Own Your Food Program ®

Own Your Food Program ® is offering our food partners the opportunity to Own Your Food.  For those consumers who want to own their food producing animals but do not have the facilities, or the time to care for them we are establishing what may best be called "a new old idea" were you have the option of owning the animals that will provide you with the very best food.

• Grass Fed Beef  -- As a food partner in our Own Your Beef Program ® you will purchase the stocker calf from us, we will feed and board your animal to "finish" - a period of 12 to 16 months.  The care and feeding of your animal will be to the same standards  as our animals.  Your purchase price for the stocker calf will be approx. $1200 - $1500.00 depending on the weight of the calf, and current market prices, etc.  We will charge a per diem of $3.25 (approx. $100.00 per month) "all inclusive" for feed, board, and care of your animal.  As a food partner the total cost of your meat will be slightly less than buying the same amount of meat from us, although you should remember that these are live animals and occasionally losses do occur. .................We currently have stocker calves available for food partnering

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Board Your Bovine at Wallace Springs Farm for a per diem of only $3.25/day and get our best "all inclusive" feed and care for your animal.

• Heritage Pork -- As a food partner in our Own Your Pork Program ® you will purchase the weaner pig from us, we will feed and board your animal to "finish" - a period of 4 to 5 months.  The care and feeding of your animal will be to the same standards  as our animals.  Your purchase price for the weaner pig will be approx. $125.00 depending on the pig's weight, current market prices, etc.  We will charge a per diem of $2.25 (approx. $67.00 per month) "all inclusive" for feed, board, and care of your animal.  As a food partner the total cost of your meat will be less than buying the same amount of meat from us, although you should remember that these are live animals and occasionally losses do occur.  ................ We have a limited number of weaners available for purchase - Book now.

• Eggs -- As a food partner in our Own Your Hens Program ® we offer you the opportunity once a year to purchase Heritage breed chicks to be raised for hens in "our backyard is your backyard" egg laying co-op.  Chicks are normally purchased mid June and will begin laying late fall.  Our charge is $10.00/laying hen (payable when we order the chicks) and $4.00/dozen for the eggs, "all inclusive" for feed, board, and care of your hens.

• Heritage Poultry -- As a food partner in our Own Your Poultry Program ® we offer you the opportunity once a year to purchase Heritage breed day old chicks, and ducks to be raised for meat in "our backyard is your backyard" meat bird co-op.  Day old hicks and ducks are normally purchased mid June and will be ready for processing mid October.  The purchase price of chicks will be $2.00/bird for chicks, and $3.75 for ducks.  We will charge a per diem of $0.15 for chicken, and $0.22 for ducks  "all inclusive" for feed, board, and care of your bird.  As a food partner the total cost of your meat will be less than buying the same amount of meat from us, although you should remember that these are live animals and occasionally losses do occur.

Important Info.
As a food partner you are responsible for all transporting and processing costs for your beef, pork, and poultry - we will make arrangements for the processing and transportation.  Sorry we can not deliver eggs or meat.

Finally, farm visits are encouraged, questions are welcomed, and feedback is appreciated.  Contact us