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This Week ‘Round The Farm – 03/05/2023
‘Round The Farm
Please enjoy this very photogenic sheep 🐑
We have concrete! Inching closer to the finish line with the barn 🏁
If you’re ever at a place in your life where you are considering getting a donkey, do it! They’re awesome 🤩
Mud season is upon us.
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Hay Feeding on the Farm
A Fun Family Affair
Are you tired of watching cat videos all day? Let’s switch it up with some happy cattle today! Check out our latest video on feeding hay to our cattle. It’s a moooving experience that will have you laughing and feeling udderly satisfied. OK, enough of my bad puns. Enjoy (Dont forget to like and subscribe!)
Easy Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Save 10% Off All Pork Chops this week!!
Looking for some delicious pastured pork chop recipes? How about a sale because Spring is approaching (I’d argue already here)? Well fire up the grill or get the skillet ready because we’re covering both this week!
First things first, let’s talk about why pastured pork is the bee’s knees. Unlike factory-farmed pork, our pigs get to live their best lives outside in the fresh air, basking in the sunshine, and feasting on grass, roots, and other goodies. This translates into pork that’s leaner, tastier, and more nutritious. Plus, it’s better for the environment and animal welfare, and you get to support a small family farm like ours. That’s what we call a win-win-win-win situation!
Now, we know that some folks might be intimidated by cooking pork chops. Fear not, for we have scoured the interwebs looking for highly-rated recipes that are easy and scrumptious. These recipes must also pass our main litmus test, which is ‘Will our kids eat it?’. This one is a definite yes and one of our favorites:
Easy Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Credit to Karina at cafedelites.com
Quick, delicious, and requires almost no prep time. Can be made with Bone-In or Boneless Pork Chops. Passed the kid test! Here’s how it’s made
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Ingredients:
- 4 pork chops, bone-in or boneless
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, soy sauce, and olive oil.
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the pork chops. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side, until browned.
- Brush the honey garlic glaze over the pork chops and transfer them to a baking dish.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Optional: Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
And now for the best part – we’re offering a 10% discount on our delicious Bone-In & Boneless Pork Chops until the end of next week! Stock up and savor the flavor. Just use the code “OINKOINK” in the coupon section at checkout to claim your discount.
Thank you for supporting our family farm and for choosing to eat consciously and joyfully. We appreciate you more than words can say.
Thanks for following us and allowing us to serve you. If you have questions or would like to share your thoughts, give us a shout! Have a wonderful week!
With Our Appreciation,
Jason, Lexi, and Family
Want to pick some Longbottom Farm beef, pork, poultry, eggs, and coffee as well as other locally produced goodies. These are the places to do it.
Charlottesville City Market – (April – December) Every Saturday from 8 am – 12 noon. A great way to stock up on some local food and treats while enjoying some fresh air. Thanks to all those that have come out to support local farms and artisans in our area. Hope to see you there!
Curbside Pick-up – Order online and pick up on farm with our Curbside Pick-up. Place your order, choose your day, and pick-up anytime on that day between 11am and 4pm. That’s it!
Locally Delivery – If you are within 30 minutes of our farm (availability is determined by zip code at checkout), we offer home delivery to the Scottsville / Charlottesville areas. We deliver every Friday for orders over $50 ($6 delivery charge) and FREE DELIVERY for orders over $99. Simply Order online and we’ll take care of the rest!
Farm Store
It Tastes Right Because It’s Raised Right!
Hand Gathered, Farm Fresh Eggs
Experience the difference and give our free range, premium eggs a try!
Virginia Raised, 100% Grassfed, Black Angus Beef
Longbottom Farm Pastured Pork
Raised in a combination of pasture and woods, our Pastured Pork produces a flavor like no other. Experience the difference.
This Week ‘Round The Farm – 02/21/2023
‘Round The Farm
Please enjoy this very photogenic pig 🐽
And this less photogenic horse 🐴
We added these sweet mamas to the herd and cannot wait for some spring babies 🍼
Sharing hobbies with your kids is absolutely one of the coolest things about being a parent ❤️
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How Rising Costs are Affecting Our Farm
And What We’re Doing About It
Inflation has been a hot topic of discussion for a while now, and it has had an impact on both the financial markets and consumer prices. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), beef prices have risen almost 20% between 2021 and now. Egg prices are up almost 50% this past year. We have also seen price increases for pork and poultry. Unfortunately, our farm has also felt the impact of rising costs.
We want to be transparent with our customers about how inflation is affecting our business. Our non-GMO feed represents one of our biggest input costs for raising pigs and chickens, and we have absorbed price spikes as high as 25% above the expected cost. Additionally, materials like boxes / Egg Cartons have increased by over 35% and we have experienced multiple price spikes on processing / butchering, Gas for deliveries and on farm machinery and labor. Every aspect of our business has been affected, and while we try to hold prices consistent, it’s just not possible with the historic rise of our input costs.
Despite these challenges, we remain committed to providing our customers with high-quality, pasture-raised products. While our products may be more expensive in the short term, we believe that they are worth the investment for the long-term health of our bodies, land, animals, and community.
To minimize the impact of rising costs on our customers, we have implemented 3 steps.
#1. 30 Day Price Freeze.
First, we are freezing all pricing for the next 30 days to help our customers stock up on everyday staples.
#2. 5-15% Price Ceiling.
Second, we will limit any price increases to 5-15% on any single item after the 30-day price freeze.
#3. Cutting Costs
Third, we’re working on efficiency items to keep cost’s down that include buying feed in bulk, investing more to growing out herds (which in turn produce more animals cheaper), and continuing to grow our bundle / share selections that save you money.
We know that most companies wouldn’t bother communicating 5-15% price increases to their customers, but we believe in having an open conversation with our customers to keep them informed. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our farm, mission, and better food. If you have any questions about our price changes or want to learn more about our pasture-raised practices, please don’t hesitate to contact us or chat with us during your next visit to the market or pickup at the farm.
Virtual Farm Tour
Let Us Show You Around the Farm!
One of our big focuses this year is to have people out to the farm for events, tours, and to meet you guys in person. When we moved here, there was nothing but 2 polebarns, the house, and fields. In otherwords, really no infrastructure.
Our barn is nearing completetion and with that, a place to organize events, tours, and more. We’ve thought about using our house, but to be honest, it’s serving as our farm office, cold storage, merchandise / box storage, and more. In short, it’s a mess and noone wants people to visit their messy house.
Until then, check out a quick tour / explanation of our farm and what we do here. I’m a total amatuer at this YouTube thing, but working on learning these skills to bear with me. Until we can get you out in person, enjoy this short video and let me know what other videos you’d like to see!
Thanks for following us and allowing us to serve you. If you have questions or would like to share your thoughts, give us a shout! Have a wonderful week!
With Our Appreciation,
Jason, Lexi, and Family
Want to pick some Longbottom Farm beef, pork, poultry, eggs, and coffee as well as other locally produced goodies. These are the places to do it.
Charlottesville City Market – (April – December) Every Saturday from 8 am – 12 noon. A great way to stock up on some local food and treats while enjoying some fresh air. Thanks to all those that have come out to support local farms and artisans in our area. Hope to see you there!
Curbside Pick-up – Order online and pick up on farm with our Curbside Pick-up. Place your order, choose your day, and pick-up anytime on that day between 11am and 4pm. That’s it!
Locally Delivery – If you are within 30 minutes of our farm (availability is determined by zip code at checkout), we offer home delivery to the Scottsville / Charlottesville areas. We deliver every Friday for orders over $50 ($6 delivery charge) and FREE DELIVERY for orders over $99. Simply Order online and we’ll take care of the rest!
Farm Store
It Tastes Right Because It’s Raised Right!
Hand Gathered, Farm Fresh Eggs
Experience the difference and give our free range, premium eggs a try!
Virginia Raised, 100% Grassfed, Black Angus Beef
Longbottom Farm Pastured Pork
Raised in a combination of pasture and woods, our Pastured Pork produces a flavor like no other. Experience the difference.
This Week ‘Round The Farm – 02/06/2023
‘Round The Farm
I’m not sure what these two got into, but I’m sure it was for medicinal purposes 🚭
Without the chickens to guard, the LGDs have no idea what to do with themselves
Lots of tractor issues this week, but at least this tire stayed on the ground.
Because this one didn’t
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Come See Us on YouTube!
So, we’ve been kicking the idea around for a while to share what we do on Youtube. Knowing where your food comes from and how it’s raised is one of our core missions at Longbottom Farm. We’ve historically tried to convey that with having you come to our farm for pick-ups, farm tours, and monthly newletters with photos and explanations.
Video provides a whole new outlet to not only share what we’re doing visually, but talk about it as well. In full transparency, it also allows us to get more eyes on the farm, which we want from a growing farm standpoint, but also to show why supporting small local farms is important (Healthy, better quality, lower carbon footprint, and humanly raised animals).
There are only a few videos up with generic music to start. Over the next couple weeks, we’ll be doing virtual tours of our different enterprises here at the farm so keep and eye out for that. Full disclosure, I have no background in video making / editing so bear with me. “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” ~ Wayne Gretzky. Don’t forget to Like and Subscribe (now I see why they all say there, haha).
Longbottom Farm Lovers Box
Steak, Chops, Bacon, and Sausage for the night of and morning after!
Valentine’s Day is approaching and love is in the air. Of course dressing up and going to a nice restaurant is an option, but that doesn’t appeal to everyone. Well, if that’s you, then this box is perfect. Whip up a delectable dinner consisting of our Dry-Aged, Grassfed Delmonico Ribeyes and Pastured-Raised, Boneless Pork Chops.
But don’t let the love stop there. Serve up breakfast in bed with our Pasture-Raised, Smoked & Uncured Bacon and Perfectly Seasoned Sage Sausage.
Order yours now for local delivery this Friday 2/10 or Special pick-up on farm Monday 2/13 from 11am – 4pm (See options at checkout).
Thanks for following us and allowing us to serve you. If you have questions or would like to share your thoughts, give us a shout! Have a wonderful week!
With Our Appreciation,
Jason, Lexi, and Family
Want to pick some Longbottom Farm beef, pork, poultry, eggs, and coffee as well as other locally produced goodies. These are the places to do it.
Charlottesville City Market – (April – December) Every Saturday from 8 am – 12 noon. A great way to stock up on some local food and treats while enjoying some fresh air. Thanks to all those that have come out to support local farms and artisans in our area. Hope to see you there!
Curbside Pick-up – Order online and pick up on farm with our Curbside Pick-up. Place your order, choose your day, and pick-up anytime on that day between 11am and 4pm. That’s it!
Locally Delivery – If you are within 30 minutes of our farm (availability is determined by zip code at checkout), we offer home delivery to the Scottsville / Charlottesville areas. We deliver every Friday for orders over $50 ($6 delivery charge) and FREE DELIVERY for orders over $99. Simply Order online and we’ll take care of the rest!
Farm Store
It Tastes Right Because It’s Raised Right!
Hand Gathered, Farm Fresh Eggs
Experience the difference and give our free range, premium eggs a try!
Virginia Raised, 100% Grassfed, Black Angus Beef
Longbottom Farm Pastured Pork
Raised in a combination of pasture and woods, our Pastured Pork produces a flavor like no other. Experience the difference.
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