Welcome! on March 14th, 2009
Welcome to This Old Farm’s Website! Here we strive to bring you the information needed to make local, sustainably grown food products as accessible as possible. This Old Farm was first started in 2000 to bring good, clean food to area families from Erick and Jessica Smith’s 88 acre farm. We continue to do that today. We are small enough to care about each and every family. In an effort to make good food more accessible, we have now expanded to process locally raised meats and to represent 20 different farms through a farm alliance so that we can bring clean, local food to not only our traditional retail families but to commercial markets as well. Through the alliance, we are large enough to supply your commercial, school, or wholesale needs for good, locally raised foods. Buying local is one of the greenest things you can do and we want it to be easy to source product. It’s our passion. While you are here, sign up for our e-newsletter. We will keep you up to date on what’s new in local foods and healthy living.
Many Blessings,
Erick and Jessica Smith
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At the Farm, Market, or Retail Processing Outlet on July 25th, 2010
We are pleased to expand the availability of locally produced meat from our farm and other sustainable growers. Give us a call and let us help you make the choices that best meet the need of your family.
Let us know if you need a wholesale or retail price list (naturally raised or our new locally raised price list). Call (765) 324-2161.
Newly processed this week……This week we will be processing grassfed beef and naturally fed pastured poultry for retail as well as toll processed freezer beef and pork (for our customers to take back for their own customers). Once again, our pasture raised chicken will be processed on Thursday and available fresh or frozen. These chickens have been raised on pasture and fed non GMO grains without the feed additives and antibiotics we want to avoid. Now is the time to get your order in, especially for the breasts that go fast.
Coming Soon: In the next few weeks we will continue processing grass fed beef and lamb. This is the best time of year for grassfed meats as the benefit of the summer grass has been maximized before we go into the heat of August when the growth slows down. The best possible marbling and tenderness can be had with the health benefits of high CLA’s and Omega 3’s. If you have been thinking about a half a beef or a whole lamb, now is the time to get in your order. We also have a few certified organic beef ready to cut that were fed a very minimal amount of certified organic corn for a tender meat product.
We have……….
100 % Grass fed Beef Local Naturally Raised Beef
- Ground beef $5.50/lb $3.49/lb
- chuck roast $5.25/lb $3.50/lb
- arm roast $5.25/lb $3.25/lb
- rump roast $5.75/lb $3.75/lb
- cubed steak $5.50/lb $3.49/lb
- sirloin steaks $9.50/lb $5.59/lb
- rib steak $13.00/lb $8.99 (rib eye)/lb
- porterhouse and T-bones $15.50/lb $9.30/lb
- beef liver $4.00/lb $2.00/lb
- soup bones $3.00/lb $1.89/lb
- quarter side, halves, or whole beefs priced at $3.50/lb plus processing
- Local, naturally raised beef halves or quarter side at $2.25/lb
eggs $4.50/dozen. Yolks are nearly orange with all the good greens the chickens enjoy. These hens have been fed organic grains. We have 400 pullets that have just started laying to ensure a good supply. Please let us know if you want to sign up for an egg subscription. We are currently accepting new egg customers.
Organically fed and pasture raised chicken- Naturally fed and Pastured Chicken
(fed certified organic feed and pastured for nutrient density) (Pastured for nutrient density; fed non gmo feed)
- whole $4.80/lb $3.50/lb
- breasts $8.50/lb $7.00/lb
- thighs $6.00/lb $5.00/lb
- drumsticks $5.50/’b $4.50/lb
- wings $4.00/lb $3.00/lb
- broth pieces $3.00/lb $2.00/lb
Pastured heritage turkey ($5.95/lb) on special for $3.95′lb for 20 + lb turkeys. Also taking orders for fresh Thanksgiving turkeys
100% grassfed lamb Still taking orders for whole or half lambs to be cut to your specifications. $5.50/lb plus processing
The following cuts are available from the freezer.
Pork- Still taking orders for whole or half pigs to be cut to your specifications. Cuts are now available from the freezer.
Pastured and fed organic grains Locally raised pork
- sausage $6.00/lb $4.00/lb no msg italian, house breakfast, hot Italian, maple
- pork burgers $6.o0/lb $3.99/lb
- ham $5.00/lb $4.50/lb celery juice cured. No salt nitrates
- bacon $5.00/’b $4.50/lb celery juice cured. No salt nitrates
- fresh side $5.00/lb
- loin chops $7.50/lb $3.60/lb
- steaks $5.o0/lb
- shanks $4.00/lb
- bratwursts $9.00/lb $4.50/lb
- Wholes or halves at $3.15/lb Wholes or halves at $1.25/lb plus processing
Cow and goat shares-signing folks up for shares as we have a few cows who just calved.
Educational CSA- It is time to sign up for our 20 week CSA which includes a weekly bountiful offering of vegetables as well as registration in workshops to be held on Saturdays from 2PM to 3:30 PM. Attend all, one, or just enjoy wonderful local produce for 20 weeks. $55o for the season. Visit our CSA page for more information.
Meat CSA- Can’t decide what to get started with? Let us make those decisions for you and reap the benefit of healthful meats right away. Buying our meats makes your place a good place to eat. (Tagline by our 12 year old son, Conner.) For more information look at our CSA page. We will provide you with a complete menu for the week with all the meats to go with (and vegetables through the growing season.)
This is a great time to make sure we have your order on file so that as soon as we process we can fill your order. We want to grow exactly what you want us to grow. Let us know what you would like. Call (765)436-2186 (farm), (765) 324-2161(retail and processing division), or email Jessica.
We look forward to seeing you at the farm anytime by appointment, at our new retail location during business hours, or at your delivery site at a prearranged time. For Lafayette customers, we will be at Sagamore West Farmers Market on Wednesdays from 3:00- 6:30 PM or you can find our products atNature’s Pharm and by dining at La Scala Restaurant. For Indianapolis pick up ease, we will be at the Traders Point Creamery on Fridays from 4 t0 8. Enjoy our products through the Traders Point Creamery Restaurant. Our newest distribution point is through Farm Fresh Delivery. They have a fantastic operation; make sure you look it up. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Class Time: Fall Gardening on July 25th, 2010
Educational workshop series-Fall Gardening
CSA Update on July 25th, 2010
This week we had a volunteer (WWOOF er) help put together CSA baskets. What fun it is to fill a basket of goodies. I am hoping Phoebe left the farm with good thoughts of fresh food. We have been blessed to have a fellow property owner host several WWOOfers that she then sends our way for a day or two. Check it out; it is a neat organization.
This weeks selections included:
Tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, beets, summer squash, trombocinni squash, kale, and onions.
We enjoyed hashbrowns this morning for breakfast. They are so easy to make if you have a food processor to grate the potatoes. Just grate and fry in a bit of oil. Salt and pepper to taste. They went well with sauteed kale and the Queso Blanco cheese made during our Home Dairying class. The yogurt turned out perfectly thick and was transferred to the fridge this morning. It will pair well with sauteed squash. My kids have been after a treat of zucchini bread which will go nicely with the butter we made. Hopefully the class time was an inspiration of how easy it is to make dairy products (The “failed” cottage cheese was utilized to make Queso Blanco so there was no waste.) I enjoyed talking with another volunteer at the farm for the day who expressed how satisfying good food is. He and his wife made the switch to eating locally raised, whole foods within the past year and he expressed how joyous it is to eat like this. (He has also lost 15 pounds just because he is not eating processed foods.) I hope you too have been blessed with good food from the farm.
Next week during class we will talk about what is being planted for our fall baskets in our Fall Gardening Workshop.
Watch us on the News-Channel 18 WLFI. on July 18th, 2010
A wonderful reporter called and came out to do a story on us last week. Two different segments were shown on Thursday evening. They can be viewed at the link below. Make sure you post a comment to let the media know you approve of “green topics”.
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/living_green/organic-farming-and-processing
At the Farm, Market, or Retail Processing Outlet………… on July 17th, 2010
We are pleased to expand the availability of locally produced meat from our farm and other sustainable growers. Give us a call and let us help you make the choices that best meet the need of your family.
Let us know if you need a wholesale or retail price list (naturally raised or our new locally raised price list). Call (765) 324-2161.
Newly processed this week……This week we will be processing grassfed lamb and organically fed pastured poultry for retail as well as toll processed freezer beef and pork (for our customers to take back for their own customers). Once again, our pasture raised chicken will be processed on Thursday and available fresh or frozen. These chickens have been raised on pasture and fed certified organic grains without the feed additives and antibiotics we want to avoid. Now is the time to get your order in, especially for the breasts that go fast. Grassfed Katahdin lamb will be processed to bring back a suppply of all the cuts and ground that we have been out of. If you want a half (20 lbs) this is a great time to get it. Please get your order in early this week and we can pack it just how you would like it done.
Coming Soon: In the next few weeks we will be processing grass fed beef and lamb. If you have been thinking about a half a beef or a whole lamb, now is the time to get in your order. We also have a few corn supplemented beef available, raised without antibiotics or implants.
We also have……….
100 % Grass fed Beef Local Naturally Raised Beef
- Ground beef $5.50/lb $3.49/lb
- chuck roast $5.25/lb $3.50/lb
- arm roast $5.25/lb $3.25/lb
- rump roast $5.75/lb $3.75/lb
- cubed steak $5.50/lb $3.49/lb
- sirloin steaks $9.50/lb $5.59/lb
- rib steak $13.00/lb $8.99 (rib eye)/lb
- porterhouse and T-bones $15.50/lb $9.30/lb
- beef liver $4.00/lb $2.00/lb
- soup bones $3.00/lb $1.89/lb
- quarter side, halves, or whole beefs priced at $3.50/lb plus processing
- Local, naturally raised beef halves or quarter side at $2.25/lb
eggs $4.50/dozen. Yolks are nearly orange with all the good greens the chickens enjoy. These hens have been fed organic grains. We have 400 pullets that have just started laying to ensure a good supply. Please let us know if you want to sign up for an egg subscription. We are currently accepting new egg customers.
Organically fed and pasture raised chicken- Naturally fed and Pastured Chicken
(fed certified organic feed and pastured for nutrient density) (Pastured for nutrient density; fed non gmo feed)
- whole $4.80/lb $3.50/lb
- breasts $8.50/lb $7.00/lb
- thighs $6.00/lb $5.00/lb
- drumsticks $5.50/’b $4.50/lb
- wings $4.00/lb $3.00/lb
- broth pieces $3.00/lb $2.00/lb
Pastured heritage turkey ($5.95/lb) on special for $3.95′lb for 20 + lb turkeys. Also taking orders for fresh Thanksgiving turkeys
100% grassfed lamb Still taking orders for whole or half lambs to be cut to your specifications. $5.50/lb plus processing
The following cuts are available from the freezer.
Pork- Still taking orders for whole or half pigs to be cut to your specifications. Cuts are now available from the freezer.
Pastured and fed organic grains Locally raised pork
- sausage $6.00/lb $4.00/lb no msg italian, house breakfast, hot Italian, maple
- pork burgers $6.o0/lb $3.99/lb
- ham $5.00/lb $4.50/lb celery juice cured. No salt nitrates
- bacon $5.00/’b $4.50/lb celery juice cured. No salt nitrates
- fresh side $5.00/lb
- loin chops $7.50/lb $3.60/lb
- steaks $5.o0/lb
- shanks $4.00/lb
- bratwursts $9.00/lb $4.50/lb
- Wholes or halves at $3.15/lb Wholes or halves at $1.25/lb plus processing
Cow and goat shares-signing folks up for shares as we have a few cows who just calved.
Educational CSA- It is time to sign up for our 20 week CSA which includes a weekly bountiful offering of vegetables as well as registration in workshops to be held on Saturdays from 2PM to 3:30 PM. Attend all, one, or just enjoy wonderful local produce for 20 weeks. $55o for the season. Visit our CSA page for more information.
Meat CSA- Can’t decide what to get started with? Let us make those decisions for you and reap the benefit of healthful meats right away. Buying our meats makes your place a good place to eat. (Tagline by our 12 year old son, Conner.) For more information look at our CSA page. We will provide you with a complete menu for the week with all the meats to go with (and vegetables through the growing season.)
This is a great time to make sure we have your order on file so that as soon as we process we can fill your order. We want to grow exactly what you want us to grow. Let us know what you would like. Call (765)436-2186 (farm), (765) 324-2161(retail and processing division), or email Jessica.
We look forward to seeing you at the farm anytime by appointment, at our new retail location during business hours, or at your delivery site at a prearranged time. For Lafayette customers, we will be at Sagamore West Farmers Market on Wednesdays from 3:00- 6:30 PM or you can find our products atNature’s Pharm. For Indianapolis pick up ease, we will be at the Traders Point Creamery on Fridays from 4 t0 8. Our newest distribution point is through Farm Fresh Delivery. They have a fantastic operation; make sure you look it up. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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