Are you looking for rabbits, poultry or gift items? Perhaps you’d like to support SlowMoneyFarm but live a further distance away – gift items are a big support towards our goals!We can offer proven bloodlines as well as make your gift purchasing experience easy and save money.

This is a quick view of what we have for sale, specials and other information.

 GIFTS

Memorial trees – $200 plants a memorial tree in memory of someone special. Variety of trees available. For limited time – at no charge also includes a windchime, bird feeder, bird house or bat house to be hung in the tree.

Group of 3 original 8×10 photographs – Love cattle? Have an agriculture related office? Here’s a photo package for country lovers. You get THREE original photography 8×10 photos from  your choice of topics.Many of these have been used in our calendars (available at Lulu.com ) but these are original 8×10 photographs. Quality Walgreens finishing mailed direct to your address.   just $50!

Sunset group – beautiful sunsets including the one we use  for our page!.

Cattle group – Purebred and crossbred cattle. Includes shorthorn, Hereford, Charolais. All beef cattle at this point…hope to have dairy cattle soon.

Floral group – Beautiful photos for the flower lover.Grown and photographed right here on the place.

Country group – Rural and country scenes.

Original 5×7 Gypsy horse on pasture - Beautiful 5×7 original photo of Gypsy cob stallion on pasture. $10

Group of 4 5×7 photos $25

individual 8×10 photo -8×10 photograph – Choose from flower, cattle, butterfly, sunset or country image. $20

Group of 7 5×7 scenic photos with Biblical verses – $50. These are a combination effort, and as such the sales benefit not only SlowMoneyFarm but the education of a relative attending college in Illinois.

E-Books

A Look At Agriculture - Introductory to agriculture. Wonder where your food comes from? How it’s produced? What is typical for the industry? Here’s a general overview of farming today – including dairy, pork, beef, horse, working dogs, general agriculture, sheep, goats (dairy & meat), poultry and more! While we encourage choice it’s important for consumers to know the reality of agriculture today. over 40 pages with photos. Just $5!

Rural Ramblings of SlowMoneyFarm - A collection of stories and posts from the SlowMoneyFarm blog. Includes some posts not on the blog, and the cookbook. $12 delivered via email in pdf format.

GettingBy: Lessons From a Rural Past- Many are concerned about the economy. Many are fearful and look at our communities for answers. Here’s an ebook that embraces that – taking lessons from the Depression with technology from today, communities and families that help build a country.

This book takes a real life stories lessons and situations from the Depression to situations and news from today. Job losses are increasing, is growing and for many hope is fading as banks continue to close. are pushing more control over our food supply while verbally talking of independence and self reliance. This is a book that is not about fear and hiding in the hills but rather empowerment to get neighborhoods, communities, all the way up the ladder, on solid footing. That is something each person can do – not the government.
Getting By – Lessons From Rural Past – This information is needed increasingly as the economy, the media and our food supply seems at odds.
There are many who cry “homesteads” are taking a step back. Many see the way back *is* the way forward, by using what we have now in ways our ancestors 80 years ago could never have imagined. You do not have to have 5 acres, 10 acres. It’s about making the most of where you are right now, although with land there is more you can provide for yourself. Order now just $10 for ebook.
Includes:
  • tips on saving money
  • maximizing a budget
  • producing what we can on our own.
  • a look at community past and present
  • introduction to alternative energy considerations, livestock, gardening and more
  • color photos in ebook, black & white in print version.

Livestock

We have several litters here and coming 2012. Sires Half Time and Emeril’s Bargain – our home bred Top Five national winner. Connor will have some Champagne D’Argents, and later this year some Silver Fox litters.

We have several litters of Giant Chinchillas coming up – some will be our national show entries. We’ll have some others available on a first come first serve basis…watch here and our blog for updates! Sires are Half Time, Bargain, Jeff, C246 (possibly).

Dio is home! We’re also welcomed Jeff, another very nice Giant Chinchilla buck we’ll be breeding to several does, including the Mark X Holly ear does. Dio was 4th place at convention and went to Michigan from the show. We were offered a chance to get him back, and as a link to both Wine & Dine and Star City we jumped at it!

Hatching eggs – black Australorps, Rhode Island Red, Dominique and more! We also have some Americauna crossed on Leghorns for those looking for more variety. Availability may vary as our eating eggs, and eggs we hatch come from these same birds and matings. Local pickup only – no shipping at this time. $10 per dozen is much cheaper than eBay!

Own a show rabbit. Many people and businesses purchase cattle, horses and sometimes other livestock for enjoyment and promotion. We’re offering the chance for people to own a show rabbit – without the work involved. You pay a flat fee to start which covers our cost for equipment use and the rabbit. There is a monthly board fee of $30 which covers feed & basic care, and there are entry and a portion of transportation fees for going to shows. This may be $60-75 for a national show, but typically under $10 for regional shows. You’ll learn about rabbits, about food and take an active part in learning. You might even earn a little money back if you later decide to breed the animals you own. Learn a new appreciation for these animals and for agriculture.

CSA Style food shares – see our Food Choices page on here!

Pet Estate Services - Many wonder what will happen to their dog or cat if something happens to them. This option provides answers. Not only will your pet have a home away from home when needed, but long term arrangements insure that he or she won’t end up at a shelter. Why use kennels where your pet is one of dozens – this provides personalized care. If something should happen to you, we will pick up your pet anywhere in the United States and his vacation home becomes a permanent one. He’ll have food, shelter, comfortable bed and familiar toys and regular medical care. This is a custom situation – ask us if interested. Whether your pet is a Great Dane or a Chihuahua, from rescue to champion there will be care and hands on attention as part of a family. Watch for this service for horse also!

Trees! We are blessed with young trees that grow like weeds. With multiple oak trees around, we have them come up in front and in the raised beds sometimes. When available $8 each.

Earthworms! For fishing bait or garden improvement, they’re a valued ‘unseen’ worker in the raised beds and beyond. $1 per dozen.

Garden fertilizer! All natural, high NPK for soil nutrition. High portion of manure without a lot of bedding. There may be a bit of fur from the nest boxes, or a little hay here and there but it’s mostly high quality fertilizer with no chemicals. $5 per 5 gallon bucket, $15 per muck basket…bring your own container, we load it for you.

ANIMALS

Laying pullets - these are advanced ordered and custom raised $6 each for month old pullets or $7 each for 2 month old pullets. A few laying hens take little room but add a fresh supply of eggs to the family pantry. These are sexed, feathered out pullets – no roosters crowing. Book now for 2012! We are NPIP listed.

RAISED BEDS

Clinics -

Our first clinic in the works.

Learn hands on:
Making small hoop shelters for storage or animal housing.

Make a chicken coop, duck housing and portable structures

Hot beds and cold frames

Raised beds

Small 4×8′ sheds for goats, sheep or calves

Fence panels.

caring for young poultry, more!
SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorships allow for building/expansion *and* provide food for those who need it.

A Box - As a means of helping others with a hand up sponsoring a box of food gets produce, meats and other food into the home of someone in need. This might be a military family or single parent with unexpected expenses that cuts into their food budget. $50

A Garden - Sponsoring a garden is an option we created for several reasons. It’s a smaller area that is designed to give to others. It also is an option for memorials for loved ones lost that gives food to others as a means of continuing to make a difference. This option gives a small garden space for donation to others over an entire season rather than a box of food. Seed, raised bed area grown and food provided to those in need. Donation also provides eggs for those in need too. This is a way to help a season’s produce to help others. $350

Sponsor a Poultry Breed- Many people love animals but don’t have a way to keep them. With our sponsorship program it makes it possible to get our foundation birds started as quickly as possible. There will be several options within this. $45 Choose from:

Royal Palm, Bourbon Red, Black Spanish, Naragansett turkey turkeys

Ancona, Welsh Harlequin, Cayuga, Campbell ducks

Brahma, Plymouth rock, white wyandottes, brown/colored egg layer chicks

Brown leghorn,White Leghorn, white egg layer chicks

Pilgrim, Pomeranian, Cotton Patch, Shetland geese

The cost of heritage poultry does vary with species – it’s not uncommon for turkeys and goslings to be $10 each and, as large growing birds they eat quite a bit! Initially this will be starting foundation animals in a smaller setting, allowing to grow for productive members of our ‘team.’ All poultry sponsors will get an email copy of “Getting By: Lessons From a Rural Past” and the Getting By cookbook. Heritage sponsors are a great way to remember someone who loves antiques as they are living antiques, tracing back 100 years or more.

Sponsor a Rabbit - Sponsoring a rare breed rabbit can be a way to learn more about these fascinating creatures. American Chinchilla and Giant Chinchilla are both on the list with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Your sponsorship helps feed and shelter a show or breeding animal (not a meat rabbit although some of his/her offspring may be sold as fryers). Among the projects this year are designing and constructing 4′x8′ raised hutches, allowing much more room for our large rabbits than standard cages. This is especially important for our “working does” with a litter.  $30

BARTER

Are you interested in bartering for items or services? We will have some barter opportunities available – ask us if interested! We’re looking for trampoline (complete or frame), building materials, fencing, wire dog crates, good hay and more!