Shady Blue Acres is a certified organic farm located on 36 acres in the Driftless Area of scenic Southwest Wisconsin amid rolling hills and valleys. We produce an array of seasonal vegetables, fruits, canned goods, free-range eggs, pastured poultry, 100% grassfed lamb and raise heritage breeds of rare and endangered livestock including Ancona Ducks and Black Mulefoot Hogs. 
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Vegetable CSA Shares 2012 |
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WELCOME NEW and RETURNING CSA MEMBERS TO THE 2012 SEASON
We are excited in welcoming new and returning members to another season of our Vegetable, Egg, and Pastured Poultry CSA Shares! Sign up forms for the 2012 season are now being accepted by May 15th to lock in current prices. After May 15th add another $25 to your share cost so be sure to get your form in early. When doing so, please print out a copy of your order form to use as a receipt to submit if you might have an "Eat Healthy" rebate available through your insurance provider. Its always great to get money back for supporting and eating local, nutricious, farm fresh produce! Early sign up is recommended as we fill up fast after the MACSAC Open House.
As usual this winter we are busy planning, plotting, using our imagination, and tapping into our many years of experience to decide what varieties we will grow, and where in the fields and how much we need to harvest this year for our members. Pouring over last season survey responses helps us continue to improve the farm and give our members what they like best!!! We look forward to your membership and appreciate your support of our farm!  |
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 Shady Blue Acres is a certified organic farm located on 36 acres in the Driftless Area of scenic Southwest Wisconsin amid rolling hills and valleys. We produce an array of seasonal vegetables, canned goods, eggs, and meat chickens. We raise other poultry including Heritage Turkey breeds and Ancona Ducks. Romney sheep graze our hillsides while Black Mulefoot Hogs root and wallow in nearby woodland pastures.
Choose from a variety of share options and enjoy the flavorful harvest of fresh picked produce, free-range eggs, pastured poultry, heritage pork and grass fed lamb. In addition, you will receive farm news and recipes in monthly newsletters, welcome to volunteer on workdays, and gather at annual events like our Summer Harvest Grill and Hog Roast.
As farmers and members we join together to support an ecologically sustainable, thriving local, and organic farming model we can feel great about! Join us in the risks of farming, and reap the benefits throughout the year while furthering this progressive movement.
 Our motto, "Farming With Consciousness And Community", speaks to our commitment to farm in balance with nature and provide our products locally. We begin by building up the soil using organic methods. We include heirloom vegetable varieties and heritage hens lay eggs. All livestock is ranged on pasture, free to do what is natural to them. We strive to preserve the environment and conserve natural resources by minimizing soil erosion, planting living mulches and cover crops, utilizing water usage efficiently, reusing and reducing waste, saving seeds, and living in harmony with wildlife and native plant species. We never use any pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, or genetically modified seeds on our farm.
Brochures can be downloaded off our website and can sign up for many farm products online including placing deposits on bulk meat orders like whole, half, or quarter hogs or whole or half lambs. In addition to CSA shares, our products can be found at the Dane County Farmers Market on Madison's capitol square on Saturday mornings from 6am - 2pm. Please contact us in advance if you want to schedule a tour. We appreciate your support of our farm! |
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Pastured Pork Now Available |
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Certified Organic, Free Range Pastured PorkNow available in whole, half and quarter shares The Black Mulefoot Hogs are an awesome heritage breed with extremely flavorful meat, asked for by name by chefs and “foodies” and noted in the slow food arc of taste. The more interest we raise about this endangered livestock breed, the further we are able to guarantee its survival in years to come. Don’t just take our word for it, to learn more about Black Mulefoots:
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/ark_product_detail/mulefoot_hog/ http://www.grit.com/daily-commute/Mulefoot-Pork-Wins-Blind-Taste-Test.aspx http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/mulefoot.html Save money by ordering a whole, half, or quarter hog from our farm. The price is $5/lb for whole hogs, $5.50/lb for side of pork, and $5.75/lb for a custom boxed quarter. Hogs average 180-220 lbs hanging weight. Deposits are accepted anytime to reserve your order. Once we receive your order form and required deposit, we will contact you for specific cutting instructions. This is a simple process we can help you choose your choice of cuts available.
We also custom build half and quarter shares of pork for the best variety of cuts in a smaller share package. Prices include a certain amount of sausage and smoked products. You can also choose to order those cuts fresh if desired instead. In addition hogs can be processed with skin on if preferred and blood can also be saved for an small extra fee of $5 per gallon. Rendered lard also costs extra.
If you will be writing us a check to reserve your order, the balance due on your hog will come due at the time we take the hogs to the butcher and determine hanging weights which is around 2-4 weeks before we deliver to you. PLEASE NOTE: Our farm now offer PayPal as an option to pay for your order. Please contact the farm if your prefer to pay using PayPal but dont see a cart button on our site. All products are available to be purchased through PayPal at anytime and we are glad to offer this convenient payment option to make your deposit and/or pay your balance due once the order is ready to be delivered.
We deliver from Richland Center to Madison, WI and local surrounding area only at this time. If you are interested in having items shipped out of state please contact us for information and so we can hep you what determine shipping costs would be included.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and please feel free to contact our farm with any questions regarding this opportunity. |
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