Chances are good that you are! Whether you know it or not, choosing to do any one of the following more than once a week means you are a local foods investor! Buy Direct This means you buy products directly from the person(s) that produce them. If you buy our organic eggs each week then…
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We’re just about done with lambing with a single ewe left. The goat kids have begun to arrive and we have 10 kids out of 5 does so far! The lambs are bashful and shy when they are born, while the goat kids come into the world willful and independent. We give all our newborns…
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We’re adding new products to our current line-up of certified organic meats! These include ground turkey, drumsticks, wings and backs. This will lengthen our turkey season which had been limited to whole birds for Thanksgiving. One of our goals is to be able to offer all of our products year round. So, getting turkeys in…
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For me the weather in July seemed more like August, so it feels a bit like we’re getting an extra month of summer! We’ll be busy this month with our last two groups of broilers, introducing the turkeys to pasture and hopefully enjoying a day or two at the beach with visiting family members. We…
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Where can you find Apple Creek this summer?
Spring is a wonderful time on the farm when new life emerges daily! We have chicks arriving weekly, a batch of turkeys on the way and kids filling the barn. Someday I’ll get this lambing post done while we’re still at it! This year was one of our fastest lambing years. We used three different…
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With the increasing day light our hens are producing eggs of all sizes. Some of our pullets eggs are still getting larger and from time to time one of our matronly hens produces an egg that can only be described as “eggs-ordinary!” Though the weather has warmed the geese, whose eggs are most magnificent (and delicious)…
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When the temperature plummets we are often asked how the animals cope, here’s how. Bedding For each animal group we make sure there is ample bedding. For the hens that means fresh shavings on the floor of their coop and in their nest boxes. In the cow barn we put down several bales of shavings with…
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What did Apple Creek Farm grow in 2015?
We are sold out of Thanksgiving turkeys for 2015. Thank you to everyone that ordered with us this year, we appreciate your support! If you have ordered a bird you will be receiving a reminder about your pick-up date and location by email. We wish everyone a joyous and delicious Thanksgiving!
