November 2024 CSA Newsletter

This is to commemorate “Big Fatty”. Born here on the ranch to her mother; “The Big Whale”,  one of our original Herefords. Was several years old in this picture, which was taken over a decade ago. She never varied in size or temperament, steady as she goes, and the same with her calves. Big Fatty was gold and if we had a hundred of her, I would be so grateful. And thankful for all the years we had her in our herd.

Rustling Grass has pasture raised Turkey available… and if you want to reserve one ( 8-16 lb. sizes) we need to know ASAP to send it along with your CSA Share. They are $8/lb. and delicious! Eathon and Cole went down two weeks ago to Evans Mills to help the Smith family harvest nearly 90 and earned a turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner. I’m looking forward to it!

Share invoices come out on the 21st of every month and I will post this newsletter on our blog shortly after. I will also email you the link so you don’t miss the news. If the first shipping date doesn’t work for you, just let us know and we can arrange a later ship day. Here is the upcoming schedule!

• November Shares Shipping; October 22nd, 28th OR November 4th
• December Shares Shipping; December 2nd or another week
• January Shares Shipping; January 6th or another week

Share options for this month ( below is an example share for a Small Beef, Pork & Chicken, your share may be different) are pretty flexible, let us know if you would like to switch out any cuts or need something for a special dinner.

• Berkshire Pork Shoulder Roast OR Smoked Bone-in Ham
• Ground Beef
• Ground Pork OR Sausages ( Breakfast, Sweet or Hot Italian, Chorizo or Kielbasa)
• NY Strip, Filet Mignon, OR T-bone Steak
• Chicken Boneless/Skinless Breast, Leg/Thighs or Wings
• Pork Country Style Ribs, Spareribs or Smoked Bacon Beef
• Sandwich, Flank, Flat Iron or Extra Ground Beef                                                                                                      LAMB –  Shanks ONLY – Everything else is gone!

You can also add; Maple Syrup, Honey, Meat Sticks, Jerky, and Sausage to your share. Just email us with what you are looking to add and we do the rest!

Picked up our beef & pork from the butcher…. and a huge box of his Honeycrisp apples. Those apples got turned into pie..which was enjoyed with a hot coffee. October has been splendid. Cool mornings, sunny, warm afternoons and the sunrises and sunsets to match. Cole has been spending hours and hours in the excavator digging the “Shark Pond” ( a story concocted for a 5 year old and the name stuck) and expanding it. Eathon has been storing all the various equipment and supplies. Chicken crates, Grit, the cattle chute, ladders, fencing panels. The list goes on and on. Wood is pulled from the fields, dying trees are being cut down so they don’t fall on very living animals, split and stashed in the shed to dry for winter. Pet food is ground, packaged and frozen. Flower beds are expanded, cleaned and prepped for next year. All between filling, shipping, delivering all the orders for y’all. Truly, our days are never the same way twice.

Soaking in the sunshine, shivering in the frosty mornings. Hope you all have a very Thankful November!

Kassandra

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