Busy

For those of you I have contact info for, you know I've been busy canning fruit. And maybe so have you. Thus no posts for a while. I am nearly done... there was a lot of fruit. There may be apples still to come if anyone wants to buy them by the box. I am talking to a friend who grows them organically on the east side and will be planting some trees of my own this fall as well.

Next on the agenda is figuring out prices for Beef (and hay), and coming up with the processing dates for those big boys. It seems everyone I have talked to wants some but we will only have 7 - 1/8 cow portions to sell so it will be first come first served. We estimate the slaughter to be sometime in January. The cows at slaughter should be around 1000lbs or more and we have to charge by hanging weight of which about 80% should be what you take home and put in your freezer. (not that we've done this before, but this is info from the butcher who has a pretty good idea of what to expect). We will know our prices and be ready for deposits and committed orders a month or two prior to slaughter and IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CHECK BACK AT THAT TIME OR SEND ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO NOTIFY YOU AHEAD OF TIME OF OUR SCHEDULED SLAUGHTER AND SIGN UP DATES. You will be able to talk directly to the butcher here in Snohomish and pick what cuts of meat you prefer depending on your order ahead of time. Feel free to call or email with questions anytime. That is all for now. Enjoy the sunshine everyone.
Susan