other words, if you want to figure getting a hog you may elect to get half in June and half in October. We also will have eggs and limited garden spaces available, but cannot guarantee germination or how much that might produce.
11.Please understand that we cannot be responsible for the food or preparation of. As with any meats, there is a risk to undercooked food. There is the *possibility* of salmonella and other issues arising on any food, no matter how it is grown or processed. We do what we can to minimize this, but acceptance of an application assesses acceptance of the responsibility to use safe food handling practices.
12. As you will see on our application there are many food and non-food items available! Some may include what you would expect – pork, lamb, poultry, veggies – while others you might not – such as homemade soaps, compost, grave blankets and wool, furs and cow hides. If there are items you’re unsure of an item please ask.

We set our prices to make a fair living. We may be a little higher than some, lower than others but we’re competitive on most fronts! We don’t charge extra for outdoor system raised – that’s just how we raise them. We started where we were in Alabama, and (as shown in other links) have arranged to purchase land in Kentucky near Park City.

If you have further questions please contact us at slowmoneyfarm@yahoo.com