ANNUAL SPRING LETTER! ~April 16, 2018~
Hello to All!
Well it’s that time of year again, time for our annual spring letter. As I am writing this I’m not entirely sure that it is spring yet. The last two days have been days dealing with ice, snow and now at this moment, rain. I am already missing the beautiful days we had last week of 50 degrees, sunshine and grass starting to grow. I do believe Mother Nature has been a bit confused as of late. But baby season is in full swing which tells me it is most definitely spring. 3 litters of piglets so far, and our first calf of the season was born just yesterday. So it would seem we are moving in the right direction as far as the seasons go.
For all of our local customers and those that come direct to the farm to buy your meats, you will be seeing a fairly substantial change on the farm this year. We spent last year finishing putting up permanent fencing around the entire farm; this year will be consisting of two major projects. The first and most anticipated project, is our new pig barn! We had plans of moving an existing structure and using that as our pig barn but that unfortunately has not been able to come to fruition. So, plan B is to build one! Nothing huge but big enough that all of our breeding pigs have their own space and are no longer intertwined with the cattle. To say I am looking forward to it being built is an understatement.
Our second major project for this year is already underway. As many people in town know we had a section of our woodlot cleared along Main St. To put anyone’s mind at ease, this lot is not going to be sold for a housing development, or sold in any way. We had it clear cut for more pasture! As the farm grows and that cattle herd continues to grow we are in need of more pasture for the summer months, and that is exactly what it will be, more pasture. It will take the majority of the summer to clean up the lot, till it and seed it. It will most likely be next year before any new growth is seen out of it, but all in good time.
Now for our product updates! I am happy to announce all of our pricing will be remaining the same, and will be offering beef, pork, chicken and turkey again this year. For all of our newer customers, we sell beef as retail cuts here at the farm or as ½ or ¼ portions. To order a ½ or ¼ we charge $5.00/lb(hanging weight), but unfortunately we will not have many orders available this year. We had more heifers than steers and will not have as many steers to process this year. Currently however our freezer is fully stocked with all retail cuts of beef that we offer.
As for our pork, will be selling ½ and whole pigs in May, August and October this year. Our May batch has only one whole pig(or two ½ pigs) available, August there will also be one whole pig available and October is yet to be determined. Pricing is $5.00/lb (hanging weight) and that does not include any smoking fees as that varies quite a bit from customer to customer. We also have all retail cuts of pork available here at the farm. Come get your bacon!
We will be doing three batches of chickens again this year, ready for July, August and October. Whole Roasters are available for pre-order at $4.50/lb, please specify when ordering how many you would like and which month you would like them in. For those of you that did not know we are also offering chicken cuts for sale, Split Breast, Whole Thighs and Wings. These are available at the farm during store hours and we will be stocked back up on those in July.
Come November we will have fresh Turkeys ready for Thanksgiving at $4.50/lb. Its never too early to get your orders in!
Something new we are considering this year is roaster ducks. This will be on a pre-order basis only and will depend on if we can get enough orders to make it worth our while to do. The ducks will also be $4.50/lb, weights, we are guessing, should be in the 5-7lb range. If this is something you are interested in please let us know. We would need to know how many you would like and what general time of year would you like to be getting them. We are looking to do roughly 50 ducks, and we have had many people interested, so we hope we can make this work.
As always if you have any questions for us please feel free to contact either myself(Meghan) or Jenn. We can be reached through email: diamondbfarm14@gmail.com, our facebook page, website: bickfordsdiamondbfam.com, or our cell phones, Meghan: 603-762-0190, Jenn: 508-963-3123
Thank you all, and we are looking forward to another great year!
Hello to All!
Well it’s that time of year again, time for our annual spring letter. As I am writing this I’m not entirely sure that it is spring yet. The last two days have been days dealing with ice, snow and now at this moment, rain. I am already missing the beautiful days we had last week of 50 degrees, sunshine and grass starting to grow. I do believe Mother Nature has been a bit confused as of late. But baby season is in full swing which tells me it is most definitely spring. 3 litters of piglets so far, and our first calf of the season was born just yesterday. So it would seem we are moving in the right direction as far as the seasons go.
For all of our local customers and those that come direct to the farm to buy your meats, you will be seeing a fairly substantial change on the farm this year. We spent last year finishing putting up permanent fencing around the entire farm; this year will be consisting of two major projects. The first and most anticipated project, is our new pig barn! We had plans of moving an existing structure and using that as our pig barn but that unfortunately has not been able to come to fruition. So, plan B is to build one! Nothing huge but big enough that all of our breeding pigs have their own space and are no longer intertwined with the cattle. To say I am looking forward to it being built is an understatement.
Our second major project for this year is already underway. As many people in town know we had a section of our woodlot cleared along Main St. To put anyone’s mind at ease, this lot is not going to be sold for a housing development, or sold in any way. We had it clear cut for more pasture! As the farm grows and that cattle herd continues to grow we are in need of more pasture for the summer months, and that is exactly what it will be, more pasture. It will take the majority of the summer to clean up the lot, till it and seed it. It will most likely be next year before any new growth is seen out of it, but all in good time.
Now for our product updates! I am happy to announce all of our pricing will be remaining the same, and will be offering beef, pork, chicken and turkey again this year. For all of our newer customers, we sell beef as retail cuts here at the farm or as ½ or ¼ portions. To order a ½ or ¼ we charge $5.00/lb(hanging weight), but unfortunately we will not have many orders available this year. We had more heifers than steers and will not have as many steers to process this year. Currently however our freezer is fully stocked with all retail cuts of beef that we offer.
As for our pork, will be selling ½ and whole pigs in May, August and October this year. Our May batch has only one whole pig(or two ½ pigs) available, August there will also be one whole pig available and October is yet to be determined. Pricing is $5.00/lb (hanging weight) and that does not include any smoking fees as that varies quite a bit from customer to customer. We also have all retail cuts of pork available here at the farm. Come get your bacon!
We will be doing three batches of chickens again this year, ready for July, August and October. Whole Roasters are available for pre-order at $4.50/lb, please specify when ordering how many you would like and which month you would like them in. For those of you that did not know we are also offering chicken cuts for sale, Split Breast, Whole Thighs and Wings. These are available at the farm during store hours and we will be stocked back up on those in July.
Come November we will have fresh Turkeys ready for Thanksgiving at $4.50/lb. Its never too early to get your orders in!
Something new we are considering this year is roaster ducks. This will be on a pre-order basis only and will depend on if we can get enough orders to make it worth our while to do. The ducks will also be $4.50/lb, weights, we are guessing, should be in the 5-7lb range. If this is something you are interested in please let us know. We would need to know how many you would like and what general time of year would you like to be getting them. We are looking to do roughly 50 ducks, and we have had many people interested, so we hope we can make this work.
As always if you have any questions for us please feel free to contact either myself(Meghan) or Jenn. We can be reached through email: diamondbfarm14@gmail.com, our facebook page, website: bickfordsdiamondbfam.com, or our cell phones, Meghan: 603-762-0190, Jenn: 508-963-3123
Thank you all, and we are looking forward to another great year!
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~October 22, 2017~ Fill Your Freezer with All Natural Pasture Raised Pork! We are currently taking orders for whole or 1/2 pigs for this fall. The pork will be ready mid Nov, so put your orders in now! You can have your order cut and smoked any way you'd like and our butcher offers a nitrate free option for all your smoked cuts! Call 603-762-0190 or email diamondbfarm14@gmail.com to order today! |
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~October 21, 2017~
IT'S TURKEY TIME! We still have some turkeys left available if you are looking for some FRESH pasture raised turkey for your Thanksgiving table. Call 603-762-0190 or email diamondbfarm14@gmail.com to order today! |
~August 6, 2017~
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FRESH ROASTER CHICKENS!!
~June 24th, 2017~
Mark your calandars, July 2nd we will have FRESH Pasture Raised Chicken for sale!! If you have not pre-ordered any chickens but would still like to get some stop by the farm from 4-6pm on July 2nd to get your chicken fresh before they go in the freezers for storage. If you pre-ordered and have not heard from me about your pick-up time feel free to call me on my cell 603-762-0190.
Mark your calandars, July 2nd we will have FRESH Pasture Raised Chicken for sale!! If you have not pre-ordered any chickens but would still like to get some stop by the farm from 4-6pm on July 2nd to get your chicken fresh before they go in the freezers for storage. If you pre-ordered and have not heard from me about your pick-up time feel free to call me on my cell 603-762-0190.
~4/1/17~
Annual Spring Letter
Hello All!
Well I think its spring, looking out the window, it looks more like winter. Mother Nature has had an unusual sense of humor this spring; sunny and 50 one day, then 10inches of snow the next. I’m starting to think Mother Nature is a little Bipolar lately.
We are gearing up for baby season to start literally any day now. I have a sow that is now two days past her due date and I have several more that will be having babies in the next couple of weeks! Keep up with our facebook page to see all the cuties throughout the year. I also have several cows that should be having calves in the next month or so. So do a little dance for us and maybe the sun will come out soon and it will stay on the warmer side for a while.
As far as our products go we’re not expecting many changes for this year. We will still be offering retail cuts of beef and pork and fresh eggs directly here at the farm. We will be doing two batches of pork if you are looking to order a whole or half pig. I have only a few left available for May so if you have not already placed your order please due so soon. Beef and pork orders will remain the same at $5.00/lb(hanging weight) with any smoking being an extra cost.
I plan on doing several batches of chickens again with the first batch being ready around the Fourth of July, so please get your order in for this year soon so I can plan out the batches. Also don’t forget your Thanksgiving Turkey. Yes, I know it’s a ways off but it’s never too early to get your orders in. Turkey and chicken will be staying at the same price at $4.50/lb.
Over the next year we will be finishing our fencing project that has been dragging out for several years. We will finally have the entire farm fenced in with permanent fencing. So hopefully no more cows heading down Main St or Rt. 11. Give a honk if you’re driving by and see us out working!
We are working our way to having an actually store front. It’s a slow process with so many projects going on here, and I thank everyone who has been stopping in during our open hours and bearing with us while we are still selling out of the freezers in the garage. We are currently still having open hours on Friday and Saturdays from 12-5pm. We will be extending those hours during the summer and will announce those hours when we will be switching over to them.
As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me through email, diamondbfarm14@gmail.com or on my cell at 603-762-0190. I will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have. You can also keep up with the happenings at the farm via our facebook page, or our website, bickfordsdiamondbfarm.com
Thank you all for your continued time and business!
Sincerely,
Meghan Bickford
Farm Manager
Annual Spring Letter
Hello All!
Well I think its spring, looking out the window, it looks more like winter. Mother Nature has had an unusual sense of humor this spring; sunny and 50 one day, then 10inches of snow the next. I’m starting to think Mother Nature is a little Bipolar lately.
We are gearing up for baby season to start literally any day now. I have a sow that is now two days past her due date and I have several more that will be having babies in the next couple of weeks! Keep up with our facebook page to see all the cuties throughout the year. I also have several cows that should be having calves in the next month or so. So do a little dance for us and maybe the sun will come out soon and it will stay on the warmer side for a while.
As far as our products go we’re not expecting many changes for this year. We will still be offering retail cuts of beef and pork and fresh eggs directly here at the farm. We will be doing two batches of pork if you are looking to order a whole or half pig. I have only a few left available for May so if you have not already placed your order please due so soon. Beef and pork orders will remain the same at $5.00/lb(hanging weight) with any smoking being an extra cost.
I plan on doing several batches of chickens again with the first batch being ready around the Fourth of July, so please get your order in for this year soon so I can plan out the batches. Also don’t forget your Thanksgiving Turkey. Yes, I know it’s a ways off but it’s never too early to get your orders in. Turkey and chicken will be staying at the same price at $4.50/lb.
Over the next year we will be finishing our fencing project that has been dragging out for several years. We will finally have the entire farm fenced in with permanent fencing. So hopefully no more cows heading down Main St or Rt. 11. Give a honk if you’re driving by and see us out working!
We are working our way to having an actually store front. It’s a slow process with so many projects going on here, and I thank everyone who has been stopping in during our open hours and bearing with us while we are still selling out of the freezers in the garage. We are currently still having open hours on Friday and Saturdays from 12-5pm. We will be extending those hours during the summer and will announce those hours when we will be switching over to them.
As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me through email, diamondbfarm14@gmail.com or on my cell at 603-762-0190. I will be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have. You can also keep up with the happenings at the farm via our facebook page, or our website, bickfordsdiamondbfarm.com
Thank you all for your continued time and business!
Sincerely,
Meghan Bickford
Farm Manager