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Farm Fresh Weekly Second verse, same as the first
Due to a severely large hole in the river levee from the last flood, when the water came up again this week, we experienced another flood much like the first. As we write this, the water is receding, although yesterday much of the farm was under water--about three inches lower than the previous flood. Needless to say, we will recover and go back to normal, although we're getting quite tired of seeing water, and moving 800 chickens to higher ground is becoming second nature. Organic fertilizer available
Daniel recently became a Fertrell dealer in order to buy organic supplements to add to his chicken feed. Fertrell also supplies organic fertilizer for lawn, garden, and field. If you are interested in this, talk to Daniel and he can place an order for you. For more information or to see a product list, visit www.fertrell.com. Clarification on frozen milk
We have had customers tell us that some frozen milk has a strong, early-season flavor that some people dislike. All frozen milk in the sales room is from current production and has a more moderate flavor.
Daniel King and Kenneth King JaKo, Inc. Healthy food for healthy living. 6003 E. Eales Rd Hutchinson, KS 67501 620.663.1470
Farm Fresh Weekly New products available!
Many years ago, Judy developed a fantastic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe. We call them "healthy" cookies, because they contain oatmeal, applesauce, all-grass butter, and whole wheat flour in place of some of the less-healthy ingredients. Many people have raved about them, and the cookie dough is now available for sale in the top of the milk refrigerator. The cookie dough is shaped into flattened balls and ready to be placed on a cookie sheet for baking. They are available in packages of a dozen. Let us know how you like them! Quarts of canned chicken are also available in the sales room. Canned chicken is a quick and easy way to make a summer meal! Canned chicken can be eaten as is or used in chicken salads, casseroles, or sandwiches. We think you'll really enjoy the shortcut for tasty chicken in a hurry! Chicken butchering MONDAY
If you have ordered fresh chicken or chicken pieces, they will be available tomorrow, May 21 after 1:00 pm. We still have whole, fresh chicken available, so even if you haven't placed an order, stop by the farm tomorrow afternoon to help yourself. David home from college this week
We're all excited that David comes home from college in Indiana this Thursday! He will be home for the summer before returning to Goshen College for his final year this fall. Back to normal from the flood in pictures
We think that we are pretty well back to normal after the flood. Yesterday we replanted the garden and are in the process of replanting some of the pastures. To view how it looked around here two weeks ago click on the "pictures" link above.
Daniel King and Kenneth King JaKo, Inc. Healthy food for healthy living. 6003 E. Eales Rd Hutchinson, KS 67501 620.663.1470
Farm Fresh Weekly Pullet eggs available
When chickens first begin laying eggs, they lay small eggs known as "pullet" eggs. They taste exactly like regular eggs, but need to be used in a 3-2 ratio to regular eggs if you bake with them. These are now available in the sales room for $1.50 per dozen. Butchering next Monday (May 21)
If you would like fresh fryers, stop by the farm on that day and pick them up after 1:00 pm. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts will only be available if you pre-order them. Call or email if you would like us to reserve some for you. There is a limited quantity available for each butchering, so order early or you might have to wait until later in the summer. Whole, fresh chickens in your container-- $2.00/lb.
Whole, frozen chickens-- $2.50/lb
Skinless, boneless breasts--$12.00/lb As usual, we will freeze whole chickens, front halves, and hind quarters that will be available in the sales room. Flood pictures
Thank you for thinking and praying for us this week! We survived the flood, and next time you come out to the farm, you won't even be able to tell that we were once covered in water. Daniel is trying to get pictures of the flood on the web so you can look for yourself if you want to but he hasn't had much time to do that. We will keep you posted when they are available.
Daniel King and Kenneth King JaKo, Inc. Healthy food for healthy living. 6003 E. Eales Rd Hutchinson, KS 67501 620.663.1470
Farm Fresh Weekly Update Flood recedes
I felt like Noah watching the flood waters recede the past couple days. What took a mater of hours to come up is taking about 3 days to go down. But all is well, the milk cows are back home and have been milked, most of the chickens have returned (or will in the morning), the sand bags have been removed, and we are starting to fix fences and pick up the debris that was deposited around the farm. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. We are thankful no water entered any of our farm buildings, our house, or Daniel's house. Store back open
Friday morning the sales room will reopen. We welcome you to come but there is one catch. Eales Road from the farm to Yoder Road is washed out, so you must either come from the east or the north. The road between Daniel's home and ours is barely passable, but he is carefully navigating it twice a day. This evening there is a small amount of water across the road in front of the house but it is shallow and should be gone by morning. Look us up when you come and we will be happy to share our experiences.
Daniel King and Kenneth King JaKo, Inc. Healthy food for healthy living. 6003 E. Eales Rd Hutchinson, KS 67501 620.663.1470
Farm Fresh Special (from David)
Hello from Goshen, Indiana. I am still at school for three more weeks but I have some important news about the farm back home.
We're under water...
Due to the recent rains, the river near our farm has risen very rapidly over the past few days. Sometime early Tuesday morning a series of breaks started forming in the levees that had been our only protection from the flood waters. With the help of some friends, neighbors, and church people, they were able to place sandbags and piles of dirt around the house and most of the buildings to help limit the damage. If you step out our front door, you'll be standing in water. They think they have the situation under control. The cows and chickens have been moved to neighboring farms but the lambs refused to move so they're currently treading water. Daniel's house is on high enough ground that it is still safe and they have the rest of the buildings sandbagged. Tonight as the water level stabilizes, a mass effort will be made by the community to try and plug some of the more critical breaks in the levee to prevent further flooding. However, with the new rains today near Garden City, we expect another surge of water within the next 24 hours. Hopefully the current water will have gone down enough by then that we'll be able to handle it.
How this affects you:
- We ask you to pray with us. This series of storms has affected more than just us. Undoubtedly some of you are also feeling it's effects as well. We believe we have the situation under control but if the rains continue, there is only so much we can do to hold off the water.
- We will be closed until further notice. Currently you can't even get to our farm without a vehicle that can handle very high water and even then, when you get out of your vehicle, you get a bath.
- Email will not be functioning until further notice. As a precaution, much of our electrical equipment has been moved off site or placed on tall furniture. Our phones still work but we won't be able to check our email for some time. If you wish to email us, please send you message to me at davidweaverking@gmail.com. I'm still at school and can pass along any message you may have for everyone at home.
- Some parts of our web site, jakoinc.com, may not be functioning. The majority of the site is hosted off-site but portions rely on data from our servers at home. If you receive error messages, that's why.
Farm Fresh Weekly in its normal form will probably not be sent this week but I'll try to keep you updated as I learn more. If you wish to not receive these updates but continue receiving the normal Farm Fresh Weekly once it resumes or if you have comments, questions, or other responses, please email me at davidweaverking@gmail.com.
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David King
1700 S Main
Goshen, IN 46526
davidweaverking@gmail.com
Farm Fresh Weekly The benefits of buying local, versus organic
Selling organic produce has become a fad. Even Wal-mart dedicates a section of their store to organic produce. However, when contemplating what to buy, consider the source. Although it sounds appealing, organic food from large chain stores still comes on a truck/plane from thousands of miles away. It may be healthier, but how do you know? It was produced on a farm in central Mexico or the delta of China. One of the most rewarding parts of healthy eating is knowing where your food comes from. Buying from local producers means that you know the people who grow the food and can see where it comes from. You also drastically reduce the chance of "surprises"-- for instance, pet food from China that mysteriously was contaminated with melemine, ecoli-contaminated spinach, etc. This week, we challenge you to replace one food item that you buy regularly in the store with a locally-grown item. Let us know the results! We love knowing our customers and providing you with good quality, healthy food. Thanks for your patronage! Chicken butchering
Our first chicken butchering will be on May 21. If you would like fresh fryers, stop by the farm on that day and pick them up after1:00 pm. Whole, fresh chickens in your container-- $2.00/lb.
Whole, frozen chickens-- $2.50/lb
Skinless, boneless breasts--$12.00/lb Stories from the farm
This week we had a yearling bull that thought that it was time to exercise his God given talents. No fence was good enough to stop him. This put us in a quandary since we like his drive, but also like calm, gentle cattle that will respect our minimalist form of operation and fences. We moved him along with the other bulls to a neighbor's pasture about a mile away. Now we will wait to see if he behaves or if he will become a steak dinner.
Daniel King and Kenneth King JaKo, Inc. Healthy food for healthy living. 6003 E. Eales Rd Hutchinson, KS 67501 620.663.1470
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