Chickens are in!
(0)It has been a beautiful Spring so far! Lots of rain means lots of hay. If only we could get a break in the action we might get some made!
Thanks to all of your great support, timbercreek products are starting to gain some traction in the market place. We have a few new restaurants that have expressed interest in offering timbercreek meats as regular features of their menus. We are working out the details, but expect to find timbercreek this summer at Michael’s Bistro on the corner, Maya, the C&O, the Brookeville, and of course, Revolutionary Soup -our long time supporters and real champions of the local food movement.
Eggs continue to sell well at Whole Foods. Delivery day is Friday for all of you weekend shoppers. Rumor has it that when Whole Foods moves to its new store, timbercreek eggs will be offered in an open display case where you may assemble the exact number and selection of colors that you desire. In any case, it has been a pleasure to work with WFM. They continue to set a precedent as a large retailer engaged in the local food economy.
But wait there’s more! The most important news of the week is that fresh chicken is once again available at timbercreek! We processed our first batch of 2011 on Thursday with the assistance of an all-star team. From now until the end of October you may pick up fresh chicken Friday and Saturday afternoons here at the farm. Please call or email a few days in advance to reserve your bird(s). Also, for one-stop shopping, ask about our beef and pork availability and make it a timbercreek tri-fecta.
We look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Read more.February News
(0)The first day of spring is less than a month away. Hopefully the groundhog was right and spring will come early this year. With the advent of the new growing season, things here at Timbercreek Farm are gearing up. On Wednesday our first piglets of 2011 arrived. They have settled in well. Chicks will start arriving in late March and we are hurrying to get their accommodations ready. Because our eggs have been selling so well at Whole Foods we are doubling the laying flock for 2011. Also new this year, we are going to have a stand at the Charlottesville Farmer’s Market.
As always, we love seeing you here at the farm so break your winter hibernation by coming out for a visit!
Welcome to Timbercreek All Over Again!
(0)Welcome to the new timbercreek organics web site! It has been a very busy summer here at the farm as is easy to see from our lack of recent updates. However, after some gentle arm twisting and a lot of help from Debra at drw Design we are pleased to be able to launch this very improved site that will allow us to stay in touch and give folks regular insight into the goings-on here at Timbercreek. Please take some time to surf around and check out the new features. We have posted our current retail pricing inside each of the product pages along with a description of some of the basic principles that make what we do different.
Winter is coming soon, and with it, the end of our first full growing season. We are pleased with the wonderful feedback we have received from all of our customers. Thank you all for making the choice to opt out and make the journey with us.
New Digs
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The biggest accomplishment of the month is finishing our mobile chicken house! After hours, days, weeks and many friends the chickens have their new digs!
Read more.Piglets!
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Zach and I are officially the proud owners of 8 piglets. We made the journey up to the Winchester Livestock Exchange last night. It was an experience that neither one of us will ever forget. Neither Zach nor I had ever handled pigs before 5:00 PM last night. By 5:35PM we owned 8. Now what??
Well, we weren’t sure either. But, we came prepared. These pigs were coming home in style: my horse trailer! Zach and I certainly didn’t look like old-timers as we loaded our 8 piglets into their limousine. I am sure the folks at the Winchester Livestock Exchange found us extremely amusing.
The 12 of us (our dogs Porter and Lola went too) arrived back at Timbercreek Farm around 9 PM and we unloaded the piglets into their stall. They all settled in well and enjoyed their first meal at their new digs.
Inspired by the work of Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms, we have undertaken the Timbercreek Organics project to help provide the Piedmont area with healthy organic foods raised via practices that guarantee the vitality of our farm and our customers. We are committed to bringing you good foods that are good for you. In doing so, we hope to reconnect our customers to the source of their meals.