Acorn Acres Farm (Chesterton, IN)

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Fresh pumpkin pies, reserve yours while supplies last!

Support local sustainable farms and eat well this season — whether you eat meat or not! We've got fresh, sustainably grown garlic, butternut squash, pumpkin pie pumpkins, sweet potatoes, onions, fresh greens, fresh herbs and more. 

Plus, this year we will be offering something new: Joe's delicious pumpkin pies for pick up starting Saturday 11/18.

Only a few hours left to place your whole turkey and fresh-baked Joe’s pumpkin pie orders! Our turkeys are free-range and sustainably raised by a small family farm on open pastures with organic feed and no antibiotics — no comparison to grocery store turkey!

Please note, in addition to our regular schedule, we're open extended hours next week 11/20, 11/21, and 11/22 from 10 to 6P.

Produce

This week’s fresh harvest includes, drum role please: 

  • Arugula

  • Beets

  • Blueberries (frozen)

  • Cabbage—nice and large! Some of these heads this week are 6 lbs, imagine how that can feed you and your family!!

  • Carrots—sweet, crisp, and scrumptious! Straight from our nutrient dense soil!

  • Daikon Radish—we are serving the greens / tops separately this week! And, in case you hadn't heard, the tops are rich in magnesium and vitamins C as well as K. There is some reason to believe that they may help with memory loss and protect the lungs against oxidative stress and damage. Whatever the health benefits, you can avoid the fuzzy texture of the tops by cooking them and you won't be disappointed in the amazing flavor, chock full of it!

  • Garlic

  • Heirloom Tomatoes—Just a few this late in the season! Yes, we have them one more week . . . 

  • Herbs—Fresh dill, lavender, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, and some surprises!! Many dried options! 

  • Hot Pepper Varieties (some that will ignite the pallet of even the most tolerant)!—chili, datil, jalapeño, poblano, serrano, sugar rush, Thai, and additional chili varieties (fading with the cold so get them while you can and dry them at home for your winter dishes, they look beautiful strung and hanging around your fall home while they dry)!

  • Kale (curly)

  • Leeks—Enjoy them in your favorite soup stocks or just enjoy them!

  • Lettuce (whole heads and some mixed)

  • Mixed Greens—a fascinating and exotic salad mix for the adventure in you! We've been adding fresh herbs to the concoction for a little excitement!

  • Onions —Candy onions!

  • Potatoes—Fingerlings, Kennebecs, Purple, and Red Nolans!! Fresh dug . . . amazing flavor! 

  • Pumpkins and other Winter Squash (and gourde) varieties including winter luxury pumpkins, autumn frost, buttercups, honey boat delicata, honey nut butternut and full-size butternut, green and cream—Thelma Sanders—acorn, Musqee de Provance (Fairytale Pumpkins), spaghetti squash and many more! Enjoy the season of squash and get your potassium punch of the day!

  • Red Cherry Belle Radish & Watermelon Radish! -- these delicious delicacies are all the rave this season, try them out!!

  • Scallions (green onions) —super fresh and delicious!

  • Shallots

  • Spinach or Radish Tops—bursting with flavor & nutrients, try them!

  • Sweet Potatoes

  • Swiss Chard

  • Turnips—Purple Top White Globe with magenta

    As always, our produce is GMO-free and grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides — and we make sure it stays that way, even for crops that are tricky to grow naturally! 

Dairy & Eggs

This week’s options include:

  • Grass-fed cow's milk (Kalona Supernatural this week!), butter, buttermilk, cheese (Caciocavallo, cottage, GGC sharp cheddar, semi-soft, washed rind cheese, traditional tomme, semi-firm, smear-ripened, Alpine style premium reserves and a variety of others), French Dip, Kefir (plain), sour cream, yogurt (plain & vanilla), and whipping cream! 

  • Chicken, Duck & Quail eggs!

    Learn more about our eggs and why the creamy, delicious dairy we carry tastes so good!

Meat Availability

This week’s options (while supplies last) include:

  • Beef Prime Steaks: Filets, NY Strips and Denver Steaks!

  • Beef Savory Roasts, Steaks & Ribs: Chuck, Chuck Arm, Prime Rib (bone-in), Rump / Round, Sirloin Tip Roasts and Cubed, Flank, Flat Iron, Mock Tenderloin, and Skirt steaks as well as our favorite Short Ribs (get the box with 2 pkgs for 15% off)!

  • Beef Grill Options: Ground Beef, Beef Patties (3 or 4 pk), Suet (for getting your skillet hot, with flavor), and more! We're also carrying The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company dogs: All Beef or Beef & Pork! Buy two and get 15% off, while supplies last (see our box specials including a 15% break on condiments and brioche buns)!

  • Beef Stew & Organ Meat Options: Soup Bones, Stew and Organ Meats, including liver, heart, kidney, and more! Respect the whole animal and enjoy the health benefits! Ask our team what makes the organ meats so special!

  • Chicken (frozen): Whole and Cut-ups (breasts—currently boneless/skinless only, thighs—boneless/skinless or bone-in options, drumsticks, leg quarters, and wings—a 15% discount if you buy 2 pkgs wings!!), Ground Chicken, Soup Bones (necks and backs—2 for the price of 1 while supplies last) and Organ Meats. Also, if you haven't tried our yummy, Mild Chicken Italian Sausage, you're missing out!! Our popular chicken feet and liver will be back next week!

  • Lamb: 

    • Lamb Loin, Rib, Sirloin, and Shoulder Chops

    • Soup Bones

  • Pork: Hot and Sweet Italian, Ethiopian Berbere, Fresh Kielbasa, Mild Breakfast, Oaxacan Adobo, and Real Vermonter's Maple Sausage!  All from our pannage raised pork and organically sourced spice blends (featuring the Teeny Tiny Spice Co).

    • Pork Chops & Steaks available by Friday 11/17. Spareribs and more! Other cuts: Back Fat (Great for making your own lard, sausage, or using just like it is to grease your skillet!). 

    • Smoked Jowl and pork belly bacon, hams for your special meals, ham slices, and hocks!! 

    • We're also carrying a variety of hardwood smoked bacon sausage options from Big Fork (from Berkshire Hogs raised on pasture): Currently we only have a limited amount of Cracked Black Pepper and Maple & Brown Sugar Sausage! Request a letter from Chef Lance, for details about his practices when placing your order

  • Turkey: Whole (a few extra) and Cut-ups, while supplies last! Breasts (bone in / skin on), thighs, drums, and wings available for pick-up 11/17. If interested, please add your preferred size and date of pick-up to our standard pre-order wishlist (for prices, please see our turkey price list on our website under the first tab "From Our Farm"). Note: Along with our normal store days/hours, we will also be open 11/20, 11/21, and 11/22 from 10 to 6P.Read more about how we raise our grass-fed beefpastured poultrypastured pork, and grass-fed lamb.

Fresh Features

Exciting things in store this week, while supplies last!!

  • Joe's Bread: Fresh Sourdough Bread Daily. This week, bagels, brioche hamburger or sausage / hotdog buns are available frozen! Starting Saturday morning, 11/18, we will have pumpkin pies and muffins as well!! 

  • Teeny Tiny Spices (entire organic tin collection with recipes and featured in our pork sausage)! Enjoy the spice of life in each amazing variety and a different recipe with every tin!