Saturday, March 9, 2013

It's butchering time again.  We have two beef going in for processing on March 14.  If you would like to reserve a side, call now. 

Just a portion of a testimonial from a recent customer:

"We recently purchased a quarter of a beef from your farm.  As you know I am not a big fan of beef but I was pleasantly surprised at how tender & delicious the very first roast was that I had prepared!  According to my family the second one was even better but... I cannot attest to that because they had devoured ALL of it before I got a  bite!"

Ethan and Amber

Contact info:
Phone 765-414-9352
monica@pastureplace.com

Monday, February 18, 2013

"Dead" but new "Life" begins!

In the middle of what would be considered a time that most of nature is "dead" from the effects of winter, our farm shows new "life".  What a blessing to see how our creator God graces us with little things that remind us that He has not forsaken His great love for us and His creation.  As I write this I can see the sun rising once again in the east to welcome us to another day that will be filled with opportunities to look for God's goodness in the midst of a very dying and decaying world.  Exchanging "death" for "life" is what God offers us daily in His son Jesus!  Even with the world around us appearing literally "frozen" from the effects of sin, we can personally experience "warmth and sunshine" in our own souls everyday by looking to Jesus, the Prince of Peace.  Soon God will bring us spring and remind us that there is new hope and life as the earth sings forth God's glory in the warmth and sunshine of His love. 

Oh, by the way!  The new "life" at the farm is our new baby LAMBS!!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Individual Mini Pizzas

If you are like our family, we really like pizza!  Mark's sister made these pizzas for us after our baby was born.  This is a creative meal that is fun to fix with friends and children.  Line up your ingredients for an assembly line in the kitchen, and let each person design his own.

Ingredient Suggestions:

flour tortillas
pizza sauce, tomato sauce & Italian seasoning, bar-b-que sauce, ranch dressing
browned sausage, bacon, pepperoni, chicken, ham
grated cheese
sliced olives
chopped regular or green onion
mushrooms
diced peppers
pineapple
crushed tortilla chips
cilantro
chopped tomatoes

Lay the tortillas on a baking sheet.  It may take several depending on your family size.  Spread the sauce of your choice on the tortilla.  If I use tomato sauce, I sprinkle Italian seasoning on top of that.  Add the ingredients that you choose.  Bake for 15 min. at 350*. 

We enjoy this for a quick lunch.  By quick, that means my boys help by browning the meat and chopping our toppings. :)  One tortilla is more filling than it looks.  If you have more topping suggestions, we'd love to have you comment below!

Enjoy!


Monday, January 28, 2013

Bacon

Have you tried our smoked bacon?  It is cured with a natural cure in celery powder.  There are no artificial nitrates or nitrites in the meat.  The flavor is superb! 

The bacon is packaged in approximately 1 lb. packages.  Combined with our farm fresh eggs, the pair makes a delicious breakfast to start your day off right.  Fixed and served with love, your family is prepared to meet the day.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Fresh Pork

It is a beautiful winter day!  Most of the snow has disappeared on the grassy areas around our house.  The younger children get so excited when they see snow coming down.  They head outside to get some sledding in though the ground may not even be covered. 

The boys are keeping busy with wood sales.  The colder weather sure contributes to firewood needs.

We just brought home some pork freshly processed.  It is available for purchase by the piece.  If you would rather have a half or whole pork, contact us and we will schedule one for butchering.  We stocked one in our personal freezer for our use.  With 6 children, two of them being young adults, we need larger portions for meals.  It is a blessing to have plenty of meat in the freezer!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Overstock chicken and turkey on SALE!

We have some carry-over stock (turkey and chicken) from last season.  This is good inventory; we just need to clean out for new season stock coming in.  The meat is in limited quantity so act quickly to get what you want.  The turkeys are 15-20 lbs in size and are $2.00/lb.  The chickens are whole birds that are 3.5-5lbs each for $3.00/lb.  Call us with your order at 756-414-9352.