Vegetable CSA shares are now being delivered and sign-up is closed for the season.  Thank you to all returning and new CSA members who signed up this year! We are still taking memberships for Canned Goods CSA shares, to be delivered this Fall.  Pork and Lamb shares are also still available.

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Shady Blue Acres is a certified organic farm located on 17 acres in scenic Southwest Wisconsin amid rolling hills and valleys.  We produce an array of seasonal vegetables, fruits, canned goods, eggs, and raise heritage breeds of chickens, hogs, and sheep.

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Certified Organic,  Free Range Pastured Pork

Now available in whole, half and quarter shares

black mulefootWe are excited to announce and offer you an opportunity to save on your pork by ordering a whole, half, or quarter hog from our farm. The price of our pork is $4.50/lb for whole hogs, and $5.00/lb for half and quarter.

Hogs will average 180-240 lbs hanging weight. 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

We are now taking $250 non-refundable deposits per whole hog reserved, $150 for half and quarter hogs reserved. The price per pound we charge will include all the costs we have associated with the hogs.

We will contact you to discuss your cutting instructions for the butcher by November 2nd when we are scheduled to take hogs to the butcher. If you aren’t sure how you want them cut we will help walk you through that process, or we can make the cutting instructions for you if you prefer.

If you will be writing us a check to reserve your order, the balance due on your hog(s) will come due 10 days before we deliver to you. You can also pay via Paypal. If you prefer to pay via PayPal, please contact me with your order at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 608-647-8934.

You do not need a PayPal account in order to use this service and we are glad to offer this convenient payment option to make your deposit and 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. We are currently looking into using a shipping service that delivers frozen foods out of state, but this will not likely be in place until summer of 2010.

We look forward to hearing from you soon and please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding this opportunity.

Young Black Mulefoots at Shady Blue Acres this summer, exploring their diversified woodland pasture.  They are a delight to see romping around in the woods, finding lots of good things to eat, and free to do what is innate to them to be.  If only we had hog web cams in order to see all the fun they have all day long.