Friday, March 5, 2010

Frequently Asked Questions





Is your Milk Raw?

Believe it or not we do get this one a lot. Yes, it is raw and also 100% grass fed.

We provide all containers, they are included in the club fee. Please bring a cooler, bag, ice, etc.

Can I stop by the store and buy food anytime?
No! we are a private farm coop that takes orders for food and brings it from the farm to you.
The Wheaton location is our private residence.

All ordering in done online.

Place your order online and pay at your pick up location

Our beef is 100% grass fed start to finish. No grain ever. The beef will be frozen when you pick up your order.

You must be a member of our private club to order anything.
Currently the only way to become a member is to pay in person

You must pay for a membership to our private farm co-op to order anything from us.

We do not stock extra of most items except for Beef, so please don't stop by expecting to find a fully stocked store.

If you miss your pick up time there are no refunds for your order. No refunds. No exceptions. We don't like to see the food go to waste so please if you order pick up and enjoy your product.

If you have a genuine emergency, please call or email us and we will try to accommodate you to re-schedule the pick up of your products. Thanks

DAIRY
Bring ice and a cooler to all pick ups we are not responsible for dairy going bad because it was not kept cold
Dairy last approximately two weeks if kept cold. For best results keep our fridge turned close to freezing.
All glass dairy is Jersey milk. Dr. Mercola’s article on raw milk states that Jersey qualifies as A2.
The cows, goats, and sheep are milked within three days of delivery to you.
All other cow dairy in plastic is a mixture of holsteing and dutch belted cross.
We are in the process of changing the hurd for this milk to be 100% Jersey
We do not test our cows for bacteria count.
All cows are 100% grass fed. We never feed our cows grain of any kind.
We never use harmful chemicals, petsticides, Hormones, harmful fertilizer, etc. in our grass.
The cows are 100% pastered 365 days a year
The sheep and goats are 100% pasture raised and fed grass. They are also suplimented with a natural orgainc feed mix.

CHICKEN
The chickens are 100% pasture raised
The chickens are rotationally graised behind the cows.
The chickens diet also consists of a natural organic feed mix.

ORDERING
THERE IS NO MINUM ORDER REQUIREMENT
ALL ORDERING IS DONE ONLINE
PAYPAL IS OUR PAYMENT GATEWAY AND ACCEPTS ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS INCLUDING AMERICAN EXPRESS
Paypal is the most secure online payment gateway available
You must be a member of our farm club to place an order
Membership payment options are available for purchase
Bring cash to pick up for overage when ordering beef and chicken
We have extra beef and misc. products available at Wheaton only. All other product must be ordered online we do not have extra stock of dairy, eggs, etc.


BEEF
Our beef is recently processed and frozen for pick up.
The breed of cow we use are Black Angus, Red Angus, Scottish Hylander, limusine, and herfurd.
The animals are processed within 5 miles of where they are raised. This keeps animal stress to a minimum.




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